A week of masses and dances at the sanctuary on top of the pyramid, each pueblo taking its day, ending with the Virgin's crowning and a barter market.
Next dates
August 31 – September 8, 2027
Main day: Wednesday, September 8
The year after: August 31 – September 8, 2028
These are the traditional dates. Programs are announced a few weeks before, so check with the town before you book.
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Fiesta de la Virgen de los Remedios: what happens
- Procesión de los Faroles
- Mañanitas to the Virgin
- A day of dances for each pueblo
- All-night serenade
- Crowning of the Virgin
- Burning of the panzón
- Trueque barter market
Plan your visit to Cholula
Tours in Cholula
Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Cholula.
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How to get to Cholula
- From Puebla: about 19 min by car (15 km)
- Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 16 min by car to Cholula
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About Cholula
Cholula is home to the Great Pyramid, the largest pyramid by volume in the world, topped by the church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios with the Popocatépetl volcano behind it. The town is famous for its many churches and has a lively student scene next to the city of Puebla.
More fiestas in Cholula
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November 27 – December 3
Patron saint fiesta of San Andrés
San Andrés celebrates its patron saint for a whole week.
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February 6 – 9
Carnival
One of the celebrations shared by the whole city.
Moves every year; next: February 6 – 9, 2027.
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March 21 – 28
Holy Week
Holy Week is observed across the whole city.
Moves every year; next: March 21 – 28, 2027.
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June
Feria del Nopal
A fair devoted to the nopal, held in early June.
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August
Feria del Queso
A cheese fair held in early August.
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Every year, dates vary
Vaniloquio
A citywide event in which the church bells ring together in a coordinated peal.
Other fiestas in August
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Huey Atlixcáyotl Atlixco, Puebla · September 26
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La Noche que Nadie Duerme Huamantla, Tlaxcala · August 14 – 15
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Fiesta of El Tepozteco and the Virgin of the Nativity Tepoztlán, Morelos · September 7 – 8
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Fiesta of the Virgen de la Asunción
Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla · August 15
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Feast of the Assumption
Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo · August 13 – 15