Special Events - Mexico

Mexicans celebrate more than 120 fetes and festivals in a year, some of them religious, others secular, national or local.
Most provide occasions for music, dancing, processions, and fireworks. The following is a selection of the major festivals and other special events celebrated annually in Mexico.

For a complete list, contact the Mexican Tourist Office.

January 6 Feast of the Epiphany, nationwide.
January Fiesta de Enero, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas.

February Candlemas, nationwide.
February (third week) Mardi Gras, nationwide.

March Spring Equinox, celebrated at the Temple of Kukulkan, Chicha Itza.

April 30 Children's Day.
April-May San Marcos National Fair, Aguascalientes.

June Corpus Christi (special events varying regionally), nationwide.

July (last two Mondays) Guelaguetza (cultural event dating back to pre-Columbian times), Oaxaca.

August Eve of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (streets carpeted in designs of flower-petals and coloured sawdust, and a midnight procession), Huamantla (Tlaxcala).

September Autumn Equinox, celebrated at the Temple of Kukulkan, Chicha Itza.

October October Festivals, Guadalajara.

November 1-2 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), nationwide.