Trujillo Spring Festival

Trujillo Spring Festival
GenreSpring Festival
BeginsSeptember
EndsOctober
Frequencyannual
Location(s)Trujillo, Peru
Years active1950 - present
Inaugurated1950
Most recent62° edition (2012)
Attendance25.000 (estimated)
Websitewww.clubdeleones.8k.com

The Trujillo Spring Festival[1][2] is a festival and cultural event that takes place in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, between the end of September and beginning of October each year. This spring festival is considered one of the most representative of Trujillo city and honors its nickname of City of the everlasting spring. This festival is also one of the largest in the country and attracts the attendance of thousands of tourists from around the planet.[3] The main attraction of this festival is a traditional Corsican or spring parade, involving mainly beauty queens of Lions clubs across the continent; in the parade there's a competition in the decoration about spring allegory and to be honored with the award called the gold lion. It is organized by the Lions Club of Trujillo.

  1. ^ (in Spanish)"Festival de la Primavera en Trujillo". Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  2. ^ (in Spanish)"Festival Internacional de Primavera en Trujillo". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. ^ (in Spanish)"Turistas arriban por Festival Internacional de Primavera". Retrieved September 29, 2012.