On the night of Holy Thursday the town's traditional drumming sets off from Parque Juárez.
Next dates
March 25, 2027
The year after: April 13, 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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La Tamboreada: what happens
- Night start at Parque Juárez
- Drumming walk through the streets
- Sinaloan banda music
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Tours in San Ignacio
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Tours from Mazatlan
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How to get to San Ignacio
- From Mazatlán: about 2 h 24 min by car (107 km)
- Nearest airport: Mazatlán (MZT), 2 h 27 min by car to San Ignacio
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About San Ignacio
San Ignacio, also called San Ignacio de Loyola, is a small riverside town in southern Sinaloa, about 100 km from Mazatlán. It grew up beside the Piaxtla River as a Jesuit foundation and a supply point for the mines in the nearby sierra. Visitors come for the early nineteenth-century church, the central plaza, the Cristo de la Mesa sculpture, the river itself, and the natural hot springs at Aguacaliente.
More fiestas in San Ignacio
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March 21 – 28
Holy Week fair
During Holy Week the town sets up its Expo Feria, with a queen, banda dances at night and days on the Piaxtla River.
Moves every year; next: March 21 – 28, 2027.
Holy Week fair: dates and what to see → -
July 25 – 31
Fiestas of San Ignacio de Loyola
The patron saint's fiestas fill the last week of July and close with Las Mañanitas and a solemn mass.
Fiestas of San Ignacio de Loyola: dates and what to see →
Other fiestas in March
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Yoreme Holy Week El Fuerte, Sinaloa · March 21 – 28
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Rarámuri Holy Week
Batopilas, Chihuahua · March 21 – 28
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Feria de la Primavera
Jerez, Zacatecas · March 24 – April 4
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Tarahumara Holy Week
Creel, Chihuahua · March 21 – 28
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Feria del Pan, Ponche y Café Comala, Colima · March 21 – April 4
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Holy Week and founding anniversary
Candela, Coahuila · March 21 – 28