The fiestas open on San Antonio Abad's day with pets blessed in the atrium of Santa Prisca, and the day of the patrons Santa Prisca and San Sebastián follows with music, fireworks and regional dances.
Next dates
January 17 – 18, 2027
Main day: Monday, January 18
The year after: January 17 – 18, 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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Fiestas de Santa Prisca: what happens
- Blessing of animals in the atrium
- Pet costume contest
- Music
- Fireworks
- Regional dances
Plan your visit to Taxco
Tours in Taxco
Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Taxco.
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How to get to Taxco
- From Iguala: about 36 min by car (35 km)
- Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 2 h by car to Taxco
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About Taxco
Taxco tumbles down a steep hillside in Guerrero, a maze of white houses, red roofs, and cobbled lanes. It made its fortune in silver and is still Mexico's silver-jewelry capital. The ornate pink-stone church of Santa Prisca dominates the main plaza.
More fiestas in Taxco
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November
Feria Nacional de la Plata
Taxco's week of silver, when the country's silversmiths compete for the national prize and Plaza Borda fills with jewelry, music and food.
Feria Nacional de la Plata: dates and what to see → -
November 2
Día del Jumil
Taxqueños climb the Cerro del Huixteco to gather jumiles, the little edible stink bugs, and eat them live, roasted or in salsa, as people have done there since before the Spanish.
Moves every year; next: November 2, 2026.
Día del Jumil: dates and what to see → -
March 21 – 28
Holy Week
Ten major processions wind through town, the best known on Holy Thursday night, when hooded penitents walk behind the town's crucified Christs.
Moves every year; next: March 21 – 28, 2027.
Holy Week: dates and what to see → -
May
Jornadas Alarconianas
Taxco's yearly Jornadas Alarconianas take place in May.
Other fiestas in January
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Fiesta of Nuestra Señora de Tonatico
Tonatico, Estado de México · January 31 – February 2
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Fiestas from San Juan Evangelista to Three Kings
Xochitepec, Morelos · December 27 – January 12
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Fiesta of the Señor de Celontla Real del Monte, Hidalgo · January 15 – 17
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Feria de la Candelaria
Salvatierra, Guanajuato · January 28 – February 9
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Fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre de Cristo
Yuriria, Guanajuato · January 4
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Fiesta of the Santo Niño de la Mezclita
Jalpan, Querétaro · January 5 – 6