The Peruvian Festival in Paterson, New Jersey is a series of events including a Parade King and Queen coronation, flag raising, gala, parade, and festival in and around Passaic, Clifton, and Paterson, New Jersey.
Peruvian Festival Paterson 2025 Festival Peruano Paterson
This year is the bicentennial year of the Peruvian Republic, which was consolidated on December 9, 1824.
Peruvian Festival Paterson Queen Coronation
The Peruvian Festival in Paterson Queen Coronation ceremony is at The Brownstone restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey; on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 6pm. 🇵🇪
Beauty contests and carnival queen coronations are cherished in Latin communities. Zadith Prada is Mrs Peru USA 2025. Elaine is the New Jersey Peruvians Teen National Queen 2025.
Peruvian Festival New Jersey Flag Raisings
There are several flag raisings because the Peruvian community has grown beyond Paterson.
- A Peruvian Festival Paterson Flag Raising Ceremony is at City Hall in Wayne, New Jersey; on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 2pm. 🇵🇪
- A Peruvian Festival Paterson Flag Raising Ceremony is at City Hall in Clifton, New Jersey; on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 11am. 🇵🇪
- A Peruvian Festival Paterson Flag Raising Ceremony is at City Hall in Passaic, New Jersey; on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10am. 🇵🇪
- A Peruvian Festival Paterson Flag Raising Ceremony is at City Hall in Paterson, New Jersey; on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 11:30am. 🇵🇪
Peruvian Festival Paterson Gala
The Peruvian Festival Paterson Gala features cocktails, dinner, and dancing to Colombian salseros Sonora Dinamita, plus music by Fernando Quevedo, Milagros Albrecht, Juan Colmenares, and Sond’Kalle ; at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey; on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 6pm. 🇵🇪
Peruvian Festival Paterson Mass
The Peruvian Festival Paterson Mass is at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, New Jersey; on July 26, 2025, at 9am. A Peruvian flag raising ceremony follows at City Hall at 11:30am. 🇵🇪
Peruvian Festival Paterson Parade
The Peruvian Festival Paterson Parade celebrates Peruvian Independence by marching from Gregory and Main Avenue in Passaic, along Main St in Clifton, to the Peruvian Festival at Main Memorial Park in Paterson, New Jersey; on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 9am. 🇵🇪
Peruvian Festival Paterson Street Fair
The Peruvian Festival Paterson 2025 is a Peruvian culture street fair of music, dance, and food, headlined by Roberto Blades; on Memorial Drive and Market Street, near the Peruvian Consulate in Paterson, New Jersey; on Sunday, July 27, 2025, from 12pm. 🇵🇪
Peruvian Parade Paterson 2024
This year’s parade and festival permits were given to a new organization, New Jersey Peruvians Inc. (Peruanos en Nueva Jersey).
Parade King and Queen Coronation 2024
We couldn’t find any information this year.
Mass and Flag Raising 2024
There are two Peruvian flag raising ceremonies:
- The Clifton Peruvian flag raising is at Clifton City Hall on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 1pm. 🇵🇪
- There is a Te Deum Mass at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Paterson, New Jersey, on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 10am. 🇵🇪
- The Paterson Peruvian flag raising is at Paterson City Hall on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 12noon. 🇵🇪
Gala 2024
New Jersey Peruvians hosts a Peruvian Parade Gala featuring Los Adolescentes and Tropyband Orquesta at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:30pm. From $175. Facebook 🇵🇪
Peruvian Parade Inc (previous organizer) hosts a Peruvian Parade Gala featuring Afro-Peruvian salsa singer Wilmer Cartagena and Los Hermanos Morenos y Orquesta, at the Fiesta Banquet in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 7pm. $150. 🇵🇪 peruvianparadeinc.org Instagram @peruvianparadeinc @wilmercartagenacantante
Peruvian Parade 2024
The 38th Peruvian Parade in Paterson celebrates Peruvian Independence by marching from Gregory and Main Avenue in Passaic, along Main St in Clifton, to the Peruvian Festival at Main Memorial Park in Paterson, New Jersey on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 9am. 🇵🇪
Peruvian Festival 2024
The Peruvian Festival is a Peruvian street fair on Memorial Drive and Market Street, near the Peruvian Consulate in Paterson, New Jersey; on Sunday, July 28, 2024 after the parade. 🇵🇪
New Jersey Peruvians
Paterson, New Jersey is the heart of America’s Peruvian community. The largest Peruvian community outside of South America is centered around Market Street in Paterson. The community boundaries are roughly Spruce St, McBride Ave, Cianci St, Ward St, and Oliver St.
The original festival’s founder, Guillermo Callegari of Peruvian Parade Inc., passed away on January 3, 2024. He did good things for America’s Peruvian community, and we remember him for that. ¡Vaya con Dios!
New Jersey Peruvians took over the Parade in 2024.
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