January

February

07 - Carnamar: Promotion of fun for paratienses and visitors in the period prior to carnival. The event became a maritime traditional festival in the city and the current city administration is committed to its continuation

12 to 16 - Carnival

13 - Bloco da Lama: Traditional Paraty Samba School Parade

28 - Paraty Aniversary: Festival organized by the prefecture of Paraty.

March

28 to 31 Easter: Paraty is a traditionally Catholic city, the celebration of Easter traditions kept dating from the XVII century.

April

01 to 04 Easter: Paraty is a traditionally Catholic city, the celebration of Easter traditions kept dating from the XVII century.

01 - Procissão do Fogaréu (Torchlight procession), one of the highlights of easter is the procession: the faithful walk through the streets with torches, street lights off, and sounds of bells that transport us to other times.

23 to 24 State Tourism Convention

May

14 to 23 - Divine Holy Ghost festival

27 to 30 Bourbon Festival Paraty: Free open air jazz and blues festival featuring great shows from Brazilian and Foreign stars.

June 

03 - Corpus Christi: The most important is the procession. The decoration of the Historic Centre streets are beatufill, made with mats of various materials such as sawdust colored pigments, lime, flowers, coffee powder, etc.

 04  to 06 Shrimp Festival (Ilha do Araújo) 19 a 21 This is a festival created to raise funds for the Feast of São Pedro and São Paulo, the patron saint of fishermen. It also marks the end of shrimp season. Gastronomic delights served at the event or at cost are: Casadinho Shrimp, Shrimp and Strogonoff traditional Bobo.  

04 to 06 VlI Paraty Dance: The program includes the presentation of professional dance groups, workshops, exhibitions and dance contest / competition shows.

25 to 30 Saint Peter and Saint Paul Festival (Araújo Island)

July

01 to 04 Saint Peter and Saint Paul Festival (Araújo Island)

04 Saint Peter Maritime Procession

09 to 18 Saint Ruth Festival

30 to 31 III Tarituba Music Festival

August

01  III Music Festival of Taritba 

04 to 08 - VIII Paraty International Literary Festival - FLIP. During the party, national and foreign writers submit their books and theories to the public as well as participate in meetings reserved for discussions between the writers. Read more about the Paraty International Literary Festival - FLIP.

14 - V Advertising Editors Convention: Contest to show the talent of students of social communication, design and advertising and propaganda from all over Brazil.

21 - 350 years of the Gold Road

22 - Caiçara Culture Meeting: This event is to present aspects of local culture, along with the culture of the neighboring coastal cities, creating a network of interactions, seeking to safeguard the Caiçara culture.

19 to 22 XXVIII Sugar Cane Liquor Festival (Cane Brandy Festival): Established in the early eighties to promote the main local production for over 300 years, the three-day festival is amongst the most important events dedicated to the cane brandy in Brazil.

September

01 a 08 - Nossa Senhora dos Remédios Party

VI Paraty in Focus: International festival of photography with different workshops, exhibitions and samples.

23 to 26 Oriental Therapies and Well Being (Terapias Orientais & Bem Estar) II TO BE Paraty

October

01 a 03 - Offices Ideas - National Evangelical Event in Paraty: A literary event, centered on the Word of God, who has known internationally as Paraty city to study and favors the study of the Bible. Evangelical literary event with all the action revolves around the Word. Interviews with authors, analysis of text books, workshops on biblical translations, seminars on biblical themes, plays, stories counters, etc.

08 to 10 - Ymaguaré: Myths and Legends - Native American Culture biblical themes, plays, stories counters, etc.

15 a 17 - III Internacional Cinema Festival in Paraty

22 to 24 Festpar - Theatre and Street Theatre Festival 

November

1 to 30 - VI Gastronomy Party in Paraty: Come and taste special dishes created by local chefs during the whole month of November and also from chefs from differeny Brazilian states that will come to Paraty for this event.

12 to 21 -  Our Lady of Rosary and Saint Benedict Party

12 to 14 >>  VIII Spring Festival (Music Festival)

19 to 21 - XII Black Culture meeting: Encounter of Black Culture sponsored by the Quilombo Campinho of Independence, located in Paraty. Black music, memory and poetry.

20 to 28 - II Caiçara Gastronomy Festival: You can participate in this festival experimenting the meals created by chefs from local restaurants throughout the month of November.

15- Opening Christmas

31- New Year's Eve: At 23:00 pm, tourists and residents go to Praia do Pontal, where yo can enjoy live music and a beautiful presentation of fireworks. The party continues until dawn!