Festivals in Venezuela in May
Venezuela has 7 local festival variants to explore in May, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.
Open Venezuela May festivals on the 3D map- Anzoátegui Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festival · Anzoátegui · Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festivals
- Aragua Dancing Devil Promise Festival · Aragua · Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals
- Carabobo Dancing Devil Promise Festival · Carabobo · Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals
- Delta Amacuro Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festival · Delta Amacuro · Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festivals
- Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi · La Guaira · Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals
- Miranda Dancing Devil Promise Festival · Miranda · Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals
- Yaracuy Dancing Devil Promise Festival · Yaracuy · Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals
Festival search guide
This page answers searches for festivals in Venezuela in May, including traditions, foods, and local variants.
- Festival cores in Venezuela in May
- Local variants in Venezuela in May
- Venezuela festival map entry
What you can explore
Use this guide to compare Venezuela festivals in May by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.
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- Country festival map
Top festivals in Venezuela in May: Dates and places
Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for Venezuela in May.
| Festival | Place | Date confidence | Source | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing Devil Promise Festival | Maracay · Aragua | Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars | Needs verification | Open |
| Dancing Devil Promise Festival | Valencia · Carabobo | Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars | Needs verification | Open |
| Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi | La Guaira | Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars | Needs verification | Open |
| Dancing Devil Promise Festival | Los Teques · Miranda | Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars | Needs verification | Open |
| Dancing Devil Promise Festival | San Felipe · Yaracuy | Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars | Needs verification | Open |
| Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festival | Barcelona · Anzoátegui | Varies by emancipation day, freedom day, or Afro-descendant cultural calendar | Needs verification | Open |
| Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festival | Tucupita · Delta Amacuro | Varies by emancipation day, freedom day, or Afro-descendant cultural calendar | Needs verification | Open |
Traditions, food and symbols
- freedom commemorations
- traditional dress displays
- drumming and dance
- ancestor homage
- festival rice
- stews
- sweets
- masked devil dances
- backward steps
- Corpus Christi procession
- confraternity vows
- festival bread
How to explore these festivals on MapDepth
Open the 3D map, start from Venezuela, then filter by May, festival theme, and regional variant to compare these traditions.
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Regional highlights
- Barcelona · Anzoátegui: Anzoátegui Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festival; Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festivals; Varies by emancipation day, freedom day, or Afro-descendant cultural calendar
- Maracay · Aragua: Aragua Dancing Devil Promise Festival; Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals; Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars
- Valencia · Carabobo: Carabobo Dancing Devil Promise Festival; Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals; Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars
- Tucupita · Delta Amacuro: Delta Amacuro Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festival; Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festivals; Varies by emancipation day, freedom day, or Afro-descendant cultural calendar
- La Guaira: Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi; Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals; Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars
- Los Teques · Miranda: Miranda Dancing Devil Promise Festival; Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals; Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars
- San Felipe · Yaracuy: Yaracuy Dancing Devil Promise Festival; Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals; Corpus Christi and local confraternity calendars
FAQ
What festivals happen in Venezuela in May 2026?
Venezuela in May features Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals, Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festivals, with date confidence, places, customs, foods, and map routes on MapDepth.
What events and celebrations happen in Venezuela in May?
This guide covers May festivals, events and celebrations in Venezuela, including freedom commemorations, traditional dress displays, drumming and dance, ancestor homage.
Which regions have May festivals in Venezuela?
Regional highlights include Barcelona · Anzoátegui, Maracay · Aragua, Valencia · Carabobo, Tucupita · Delta Amacuro, each connected to festival cores and local variants.
Seasonal context
In May, Venezuela has 2 festival cores and 7 regional variants in season, led by Venezuelan Dancing Devil Promise Festivals, Afro-Caribbean Emancipation Festivals and grounded in customs and foods such as freedom commemorations, traditional dress displays, drumming and dance, ancestor homage.
Representative festival cores
Customs and foods
- freedom commemorations
- traditional dress displays
- drumming and dance
- ancestor homage
- festival rice
- stews
- sweets
- masked devil dances
- backward steps
- Corpus Christi procession
- confraternity vows
- festival bread