Editing La Paz (section)

== Local festivals ==
[[File:04-Feria de las Alasitas (La Paz)-1.jpg|thumb|The [[Alasitas]] yearly fair, where people buy miniature gifts and pray to the God of prosperity, [[Ekeko]]]]

* January: ''[[Achocalla]] Festival:'' Occurs during the first week of January. The city of La Paz comes together to celebrate this religious festival with traditional dances, music, and a parade. In Bolivia's harvest calendar, Achocalla marks the time when potato fields begin to bloom. People dance the traditional folklore dance known as "tarqueada" during the festival.
* 24 January: ''[[Alasitas]]'' is a yearly fair where people buy miniature gifts and praise the god of prosperity, [[Ekeko]]. The fair begins every 24 January and lasts for a month. In 2017, it has been included into the ''Intangible Cultural World Heritage'' of [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01182 |title=Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita |date=2017 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |publisher=UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage |language=en}}</ref>
* 2 February: ''[[Virgen de Copacabana]]'', (Villa Copacabana)
* 1 May: ''San José Obrero'' (V. Nuevo Potosí)
* 3 May: ''Señor de la Santa Cruz'' (Calvario, Tacagua, Calacoto)
* 13 May: ''Virgen de Fátima'' (Villa Fátima)
* 14 May: ''San Isidro, Labrador'' (San Isidro)
* 17 May: ''Señor de la Sentencia'' (Villa Armonía)
* May: ''Santísima Trinidad del Señor Jesús del Gran Poder'' (movible, Gran Poder) La Fiesta del Gran Poder occurs on [[Trinity Sunday]]. Therefore, it happens on different dates every year. But the festival typically occurs during late May to early June. This festival pays homage to El Señor del Gran Poder. During the festival, over 30,000 dancers take the streets of La Paz performing dances with themes that represent both Aymara folktales and Catholic traditions. The dancers wear colorful homemade costumes. The Parade lasts all day throughout the night. In 2019, it has been included into the ''Intangible Cultural World Heritage'' of [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/the-festival-of-the-santisima-trinidad-del-senor-jesus-del-gran-poder-in-the-city-of-la-paz-01389 |title=The festival of the Santísima Trinidad del Señor Jesús del Gran Poder in the city of La Paz |date=2019 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |publisher=UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329014320/https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/the-festival-of-the-santisima-trinidad-del-senor-jesus-del-gran-poder-in-the-city-of-la-paz-01389 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 13 June: ''San Antonio de Padua'' (San Antonio)
* 24 June: ''San Juan Bautista'' (Valle Hermoso, San Juan)
* 29 June: ''San Pedro Apóstol'' (San Pedro)
* 16 July: ''Virgen del Carmen'', Patroness of Bolivia and the Armed Forces of the Nation Efemerides of La Paz
* 25 July: ''Apóstol Santiago'' (Munaypata, Pampahasi, Pasankeri, Periférica, Alto Delicias)
* 15 August: ''Virgen de Urqupiña'' (Urkupiña)
* 15 August: ''Virgen de la Asunción'' (Villa Victoria)
* 8 September: ''Virgen de las Nieves'' (V. Copacabana, M. Paredes, La Portada, Achachicala, Alto Irpavi, Cotahuma, Las Nieves)
* 8 September: ''[[Virgen de los Remedios]]'' (Miraflores)
* 14 September: ''Señor de la Exaltación'' (Obrajes, G. de Lima, Bajo Tejar, Vino Tinto)
* 24 September: ''Virgen de la Merced'' (Cota Cota)
* 7 October: ''Virgen del Rosario'' (El Rosario)
* November: ''Cristo Rey'' (Pura Pura)
* 4 December: ''Santa Barbara'' (Santa Bárbara, Llojeta)
* 8 December: ''Virgen de la Concepción'' (Kupini, Sopocachi, Achumani)