Iemanjá Day at Arpoador celebrates faith, culture and ancestry in Rio

Iemanjá Day at the Arpoador is one of the most emblematic celebrations in Rio de Janeiro's cultural calendar. In 2026, the event brings together centennial houses of Candomblé and Umbanda, as well as more than 450 artists representing expressions such as Jongo, Samba, Afoxé and other manifestations of Afro-Brazilian culture.

Throughout the day, the public will be able to follow a diverse schedule, which includes procession of offerings to the sea, musical presentations, religious rituals, gastronomy fair, fashion and crafts, as well as actions aimed at environmental preservation. The celebration invites cariocas and visitors to experience an encounter of faith, culture and ancestry in one of the most symbolic scenarios in the city.

In 2026, for happening on a Monday, the traditional procession with the offerings will be held in the afternoon.

Check out the Iemanjá Day schedule on Arpoador below:

Programming – Arpoador

10h to 10h – Crespa Fair – gastronomy, fashion and crafts – Girl Park of Ipanema

11 h – Runs with Orin Dudu group and religious leaders (Rhythms and dances of Candomblé)

15 h – Concentration of the procession in the Statue of Tom Jobim

16 h – Courtship with offerings, led by Ogan Kotoquinho, Father Dário and Ilê Axé Onixêgun

4:30 p.m. – Gift delivery to the waters in Pedra do Arpoador

17 h – Ciranda, Coco and Roda Samba with the Aruanda Company

Jongo do Vale do Café, Aunt Ira Rezadeira, Afoxé Daughters of Gandhy, Ogan Kotoquinho and Yza Diordi

Flower offerings at sea by surfers

Festival de Curimbas – Curadoria: Pai Caio Bayma – “Curimbeiros and Artists of Terreiro”

5:00 at 9:00. – Umbanda spins in the sand with 20 yards – organization: Umbanda Carta Magna Institute

7:30. – Umbanda wheel with Tião Casemiro

20 h – Show with the group Samba de Caboclo
Special participation: Nina Rosa and Marcos André

9:30. – The cleaning of beaches and stones with the public – organization: Arpoador Stone Conservation

22 h – Closure

Service – Iemanjá Day at Arpoador:

Date: 2 February (Monday)
Location: Arpoador Stone
Timetable: 10am to 10pm, concentration at 3:00pm in Tom Jobim's Statue
Entry: free

Circuit of celebrations to Iemanjá by Rio

Iemanjá Day in Arpoador integrates the Unified Calendar of Gifts to Yemanjá Rio 2026, which gathers several celebrations at different points of the city in the days before and after February 2.

In addition to the main event at the Arpoador, the public will be able to accompany other tributes to the Queen of the Sea:

31 JAN SAB

Unified Calendar of Presents to Yemanjá Rio 2026. MUHCAB - 80 Pedro Ernesto Street - Gamboa, 9:30. Learn more in: @forumyemanja. river.

Festival Iemanjá Carioca, 8h to 18h, Teatro Municipal de Fantoches e Marionetes Carlos Werneck (Aterro do Flamengo). Learn more in: @iemanjacarioca.

01 FEV

Yemanjá do Arpoador Day, from 16h, Arpoador Beach. Learn more in: @diadeiemanja.

Recreio dos Bandeirantes, 8h to 13h, Posto 10 of Recreio dos Bandeirantes Beach. Learn more in: @ileaseosunmiwa.

Governor's Island, 9:00 to 6:00, Guanabara Garden Club and Bica Beach. Learn more in: == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder man.

02 FEV

Yemanjá Day of Arpoador, from 10h to 10h, Arpoador Beach. Learn more at: @diadeiemanja.

Afoxé Sons of Gandhi, 7:00 p.m., 7 Camerino Street, Health. Learn more in: Sons of gandhirio.

Afoxé Daughters of Gandhy, 7:00 p.m., 7 Camerino Street, Health. Learn more in: @official childrendegandhyrj2022.

14th Xirê de Yemanjá in Barra da Tijuca, 10h to 18h, Posto 01 of Pepé Beach. Learn more in: @ofarecultural.

Lapa, 4:00, 35 Mem de Sá Avenue. Learn more in: @grouptanarua.

Flamengo, 18h to 22h, Posto 2 of Flamengo Beach. Learn more in: @cua.rj.

28 FEB

Jacarepaguá, 16h to 21h, Departure from the Spiritist House Recanto do Boiadeiro Launcher, Estrada do Engenho Velho, 883, Taquara para o Posto 01 da Praia do Pepé. Learn more in: @collective of earthmen fromjpa.

Iya Olori, 4:00 am to 10:00 am, Posto 5 - Beach of Copacabana (In front of the statue of Dorival Caymmi). Learn more in: @iya oloori.

01 MAR

Sepetiba, 8:00 to 6:00, Recôncavo Club and Recôncavo Beach. Learn more in: @present. yemanja. sepetibarj.