Ten major processions wind through town, the best known on Holy Thursday night, when hooded penitents walk behind the town's crucified Christs.
Next dates
March 21 – 28, 2027
The year after: April 9 – 16, 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 Guerrero, in your calendar: Google Calendar Apple or Outlook .ics file
Holy Week: what happens
- Washing of the feet at Santa Prisca
- Procession of the Christs
- Encruzados carrying thorny bundles
- Flagelantes
- Ánimas in chains
- Ten major processions
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.
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January 17 – 18
Fiestas de Santa Prisca
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.
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May
Jornadas Alarconianas
Taxco's yearly Jornadas Alarconianas take place in May.
Other fiestas in March
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Holy Week at Chalma
Malinalco, Estado de México · March 21 – 28
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Founding anniversary charreada
Villa del Carbón, Estado de México · March 10
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Santo Entierro procession
Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán · March 21 – 28
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Spring equinox Bernal, Querétaro · March 19 – 21
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Cumbre Tajín Papantla, Veracruz · March
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