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Mexican Holidays, Festivals, and Fiestas
2024
January
- January 1. Año Nuevo/New Years Day is an official Mexican holiday.
- January 6. El Dia de Reyes (Three Kings Day).
February
- February 5 (the first Monday in February). Día de la Constitución an official holiday that commemorates Mexico’s Constitution.
- February 8 – 13. Carnaval Guaymas (info and schedule). Days of parades, fiestas and fun in towns around Mexico.
March
March 18 (third Monday in March). Benito Juárez’s Birthday Memorial. Benito Juárez was a famous Mexican president and national hero. This is an official Mexican holiday.- March 24 – 30. Semana Santa (Easter week). March 28, Maundy Thursday. March 29, Good Friday.
- March 31. Easter Sunday.
April
- April 24. ExpoGan Sonora and Palenque in Hermosillo.
May
- May 1. Dia del Trabajo. Mexican national holiday (similar to US & Canada Labor Day).
- May 3. Día de la Santa Cruz. Construction workers decorate and mount crosses on unfinished buildings.
- May 5. Cinco de Mayo.
- May 10. Mother’s Day in Mexico. This is not a public holiday.
- May 15. Teacher’s Day in Mexico.
- May 23 – 26. Festival del Pitic in Hermosillo.
June
June 1. Dia de la Marina (Mexican Navy Day). Official Mexican holiday. Celebrations in seaports around Mexico.- June 16. Father’s Day. Celebrated the third Sunday in June. This is not a public holiday.
July
- July 18. Anniversary of the death of President Benito Juárez (March 21, 1806 to July 18, 1872).
- July 30. Anniversary of the death of Miguel Hidalgo, leader of the Mexican War of Independence (May 8, 1753 to July 31, 1811). This is NOT a national holiday.
August
- August 8. Anniversary of the birth of Emiliano Zapata (b.Aug 8, 1879, d.April 10, 1919).
September
- September 1. Annual State of the Union.
- September 13. Los Niños Héroes, Hero of the Mexican-American War 1847.
- September 15. “El Grito” for Mexican Independence Day.
- September 16. Día de la Independencia / Mexican Independence Day. Parades.
October
- October 12. Día de la Raza / Day of the Races.
- October 31. Halloween Parties.
November
November 1 – 2. All Saints Day & Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is an important Mexican holiday.- November 18. Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day) is observed the third Monday in November. This official Mexican holiday commemorates the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Parades. This day is a legal holiday for financial institutions – please note that all banks will be closed.
December
- December 12. Día de Guadalupe (Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe), Mexico’s patron saint. This is a National Holiday.
- December 16 – 24. Las Posadas- nine days of traditional festivities.
- December 24. Noche Buena (Christmas Eve).
- December 25. Christmas / Navidad. December 25 and 26 are National Holidays.
- December 28. The Holy Innocents National Holiday similar to April Fools’s Day, celebrated with lots of practical jokes.
- December 31. Fin de Año/New Years Eve.
This is a list of the major annual Holidays, Festivals and Fiestas and special events in Mexico.
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