Families set altars at home with traditional food for the dead.
Next dates
November 1 – 2, 2026
The year after: November 1 – 2, 2027
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 Yucatán, in your calendar: Google Calendar Apple or Outlook .ics file
Day of the Dead: what happens
- Home altars
- Mucbil pollo
- New-corn atole
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How to get to Valladolid
- From Playa del Carmen: about 1 h 43 min by car (138 km)
- Nearest airport: Tulum (TQO), 2 h by car to Valladolid
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About Valladolid
A relaxed colonial city in the middle of the Yucatán Peninsula, with pastel streets, the 16th-century convent of San Bernardino, and a cenote right in town. It is a popular base for visiting Chichén Itzá, Ek Balam, and many swimming cenotes.
More fiestas in Valladolid
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October 15 – 30
Fiesta of Cristo Rey
Two weeks of fiesta for Christ the King.
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January 26 – February 3
Candelaria neighborhood fiesta
The fiesta of the Candelaria church and park, run by the city's gremios, with a convite through town, a vaquería, blessings of candles and an evening procession of the Virgin.
Candelaria neighborhood fiesta: dates and what to see → -
April 23 – May 3
Fiesta of the Holy Cross
The Cruz Verde barrio honors the Holy Cross with jarana dancing.
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May 28
Founding anniversary
The city marks its founding.
Other fiestas in November
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Fiesta of San Diego de Alcalá
Tekax, Yucatán · November 3 – 18
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Fiesta of the Immaculate Conception Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo · November 28 – December 8
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Day of the Dead
Copainalá, Chiapas · November 1 – 2
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La Cantada
Naolinco, Veracruz · November 1
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Todos los Santos
Capulálpam de Méndez, Oaxaca · November 1 – 3
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Festival de la Luz y de la Vida
Chignahuapan, Puebla · October 31 – November 2