Festivals, month by month

Every fiesta, fair, and pilgrimage mentioned on our pueblo pages, filed by the month it happens. Dates for religious feasts move a little each year, so check before you travel.

January 27 pueblos

Amatlán de Cañas Nayarit
The main religious celebration is the fiesta of Jesús Nazareno, held every January 15 at the town's temple and attended by people from neighboring municipalities.
Atlixco Puebla
January 4 to 6 brings a balloon launch and Three Kings parade, March the Flower Festival, late October the regional fair, and from November 20 the Villa Iluminada and the Poinsettia Fair.
Bernal Querétaro
The main fair honors San Sebastián Mártir from January 11 to 20 with processions and music.
Chiapa de Corzo Chiapas
The Fiesta Grande runs January 8 to 23: Chuntas dance on the first night, the Lord of Esquipulas is honored on the 15th, Parachicos parade for San Antonio Abad on the 17th and San Sebastián on the 20th, a fireworks naval battle lights the river on the 21st, and floats roll on the 22nd.
Ciudad del Maíz San Luis Potosí
The regional fair runs from January 12 to 20, and San José is celebrated on March 19.
Comitán Chiapas
Other dates include San Sebastián (January 20), Candelaria (February 2), Santo Domingo with the Expoferia (August 4), and the large Guadalupe pilgrimage and fair on December 12.
General Cepeda Coahuila
On Holy Saturday a Judas figure is burned at the rodeo grounds, followed by a dance, and pastorelas are staged at the church on December 25 and January 1.
Ixcateopan Guerrero
Santa María de la Asunción is honored from August 1 to 15, the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12, and the Santo Niño de Atocha from December 31 to January 6.
Mitla Oaxaca
The patron saint, San Pablo, is celebrated in January with a procession that sets out from the church at the archaeological site, crosses the town cemetery and ends in the center.
Nochistlán Zacatecas
San Sebastián is honored from January 11 to 21 with processions, dances, serenatas, the papaquis and confetti-filled eggshells.
Palizada Campeche
Carnival begins on January 20, with contests for floats, costumes and carnival kings and queens.
Real de Asientos Aguascalientes
The town honors its patroness, Nuestra Señora de Belén, on the fourth Sunday of January and the Señor del Tepozán on the first Sunday of July.
Real del Monte Hidalgo
On January 1 a pilgrimage arrives from Pachuca with the Santo Niño de Praga. In the second week of January the miners celebrate their patron, the Señor de Celontla, carrying his image down the main avenue amid serenatas, dances and fireworks.
Salvatierra Guanajuato
The Feria de la Candelaria runs from the last Thursday of January to February 9, the anniversary of the city's founding.
San José de Gracia Aguascalientes
The year opens with the Feria del Maíz on January 6, a regional celebration.
San Sebastián del Oeste Jalisco
The calendar follows the church: the patron saint, San Sebastián, is celebrated on January 20, the Virgin of the Asunción on August 15 and the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7. On December 12 the Virgin of Guadalupe is honored in the nearby village of Los Reyes.
Tapalpa Jalisco
The Virgin of Guadalupe is honored from January 4 to 13, and the Festival de la Fresa falls on the second weekend of February.
Taxco Guerrero
The fiestas of Santa Prisca open on January 17, the day of San Antonio Abad, with the patroness honored on the 18th, followed by fireworks and regional dances.
Teapa Tabasco
The year opens with the Señor de Esquipulas on January 15 and the Carnaval Teapaneco between January and February.
Temacapulín Jalisco
The patronal fiestas of the Virgen de los Remedios, whose basilica anchors the town, run from December 31 to January 8. The Fiesta de la Candelaria follows from January 24 to February 5.
Tlatlauquitepec Puebla
Huaxtla honors its crucified Christ in the third week of January and the first week of July, and the Holy Week Via Crucis walks the cobbled causeway from Huaxtla to the ex-convent.
Todos Santos Baja California Sur
The calendar opens with a music festival in January, followed in February by the Festival del Arte, with concerts, dance and exhibitions, and the Todos Santos film festival.
Tonatico Estado de México
The fiesta of Nuestra Señora de Tonatico runs every year from the last Sunday of January to February 2, centered on the parish church.
Valladolid Yucatán
The Candelaria neighborhood fiesta runs from January 26 to February 3.
Xochitepec Morelos
The fiestas open on December 27 with the feast of San Juan Evangelista, continue through Three Kings Day on January 6, and close on January 12 with the Mojiganga, Concheros and Chinelos, plus jaripeos, rides and concerts.
Yuriria Guanajuato
The Fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre de Cristo on January 4 closes a novenario with the Danza de Pastores e Indios, castillos of fireworks and a night parade of floats with brass bands.
Álamos Sonora
The Festival Alfonso Ortiz Tirado brings nine days of concerts in late January.

February 47 pueblos

Aculco Estado de México
Earlier in the year come Candelaria with the blessing of the seeds on February 2, the anniversary of the town's founding on February 13, and the feast of the Holy Cross.
Angangueo Michoacán
The Monarch Butterfly Festival is held in February, as the butterflies begin to leave the nearby forests and head north.
Bustamante Nuevo León
The Carnaval de San Miguel de Bustamante fills the streets with music and parade troupes in late February or early March.
Candela Coahuila
A religious and popular fiesta is held on February 2. Holy Week coincides with the founding anniversary and brings the Cabalgata Carrancista from Ejido San Pedro, races, a carnival, callejoneadas and concerts.
Candelaria Campeche
The patronal fiesta honors the Virgen de la Candelaria each year with religious events, a fair, and cultural activities that bring in people from the whole municipality.
Casas Grandes Chihuahua
The Cabalgata Binacional Villista, a horseback ride honoring Pancho Villa's revolutionaries, takes place in February or March, and the founding of Casas Grandes is commemorated from September 8 to 16.
Cholula Puebla
Other citywide events are Carnival, Holy Week, and the Vaniloquio, a coordinated ringing of church bells.
Cocula Jalisco
The founding of Cocula, in 1532, is commemorated every February 12.
Comitán Chiapas
The most heartfelt fiesta honors San Caralampio from February 11 to 20; tradition credits him with saving the town from 19th century epidemics. Other dates include San Sebastián (January 20), Candelaria (February 2), Santo Domingo with the Expoferia (August 4), and the large Guadalupe pilgrimage and fair on December 12.
Cozumel Quintana Roo
The Carnaval de Cozumel, held on the island since 1874 and among the oldest in Mexico, fills the weeks before Lent with parades, floats and comparsas such as La Guaranducha, a satirical musical play.
Cuitzeo Michoacán
The main religious feasts are the Virgin of the Conception in February and Saint Mary Magdalene, the patron, in July.
El Oro Estado de México
Carnival, held between February and March, brings a parade of floats along with cockfights, charreadas and horse races.
Huauchinango Puebla
Carnival fills the four days before Ash Wednesday with costumed huehues and ends on Tuesday with the descabezada.
Huejotzingo Puebla
The annual carnival is built around reenactments of historical and legendary local episodes.
Ixcateopan Guerrero
The main festival runs from February 23, the birthday of Cuauhtémoc, to February 28, the anniversary of his death, as dancers from across Mexico perform day and night around the church that holds his remains.
Ixtapan de la Sal Estado de México
Carnival is held in February, the feast of the Assumption on August 15, and the martyrs of Ixtapan are commemorated on August 10.
Ixtenco Tlaxcala
The two main celebrations are the feast of San Juan Bautista on June 24 and Carnival. For Carnival the men dance in embroidered white shirts and trousers with palm hats, and the women wear embroidered blouses, black skirts, a woven sash and a rebozo.
Jilotepec Estado de México
The celebration that sets Jilotepec apart is the Xhita carnival, held in the weeks before Lent, when dancers take to the streets in wigs of cattle hair topped with large horns.
Jiquilpan Michoacán
The Niñito Jesús en Egipto Desterrado is honored at the convent on the third Sunday of February.
Maní Yucatán
The town also celebrates the Virgin of Candelaria on February 2.
Ocozocoautla Chiapas
After Carnival, the second biggest celebration is the fair of the Virgen de la Asunción, which begins with a pilgrimage of about 13 kilometers on foot from Coita to Ocuilapa, where the image known as La Aparecida is awaited.
Pahuatlán Puebla
Carnaval runs for the eight days before Ash Wednesday, with music, dance, food and the Huehues, costumed characters in carved wooden masks.
Palizada Campeche
Carnival begins on January 20, with contests for floats, costumes and carnival kings and queens.
Pinal de Amoles Querétaro
La Molienda, tied to the sugar cane harvest, lasts from early February to mid March.
Pinos Zacatecas
The regional fair of San Matías fills the second half of February.
Pátzcuaro Michoacán
On Carnival Tuesday, neighborhood groups dance through the streets as maringuías, teasing a papier-mâché torito.
Real del Monte Hidalgo
Carnival has a parade of floats and masks, Corpus Christi Thursday brings horse races and charrería to El Hiloche, and the Festival del Paste is in October.
Salvatierra Guanajuato
The Feria de la Candelaria runs from the last Thursday of January to February 9, the anniversary of the city's founding.
San Blas Nayarit
The Virgen de la Candelaria is celebrated on February 2. On February 3 the town honors San Blas, its patron, with a fair, processions and the Arco y Flecha dances. Carnival also falls in February, on a date that moves each year.
San Carlos Sonora
The Carnaval Internacional de Guaymas, held in the neighboring port since 1888 and the oldest carnival in Mexico, takes place in February.
Sayula Jalisco
The big event is Carnaval, which borrows some of its spirit from the Brazilian carnival: dance troupes in costume, floats, and vendors with carts working the crowd.
Talpa de Allende Jalisco
Pilgrimages to the Virgen del Rosario de Talpa begin on February 2, Día de la Candelaria, and peak during Lent and Holy Week, when thousands walk the Ruta del Peregrino from Ameca.
Tapalpa Jalisco
The Virgin of Guadalupe is honored from January 4 to 13, and the Festival de la Fresa falls on the second weekend of February.
Teapa Tabasco
The year opens with the Señor de Esquipulas on January 15 and the Carnaval Teapaneco between January and February.
Temacapulín Jalisco
The Fiesta de la Candelaria follows from January 24 to February 5.
Teotihuacán Estado de México
La Candelaria is celebrated on February 2 in the Barrio de la Purificación, and the Festival Internacional de la Obsidiana, with obsidian carving, charreadas and a demonstration of the pre-Hispanic ballgame, is held in March.
Teposcolula Oaxaca
The main fiesta honors the Señor de las Vidrieras, the Christ in the church's altarpiece, around the first Friday of Lent, with a candle procession, calendas, dances and concerts in late February and early March.
Tepoztlán Morelos
Tepoztlán's Carnaval, the largest in Morelos, fills the three days before Ash Wednesday.
Tetela de Ocampo Puebla
Carnival opens on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday with the Carnaval de Huehues del Chirrión, when dozens of comparsas parade and crack their whips together in the zócalo.
Teziutlán Puebla
The Feria de Teziutlán fills the first couple of weeks of August with livestock shows, bullfights, regional music and dance, fireworks and carnival rides.
Tlaltizapán Morelos
Carnival starts five days before Ash Wednesday with Chinelos dancers, jaripeos and brass bands. The Bahidorá music carnival takes place at Las Estacas in mid-February.
Todos Santos Baja California Sur
The calendar opens with a music festival in January, followed in February by the Festival del Arte, with concerts, dance and exhibitions, and the Todos Santos film festival.
Tonatico Estado de México
The fiesta of Nuestra Señora de Tonatico runs every year from the last Sunday of January to February 2, centered on the parish church.
Tzintzuntzan Michoacán
The Señor del Rescate fiesta, always on the Tuesday a week before Carnival Tuesday, draws pilgrims from across Michoacán with its dance of angels and demons.
Ures Sonora
The Candelaria fiestas in the village of El Sauz, around February 2, bring back many who have moved away.
Valladolid Yucatán
The Candelaria neighborhood fiesta runs from January 26 to February 3.
Zihuatanejo Guerrero
Zihua Sail Fest, five days in February, brings more than 100 boats into the bay for races, concerts, auctions and a chili cook-off that raise money for local children's schooling.

March 54 pueblos

Atlixco Puebla
January 4 to 6 brings a balloon launch and Three Kings parade, March the Flower Festival, late October the regional fair, and from November 20 the Villa Iluminada and the Poinsettia Fair.
Batopilas Chihuahua
Holy Week is the most important celebration of the Rarámuri, held in the atrium of the Misión de Satevó and at the church of El Potrero, with dances and rituals.
Bernal Querétaro
Thousands gather at the rock for the spring equinox, March 19 to 21.
Bustamante Nuevo León
The Carnaval de San Miguel de Bustamante fills the streets with music and parade troupes in late February or early March.
Candela Coahuila
Holy Week coincides with the founding anniversary and brings the Cabalgata Carrancista from Ejido San Pedro, races, a carnival, callejoneadas and concerts.
Capulálpam de Méndez Oaxaca
Holy Week and the December posadas are also observed.
Casas Grandes Chihuahua
The Cabalgata Binacional Villista, a horseback ride honoring Pancho Villa's revolutionaries, takes place in February or March, and the founding of Casas Grandes is commemorated from September 8 to 16.
Cholula Puebla
Other citywide events are Carnival, Holy Week, and the Vaniloquio, a coordinated ringing of church bells.
Ciudad del Maíz San Luis Potosí
The regional fair runs from January 12 to 20, and San José is celebrated on March 19. Holy Week brings live reenactments, a Via Crucis and candlelit night processions, and the Virgen de la Asunción is honored on August 15.
Comala Colima
During Holy Week and Easter week the historic center hosts the Feria del Pan, Ponche y Café, where local producers set out bread, ponche, coffee, cookies, mezcal, ice cream, hats, huaraches, furniture and traditional clothing.
Cotija Michoacán
San José is celebrated on March 19.
Creel Chihuahua
During Semana Santa the Tarahumara hold their own Holy Week celebrations.
Cuatrociénegas Coahuila
San José, the town's patron, is celebrated on March 19.
Córdoba Veracruz
San José is celebrated on March 19 and the patroness, the Immaculate Conception, on December 8.
El Fuerte Sinaloa
In town, the calendar includes the Holy Week Via Crucis, the municipality's anniversary on June 24, the Fiestas Patrias on September 15 and 16, the traditional fair on November 20 and the Inapo El Fuerte cultural festival. The Yoreme ceremonial centers hold their own Holy Week, Day of the Dead and saints' day celebrations with matachines, pascola and deer dances.
El Oro Estado de México
Carnival, held between February and March, brings a parade of floats along with cockfights, charreadas and horse races.
El Rosario Sinaloa
In nearby Matatán, Holy Week brings a staging of the Passion of Christ.
Espita Yucatán
San José, the older patron, is honored in March with masses only.
General Zaragoza Nuevo León
The fiestas patronales of San José, the town's main celebration, peak on March 19 and run from March 17 to 21, closing with the birthday of Benito Juárez and the arrival of spring.
Guadalupe Zacatecas
On Good Friday about 180 actors perform the Living Via Crucis, a tradition since 1972.
Jalpa de Cánovas Guanajuato
In Holy Week the village stages the Judea, a passion play performed for more than 150 years that re-enacts Judas betraying Jesus.
Jalpan Querétaro
Other dates include the Holy Week Passion play, Santiago Apóstol on July 25, a monumental Day of the Dead altar, and the Día del Paisano on December 28, with a pickup truck parade and charreada.
Malinalco Estado de México
At nearby Chalma, Holy Week draws tens of thousands of pilgrims to the sanctuary of the Black Christ.
Mazamitla Jalisco
The founding of Mazamitla is celebrated from March 27 to 30, and the fiestas of San Cristóbal, the town's patron, fall in the second week of July.
Mier Tamaulipas
The Feria de Mier is held in March, and Holy Week follows in March or April.
Múzquiz Coahuila
In mid-March the Arreada Múzquiz recreates an old cattle drive, with more than 400 head of cattle moving through the main streets, followed the next day by a ranch rodeo.
Otumba Estado de México
The Tocuila sanctuary holds two fiestas: the main one on the second Sunday of Easter and another on the Sunday after September 11, when pilgrims arrive from around the country on foot, running, by bicycle and on horseback.
Pahuatlán Puebla
Holy Week is the biggest celebration of the year and includes the Festival Cultural de la Sierra.
Palenque Chiapas
The Expo Internacional Mundo Maya takes place in the last week of March, and the Fiesta de la Santa Cruz falls on May 3.
Papantla Veracruz
San José is honored on March 19, and Cumbre Tajín takes over the nearby archaeological zone in mid-March.
Paracho Michoacán
A guitar culture festival is held during Holy Week, the patron saints San Pedro and San Pablo are celebrated on June 29, a national contest of cantoya paper balloons comes in the third week of July, and the canacuas are performed on October 28.
Pinal de Amoles Querétaro
The patron saint fiestas run March 16 to 19 and coincide with the Concurso Nacional de Baile de Huapango, a weekend contest at the Casa de la Cultura that draws hundreds of couples dancing the styles of six Huasteca states. La Molienda, tied to the sugar cane harvest, lasts from early February to mid March.
Real de Asientos Aguascalientes
Good Friday brings a living Way of the Cross.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas
The Fiesta Grande is the Feria de la Primavera y de la Paz, the week after Holy Week. Guadalupe is celebrated December 1 to 12, the city's founding on March 31, and nearly every barrio has its own feast, such as San Cristobalito on July 25.
San Ignacio Sinaloa
During Holy Week a fair is set up, and on Holy Thursday night the Tamboreada, the town's traditional drumming, sets off from Parque Juárez.
San Joaquín Querétaro
Beyond the huapango contest in April, the calendar includes the Señor de las Maravillas on March 2, San José on March 19, the Santa Cruz on May 3 and San Isidro Labrador on May 15. In Holy Week the Way of the Cross is staged up at the Mirador La Crucita.
San José de Gracia Aguascalientes
Holy Week, in March or April, brings a procession and a fair, and the Fiesta de San Juan is held on June 24.
Talpa de Allende Jalisco
Pilgrimages to the Virgen del Rosario de Talpa begin on February 2, Día de la Candelaria, and peak during Lent and Holy Week, when thousands walk the Ruta del Peregrino from Ameca.
Tapijulapa Tabasco
During Holy Week the caves of Villa Luz host the Pesca de la Sardina Ciega, a ritual of pre-Hispanic origin honoring the rain god, and Tapijulapa stages a Viacrucis with strong regional touches.
Taxco Guerrero
Holy Week brings ten major processions between Palm Sunday and Easter.
Teotihuacán Estado de México
La Candelaria is celebrated on February 2 in the Barrio de la Purificación, and the Festival Internacional de la Obsidiana, with obsidian carving, charreadas and a demonstration of the pre-Hispanic ballgame, is held in March.
Teposcolula Oaxaca
The main fiesta honors the Señor de las Vidrieras, the Christ in the church's altarpiece, around the first Friday of Lent, with a candle procession, calendas, dances and concerts in late February and early March.
Tequisquiapan Querétaro
The bullring hosts a Bullfight Fair in March, and the town's barrios hold their own neighborhood fairs through the year.
Tlatlauquitepec Puebla
Huaxtla honors its crucified Christ in the third week of January and the first week of July, and the Holy Week Via Crucis walks the cobbled causeway from Huaxtla to the ex-convent.
Tlaxco Tlaxcala
The Festival del Pulque, on March 18 and 19, brings together producers from the region and guests from Hidalgo, the State of Mexico and Puebla.
Tula Tamaulipas
During Holy Week, pilgrims from the Huasteca walk to the sanctuary of El Contadero, between Tula and Ocampo, to sing to an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe carved into a small grotto.
Tulum Quintana Roo
Twice a year, in March and October, the Feria de la Cancha Maya gathers families and Maya dignitaries at the Maya church with ceremonies, paax music, vaquerías and the máatan, a shared meal of traditional food.
Tzintzuntzan Michoacán
Holy Week brings the Santo Entierro procession, San Francisco is honored on October 4, and the cemetery vigil runs through the night of November 1.
Valle de Bravo Estado de México
The Festival Vallesano in March mixes sports, riding, art shows and food tastings, and there is also a yearly music and ecology festival.
Villa del Carbón Estado de México
The main charreadas take place on March 10, the anniversary of the municipality's founding, September 16, and December 8, the feast of the town's patron saint, each with music, dances, craft displays and regional food.
Villanueva Zacatecas
The Feria de Tayahua is held March 14 to 20, and the Virgen del Carmen is celebrated on July 16.
Zihuatanejo Guerrero
The International Guitar Festival fills a week in March, with a free concert in the main plaza.
Zimapán Hidalgo
Las Caladitas is held on Good Friday, and the Feria del Albañil honors stonemasons and the Holy Cross on May 3.
Álamos Sonora
An international film festival, FICAM, follows in March.

April 38 pueblos

Amealco Querétaro
The Feria Amealco, held from late April to early May, celebrates the founding of the town.
Batopilas Chihuahua
Holy Week is the most important celebration of the Rarámuri, held in the atrium of the Misión de Satevó and at the church of El Potrero, with dances and rituals.
Candela Coahuila
Holy Week coincides with the founding anniversary and brings the Cabalgata Carrancista from Ejido San Pedro, races, a carnival, callejoneadas and concerts.
Capulálpam de Méndez Oaxaca
Holy Week and the December posadas are also observed.
Cholula Puebla
Other citywide events are Carnival, Holy Week, and the Vaniloquio, a coordinated ringing of church bells.
Ciudad del Maíz San Luis Potosí
Holy Week brings live reenactments, a Via Crucis and candlelit night processions, and the Virgen de la Asunción is honored on August 15.
Coatepec Veracruz
The Feria del Café runs from the last week of April into the first half of May.
Comala Colima
During Holy Week and Easter week the historic center hosts the Feria del Pan, Ponche y Café, where local producers set out bread, ponche, coffee, cookies, mezcal, ice cream, hats, huaraches, furniture and traditional clothing.
Copainalá Chiapas
San Marcos is celebrated on April 25, Santa Ana July 24 to 26 and the patron San Miguel in September.
Creel Chihuahua
During Semana Santa the Tarahumara hold their own Holy Week celebrations.
El Fuerte Sinaloa
In town, the calendar includes the Holy Week Via Crucis, the municipality's anniversary on June 24, the Fiestas Patrias on September 15 and 16, the traditional fair on November 20 and the Inapo El Fuerte cultural festival. The Yoreme ceremonial centers hold their own Holy Week, Day of the Dead and saints' day celebrations with matachines, pascola and deer dances.
El Rosario Sinaloa
In nearby Matatán, Holy Week brings a staging of the Passion of Christ.
Guadalupe Zacatecas
On Good Friday about 180 actors perform the Living Via Crucis, a tradition since 1972.
Jalpa de Cánovas Guanajuato
In Holy Week the village stages the Judea, a passion play performed for more than 150 years that re-enacts Judas betraying Jesus.
Jalpan Querétaro
The Feria Regional Serrana in April marks the town's founding with concerts, sports and a fishing tournament. Other dates include the Holy Week Passion play, Santiago Apóstol on July 25, a monumental Day of the Dead altar, and the Día del Paisano on December 28, with a pickup truck parade and charreada.
Malinalco Estado de México
At nearby Chalma, Holy Week draws tens of thousands of pilgrims to the sanctuary of the Black Christ.
Mascota Jalisco
The town's elevation to city status is marked on April 10, and San José María Robles Hurtado is celebrated from May 1 to 3.
Mier Tamaulipas
The Feria de Mier is held in March, and Holy Week follows in March or April.
Otumba Estado de México
The Tocuila sanctuary holds two fiestas: the main one on the second Sunday of Easter and another on the Sunday after September 11, when pilgrims arrive from around the country on foot, running, by bicycle and on horseback.
Pahuatlán Puebla
Holy Week is the biggest celebration of the year and includes the Festival Cultural de la Sierra.
Paracho Michoacán
A guitar culture festival is held during Holy Week, the patron saints San Pedro and San Pablo are celebrated on June 29, a national contest of cantoya paper balloons comes in the third week of July, and the canacuas are performed on October 28.
Real de Asientos Aguascalientes
Good Friday brings a living Way of the Cross.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas
The Fiesta Grande is the Feria de la Primavera y de la Paz, the week after Holy Week.
San Ignacio Sinaloa
During Holy Week a fair is set up, and on Holy Thursday night the Tamboreada, the town's traditional drumming, sets off from Parque Juárez.
San Joaquín Querétaro
Beyond the huapango contest in April, the calendar includes the Señor de las Maravillas on March 2, San José on March 19, the Santa Cruz on May 3 and San Isidro Labrador on May 15. In Holy Week the Way of the Cross is staged up at the Mirador La Crucita.
San José de Gracia Aguascalientes
Holy Week, in March or April, brings a procession and a fair, and the Fiesta de San Juan is held on June 24.
Talpa de Allende Jalisco
Pilgrimages to the Virgen del Rosario de Talpa begin on February 2, Día de la Candelaria, and peak during Lent and Holy Week, when thousands walk the Ruta del Peregrino from Ameca.
Tapijulapa Tabasco
During Holy Week the caves of Villa Luz host the Pesca de la Sardina Ciega, a ritual of pre-Hispanic origin honoring the rain god, and Tapijulapa stages a Viacrucis with strong regional touches.
Taxco Guerrero
Holy Week brings ten major processions between Palm Sunday and Easter.
Teapa Tabasco
The municipal fair fills Parque La Sultana from April 30 to May 5, overlapping the Santa Cruz on May 3.
Tekax Yucatán
The Fiesta de la Primavera runs April 18 to 22, and the patron, San Juan Bautista, is celebrated in June.
Tierranueva San Luis Potosí
The town marks its founding on April 19.
Tlaltizapán Morelos
Zapata's death is commemorated on April 10 and the Martyrs of Tlaltizapán on August 13.
Tlatlauquitepec Puebla
Huaxtla honors its crucified Christ in the third week of January and the first week of July, and the Holy Week Via Crucis walks the cobbled causeway from Huaxtla to the ex-convent.
Tula Tamaulipas
During Holy Week, pilgrims from the Huasteca walk to the sanctuary of El Contadero, between Tula and Ocampo, to sing to an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe carved into a small grotto.
Tzintzuntzan Michoacán
Holy Week brings the Santo Entierro procession, San Francisco is honored on October 4, and the cemetery vigil runs through the night of November 1.
Valladolid Yucatán
The Santa Cruz is honored in the Cruz Verde barrio from April 23 to May 3 with jarana dancing, the city's founding is marked on May 28, and the Cristo Rey fiesta fills October 15 to 30.
Zimapán Hidalgo
Las Caladitas is held on Good Friday, and the Feria del Albañil honors stonemasons and the Holy Cross on May 3.

May 37 pueblos

Acaxochitlán Hidalgo
The fiesta of the Señor del Colateral begins on May 3 with a novena of dances and processions through the barrios, and closes on May 11 with an evening procession and fireworks.
Amealco Querétaro
The Feria Amealco, held from late April to early May, celebrates the founding of the town.
Angangueo Michoacán
The religious calendar includes the Santa Cruz on May 3, San Simón, the patron saint, on October 28, and the Inmaculada Concepción on December 8.
Arteaga Coahuila
The fiesta of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint, falls on May 15 and draws pilgrims from Saltillo, Monclova and Monterrey; it starts just after midday with Las mañanitas and matlachines dancing in the parish atrium, and ends with fireworks at 11 p.m.
Bernal Querétaro
The fiesta of the Santa Cruz, May 1 to 5, includes the climb with the cross, a marathon, and the mask contest.
Calvillo Aguascalientes
The Feria de Mayo accompanies the patronal fiestas of the Señor del Salitre.
Chignahuapan Puebla
The Santuario del Honguito celebrates on May 3.
Coatepec Veracruz
The Feria del Café runs from the last week of April into the first half of May.
Copainalá Chiapas
The largest is the fair of San Vicente Ferrer, May 5 to 10, which brings in visiting performers.
Cozumel Quintana Roo
In early May the village of El Cedral holds its feria in honor of the Santa Cruz de Sabán, with equestrian events, food and dances, closing with a Mass on May 3.
Córdoba Veracruz
The city fair in May recalls the defense of May 21, 1821, with a civic parade and cultural and sports events, and the Flor de Izote festival falls in the same month.
El Rosario Sinaloa
The Feria de la Primavera, one of the oldest in the country, runs from May 1 to 10.
Frontera Tabasco
The municipal fair takes place in the last week of May, followed by Navy Day on June 1.
General Terán Nuevo León
On May 15 a procession in honor of San Isidro Labrador goes through the countryside. The Grito de Independencia is held on the night of September 15, the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12, and civic parades mark September 16, November 20 and May 5.
Isla Aguada Campeche
The main fiesta runs from May 3 to 11 for the Santa Cruz and the Señor del Pescador, organized by the church, the town authorities and the local guilds. There are popular dances, contests, boat races, fireworks and fairground rides, and on May 11 the image of the Señor del Pescador is taken out across the bay in decorated boats.
Isla Mujeres Quintana Roo
The island marks its discovery on May 4 and the anniversary of its founding from August 12 to 17, a week that also commemorates the sinking of the Cruz de la Bahía on August 17.
Izamal Yucatán
The archdiocese makes its yearly pilgrimage on May 31 or the nearest weekend, and August 22 marks the anniversary of the image's pontifical coronation in 1949.
Jiquilpan Michoacán
The birthday of Lázaro Cárdenas, born in the town, is marked on May 21, and San Francisco de Asís, the patron, is celebrated on October 4.
Loreto Baja California Sur
May brings the Festival de la Antigua California, June the chocolate clam festival, and July the dorado fishing tournaments.
Magdalena de Kino Sonora
The Festival Kino takes place the third week of May, and San Ignacio celebrates its patron in late July and early August.
Mascota Jalisco
The town's elevation to city status is marked on April 10, and San José María Robles Hurtado is celebrated from May 1 to 3.
Otumba Estado de México
Besides the donkey fair on May 1, Otumba celebrates the Inmaculada Concepción on December 8.
Palenque Chiapas
The Expo Internacional Mundo Maya takes place in the last week of March, and the Fiesta de la Santa Cruz falls on May 3.
Parras Coahuila
The Fiesta del Santo Madero is held every May 3.
Salvatierra Guanajuato
May belongs to the Virgen de la Luz and July to the Virgen del Carmen.
San Joaquín Querétaro
Beyond the huapango contest in April, the calendar includes the Señor de las Maravillas on March 2, San José on March 19, the Santa Cruz on May 3 and San Isidro Labrador on May 15.
Talpa de Allende Jalisco
Her coronation is celebrated on May 12, the Milagro de la Renovación from September 11 to 19, and the feast of the Virgen del Rosario on October 7.
Taxco Guerrero
The Jornadas Alarconianas come in May, the Jumil Festival in October, and the National Silver Fair in late November and early December.
Teapa Tabasco
The municipal fair fills Parque La Sultana from April 30 to May 5, overlapping the Santa Cruz on May 3.
Tekax Yucatán
In nearby Pencuyut, San Bartolomé is honored from May 8 to June 1.
Teúl de González Ortega Zacatecas
On May 3 the Santa Cruz is celebrated with the dance of Los Morenos, and May 5 brings a civic parade for the Battle of Puebla.
Tierranueva San Luis Potosí
Other religious fiestas honor Señor Santiago from July 16 to 25, the Señor de la Piedad from July 28 to August 6, and San Judas Tadeo from October 19 to 28, plus the Santa Cruz on May 3.
Todos Santos Baja California Sur
A wine festival is held in May and the Festival del Mango in August.
Tulum Quintana Roo
The Fiesta de la Santa Cruz, tied to the Maya cult of the Cruz Parlante, is held in the first week of May.
Valladolid Yucatán
The Santa Cruz is honored in the Cruz Verde barrio from April 23 to May 3 with jarana dancing, the city's founding is marked on May 28, and the Cristo Rey fiesta fills October 15 to 30.
Zacatlán Puebla
In May the Festival Cuaxóchitl gathers the surrounding indigenous villages to share traditions, crafts and food, and November brings the Festival de la Sidra.
Zimapán Hidalgo
Las Caladitas is held on Good Friday, and the Feria del Albañil honors stonemasons and the Holy Cross on May 3.

June 31 pueblos

Cholula Puebla
San Andrés celebrates its patron for a week around November 30; the Nopal Fair is in early June and the Cheese Fair in early August.
Coscomatepec Veracruz
San Juan Bautista is honored on June 24, and Guadalupe processions run December 1 to 12, ending with the Procesión de los Hombres.
El Fuerte Sinaloa
In town, the calendar includes the Holy Week Via Crucis, the municipality's anniversary on June 24, the Fiestas Patrias on September 15 and 16, the traditional fair on November 20 and the Inapo El Fuerte cultural festival.
Frontera Tabasco
The municipal fair takes place in the last week of May, followed by Navy Day on June 1. The Señor de Tila is honored at Corpus Christi, and the patronal feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe lasts from December 1 to 12.
General Cepeda Coahuila
The pecan fair opens on June 7 and ends on the 13th, the feast of San Antonio.
Guadalupe Zacatecas
The Morisma, begun in 1900, is staged June 22 to 24 for San Juan Bautista and October 5 to 7 for Our Lady of the Rosary.
Guerrero Coahuila
The fiesta patronal of San Juan Bautista, the town's most important celebration, is held every June 24 with religious services, cultural events and food.
Huasca de Ocampo Hidalgo
The feast of Saint John the Baptist, on June 24, is celebrated with masses, charreadas, horse races, cockfights, sports events, fireworks and folk dances.
Ixtenco Tlaxcala
The two main celebrations are the feast of San Juan Bautista on June 24 and Carnival.
Loreto Baja California Sur
May brings the Festival de la Antigua California, June the chocolate clam festival, and July the dorado fishing tournaments.
Mexcaltitán Nayarit
The island's big day is June 29, the feast of San Pedro and San Pablo, its patron saints, when prayers are offered for a good shrimp catch.
Nombre de Dios Durango
The patronal feast of San Pedro Apóstol is observed on June 24, the anniversary of the town's founding is celebrated on September 30, and the feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe closes the year on December 12.
Ocozocoautla Chiapas
San Juan Bautista is honored at the parish around June 24 and 25, and there are smaller fairs for San Antonio, San Bernabé and the Virgen de Guadalupe.
Papantla Veracruz
The main fiesta is Corpus Christi in June, which starts on the Thursday of Corpus and lasts nine days, with processions, the Voladores and dances such as the negritos, tocotines, guaguas and santiagueros.
Paracho Michoacán
A guitar culture festival is held during Holy Week, the patron saints San Pedro and San Pablo are celebrated on June 29, a national contest of cantoya paper balloons comes in the third week of July, and the canacuas are performed on October 28.
Pátzcuaro Michoacán
At Corpus Christi, shopkeepers toss goods such as bread, fruit and clothing to the crowd.
Real del Monte Hidalgo
Carnival has a parade of floats and masks, Corpus Christi Thursday brings horse races and charrería to El Hiloche, and the Festival del Paste is in October.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas
Corpus Christi brings a fair of traditional sweets.
San José de Gracia Aguascalientes
Holy Week, in March or April, brings a procession and a fair, and the Fiesta de San Juan is held on June 24.
Santiago Nuevo León
On the first Saturday of June local restaurants put on the Muestra Gastronómica, with tastings of dishes, desserts and drinks.
Teapa Tabasco
Later come San Juan on June 24, the Señor de las Lluvias on September 14, the railway workers' fiesta on November 7, and Guadalupe on December 11 and 12 at Tecomajiaca.
Tekax Yucatán
The Fiesta de la Primavera runs April 18 to 22, and the patron, San Juan Bautista, is celebrated in June. In nearby Pencuyut, San Bartolomé is honored from May 8 to June 1.
Teotihuacán Estado de México
San Juan Bautista, the patron saint, is honored on June 24, and the Divino Redentor on the third Sunday of July.
Tequila Jalisco
On June 24 and 29 families head to the countryside for the día de los cantaritos.
Teúl de González Ortega Zacatecas
The biggest fiesta of the year is June 24, the day of San Juan Bautista, the town's patron, with ceremonies and music.
Tlaquepaque Jalisco
The Fiestas de Junio honor San Pedro, the town's patron, over about 16 days from late June into early July.
Tlayacapan Morelos
The feast of San Juan Bautista, the town's patron saint, is celebrated on June 24.
Tula Tamaulipas
The fiestas of San Antonio de Padua, the town's patron, are held in mid-June, with a mass and a street callejoneada for single people among the events.
Xicotepec Puebla
Around June 23 each year, indigenous healers gather at La Xochipila, a pre-Hispanic ceremonial site in the middle of town once dedicated to Xochipilli, to carry out purification rituals.
Xochitepec Morelos
Atlacholoaya celebrates San Bartolo on August 24, and Chiconcuac honors San Antonio de Padua on June 13.
Zimapán Hidalgo
The Feria de San Juan Bautista, for the town's patron saint, centers on June 24 with fireworks, bullfights and rodeo events, and on June 22 the solstice light concert illuminates the patron's image inside the parish church.

July 49 pueblos

Ajijic Jalisco
In July the Chupinaya mountain race sends runners from the plaza to the summit and back, and each September the Regata de Globos fills the sky with homemade tissue paper balloons.
Angangueo Michoacán
The Day of the Miner on July 11 honors the town's mining past.
Aquismón San Luis Potosí
Popular fiestas for Santiago Apóstol and Santa Ana fall on July 25 and 26.
Bacalar Quintana Roo
The fiestas of San Joaquín and Santa Ana, the town's patrons, fill July. The saints are brought down from the altar on July 1, the novenas open with an alborada on July 15, and vaquerías with jarana orchestras play in the evenings. On July 26 the saints are carried in a boat procession around Laguna Bacalar, followed by mass.
Batopilas Chihuahua
The fiestas patronales of the Virgen del Carmen, patron of the town, fall around July 16.
Bustamante Nuevo León
The Feria del Señor de Tlaxcala, honoring the Christ brought by the town's Tlaxcalan founders, runs from July 28 to August 6.
Candela Coahuila
The Biker Fest fills the Las Lajas corridor in late July, and the Fiestas del Santo Cristo de la Capilla in August bring a cabalgata and the Gran Matlachinada.
Copainalá Chiapas
San Marcos is celebrated on April 25, Santa Ana July 24 to 26 and the patron San Miguel in September.
Creel Chihuahua
The main fiesta of Creel is San Ignacio de Loyola on July 31.
Cuatrociénegas Coahuila
The Feria de la Uva, one of the oldest fairs in Coahuila with more than 90 years of history, runs for about ten days from late July into early August, with a queen's coronation, cabalgatas, concerts, crafts and local wine.
Cuitzeo Michoacán
The main religious feasts are the Virgin of the Conception in February and Saint Mary Magdalene, the patron, in July.
Frontera Tabasco
The Festival de la Jaiba is in July and the Feria de la Naranja runs September 1 to 8.
Guerrero Coahuila
The Feria de la Sandía fills the main plaza in late July, and the Festival Internacional Río Grande brings food, crafts and live music in early September.
Hidalgo del Parral Chihuahua
The Jornadas Villistas fill the city for about ten days in mid-July, marking both the anniversary of Pancho Villa's death in Parral and the founding of the city.
Huautla Oaxaca
A cultural festival about the town's shamanic history usually takes place in July.
Jalpan Querétaro
Other dates include the Holy Week Passion play, Santiago Apóstol on July 25, a monumental Day of the Dead altar, and the Día del Paisano on December 28, with a pickup truck parade and charreada.
Lagos de Moreno Jalisco
The Feria de Lagos de Moreno runs from late July to around August 10 and coincides with the fiestas of the Virgen de la Asunción, the town's patron.
Linares Nuevo León
The Feria de Villaseca fills several weeks of July and August with craft and trade exhibitions, charro parades, horse races, fairground rides and regional bands at the Teatro del Pueblo.
Loreto Baja California Sur
May brings the Festival de la Antigua California, June the chocolate clam festival, and July the dorado fishing tournaments.
Magdalena de Kino Sonora
The Festival Kino takes place the third week of May, and San Ignacio celebrates its patron in late July and early August.
Mapimí Durango
The Feria de Mapimí is held in the second half of July as part of the founding fiestas, which date back to 1598. It coincides with the feast of Santiago Apóstol, the town's patron saint, on July 25, and is traditionally staged in the main plaza.
Mazamitla Jalisco
The founding of Mazamitla is celebrated from March 27 to 30, and the fiestas of San Cristóbal, the town's patron, fall in the second week of July.
Metztitlán Hidalgo
The town's big day is July 4, when Metztitlán celebrates the feast of its patroness, the Virgen del Refugio.
Mier Tamaulipas
The Fiesta de San Juan Bautista falls in July.
Mineral de Pozos Guanajuato
The biggest celebration is the Festival Cultural de la Toltequidad, held on the third weekend of July for more than thirty years.
Motul Yucatán
The fiesta of the Virgen del Carmen runs from July 1 to 23. July 15 brings fireworks and the vaquería; the big procession is on July 16.
Nochistlán Zacatecas
The Día del Hijo Ausente, on the last Sunday of July, welcomes home those who have moved away.
Orizaba Veracruz
The Virgen del Carmen has her feast on July 16, the Barrio Nuevo neighborhood marks the Day of the Dead on November 2, and the Virgen de Guadalupe is celebrated in La Concordia on December 12.
Paracho Michoacán
A guitar culture festival is held during Holy Week, the patron saints San Pedro and San Pablo are celebrated on June 29, a national contest of cantoya paper balloons comes in the third week of July, and the canacuas are performed on October 28.
Pinos Zacatecas
A traditional dance festival gathers more than 40 groups on the third Sunday of July, and Day of the Dead brings a skeleton parade.
Real de Asientos Aguascalientes
The town honors its patroness, Nuestra Señora de Belén, on the fourth Sunday of January and the Señor del Tepozán on the first Sunday of July. The founding is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of July, a festival of magic and skulls is held around November 2, and there is a taco festival on November 20.
Salvatierra Guanajuato
May belongs to the Virgen de la Luz and July to the Virgen del Carmen.
San Carlos Sonora
The Festival Mar Bermejo runs every year from July 8 to 13 and commemorates the defense of the port of Guaymas against the French in 1854.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas
Guadalupe is celebrated December 1 to 12, the city's founding on March 31, and nearly every barrio has its own feast, such as San Cristobalito on July 25.
San Ignacio Sinaloa
The fiestas of San Ignacio de Loyola, the town's patron, fill the last week of July with a daily Rosario de la Aurora, masses, games and music, and close on July 31 with Las Mañanitas and a solemn mass.
Santiago Nuevo León
The patron saint, Señor Santiago, is celebrated on July 25.
Tapalpa Jalisco
San Antonio de Padua, the patron, has a triduum from July 11 to 13, the Virgen de la Defensa is venerated from early July to late August, and the Virgen de la Merced is celebrated September 21 to 24.
Tapijulapa Tabasco
The village fair runs July 23 to 25, and the municipal fair of Tacotalpa follows from August 12 to 16.
Tecate Baja California
July brings a two-week celebration in Parque Los Encinos, with dance groups, crafts, food stands and exhibits.
Tecozautla Hidalgo
The fiesta with the deepest roots falls on July 25, the day of patron saint Santiago Apóstol.
Teotihuacán Estado de México
San Juan Bautista, the patron saint, is honored on June 24, and the Divino Redentor on the third Sunday of July.
Teziutlán Puebla
In July the four-towered Iglesia del Carmen holds its celebration, with men carrying the Virgin's statue high through the streets.
Tierranueva San Luis Potosí
Other religious fiestas honor Señor Santiago from July 16 to 25, the Señor de la Piedad from July 28 to August 6, and San Judas Tadeo from October 19 to 28, plus the Santa Cruz on May 3.
Tlaquepaque Jalisco
The Fiestas de Junio honor San Pedro, the town's patron, over about 16 days from late June into early July.
Tlatlauquitepec Puebla
Huaxtla honors its crucified Christ in the third week of January and the first week of July, and the Holy Week Via Crucis walks the cobbled causeway from Huaxtla to the ex-convent.
Viesca Coahuila
The town marks its founding every July 25, a tradition dating to 1731.
Villanueva Zacatecas
The Feria de Tayahua is held March 14 to 20, and the Virgen del Carmen is celebrated on July 16.
Xico Veracruz
The fiesta of Santa María Magdalena peaks on July 22. Processions begin on July 13 as the image visits homes to receive new dresses. On July 20 the flower arch is raised on the church facade and families lay sawdust carpets along the main street.
Zempoala Hidalgo
The Feria Patronal in honor of the Virgen del Refugio is held over four days in early July.

August 45 pueblos

Acaxochitlán Hidalgo
The patronal feast of the Assumption runs August 13 to 15, with an altar heaped with apples, a procession, band and mariachi music, and a fireworks castle.
Bustamante Nuevo León
The Feria del Señor de Tlaxcala, honoring the Christ brought by the town's Tlaxcalan founders, runs from July 28 to August 6. On August 6, pilgrims reach the church of San Miguel Arcángel and celebrate with dances, bell ringing and antojitos.
Candela Coahuila
The Biker Fest fills the Las Lajas corridor in late July, and the Fiestas del Santo Cristo de la Capilla in August bring a cabalgata and the Gran Matlachinada.
Cholula Puebla
San Andrés celebrates its patron for a week around November 30; the Nopal Fair is in early June and the Cheese Fair in early August.
Ciudad del Maíz San Luis Potosí
Holy Week brings live reenactments, a Via Crucis and candlelit night processions, and the Virgen de la Asunción is honored on August 15.
Comitán Chiapas
Other dates include San Sebastián (January 20), Candelaria (February 2), Santo Domingo with the Expoferia (August 4), and the large Guadalupe pilgrimage and fair on December 12.
Cuatrociénegas Coahuila
The Feria de la Uva, one of the oldest fairs in Coahuila with more than 90 years of history, runs for about ten days from late July into early August, with a queen's coronation, cabalgatas, concerts, crafts and local wine.
Cuetzalan Puebla
Yolixpa has its own festival, first held over two days in August 2014.
Córdoba Veracruz
August brings the Emilio Carballido Festival and, on the 24th, the anniversary of the Treaties of Córdoba.
Huamantla Tlaxcala
August belongs to Our Lady of Charity, with about a month of festivities.
Isla Mujeres Quintana Roo
The island marks its discovery on May 4 and the anniversary of its founding from August 12 to 17, a week that also commemorates the sinking of the Cruz de la Bahía on August 17.
Ixcateopan Guerrero
Santa María de la Asunción is honored from August 1 to 15, the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12, and the Santo Niño de Atocha from December 31 to January 6.
Ixtapan de la Sal Estado de México
Carnival is held in February, the feast of the Assumption on August 15, and the martyrs of Ixtapan are commemorated on August 10.
Izamal Yucatán
The archdiocese makes its yearly pilgrimage on May 31 or the nearest weekend, and August 22 marks the anniversary of the image's pontifical coronation in 1949.
Jala Nayarit
The Feria del Elote is held each August in honor of the Virgen de la Asunción and the corn harvest, for which Jala is known: its ears can reach 60 centimeters. The fair runs for about eight days in mid-August, ending around August 15 or 16, with free admission and stalls of food, drink and crafts.
Lagos de Moreno Jalisco
The Feria de Lagos de Moreno runs from late July to around August 10 and coincides with the fiestas of the Virgen de la Asunción, the town's patron.
Linares Nuevo León
The Feria de Villaseca fills several weeks of July and August with craft and trade exhibitions, charro parades, horse races, fairground rides and regional bands at the Teatro del Pueblo.
Magdalena de Kino Sonora
The Festival Kino takes place the third week of May, and San Ignacio celebrates its patron in late July and early August.
Malinalco Estado de México
The patron saint fiesta of the Divino Salvador fills the first week of August with food, music, dancing, fair rides and the well-known parade of mojigangas, oversized costumed figures.
Maní Yucatán
The main fiesta honors the Virgin of the Assumption and runs from August 15 to 24 each year.
Múzquiz Coahuila
The Feria de Santa Rosa de Lima, in honor of the town's patron saint, runs from August 21 to 31 with music, dance, regional food and religious services.
Ocozocoautla Chiapas
After Carnival, the second biggest celebration is the fair of the Virgen de la Asunción, which begins with a pilgrimage of about 13 kilometers on foot from Coita to Ocuilapa, where the image known as La Aparecida is awaited.
Palenque Chiapas
The Feria de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, for the town's patron, peaks on August 4 with marimba music, traditional dances and processions.
Palizada Campeche
The Feria Principal in honor of San Joaquín, the town's patron, runs from August 15 to 31 and opens with the solemn lowering of his image, followed by processions, masses and a livestock fair.
Paracho Michoacán
The Feria Nacional de la Guitarra takes over town in early August.
Parras Coahuila
On August 15, feast of the Assumption, the town celebrates Santa María, patron of the region.
San Sebastián del Oeste Jalisco
The calendar follows the church: the patron saint, San Sebastián, is celebrated on January 20, the Virgin of the Asunción on August 15 and the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7.
Santa Clara del Cobre Michoacán
August belongs to the patron saint fiestas and the National Copper Fair, with its hammered copper competition. Events open on August 2 with a pilgrimage of the coppersmiths to the church of Santa Clara de Asís, whose days are August 11 and 12. August 15 honors Nuestra Señora del Sagrario and the Assumption, with copper demonstrations in the plaza, dances, parades and fireworks.
Santa María del Río San Luis Potosí
The Feria Regional del Rebozo takes place in early August and is one of the biggest dates on the local calendar.
Santiago Nuevo León
From the second half of August the Festival de la Manzana gathers the sierra's apple growers and their apple-based dishes.
Sisal Yucatán
On August 5 a venerated Black Christ is carried from the church of San Francisco de Asís in Hunucmá to Sisal, where it boards a boat at the head of a flotilla of fishing craft while people toss flowers on the water.
Tapalpa Jalisco
San Antonio de Padua, the patron, has a triduum from July 11 to 13, the Virgen de la Defensa is venerated from early July to late August, and the Virgen de la Merced is celebrated September 21 to 24.
Tapijulapa Tabasco
The village fair runs July 23 to 25, and the municipal fair of Tacotalpa follows from August 12 to 16.
Temacapulín Jalisco
In late August, the Festival del Chile celebrates the harvest with salsas, music and a 10-kilometer race called Los Remedios.
Teposcolula Oaxaca
August brings the Festival del Fuego and the Feria del Chocholuco, built around the town's old tamal.
Tetela de Ocampo Puebla
The Virgen de la Asunción, the town's patron, is honored on August 15 with dances of negritos, tejoneros, quetzales and voladores, alongside the Feria del Durazno y el Chile en Nogada held around August 11 to 16.
Teziutlán Puebla
The Feria de Teziutlán fills the first couple of weeks of August with livestock shows, bullfights, regional music and dance, fireworks and carnival rides.
Tierranueva San Luis Potosí
Other religious fiestas honor Señor Santiago from July 16 to 25, the Señor de la Piedad from July 28 to August 6, and San Judas Tadeo from October 19 to 28, plus the Santa Cruz on May 3.
Tlaltizapán Morelos
Zapata's death is commemorated on April 10 and the Martyrs of Tlaltizapán on August 13.
Tlatlauquitepec Puebla
The town's patron feast falls on August 15, the day of the Assumption.
Todos Santos Baja California Sur
A wine festival is held in May and the Festival del Mango in August.
Xilitla San Luis Potosí
A coffee fair is held every August.
Xochitepec Morelos
Atlacholoaya celebrates San Bartolo on August 24, and Chiconcuac honors San Antonio de Padua on June 13.
Yuriria Guanajuato
A second feast of the Señor de la Preciosa Sangre falls on August 31, when the image is carried in procession from its temple to the parish church.
Zacatlán Puebla
The Feria de la Manzana, held for a week every August since 1941, celebrates the apple harvest with food, regional dances, danzón, symphony performances and big-name concerts.

September 48 pueblos

Aculco Estado de México
The town fair honors the patron saint, San Jerónimo, on September 30.
Ajijic Jalisco
In July the Chupinaya mountain race sends runners from the plaza to the summit and back, and each September the Regata de Globos fills the sky with homemade tissue paper balloons.
Aquismón San Luis Potosí
San Miguel Arcángel, the patron saint, is honored on September 29, the same day the first offerings of Xantolo, the Huasteca's Day of the Dead, are set out.
Arteaga Coahuila
The Feria de la Manzana is held in September.
Atlixco Puebla
The Huey Atlixcáyotl, on the last Sunday of September, sends hundreds of dancers and musicians from Puebla's eleven regions up the Cerro de San Miguel.
Cadereyta Querétaro
Every September the nearby village of Boyé, known for its barbacoa and pulque, hosts the Festival de la Barbacoa y el Pulque, with regional food and cultural events.
Capulálpam de Méndez Oaxaca
The annual fair for San Mateo Apóstol runs September 11 to 22, with a calenda of decorated floats, dancing to the brass band, fireworks, and jaripeo.
Casas Grandes Chihuahua
The Cabalgata Binacional Villista, a horseback ride honoring Pancho Villa's revolutionaries, takes place in February or March, and the founding of Casas Grandes is commemorated from September 8 to 16.
Cholula Puebla
The feast of the Virgen de los Remedios on September 8 centers on the pyramid, preceded by La Bajada, when her image comes down to visit the barrios.
Coatepec Veracruz
The main fiesta honors the patron saint, San Jerónimo, at the end of September.
Cocula Jalisco
The town's annual fair runs from late September into early October with sports, traditional dances, crafts and a heavy dose of mariachi, fitting for the town known as the cradle of the genre.
Comonfort Guanajuato
The Virgen de los Remedios is honored on September 1 and again in the last ten days of November, when four days of fiestas bring band music and Apache, Torito, Concheros and Aztec dances.
Copainalá Chiapas
San Marcos is celebrated on April 25, Santa Ana July 24 to 26 and the patron San Miguel in September.
Cotija Michoacán
The Feria de la Tostada runs September 28 to 30.
Cuitzeo Michoacán
September brings the Fiesta del Buen Temporal, October a civic commemoration of the arrival of Spanish culture, and November the yearly festival at the Cerrito sanctuary.
Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato
The Fiestas Patrias fill September 4 to 20, with the Grito reenacted in the parish atrium before dawn on the 16th.
El Fuerte Sinaloa
In town, the calendar includes the Holy Week Via Crucis, the municipality's anniversary on June 24, the Fiestas Patrias on September 15 and 16, the traditional fair on November 20 and the Inapo El Fuerte cultural festival.
El Oro Estado de México
September 29 is the big feast of San Miguel Arcángel.
El Rosario Sinaloa
The anniversary of the Virgen de El Rosario, the town's largest celebration, culminates on the first Sunday of October after nine days of novenas, masses and processions that start in late September.
Frontera Tabasco
The Festival de la Jaiba is in July and the Feria de la Naranja runs September 1 to 8.
General Terán Nuevo León
The Grito de Independencia is held on the night of September 15, the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12, and civic parades mark September 16, November 20 and May 5.
Guerrero Coahuila
The Feria de la Sandía fills the main plaza in late July, and the Festival Internacional Río Grande brings food, crafts and live music in early September.
Huautla Oaxaca
The main religious feasts are the Señor de las Tres Caídas on the third Friday of Lent, the Virgin of the Nativity on September 7 and 8, and Our Lady of Juquila on December 7 and 8.
Huichapan Hidalgo
The first Grito de Independencia in Mexico was given here on September 16, 1812, and the Fiestas Patrias from September 13 to 16 bring the Cabalgata Camino Real de Huichapan, charreadas, parades and fireworks. From September 21 to 23 the Feria de la Nuez honors San Mateo, the patron saint, with religious services, rides, fireworks and the palo encebado.
Ixtapan de la Sal Estado de México
Independence celebrations on September 15 and 16 end with a mock battle in the street.
Ixtlán del Río Nayarit
The regional fair runs from September 7 to 18, with agricultural exhibitions, rodeos, folk dancers, music, fireworks and a parade of floats.
Loreto Baja California Sur
The Virgin of Loreto is celebrated on September 8 and the town's founding from October 19 to 25.
Magdalena de Kino Sonora
The Fiestas de Octubre for San Francisco Javier, from the last week of September through October 4, are among the oldest religious fiestas in Sonora, bringing Tohono O'odham and Yaqui pilgrims, walkers from Nogales and Santa Ana, music and dancing.
Mascota Jalisco
The main fiestas, honoring Nuestra Señora de los Dolores on September 15, run together with the Fiestas Patrias through the first half of September, and the Virgen de Guadalupe is honored on December 12.
Naolinco Veracruz
The Moors and Christians dance begins on September 21, feast of the patron San Mateo, and wraps up about two weeks later with the burial of the huesito, which is placed on top of the kiosk.
Nombre de Dios Durango
The patronal feast of San Pedro Apóstol is observed on June 24, the anniversary of the town's founding is celebrated on September 30, and the feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe closes the year on December 12.
Orizaba Veracruz
San Miguel Arcángel, patron of the city, is honored on September 29.
Otumba Estado de México
The Tocuila sanctuary holds two fiestas: the main one on the second Sunday of Easter and another on the Sunday after September 11, when pilgrims arrive from around the country on foot, running, by bicycle and on horseback.
Pabellón de Hidalgo Aguascalientes
Each September a candlelight procession climbs Cerro de Santa Cruz to the large white cross that overlooks the town and the San Blas reservoir, and which stays lit at night.
Pátzcuaro Michoacán
The city marks its anniversary on September 28 and honors Nuestra Señora de la Salud on December 8.
Salvatierra Guanajuato
San Francisco is honored from September 25 to October 4. La Marquesada, created in 2007 and held the last weekend of September, features a Pamplona-style running of the bulls.
Santa Rosalía Baja California Sur
The town's patron, Santa Rosalía de Palermo, is honored in September with music, dances and parades.
Sombrerete Zacatecas
The Virgen de la Soledad is celebrated with a big fiesta on September 15.
Talpa de Allende Jalisco
Her coronation is celebrated on May 12, the Milagro de la Renovación from September 11 to 19, and the feast of the Virgen del Rosario on October 7.
Tapalpa Jalisco
San Antonio de Padua, the patron, has a triduum from July 11 to 13, the Virgen de la Defensa is venerated from early July to late August, and the Virgen de la Merced is celebrated September 21 to 24.
Teapa Tabasco
Later come San Juan on June 24, the Señor de las Lluvias on September 14, the railway workers' fiesta on November 7, and Guadalupe on December 11 and 12 at Tecomajiaca.
Tepoztlán Morelos
On September 8 the town honors El Tepozteco and the Virgin of the Nativity.
Tierranueva San Luis Potosí
The patron saint fiesta of San Nicolás de Tolentino runs September 1 to 10.
Tlalpujahua Michoacán
The Feria de la Esfera runs from September to December, with a huge display and sale of ornaments, trees and lights.
Tlaltizapán Morelos
The patron saint, San Miguel Arcángel, is celebrated on September 29.
Ures Sonora
The patron saint, San Miguel Arcángel, is celebrated on September 29.
Villa del Carbón Estado de México
The main charreadas take place on March 10, the anniversary of the municipality's founding, September 16, and December 8, the feast of the town's patron saint, each with music, dances, craft displays and regional food.
Zozocolco Veracruz
The main fiesta is September 29, the feast of San Miguel, when the voladores fly from their pole in the stone plaza.

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Ahuacatlán Nayarit
The date to note is October 4, when the town celebrates its bullfighting tradition with an annual festival.
Amealco Querétaro
From October 30 to November 2, the cemeteries fill with music, dance and prayers in Otomí and Náhuatl for Day of the Dead.
Angangueo Michoacán
The religious calendar includes the Santa Cruz on May 3, San Simón, the patron saint, on October 28, and the Inmaculada Concepción on December 8.
Aquismón San Luis Potosí
Through October the season continues with cemetery visits, decorated streets and traditional dances.
Atlixco Puebla
January 4 to 6 brings a balloon launch and Three Kings parade, March the Flower Festival, late October the regional fair, and from November 20 the Villa Iluminada and the Poinsettia Fair.
Casas Grandes Chihuahua
The Festival en las Casas Grandes fills the Paquimé museum with talks, workshops and music in mid-October, and the Virgen de la Medalla Milagrosa is honored in mid-November.
Chiapa de Corzo Chiapas
The Señor del Calvario fiesta in October is the second largest.
Chignahuapan Puebla
The Festival de la Luz y de la Vida, October 31 to November 2, marks Day of the Dead on the lagoon with offerings, a ceremonial pyramid on the water, light shows, music and dance. The Feria Nacional del Árbol y la Esfera, in late October and early November, gathers Christmas ornament makers in the zócalo.
Cocula Jalisco
The town's annual fair runs from late September into early October with sports, traditional dances, crafts and a heavy dose of mariachi, fitting for the town known as the cradle of the genre.
Comonfort Guanajuato
The main feast is for San Francisco de Asís, the patron saint, on October 4, with Apache dances and a palenque.
Coscomatepec Veracruz
The big date is October 3, when La Cabalgata reenacts the breaking of the 1813 siege: at nine at night the lights go out and a costumed Nicolás Bravo leads townspeople and riders out by firelight. A civic parade follows on October 4.
Cuitzeo Michoacán
September brings the Fiesta del Buen Temporal, October a civic commemoration of the arrival of Spanish culture, and November the yearly festival at the Cerrito sanctuary.
El Rosario Sinaloa
The anniversary of the Virgen de El Rosario, the town's largest celebration, culminates on the first Sunday of October after nine days of novenas, masses and processions that start in late September.
General Cepeda Coahuila
San Francisco de Asís, the patron, is celebrated on October 4.
Guadalupe Zacatecas
The Morisma, begun in 1900, is staged June 22 to 24 for San Juan Bautista and October 5 to 7 for Our Lady of the Rosary.
Ixtlán del Río Nayarit
In October, townspeople gather to climb the hill of El Cristo Rey, and the Virgin of Guadalupe is honored from December 7 to 15.
Jalpa de Cánovas Guanajuato
The feast of the Señor de la Misericordia, in the last week of October, is the biggest event of the year, with parades, a fair, religious services, regional music and dance.
Jiquilpan Michoacán
The birthday of Lázaro Cárdenas, born in the town, is marked on May 21, and San Francisco de Asís, the patron, is celebrated on October 4.
Loreto Baja California Sur
The Virgin of Loreto is celebrated on September 8 and the town's founding from October 19 to 25.
Magdalena de Kino Sonora
The Fiestas de Octubre for San Francisco Javier, from the last week of September through October 4, are among the oldest religious fiestas in Sonora, bringing Tohono O'odham and Yaqui pilgrims, walkers from Nogales and Santa Ana, music and dancing.
Mazamitla Jalisco
The Festival de las Flores takes over the weekends of October, and the Virgin of Guadalupe is honored from December 4 to 12.
Metepec Estado de México
In October the Festival Quimera brings theater, literature, dance, music and art exhibitions, along with a lively night scene.
Nochistlán Zacatecas
The patron feast of San Francisco de Asís falls on October 4, and the regional fair around the third Sunday of October brings bandas, fireworks, rides and jaripeos.
Paracho Michoacán
A guitar culture festival is held during Holy Week, the patron saints San Pedro and San Pablo are celebrated on June 29, a national contest of cantoya paper balloons comes in the third week of July, and the canacuas are performed on October 28.
Real de Catorce San Luis Potosí
Thousands of pilgrims fill the town in the week around October 4, feast of San Francisco de Asís, to give thanks at the parish.
Real del Monte Hidalgo
Carnival has a parade of floats and masks, Corpus Christi Thursday brings horse races and charrería to El Hiloche, and the Festival del Paste is in October.
Salvatierra Guanajuato
San Francisco is honored from September 25 to October 4.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas
The Festival Cervantino-Barroco comes in late October and the Tragameluz photography festival in November.
San Sebastián del Oeste Jalisco
The calendar follows the church: the patron saint, San Sebastián, is celebrated on January 20, the Virgin of the Asunción on August 15 and the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7.
Santa Rosalía Baja California Sur
The Fiestas de Fundación, marking the town's founding as a French mining settlement in 1884, are held in early October.
Tacámbaro Michoacán
For the Day of the Dead, Tacámbaro sets up the largest altar in Michoacán, about 140 meters long on Abasolo Street, on view from October 30 to November 2 with catrinas made by local schools.
Talpa de Allende Jalisco
Her coronation is celebrated on May 12, the Milagro de la Renovación from September 11 to 19, and the feast of the Virgen del Rosario on October 7.
Taxco Guerrero
The Jornadas Alarconianas come in May, the Jumil Festival in October, and the National Silver Fair in late November and early December.
Tierranueva San Luis Potosí
Other religious fiestas honor Señor Santiago from July 16 to 25, the Señor de la Piedad from July 28 to August 6, and San Judas Tadeo from October 19 to 28, plus the Santa Cruz on May 3.
Tlalpujahua Michoacán
At the end of October the town hosts Mórbido, an international fantasy and horror film festival with screenings in the old theater and even inside a mine.
Todos Santos Baja California Sur
The patron saint fiestas are on October 12.
Tulum Quintana Roo
Twice a year, in March and October, the Feria de la Cancha Maya gathers families and Maya dignitaries at the Maya church with ceremonies, paax music, vaquerías and the máatan, a shared meal of traditional food.
Tzintzuntzan Michoacán
Holy Week brings the Santo Entierro procession, San Francisco is honored on October 4, and the cemetery vigil runs through the night of November 1.
Valladolid Yucatán
The Santa Cruz is honored in the Cruz Verde barrio from April 23 to May 3 with jarana dancing, the city's founding is marked on May 28, and the Cristo Rey fiesta fills October 15 to 30.
Villanueva Zacatecas
The fair of San Judas Tadeo, the patron saint, runs from October 20 to 28 with dances, food and games.

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Ajijic Jalisco
The biggest event is the fiesta of San Andrés, the patron saint, which takes over the plaza and nearby streets for nine days in November.
Amealco Querétaro
From October 30 to November 2, the cemeteries fill with music, dance and prayers in Otomí and Náhuatl for Day of the Dead. In November the Festival Nacional de Muñecas Artesanales brings together doll makers from Amealco and other regions.
Aquismón San Luis Potosí
San Miguel Arcángel, the patron saint, is honored on September 29, the same day the first offerings of Xantolo, the Huasteca's Day of the Dead, are set out.
Atlixco Puebla
January 4 to 6 brings a balloon launch and Three Kings parade, March the Flower Festival, late October the regional fair, and from November 20 the Villa Iluminada and the Poinsettia Fair.
Capulálpam de Méndez Oaxaca
November 1 to 3 is Todos los Santos, when young people go house to house in a Day of the Dead comparsa.
Casas Grandes Chihuahua
The Festival en las Casas Grandes fills the Paquimé museum with talks, workshops and music in mid-October, and the Virgen de la Medalla Milagrosa is honored in mid-November.
Chignahuapan Puebla
The Festival de la Luz y de la Vida, October 31 to November 2, marks Day of the Dead on the lagoon with offerings, a ceremonial pyramid on the water, light shows, music and dance. The Feria Nacional del Árbol y la Esfera, in late October and early November, gathers Christmas ornament makers in the zócalo.
Cholula Puebla
San Andrés celebrates its patron for a week around November 30; the Nopal Fair is in early June and the Cheese Fair in early August.
Coatepec Veracruz
Day of the Dead and the Christmas season, with carols and pastorelas, are also kept.
Comonfort Guanajuato
The Virgen de los Remedios is honored on September 1 and again in the last ten days of November, when four days of fiestas bring band music and Apache, Torito, Concheros and Aztec dances.
Compostela Nayarit
The fair of the Señor de la Misericordia, the town's patron, runs from November 22 to the first Friday of December.
Copainalá Chiapas
On Day of the Dead families reach the cemetery at midnight on November 1 and keep vigil until morning.
Cotija Michoacán
On November 22, Santa Cecilia's day, local musicians play an evening party in the main plaza.
Creel Chihuahua
Cristo Rey is celebrated in late November, and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe on December 12.
Cuitzeo Michoacán
September brings the Fiesta del Buen Temporal, October a civic commemoration of the arrival of Spanish culture, and November the yearly festival at the Cerrito sanctuary.
Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato
The José Alfredo Jiménez festival runs November 19 to 23, and the Purísima Concepción fair, with guild candle processions called ceras, November 28 to December 8.
El Fuerte Sinaloa
In town, the calendar includes the Holy Week Via Crucis, the municipality's anniversary on June 24, the Fiestas Patrias on September 15 and 16, the traditional fair on November 20 and the Inapo El Fuerte cultural festival. The Yoreme ceremonial centers hold their own Holy Week, Day of the Dead and saints' day celebrations with matachines, pascola and deer dances.
General Terán Nuevo León
The Grito de Independencia is held on the night of September 15, the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12, and civic parades mark September 16, November 20 and May 5.
General Zaragoza Nuevo León
Day of the Dead is observed on the night of November 1, the night of the angelitos, and on December 12 the town sings las mañanitas to the Virgen de Guadalupe.
Guachochi Chihuahua
Every year since 1983, the anniversary of the radio station La Voz de la Sierra Tarahumara, which first went on air on November 10, 1982, has brought people from all over the sierra to Guachochi for a festival of traditional music and dance.
Jalpan Querétaro
Other dates include the Holy Week Passion play, Santiago Apóstol on July 25, a monumental Day of the Dead altar, and the Día del Paisano on December 28, with a pickup truck parade and charreada.
Jiquilpan Michoacán
The Feria de la Revolución Mexicana is held in mid-November and ends on November 20.
Naolinco Veracruz
On the night of November 1, La Cantada sends people from house to house singing hymns of praise before the family altars, with a display of skulls to see along the way.
Orizaba Veracruz
The Virgen del Carmen has her feast on July 16, the Barrio Nuevo neighborhood marks the Day of the Dead on November 2, and the Virgen de Guadalupe is celebrated in La Concordia on December 12.
Palenque Chiapas
Todos los Santos is observed on November 1 and 2, and the Virgen de Guadalupe on December 12.
Papantla Veracruz
For All Saints, Totonac families keep the Ninín, the festival of the dead, with large altars.
Pinos Zacatecas
For the Fiesta de los Faroles, from November 30 to December 8, the Tlaxcala barrio is strung with candlelit lanterns and matlachines dance in the street. A traditional dance festival gathers more than 40 groups on the third Sunday of July, and Day of the Dead brings a skeleton parade.
Pátzcuaro Michoacán
Noche de Muertos is observed on November 1 and 2.
Real de Asientos Aguascalientes
The founding is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of July, a festival of magic and skulls is held around November 2, and there is a taco festival on November 20.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas
The Festival Cervantino-Barroco comes in late October and the Tragameluz photography festival in November.
Sayulita Nayarit
Day of the Dead fills the main plaza with altars of sugar skulls, candles and marigolds around November 2, and Revolution Day on November 20 brings a parade of schoolchildren and dancing horses.
Tacámbaro Michoacán
For the Day of the Dead, Tacámbaro sets up the largest altar in Michoacán, about 140 meters long on Abasolo Street, on view from October 30 to November 2 with catrinas made by local schools. In mid-November the Feria de las Carnitas turns the Plaza de Armas into a market of carnitas stands, music and crafts.
Taxco Guerrero
The Jornadas Alarconianas come in May, the Jumil Festival in October, and the National Silver Fair in late November and early December.
Teapa Tabasco
Later come San Juan on June 24, the Señor de las Lluvias on September 14, the railway workers' fiesta on November 7, and Guadalupe on December 11 and 12 at Tecomajiaca.
Tekax Yucatán
Two more fiestas come late in the year: San Diego de Alcalá from November 8 to 13 and the Virgin of Guadalupe from December 4 to 15.
Tepoztlán Morelos
At Day of the Dead, children go out asking for their calaverita carrying a chilacayote carved like a skull.
Tequila Jalisco
The Feria Nacional del Tequila runs from November 30 to December 12, with distillers' exhibits, charrería, floats, mariachi serenades and fireworks, and it overlaps the patron fiestas of the Purísima Concepción on December 8 and Guadalupe on December 12.
Teúl de González Ortega Zacatecas
The Feria Regional runs from November 6 to 22, and the Virgen de Guadalupe is honored on December 12.
Tlalpujahua Michoacán
On November 13 schools parade in honor of the López Rayón brothers.
Tzintzuntzan Michoacán
Holy Week brings the Santo Entierro procession, San Francisco is honored on October 4, and the cemetery vigil runs through the night of November 1.
Ures Sonora
In early November the Fiesta de la Caña opens the cane-milling season, still done with animal-drawn stone mills, and the same month has the Baile Blanco y Negro and the Calle Morelos cultural festival.
Valladolid Yucatán
For Day of the Dead, families set home altars with mucbil pollo and new-corn atole.
Valle de Bravo Estado de México
The Festival de las Almas is the big annual event, an international arts festival each autumn tied to Day of the Dead, with music, dance, theater, film, exhibitions and altars.
Zacatlán Puebla
In May the Festival Cuaxóchitl gathers the surrounding indigenous villages to share traditions, crafts and food, and November brings the Festival de la Sidra.
Zozocolco Veracruz
In November the town holds its festival of handmade paper balloons.
Álamos Sonora
On November 21 the village of La Aduana celebrates the Virgen de la Balvanera, and on December 8 Álamos holds its patronal fiesta for the Purísima Concepción.

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Aculco Estado de México
On December 12 a procession honors the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Angangueo Michoacán
The religious calendar includes the Santa Cruz on May 3, San Simón, the patron saint, on October 28, and the Inmaculada Concepción on December 8.
Calvillo Aguascalientes
The Feria de la Guayaba, held in the first week of December, crowns a queen and puts on shows at the town theater.
Capulálpam de Méndez Oaxaca
Holy Week and the December posadas are also observed.
Chignahuapan Puebla
The Feria Nacional del Árbol y la Esfera, in late October and early November, gathers Christmas ornament makers in the zócalo.
Ciudad del Maíz San Luis Potosí
December centers on the Purísima Concepción on December 8, followed by posadas and pastorelas.
Coatepec Veracruz
Day of the Dead and the Christmas season, with carols and pastorelas, are also kept.
Comitán Chiapas
Other dates include San Sebastián (January 20), Candelaria (February 2), Santo Domingo with the Expoferia (August 4), and the large Guadalupe pilgrimage and fair on December 12.
Compostela Nayarit
The fair of the Señor de la Misericordia, the town's patron, runs from November 22 to the first Friday of December.
Cosalá Sinaloa
The town's best known celebration is the Festival of Candles, held every year in December, when the cobblestone streets and pastel-colored adobe houses of the center become the setting for the festivities.
Coscomatepec Veracruz
San Juan Bautista is honored on June 24, and Guadalupe processions run December 1 to 12, ending with the Procesión de los Hombres.
Cotija Michoacán
December is the fullest month, with the festivities for the Virgin of Guadalupe, the cheese fair and the Fiestas del Hijo Ausente, which welcome home those who have moved away.
Creel Chihuahua
Cristo Rey is celebrated in late November, and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe on December 12.
Cuatrociénegas Coahuila
December 29 marks the birthday of Venustiano Carranza, born in the town.
Córdoba Veracruz
San José is celebrated on March 19 and the patroness, the Immaculate Conception, on December 8.
Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato
The José Alfredo Jiménez festival runs November 19 to 23, and the Purísima Concepción fair, with guild candle processions called ceras, November 28 to December 8.
El Oro Estado de México
On December 12 the town honors the Virgin of Guadalupe, to whom the main church is dedicated, with processions, fireworks and regional indigenous dances.
Espita Yucatán
December 25 is the high point of the Christ Child festivities. On the closing day people walk through town and sing happy birthday to the image, backed by mariachis, and the fair carries on until December 31, drawing families who now live in Mérida and Cancún.
Frontera Tabasco
The Señor de Tila is honored at Corpus Christi, and the patronal feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe lasts from December 1 to 12.
General Cepeda Coahuila
On Holy Saturday a Judas figure is burned at the rodeo grounds, followed by a dance, and pastorelas are staged at the church on December 25 and January 1.
General Terán Nuevo León
The Grito de Independencia is held on the night of September 15, the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12, and civic parades mark September 16, November 20 and May 5.
General Zaragoza Nuevo León
Day of the Dead is observed on the night of November 1, the night of the angelitos, and on December 12 the town sings las mañanitas to the Virgen de Guadalupe.
Guadalupe Zacatecas
The Feria de Guadalupe, first held in 1681, fills the first two weeks of December around the feast of the Virgin on the 12th.
Hidalgo del Parral Chihuahua
In early December the cathedral is the center of the Virgen de Guadalupe celebrations.
Huautla Oaxaca
The main religious feasts are the Señor de las Tres Caídas on the third Friday of Lent, the Virgin of the Nativity on September 7 and 8, and Our Lady of Juquila on December 7 and 8.
Isla Mujeres Quintana Roo
The feast of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception follows on December 8.
Ixcateopan Guerrero
Santa María de la Asunción is honored from August 1 to 15, the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12, and the Santo Niño de Atocha from December 31 to January 6.
Ixtlán del Río Nayarit
In October, townspeople gather to climb the hill of El Cristo Rey, and the Virgin of Guadalupe is honored from December 7 to 15.
Izamal Yucatán
Nuestra Señora de Izamal, patroness of Yucatán, is celebrated on December 8 with a large popular fiesta.
Jalpan Querétaro
Other dates include the Holy Week Passion play, Santiago Apóstol on July 25, a monumental Day of the Dead altar, and the Día del Paisano on December 28, with a pickup truck parade and charreada.
Juquila Oaxaca
The feast of the Virgen de Juquila peaks on December 8, with celebrations starting several days earlier.
Loreto Baja California Sur
From December 1 to 3, pilgrims from across the peninsula head to neighboring San Javier for its patron saint.
Mascota Jalisco
The main fiestas, honoring Nuestra Señora de los Dolores on September 15, run together with the Fiestas Patrias through the first half of September, and the Virgen de Guadalupe is honored on December 12.
Mazamitla Jalisco
The Festival de las Flores takes over the weekends of October, and the Virgin of Guadalupe is honored from December 4 to 12.
Mier Tamaulipas
In December the town honors its patroness, La Purísima Concepción, under whose name Mier was founded in 1753.
Mineral del Chico Hidalgo
The parish celebrates its patronal feast on December 8, the day of the Purísima Concepción, the main date on the village calendar.
Mocorito Sinaloa
The Fiesta de la Purísima Concepción, held for close to a century around December 8, lasts a full week.
Nombre de Dios Durango
The patronal feast of San Pedro Apóstol is observed on June 24, the anniversary of the town's founding is celebrated on September 30, and the feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe closes the year on December 12.
Ocozocoautla Chiapas
San Juan Bautista is honored at the parish around June 24 and 25, and there are smaller fairs for San Antonio, San Bernabé and the Virgen de Guadalupe.
Orizaba Veracruz
The Virgen del Carmen has her feast on July 16, the Barrio Nuevo neighborhood marks the Day of the Dead on November 2, and the Virgen de Guadalupe is celebrated in La Concordia on December 12.
Otumba Estado de México
Besides the donkey fair on May 1, Otumba celebrates the Inmaculada Concepción on December 8.
Palenque Chiapas
Todos los Santos is observed on November 1 and 2, and the Virgen de Guadalupe on December 12.
Pinos Zacatecas
For the Fiesta de los Faroles, from November 30 to December 8, the Tlaxcala barrio is strung with candlelit lanterns and matlachines dance in the street.
Pátzcuaro Michoacán
The city marks its anniversary on September 28 and honors Nuestra Señora de la Salud on December 8.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas
Guadalupe is celebrated December 1 to 12, the city's founding on March 31, and nearly every barrio has its own feast, such as San Cristobalito on July 25.
San Sebastián del Oeste Jalisco
On December 12 the Virgin of Guadalupe is honored in the nearby village of Los Reyes.
Sayulita Nayarit
The Virgen de Guadalupe is honored on December 12 with dawn mañanitas and masses, and posadas run from December 16 to Christmas Eve.
Tapalpa Jalisco
The Virgin of Guadalupe is honored from January 4 to 13, and the Festival de la Fresa falls on the second weekend of February.
Taxco Guerrero
The Jornadas Alarconianas come in May, the Jumil Festival in October, and the National Silver Fair in late November and early December.
Teapa Tabasco
Later come San Juan on June 24, the Señor de las Lluvias on September 14, the railway workers' fiesta on November 7, and Guadalupe on December 11 and 12 at Tecomajiaca.
Tekax Yucatán
Two more fiestas come late in the year: San Diego de Alcalá from November 8 to 13 and the Virgin of Guadalupe from December 4 to 15.
Temacapulín Jalisco
The patronal fiestas of the Virgen de los Remedios, whose basilica anchors the town, run from December 31 to January 8.
Teotihuacán Estado de México
December brings a piñata contest.
Teposcolula Oaxaca
On December 16 the Posada Mágica "Vamos Pastores, Vamos" walks the streets with Christmas carols.
Tepotzotlán Estado de México
December is the month of the pastorelas, the traditional plays that act out the birth of Christ, which are staged in Tepotzotlán every year.
Tequila Jalisco
The Feria Nacional del Tequila runs from November 30 to December 12, with distillers' exhibits, charrería, floats, mariachi serenades and fireworks, and it overlaps the patron fiestas of the Purísima Concepción on December 8 and Guadalupe on December 12.
Teúl de González Ortega Zacatecas
The Feria Regional runs from November 6 to 22, and the Virgen de Guadalupe is honored on December 12.
Tlalpujahua Michoacán
The Feria de la Esfera runs from September to December, with a huge display and sale of ornaments, trees and lights.
Tlatlauquitepec Puebla
Oyameles and Ocota celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe from December 8 or 9 to 12.
Tula Tamaulipas
During Holy Week, pilgrims from the Huasteca walk to the sanctuary of El Contadero, between Tula and Ocampo, to sing to an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe carved into a small grotto.
Villa del Carbón Estado de México
The main charreadas take place on March 10, the anniversary of the municipality's founding, September 16, and December 8, the feast of the town's patron saint, each with music, dances, craft displays and regional food.
Xochitepec Morelos
The fiestas open on December 27 with the feast of San Juan Evangelista, continue through Three Kings Day on January 6, and close on January 12 with the Mojiganga, Concheros and Chinelos, plus jaripeos, rides and concerts.
Álamos Sonora
On November 21 the village of La Aduana celebrates the Virgen de la Balvanera, and on December 8 Álamos holds its patronal fiesta for the Purísima Concepción.