---
title: "December 8th Fair"
id: "feria-8-de-diciembre"
category: "events"
zone: "Tumbes"
price: "Free entry (food and drinks not included)"
hours: "From December 1st to 15th (main day: 8th)"
url: "https://www.mitumbes.com/en/events/feria-8-de-diciembre/"
verified: false
source: "MiTumbes.com - Plataforma Turística Oficial de Tumbes"
---

# December 8th Fair

Fair in honor of the Immaculate Conception, patron saint of Tumbes, combining devotion, amusement rides and cross-border trade.

## Datos Clave / Quick Facts
- **Zona:** Tumbes
- **Precio:** Free entry (food and drinks not included)
- **Horario:** From December 1st to 15th (main day: 8th)
- **Servicios:** Amusement rides and horse races, Agricultural exhibitions and craft fairs, Masses and processions
- **Actividades:** Visiting the craft and agricultural fairs, Enjoying the amusement rides and horse races, Joining the masses and processions to the Virgin

## Cómo Llegar
It takes place in Tumbes city, with the fairgrounds near the Tumbes river.

## Información Detallada
The **December 8th Fair** pays tribute to the Immaculate Conception, tutelary patron saint of Tumbes city, and is held from December 1st to 15th, with the main day on the 8th. Unlike other regions where the month is devoted exclusively to anticipating Christmas, in Tumbes the first half of December revolves around this festival, which brings the city to a standstill between devotion and commerce.

The fair is distinguished by its dual, adaptive structure: in even years it scales institutionally to become the Peruvian-Ecuadorian Border Integration Fair, attracting a colossal wave of Ecuadorian and transnational merchants, while in odd years it takes on a more regional and endogenous profile. Around the main day, the venues near the Tumbes river fill with imposing amusement rides, horse racing tracks, agricultural exhibitions and craft fairs displaying local wood carvings and marine costume jewelry, complementing the masses and majestic processions that pay tribute to the Virgin.


## Cita Oficial
MiTumbes. (2026). *December 8th Fair*. Guía Turística de Tumbes. https://www.mitumbes.com/en/events/feria-8-de-diciembre/