One of the town's two main celebrations, when men and women dance in traditional embroidered dress.
Next dates
February 6 – 9, 2027
The year after: February 26 – 29, 2028
The dates follow Easter, so they change every year.
These are the traditional dates. Programs are announced a few weeks before, so check with the town before you book.
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Carnival: what happens
- Dancing
- Embroidered white shirts and trousers
- Palm hats
- Embroidered blouses
- Black skirts
- Woven sashes
- Rebozos
Plan your visit to Ixtenco
Tours in Ixtenco
Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Ixtenco.
Tours from Puebla City
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How to get to Ixtenco
- From Puebla: about 54 min by car (46 km)
- Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 1 h 16 min by car to Ixtenco
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About Ixtenco
Ixtenco is an Otomi farming town in southeastern Tlaxcala, set on an old lava flow at the foot of La Malinche volcano. Life centers on a plaza with the old town well and the parish of San Juan Bautista, whose gray stone bell tower is the tallest in the state. The community has kept customs such as the temazcal, embroidered dress and Carnival dances, and its big day is the feast of Saint John on June 24. Local cooking includes turkey in mole, red pipián and barbacoa.
More fiestas in Ixtenco
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June 23 – 24
Fiesta of San Juan Bautista
The Otomí town's patron saint feast, also called the Fiesta de Matuma, when the saint is carried at night over carpets of corn kernels and the fair closes with dances and fireworks.
Fiesta of San Juan Bautista: dates and what to see →
Other fiestas in February
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Carnaval de Huejotzingo
Huejotzingo, Puebla · February 6 – 9
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Carnaval de Huehues del Chirrión
Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla · February 6 – 9
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Carnival
Huauchinango, Puebla · February 6 – 9
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Feria de las Flores
Huauchinango, Puebla · February 13 – 21
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Carnaval
Pahuatlán, Puebla · February 2 – 9
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Carnaval de Tepoztlán Tepoztlán, Morelos · February 6 – 9