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Mexico Events
January
• Jan 1st: Public holiday.
March
• Tecnogeist Festival in Mexico City.
This festival draws techno artists, DJs and fans from
all over the world. Various venues.
http://www.tecnogeist.com.
• Centro Historico Festival. El Centro Historico
hosts an annual two-week festival that draws Mexican,
Latin American and international musicians in genres
from symphonic and chamber music to folk and pop,
as well as dancers, artists, actors and chiefs
• Xochimilco Festival. Four-day event held annually
two weeks before Easter. This festival dates to pre-colonial
times, when Mexicans honored the goddess of flowers
(Xochipilli) and the goddess of dance (Maculxochitl)
to ensure good harvests.
A girl is crowned "La
Flor Mas Bella del Ejido" (the most beautiful
flower of Ejido) and presides over the lead barge
of a parade floating up and down the canals. There
are also competitions in canoeing, horticulture
and
carnival cars. Xochimilco, known for its canals
and floating gardens, is 12 mi/19 km south of Mexico
City.
April
• Bullfights. Thousands of fans cheer for their
favorite toreros as the bullfighters takes on aggravated
bulls. Plaza de Toros Monumental Mexico, Augusto Rodin
241. Phone 5563-3961. Concludes late April
• Professional Soccer Season. Five teams call Mexico City their home. Cruz Azul,
UNAM., Necaxa, Atlante, and America play regularly
at Estadio Olimpico (next to Plaza Mexico) and Estadio
Azteca, Calzada de Tlalpan 3465.
• Dance Performances. A special performance
of Swan Lake is given at the amphitheater in Tuesday-Saturday
at 8 pm. Tickets may be purchased at the Palacio de
Bellas Artes daily 11 am-7 pm. Concludes mid April
May
• Cinco de Mayo Festivities in Mexico City. This national holiday celebrates the defeat of the
French army at Puebla in 1862, with dances, parties,
fireworks and food. Festivities are especially colorful
in Puebla, 81 mi/130 km (around two hours by bus)
southeast of Mexico City.
• Nopal Fiesta. An annual fair showcasing the
many uses of the prickly pear, with food, folk dancing,
fireworks and crafts. From the southeastern suburb
of Milpa Alta to the southern part of Mexico
City
June
• Concerts in Mexico City. The Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
performs weekly in Sala Olin Yolitzi, Periferico Sur
5141 (near San Angel, about 6 mi/9 km south of downtown).
Jily
• Feast of Our Lady of Carmen. A fair and flower
show is held in the San Angel section of Mexico
City.
• National Symphony Orchestra Concerts in Mexico
City. The National Symphony Orchestra performs
frequently at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Avenida
Juarez and Lazaro Cardenas.
• Professional Baseball Season. The Diablos
Rojos and Tigres play home games at Foro Sol at Viaducto
Piedad and Rio Churubsco. Tickets can be bought at
the stadium before the game. Information: Diablos
Rojos, phone 5639-8722; Tigres, phone 5584-0216.
http://www.lmb.com.mx.
Continues through late August
August
• Cuauhtemoc Day. The last Aztec emperor is
honored with dances and ceremonies at Cuauhtemoc Circle
on Paseo de la Reforma.
• Feast of the Assumption. Religious holiday.
Services are held nationwide. Ancient dances are performed
in the southeastern suburb of Milpa Alta.
September
• Art Exhibit. "Before This Moment: Peter
Campus" is the first retrospective of the
American artist in Mexico. The exhibt covers
his works from 1972-2003, including videos, photography
and multimedia displays. Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso,
Justo Sierra 16 (Historic Center).
• 15 Sep Prelude to Independence Day. The Zocalo
fills with throngs of people waiting to hear the
Mexican president re-enact Father Hidalgo's 1810 grito, the
call for independence from Spain. (This takes place
at 11 pm.) The crowd responds "Viva Mexico!" and the fireworks, mariachi
music and all-night partying begin. Wear old clothes: Throwing flour-filled eggs
at people is a tradition. Most businesses are closed.
• 16 Sep Independence Day. Public holiday. A three-hour military
parade begins at the Zocalo and ends at the angel
monument on Paseo de la Reforma. Most businesses are
closed.
November
• Nov Dia de Todos los Santos (1st). All Saints'
Day, a public and religious holiday. Most offices
and businesses are closed. Families honor their departed
loved ones with elaborate altars in their homes.
• Day of the Dead Celebration in Mexico
City (Dia de los Muertos, 2 Nov). All Souls
Day, or Day of the Dead, a public and religious holiday.
Candies and toys left on the altars for angelitos
(small children who have died) are consumed by living
children. Skeleton-shaped sweets and breads, wire
and clay skeletons and masses of flowers fill the
markets. At night, candlelight processions make their
way to cemeteries, where candlelit picnics and music
pay tribute to the deceased. A particularly well-known
celebration takes place in Mixquic, outside Mexico
City.
• Revolution Day (20th). Public holiday. Parades,
including one that traditionally begins at 10 am at
the Zocalo, commemorate the beginning of the Revolution
of 1910-1920.
December
• Opera Concerts In Mexico City. Opera Nacional de Mexico performs regularly at the
Palacio de Bellas Artes, Avenida Juarez and Eje Central
Lazaro Cardenas. For information, call 905-510-1501
or 5572-2593.
• Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe (12th). Public
holiday. Millions make the pilgrimage to the huge
Basilica of Guadalupe, shrine of Mexico's patron saint.
Within the basilica, musicians and dancers perform
as the pious approach, many on their knees. La Basilica
de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Tepeyec
Hill, northern edge of Mexico City.
• 16-24 Dec. Las Posadas. Each night the faithful
re-enact Joseph and Mary's search for posada (shelter)
on their journey to Belen. For the less devout, it's
an excuse for a party and reunions.
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