The Huasteca's Day of the Dead, which begins with the first offerings and carries on with cemetery visits, decorated streets and dancing.
Next dates
September 29 – October 31, 2026
Main day: Tuesday, September 29
The year after: September 29 – October 31, 2027
These are the traditional dates. Programs are announced a few weeks before, so check with the town before you book.
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Every fiesta in San Luis Potosí, in your calendar: Google Calendar Apple or Outlook .ics file
Xantolo: what happens
- First offerings
- Cemetery visits
- Decorated streets
- Traditional dances
Plan your visit to Aquismón
Tours in Aquismón
Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Aquismón.
Tours from Xilitla
Surrealist Garden of Edward James, Castle of Health and Xilitla Nativity
★ 4.3 (10) · From US$100
How to get to Aquismón
- From Ciudad Valles: about 52 min by car (51 km)
- Nearest airport: Tampico (TAM), 2 h 49 min by car to Aquismón
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About Aquismón
Aquismón is a small town in the Huasteca Potosina, the green, humid eastern edge of San Luis Potosí, where about a third of residents identify as Indigenous. It is the starting point for the Sótano de las Golondrinas, the enormous pit cave where flocks of birds spiral out at dawn, and for other natural sites in the surrounding municipality. The town itself is compact and unhurried, a place to arrange guides, eat, and sleep before an early start.
More fiestas in Aquismón
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July 25
Fiesta of Santiago Apóstol
The July fair for Saint James, with Huasteca crafts and healers' stalls, rides in front of the church and regional food.
Fiesta of Santiago Apóstol: dates and what to see → -
July 26
Fiesta of Santa Ana
A popular fiesta for Saint Anne, the day after Santiago.
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September 29
Fiesta of Saint Michael the Archangel
The feast of the town's patron saint, which also opens the Xantolo season.
Other fiestas in September
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Fiestas Patrias
Huichapan, Hidalgo · September 13 – 16
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Feria de la Nuez
Huichapan, Hidalgo · September 21 – 23
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Patron saint fiesta of San Nicolás de Tolentino
Tierranueva, San Luis Potosí · September 1 – 10
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Festival Internacional del Paste Real del Monte, Hidalgo · October 8 – 10
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Day of the Dead
Amealco, Querétaro · October 30 – November 2
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Fiesta of Saint Francis of Assisi
Comonfort, Guanajuato · October 4