Charlotte Peruvian Festival

10/13/2026

We had a blast today at celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! It’s always a great experience connecting with the community. 💫

10/11/2026

Anoche fue la procesión del Sr de los Milagros aquí en Charlotte y tuve el honor de ser uno de los cargadores de la hermandad del Sr. De los Milagros. Muchas gracias 🙏 Fue una experiencia maravillosa por primera vez en mi vida.

09/23/2026

Con mucha alegría y profundo orgullo, anunciamos que el Charlotte Peruvian Festival será patrocinador por primera vez de la Misa y Procesión del Señor de los Milagros en Charlotte. hermandadsouthcharlotte

Es un honor apoyar este histórico encuentro de fe, tradición y unidad, que permitirá compartir una de las expresiones religiosas y culturales más importantes del Perú con toda nuestra comunidad.

Invitamos a las familias peruanas, latinas y a toda la comunidad de Charlotte a acompañarnos en esta celebración tan especial. hermandadsouthcharlotte

09/15/2026

Celebramos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana! 🎉

Del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre, honramos la historia, la cultura, las tradiciones y las valiosas contribuciones de la comunidad hispana en Charlotte y en todo Estados Unidos.

Desde el Charlotte Peruvian Festival celebramos con orgullo nuestras raíces y la diversidad que nos une. ¡Que nuestra música, gastronomía, arte y alegría continúen inspirando a las futuras generaciones! ❤️

¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! 🌎✨

09/13/2026

Thank you so much for writing such a wonderful piece about my journey. I truly appreciate the time, thought, and care you put into sharing my story. It means a great deal to me and inspires me to continue working for our community with even more passion and dedication. Martin

"Courage to do what you want."

That has been Martin Linares's motto. It’s led him to share his passion for community and his pride in his Peruvian roots through the thing he knows best: producing events that bring people together.

His most successful to date is the Charlotte Peruvian Festival. "I saw a need to bring this festival to Charlotte," he recalls thinking when he returned to the city in 2017 after three years away. He had first arrived in the Queen City in 2001, building a life and a network of his own.

Returning meant starting over. The connections he had left behind had shifted, and the city itself had transformed—nowhere more visibly than in its Peruvian community, which had grown considerably in his absence. Yet despite that growth, Martin noticed there was still no central space for Peruvians to gather, celebrate, and pass a sense of cultural pride to the next generation.

With a background organizing events for companies like Coca-Cola, closing that gap felt almost inevitable. He started making calls, and today, the Charlotte Peruvian Festival recently marked seven years of drawing thousands from across the region for music, food, and performances that showcase the richness of Peru.

The festival is only part of the story. Throughout the year, Martin produces events that bring Latin American artists to venues across the city—a venture that, like the festival, began simply with the courage to put his vision out into the world. Supported by his partner and fueled by his calm yet tenacious focus, he keeps finding ways to enrich Charlotte, bringing the flavors and sounds of Peru for all of us to experience and celebrate.

09/08/2026

The Meaning Behind Our Logo 🇵🇪

Our logo is more than a symbol. It represents who we are, where we come from, and the culture we are building together in Charlotte.

At its heart is Peru—our history, music, flavors, traditions, and ancestral roots. The grains represent the richness of our land; the ajíes, our world-renowned gastronomy; the fish, our connection to the Pacific; the music, the rhythms that bring generations together; and the llama and Andean symbols, the heritage that has traveled with us across borders.

The circle represents unity. Every symbol is different, but together they form one identity—just as our community is made stronger by the people, families, artists, entrepreneurs, and friends who come together to celebrate Peru.

And surrounding it all is CHARLOTTE, the city where our traditions have found another home and where we proudly share them with the wider community.

This is more than our festival logo.
It is a bridge between Peru and Charlotte.
Between our roots and our future.
Between the generations who remember where we came from and those who will carry our culture forward.

CHARLOTTE PERUVIAN FESTIVAL

Our roots. Our culture. Our community. 🇵🇪❤️🇺🇸

09/07/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day, Charlotte!

Today, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of everyone who helps make our community stronger every day.

From the Charlotte Peruvian Festival, we proudly join our friends, neighbors, and families across our beautiful city in recognizing the spirit of hard work and unity that brings us together.

08/30/2026

Congratulations! 🇵🇪🎾🏆

Ignacio Buse is the youngest singles champion ever in Winston-Salem!
Ignacio Buse

08/28/2026

Thank you eurekastudio.clt por su trabajo profesional. 💫🇵🇪

08/26/2026

We lost a true legend 💔 Thank you, Dolly. What a legacy. ❤️