Perú Mucho Gusto 2026 dates set

PROMPERÚ and Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism set out the 2026 calendar for Perú, Mucho Gusto this week, putting dates and host cities behind the country’s flagship gastronomic fair. The program will run in Ayacucho, Tacna, Piura and Lima, with an international edition in Madrid, according to PROMPERÚ and state news agency Andina. The fair is being positioned as a tourism driver built around regional cuisines, native products and cultural programming. Officials said the 2026 circuit is expected to draw more than 560,000 visitors and generate more than S/37 million in economic activity. ### Which cities and dates were confirmed? PROMPERÚ said the 2026 national editions will be held in Ayacucho from June 27 to 29, Tacna from July 25 to 28, Piura from August 7 to 9, and Lima from October 30 to November 1. An international edition is also planned for Madrid, Spain, continuing the fair’s overseas push after its first Madrid staging in 2025. (gob.pe) Infobae reported on May 22 that the dates had been set as part of a broader effort to promote domestic and inbound tourism through food, local ingredients and city-based cultural experiences. PROMPERÚ’s campaign page describes Perú, Mucho Gusto as one of the country’s most representative tourism and gastronomy promotion initiatives. (gob.pe) ### What did the government say the fair is for? José Reyes Llanos, Peru’s minister of foreign trade and tourism, said the 2026 fairs are projected to convene more than 560,000 attendees and generate economic movement above S/37 million, according to Andina. PROMPERÚ said the fair is intended to consolidate Peru’s national food offering as a travel motivator for local visitors and as a factor in international travel decisions. (infobae.com) PROMPERÚ also said the fairs will bring together gastronomic offerings representing Peru’s 25 regions. That framing matches outside reports that described the event as the country’s main platform for gastronomic tourism promotion. ### How broad is the 2026 rollout? PROMPERÚ said the 2026 edition includes four national fairs and one international stop in Madrid. (andina.pe) Earlier reporting in January had already identified the same four Peruvian host regions and said the agency was opening a national call for exhibitors. (portaldeturismo.pe) The official announcement published on Peru’s government platform said the exhibitor call is national in scope. That process is aimed at selecting proposals that reflect culinary identity and the use of local ingredients, according to January reporting by Infobae. (gob.pe) ### How does this connect to what is happening in Lima right now? Lima will host a separate food-and-music event, Buenazo Fest 2, on May 23 and 24 at Parque de Exposiciones Costa Verde. Wapa reported that the event will feature more than 46 culinary offerings and a live lineup including Hermanos Yaipén, Los Mirlos and Combinación de la Habana. (gob.pe) Infobae and other local outlets also reported the same concert lineup for Buenazo Fest 2. The event is not the same as Perú, Mucho Gusto, but it shows how food events in Lima are being packaged with live entertainment as the national fair calendar is rolled out. (wapa.pe) ### Where can readers track the next official details? PROMPERÚ published the 2026 venue announcement on the Peruvian government platform and maintains a dedicated Perú, Mucho Gusto campaign page with event information. The next confirmed public dates in the broader food-events calendar are Buenazo Fest 2 in Lima on May 23-24 and the first 2026 Perú, Mucho Gusto stop in Ayacucho on June 27-29. (gob.pe) (infobae.com)