Lima is a capital city that never stops. Here is a selection of art, culture, and entertainment events for the remainder of 2026 that are well worth noting.

An Unstoppable City

On May 24, singer Susana Baca will perform at the Gran Teatro Nacional with her concert “La música que llevo en mí” (“The Music I Carry Within Me”). This extraordinary artistic event celebrates 50 years in the career of one of Peru’s most iconic voices and a multiple international award winner, including five Latin Grammys.

Also at the Gran Teatro Nacional, but in June, a production uniting the National Ballet and the National Symphony Orchestra will take to the stage: “Sleeping Beauty.” And for those seeking programming rooted in Peruvian traditions and stories, the GTN will present in July the theatrical piece “Santiago” by the experimental group Yuyachkani, and a season of the National Folk Ballet.

In the 2026 opera season at the Teatro Municipal — whose architecture alone is well worth exploring — “Il Trovatore” by Giuseppe Verdi is announced (May 31, June 3 and 5), followed by “Tancredi” (June 19, 21, and 24). Another of the city’s most important venues, the Teatro Segura, will present “La púrpura de la rosa” in June, an opera with music by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco and a libretto by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, originally premiered in Lima in 1701: the new production will feature the Baroque Orchestra of the Teatro Municipal de Lima and Spanish soprano Lucía Iglesias.

In Miraflores, the Teatro Británico will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare, directed by Jean Pierre Gamarra, from mid-June onward. Later, in September, “The Woman in Black” by Susan Hill and Stephen Mallatratt will be directed by Norma Martínez. In the same district, the calendar at Teatro La Plaza de Larcomar will include “Prima Facie,” directed by Juan Carlos Fisher, and a Peruvian contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with which the year comes to a close.

From October 5 to 9, the Lima Jazz Festival will take place — undoubtedly a wonderful opportunity to discover the country’s finest exponents of the genre. For lovers of the visual arts, the Museo de Arte de Lima will host, from June to November, its eagerly anticipated retrospective dedicated to the Indigenist painter Julia Codesido.

Music, visual arts, theater, dance, and opera are just some of the expressions to be enjoyed during a stay in Lima — all complemented by the city’s many gallery circuits, museums, and performance venues, in a city where there is always something happening.