The town's main fiesta starts on the Thursday of Corpus and lasts nine days, with processions, the Voladores and traditional dances.
Next dates
May 27 – June 4, 2027
The year after: June 15 – 23, 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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- Fiesta days
Every fiesta in Veracruz, in your calendar: Google Calendar Apple or Outlook .ics file
Corpus Christi: what happens
- Processions
- Voladores
- Negritos dance
- Tocotines dance
- Guaguas dance
- Santiagueros dance
Plan your visit to Papantla
Tours in Papantla
Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Papantla.
Tajín and Papantla Tour from Veracruz or Boca del Río by Highway
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How to get to Papantla
- From Poza Rica: about 27 min by car (20 km)
- Nearest airport: Poza Rica (PAZ), 2 h 45 min by car to Papantla
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About Papantla
Papantla, in northern Veracruz, is the heart of the Totonac region and is known for vanilla and for the ritual of the Voladores, the flying dancers. The ancient city of El Tajín, with its Pyramid of the Niches, is nearby.
More fiestas in Papantla
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November 1
Ninín
For All Saints, Totonac families keep their festival of the dead with large altars.
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March
Cumbre Tajín
Papantla's spring festival of Totonac culture, with concerts, dance and traditional healers spread across the Takilhsukut park beside the ruins of El Tajín.
Cumbre Tajín: dates and what to see → -
March 18 – 19
Fiesta of Saint Joseph
The patron's image is carried down to the river flats and back in procession to the church, and on his day dance groups from nearby villages fill the streets.
Fiesta of Saint Joseph: dates and what to see →
Other fiestas in May
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Purification rituals at La Xochipila
Xicotepec, Puebla · June 23 – 24
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Fiesta of the Señor del Colateral
Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo · May 3 – 11
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Feast of Saint John the Baptist
Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo · June 24
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Fiesta of San Juan Bautista
Ixtenco, Tlaxcala · June 23 – 24
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Feria Nacional del Burro
Otumba, Estado de México · May 1
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Feria de San Juan Bautista
Zimapán, Hidalgo · June 24