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.
Next dates
June 23 – 24, 2027
Main day: Thursday, June 24
The year after: June 23 – 24, 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 of San Juan Bautista: what happens
- Night procession of San Juan
- Carpets of corn kernels and flowers
- Otomí dress and tricolor necklaces
- Dances
- Large fireworks castles
- Sale of native corn varieties
- Mole de ladrillo
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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February 6 – 9
Carnival
One of the town's two main celebrations, when men and women dance in traditional embroidered dress.
Moves every year; next: February 6 – 9, 2027.
Carnival: dates and what to see →
Other fiestas in June
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Purification rituals at La Xochipila
Xicotepec, Puebla · June 23 – 24
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Feast of Saint John the Baptist
Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo · June 24
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Corpus Christi Papantla, Veracruz · May 27 – June 4
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Feria de San Juan Bautista
Zimapán, Hidalgo · June 24
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Fiestas of San Antonio de Padua
Tula, Tamaulipas · June 13
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Fiestas de Junio Tlaquepaque, Jalisco · June 21 – July 6