The patron saint fiesta fills the first week of August with food, music, dancing, fair rides and the parade of mojigangas, oversized costumed figures.
Next dates
August 1 – 7, 2027
Main day: Friday, August 6
The year after: August 1 – 7, 2028
These are the traditional dates. Programs are announced a few weeks before, so check with the town before you book.
Remind me before Fiesta of the Divino Salvador in MalinalcoAdd to my calendar: Google Calendar Apple or Outlook (.ics)
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- Fiesta days
- Main day
Every fiesta in Estado de México, in your calendar: Google Calendar Apple or Outlook .ics file
Fiesta of the Divino Salvador: what happens
- Food
- Music
- Dancing
- Fair rides
- Parade of mojigangas
Plan your visit to Malinalco
Tours in Malinalco
Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Malinalco.
Tours from Cuernavaca
3hr Cooking Class in Cuernavaca 8 Recipes and Bottomless Drinks
From US$59
How to get to Malinalco
- From Toluca: about 1 h 4 min by car (58 km)
- Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 1 h 14 min by car to Malinalco
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About Malinalco
Malinalco sits in a warm green valley in the State of Mexico. Above town is an Aztec temple carved directly into the rock, and in the center is an Augustinian convent with 16th-century murals.
More fiestas in Malinalco
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March 21 – 28
Holy Week at Chalma
At nearby Chalma, Holy Week draws tens of thousands of pilgrims to the sanctuary of the Black Christ.
Moves every year; next: March 21 – 28, 2027.
Holy Week at Chalma: dates and what to see →
Other fiestas in August
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Fiesta de la Virgen de los Remedios Cholula, Puebla · August 31 – September 8
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Fiestas of Our Lady of Charity Huamantla, Tlaxcala · July 31 – August 31
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Feast of the Assumption
Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo · August 13 – 15
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Fiesta of the Virgen de la Asunción
Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla · August 15
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Fiesta of Nuestra Señora del Sagrario and the Assumption
Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán · August 15