A weekend for the pasty the Cornish miners brought, with more than fifty paste makers, a contest for the year's best and a giant paste, plus music and mine tours.
Next dates
October 8 – 10, 2027
The year after: October 13 – 15, 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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Festival Internacional del Paste: what happens
- Over fifty paste makers
- Best Paste of the Year contest
- World's largest paste
- Live music and dances
- Mine tours
- Museo del Paste
Plan your visit to Real del Monte
Tours in Real del Monte
Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Real del Monte.
Real del Monte and Basaltic Prisms: Private & Small groups
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How to get to Real del Monte
- From Pachuca: about 14 min by car (12 km)
- Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 1 h 6 min by car to Real del Monte
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About Real del Monte
A cold, high mining town in Hidalgo, shaped by the Cornish miners who arrived in the 19th century. They left behind steep-roofed houses, an English cemetery, and the paste, the local take on the Cornish pasty.
The Real del Monte travel guide · How to get to Real del Monte
More fiestas in Real del Monte
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January 1
Pilgrimage of the Santo Niño de Praga
A pilgrimage arrives from Pachuca carrying the Santo Niño de Praga.
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January 15 – 17
Fiesta of the Señor de Celontla
The miners honor their patron at the Fiesta del Dulce Nombre, changing the image's robes and carrying it down the main avenue amid serenatas, dances and fireworks.
Moves every year; next: January 15 – 17, 2027.
Fiesta of the Señor de Celontla: dates and what to see → -
February 6 – 9
Carnival
Carnival brings a parade of floats and giant masks.
Moves every year; next: February 6 – 9, 2027.
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May 27
Corpus Christi Thursday
Horse races and charrería are held at El Hiloche.
Moves every year; next: May 27, 2027.
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Day of the Dead
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Xantolo
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Festival de las Almas Valle de Bravo, Estado de México · October 30 – November 7
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La Cabalgata
Coscomatepec, Veracruz · October 3
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Fiesta of Saint Francis of Assisi
Comonfort, Guanajuato · October 4