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New Year's Day - January 1st. A national holiday and a day of celebrations, parties and festivals. Check locally to see what specific activities are planned. Many people also use this day to sleep off the partying from the night before! |
Dia de los Reyes Magos (Epiphany) - January 6th. This is the day that gifts are traditionally exchanged as it represents the day that the Three Kings arrived at the Nativity to give their gifts to the baby Jesus.
Dia de la Candelaria - (Candlemass) February 2nd. This day is celebrated nationally with dance, food and music as well as other local festivities to mark the passing of winter.
Carnaval - Late Feb/Early March - This festival is the big party which takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, (3rd day preceding Ash Wednesday) and is marked with parades, dancing, processions, food, fireworks, music and a general 'good time'!
Benito Juarez' Birthday - March 21. Birth date of one of Mexico's most famous and revered heroes - also the country's first President - Benito Juarez. The day is marked with a Public Holiday. Parties, dancing, music, Mexican food and good times are practiced nationwide, but especially in Oaxaca - where Juarez was born
Holy Week - From Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) through to the week after Easter Sunday is the busiest time at all of Mexico's key attractions.
Cuernavaca Flower Fair - April. Cuernavaca is one of Mexico's most popular Colonial Gems. You can discover Cuernavaca with Mexperience.
San Marcos Fair, Aguascalientes - Exact Dates vary each year: start around 2nd-3rd week of April and runs through to early May. This is Mexico's largest fair and people from all over Mexico travel there to experience it. Discover Aguascalientes, and its famous Feria de San Marcos, with Mexperience.
Children's Day in Mexico, Not a holiday, but it is traditional to give children small presents on this day.
Dia Del Trabajo (Labor Day) - May 1st. A National Holiday.Businesses and Offices close, nationwide. The principal trade Unions march on Mexico City's main square.
Mother's Day in Mexico - May 10th. Although this is not a holiday, many local people take a half day off when they can to take their mother out and celebrate this event.
Cancun Jazz Festival - Exact dates vary, but if you're a Jazz fan, Cancun is THE place to be in Mexico during the month of May. Discover more about Cancun and its Jazz Festival with Mexperience.
Corpus Christi - Exact Dates Vary. Celebrated nationally, this event honors the body of Christ, and is marked with processions, celebrations, music food and dancing.
Guelaguetza Dance Festival, Oaxaca, Mid July. One of two big festivals in Oaxaca, this dance festival features local costume, music, dance and food.
Dia de la Asuncion de la Virgen Guadalupe (Ascension Day) 15th August - Celebrated nationally, this is one of Mexico's most important religious events.
September
Dia de la Independencia (Independence Day) - September 16th. Indisputably Mexico's most important and most revered National Holiday is Independence Day - Dia de la Patria.
Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day) - October 12th. The day that commemorates Columbus' founding of the "new world", an event that subsequently sparked the journeys of hundreds of European explorers traveling west to discover that you really don't fall off the edge, and to inhabit the lands we now call The Americas.
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) - November 1st and 2nd. This event encompasses 2 days: All Saint's Day, and All Souls day.
December
12 December - Dia de Guadalupe -Not a public holiday, but probably Mexico's biggest religious event of the year. The day is marked by Mass and celebrations in honor of Guadalupe, Mexico's Patron Saint.
New Year's Eve - Dec 31st Mexico City's Zocalo square (second largest square in the world after Red Square in Moscow) becomes as lively at it gets on Independence day.
