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Festivals in Uruguay in January

Uruguay has 19 local festival variants to explore in January, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.

Open Uruguay January festivals on the 3D map

1Festival cores

19Regional variants

JanuaryMonth

Artigas Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Artigas · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Canelones Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Canelones · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Cerro Largo Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Cerro Largo · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Colonia Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Colonia · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Durazno Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Durazno · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Flores Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Flores · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Florida Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Florida · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Lavalleja Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Lavalleja · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Maldonado Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Maldonado · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Uruguayan Carnival · Montevideo · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Paysandú Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Paysandú · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals
Rivera Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival · Rivera · Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals

Festival search guide

This page answers searches for festivals in Uruguay in January, including traditions, foods, and local variants.

Festival cores in Uruguay in January
Local variants in Uruguay in January
Uruguay festival map entry

What you can explore

Use this guide to compare Uruguay festivals in January by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.

Festival cores
Local variants
Country festival map

Top festivals in Uruguay in January: Dates and places

Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for Uruguay in January.

Festival	Place	Date confidence	Source	Map
Uruguayan Carnival	Montevideo	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Artigas	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Canelones	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Melo · Cerro Largo	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Colonia del Sacramento · Colonia	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Durazno	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Trinidad · Flores	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Cardal · Florida	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Minas · Lavalleja	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Maldonado	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Paysandú	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open
Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival	Rivera	Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars	Needs verification	Open

Traditions, food and symbols

drum troupe parades
neighborhood troupes
Afro-descendant remembrance
night dances
barbecue
bean stews
festival sweets

How to explore these festivals on MapDepth

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Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals

Related months

Related countries or regional routes

Similar festival themes

Carnival festivals in January

Regional highlights

Artigas: Artigas Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars
Canelones: Canelones Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars
Melo · Cerro Largo: Cerro Largo Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars
Colonia del Sacramento · Colonia: Colonia Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars
Durazno: Durazno Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars
Trinidad · Flores: Flores Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars
Cardal · Florida: Florida Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars
Minas · Lavalleja: Lavalleja Afro-Atlantic Drum Festival; Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals; Usually tied to Carnival season, drum parades, or local Afro-descendant cultural calendars

FAQ

What festivals happen in Uruguay in January 2026?

Uruguay in January features Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals, with date confidence, places, customs, foods, and map routes on MapDepth.

What events and celebrations happen in Uruguay in January?

This guide covers January festivals, events and celebrations in Uruguay, including drum troupe parades, neighborhood troupes, Afro-descendant remembrance, night dances.

Which regions have January festivals in Uruguay?

Regional highlights include Artigas, Canelones, Melo · Cerro Largo, Colonia del Sacramento · Colonia, each connected to festival cores and local variants.

Seasonal context

In January, Uruguay has 1 festival core and 19 regional variants in season, led by Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals and grounded in customs and foods such as drum troupe parades, neighborhood troupes, Afro-descendant remembrance, night dances.

Representative festival cores

Afro-Atlantic Carnival and Drum Festivals

Customs and foods

drum troupe parades
neighborhood troupes
Afro-descendant remembrance
night dances
barbecue
bean stews
festival sweets