There are 2 fiestas on record in Arico through the year, mostly June and August. Here is the whole calendar, with the date, the time and where each one happens.
The calendar, month by month
June
San Juan Bautista: procesión y fuegos artificiales
24 June 2027 · 12:00 · Villa de Arico
August
Nuestra Señora de la Luz en el Conjunto Histórico
15 August 2027 · 19:00 · Conjunto Histórico de Arico el Nuevo
What to see in Arico
Sanatorio de Abades
Old town · 90 min
Built in 1943 to isolate the island's leprosy patients, it was never used because a new drug eradicated the disease before it opened.
Arco de Tajao
Natural monument · 40 min
A 30-metre natural rock bridge formed when water from the ravine washed away the soft material beneath a hardened lava flow.
Playa de Poris
Beach · 130 min
Gravel / dark sand, 110 metres. Calm water.
Playa de Tajao
Beach · 130 min
Gravel, 50 metres. Moderate waves / Windy.
Playa de El Río
Beach · 130 min
Rock / gravel / dark sand, 720 metres. Moderate waves.
Caserío de Icor
Old town · 70 min
Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in the Historic Ensemble category.
Conjunto Histórico de Arico el Nuevo
Old town · 70 min
Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in the Historic Ensemble category.
Villa de Arico
Old town · 70 min
Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in the Historic Ensemble category.
Ramal a Casa Forestal
Trail · 12 min
A short branch through a typical southern pine forest that ends at the Arico Forest House, with views from the south-east valley down to the sea.
Ramal a la zona de acampada Fuente del Llano
Trail · 12 min
A route of 0.6 km, about 0.2 hours.
Área Recreativa El Contador
Picnic area · 70 min
Pine forest at 1,200 m with tables, barbecues, a children's play area and a campsite next door; toilets only at weekends and on public holidays (10:00-17:30).
Casa Forestal de El Contador
Viewpoint · 25 min
Two words you will hear
Romería — an ox-cart pilgrimage: carts, traditional dress, wine and food handed out along the way. The arrival is where everyone ends up, not the start.
Verbena — an open-air dance that runs late, with a live band in the square.
Guachinche — a small family place, often the front room of a farmhouse, serving their own wine and two or three home dishes.
Tell it where you are starting from and what you fancy, and it builds the day around the fiesta in Arico: when to go, where to eat nearby and how to get back.