Events San Carlos Sonora 2024 – 25

Events in San Carlos Sonora 2024 – 25: monthly calendars of events, festivals and fiestas in San Carlos and Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. Find out what’s going on.

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Events San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico 2024 – 25

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December 2024

December 2. Dancing with the Stars. 5pm, Colibri.
December 7. Christmas Parade. 4:00pm, starting at Calle 13, along Serdán to Three Presidents Plaza for the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree.
December 7. Singles Day. 6:00pm, Colibrí Restaurant.
December 8. SBPA Christmas Tree Lighting. 4:00pm – 7:00pm, Colibrí Restaurant.
December 12. San Carlos Pickleball Club Holiday Posada. 5:30pm, La Palapa Griega.
December 12. Día de Guadalupe (Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe).
December 14. Rescate’s Christmas Boutique. Catholic Church Plaza.
December 14. SBPA’s Annual Bake & Book Sale. 9:00am – 2:00pm.
December 15. Sip ‘n Shop. 2:00pm – 8:00pm, La Zurda Beer Co.
December 15. 21k Tetakawi.
December 16-24. Las Posadas – nine days of traditional festivities.
December 16. Christmas Posada for the community: special meal, special live music, piñata, loteria games with prizes. La Calaca Tacos y Cerveza.
December 18. Jay Barwell Art Exhibit. 4:00pm – 7:00pm, Galeria Bellas Artes.
December 18. Castaway Kids Christmas Festival. 4:00pm, Castaway Kids Community Center.
December 18. Christmas Concert. 5:00pm, Posada Hotel (outdoors by El Mar restaurant).
December 19. Christmas Posada with live music by The Dudes from 4:00pm – 7:00pm. La Catrina Restaurant.
December 21. Shrimp Festival. 12pm – 6pm, Hotel Sawari.
December 22. Lighted Boat Parade. Watch the Parade of Lights from waterfront restaurants like La Palapa Griega and El Mar Restaurant or the beaches. The boat parade will start at dusk (approx. 5:00pm) from the San Carlos Marina. The lighted boats will be going along the shoreline past the beachfront restaurants down to San Francisco beach and then turn around and come back to the marina. You can also enjoy the parade on one of these charter boats.
December 24. Noche Buena (Christmas Eve). Christmas Eve dinners around town
December 25. Navidad (Christmas Day).
December 25. Mint Hot Chocolate at Sunset Bar & Grill. From noon to 2:00pm, your first hot chocolate is on the house.
December 25. Community Christmas Dinner. 2:00pm, San Carlos yacht Club.
Hanukkah begins in the evening of Wednesday, December 25 and ends Thursday, January 2, 2025.
December 28. Día de los Santos Inocentes (The Holy Innocents) is a National Holiday similar to April Fools’s Day, celebrated with lots of practical jokes.
December 28. Lighted Boat Parade.
December 31. Fin de Año/New Years Eve. List of special dinners and parties (2024 info coming soon)
December 31. New Year 7 course Gala dinner (RSVP only). Sunset Bar & Grill.

Lighted Boat Parade

Christmas Eve & Christmas

New Year’s Eve

…. 2025

January 1. Año Nuevo / New Years Day is an official Mexican holiday.
January 1. Sons of Freedom Pajama Parade. The party will start at Sons of Freedom Club House at 9:30am. The parade will leave around 11:00am.
January 1. Spiked Coffee at Sunset Bar & Grill. From noon to 2:00pm, your first spiked coffee is on the house.
January 6. Día de los Reyes Magos.
January 12. Cow Plop Bingo. 11am, Telesecundaria (Jr High School) in the Ranchitos.
January 14. SBPA Volunteer Meeting. 2:00pm, El Mar Restaurant.
January 18 & 19. Liga de Arte Art Show. Tecalai. 9 – 3 on Saturday and 10 – 2 on Sunday.
January 18. Filet Mignon Dinner. Club Deportivo.
January 24 – February 1. FAOT Music Festival in Alamos.

February 5 – 9. Pickleball Tournament week, with the Sombrero Showdown from February 5 – 6 and the LATAM Games February 8 – 9.
February 9. 5th annual Walk/Run to End Domestic Violence for Seguro Y Sano, Seguro Y Protegida. All proceeds will be going towards establishing a shelter and resources to help women and children move forward. Starting at 9am, Seascape Plaza.
February 18. Rotary’s Fiesta de Mardi Gras.
February 20 – 22. 3rd annual San Carlos Beach & Desert Rally. 3 days of entertainment for all ages.
February 26. SBPA Annual Luncheon. 11am – 2pm, El Mar Restaurant.
February 27 – March 4. Carnaval Guaymas (info and schedule). Days of parades, fiestas and fun.

March 8. Rotary’s Carne Asada. 11:00, Ranchito’s Primary School.
March 8. Vino Fest. Club Duo.
March 15. Spring Art Show by la Liga de Arte. 9am – 3pn, Tecalai Club House.
March 22. Rescate Grand Bazaar. 9am – 2pm, Catholic Church Plaza.

Last Season Events in San Carlos ….. (stay tuned for more 2025 events)

February 2024

February 2. Día de la Candelaria.
February 2. Día de la Candelaria Tamale Fest at La Calaca.
February 3. San Carlos Community Church Bazaar. 9:00am – 1:00pm. All items hand made from cakes to quilts. All proceeds to the SCCC Benevolence Fund.
February 5. Día de la Constitucion (Constitution Day) is February 5, but is observed the first Monday in February which this year is also February 5. It is a public holiday.
February 5. Club Deportivo Annual Meeting. 10:00am. Lunch included .
February 8 – 13. Carnaval Guaymas (info and schedule). Days of parades, fiestas and fun.
February 11. Super Bowl LVIII (58) showing in sports bars and restaurants around town. See list of locations and food & drink specials.
February 14. Restaurants in town will have special Valentine’s Day events.
February 16 – 18. Pickleball Tournament, at the San Carlos Pickleball Club.
February 17. Club Deportivo Prime Rib Dinner. Doors open at 4:30pm and dinner is served around 5:30pm.
February 22 – 24. San Carlos Beach & Desert Rally.
February 24. Día de la Bandera Mexicana.

March 2024

March 2. Ceramic & Crafts Sale with food and drinks. Club Deportivo.
March 2. Ostioneros de Guaymas basketball home opener versus Hermosillo at Gimnasio Municipal Guaymas at 8:30pm.
March 3. Color Fun Run. 9am, Club Duo.
March 9. Vino Fest. Club Duo.
March 10. Castaway Kids Beach Party. Sunset Bar & Grill.
March 12 – 14. San Carlos Follies. 6:30pm, El Mar Theater.
March 17. End of Season Pickleball Tournament.
March 17. St Patrick’s Day Green Beer & Dinners around town (i.e., La Palapa Griega & Club Deportivo).
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 and schools and many businesses are closed.
March 23. Spring Art Show by la Liga de Arte. 9am – 3pn, Tecalai Club House.
March 23. Imitafest Battle of the Stars. 5pm, Guaymas Auditorium.
March 24 – 30. Semana Santa (Easter week). March 28, Maundy Thursday. March 29, Good Friday.
March 31. Easter Sunday.

April 2024

April 4. Hawaiin Pork Dinner (fundraiser for Seguro y Sano). 5:30pm, Club Deportivo.
April 7. Fun Fest Run / Walk Fundraising for autism. 8:00am, Hotel Posada.
April 7. Trail Run. 7am, Kite Club on Playa Algodones.
April 12. Open Mic. 6pm, La Zurda.
April 20. SBPA Tianguis. 8am – 4pm, Club Deportivo.
April 24 – May 19. ExpoGan Sonora and Palenque in Hermosillo.
April 26. Noche Bohemia. 8:00pm, Bellas Artes Guaymas.
April 26 – 28. Pickleball Tournament, at the San Carlos Pickleball Club. Register here.
April 28. Medio Marathon.
April 30. Día Del Niño.

May 2024

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 & 12. Mother’s Day events in San Carlos (this year, Mother’s Day in Mexico is Friday, May 10 and in USA and Canada is Sunday, May 12).
May 15. Teacher’s Day in Mexico.
May 20 Russian State Ballet. 8:30pm, Guaymas Auditorium. Tickets are available online here or at the auditorium box office.
May 23 – 26. Festival del Pitic in Hermosillo.
May 24 – 26. Ladies International Fishing Tournament.
May 24 – 26. Tucson Sailing Club Spring Regatta.
May 24 – 27. Memorial Weekend. Monday, May 27 is Memorial Day in the US.
May 31 – June 2. Yacht Club / Rescate Fishing Tournament.

Mother’s Day

June 2024

June 1. Dia de la Marina (Mexican Navy Day). Official Mexican holiday. Celebration in Guaymas.
The Men’s Softball World Cup Group A starts on June 12 in Hermosillo. The tournament will take place at the Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses and Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz. The 6 team round robin will include Team Mexico. Mexico’s first game is June 12 against the Czech Republic.
June 14 & 15. Marinaterra Dorado Derby.
June 16. Father’s Day in Mexico, Canada & USA. Special meals around town.
June 16. Cruce de Bahia Algodones, 6:30am – 10:30am. Swim 2k, 1k or 300mts.
June 20. Summer Solstice.

July 2024

July 4 weekend at La Cotidiana 1922, La Calaca, Sunset Bar & Grill. and Colibri.
July 6 – 7. Taekwondo Competition. San Carlos Plaza.
July 6. Beerfest. Club Duo Marinaterra. 1pm – midnight.
July 11 – 13. Festival Mar Bermejo. Daily special events such as dance, theater, cinema and music at various locations in Guaymas. To commemorate the anniversary of The Battle of Guaymas, which occurred on July 13, 1854.
July 18. Anniversary of the death of President Benito Juárez (March 21, 1806 to July 18, 1872).
July 22 – 26. CRRIFS bilingual Summer Camp for kids age 6 – 12. More info.
July 30. Anniversary of the death of Miguel Hidalgo, leader of the Mexican War of Independence (May 8, 1753 to July 30, 1811). This is NOT a national holiday.

August 2024

August 2 – 3. Kids Fishing Tournament. More info.
August 8. Anniversary of the birth of Emiliano Zapata (b.Aug 8, 1879, d.April 10, 1919).
August 31. Guaymas Anniversary. On August 31, 1769 José de Gálvez founded the town of Guaymas and assigned the first plots: Civic Ceremony at 8:00am in Three Presidents Plaza.

September 2024

September 1. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will deliver his last State of the Union (Informe de Gobierno). September 30 will be his last day in office before handing over the reigns to incoming President, Claudia Sheinbaum.
September 2. Labor Day (USA & Canada).
September 8. Cruce de Bahia Miramar, 6:30am – 10:30am. Swim 5k, 2k, 1k or 300mts. Register here.
September 13. Los Niños Héroes, Hero of the Mexican-American War 1847. Battle of Chapultepec.
September 15. Mexican lunch & dinner Buffets at Embarcadero to celebrate Día de la Independencia. From 2pm – 9pm.
September 15. Lighted Boat Parade for Día de la Independencia.
September 15. Mexican tenor Fernando de la Mora at 9:30pm, Three Presidents Plaza. Followed by el Grito at 10:30pm.
September 16. Día de la Independencia
- Lighted Boat Parade in San Carlos. Leaving Marina San Carlos at 6:00pm and traveling along San Francisco Beach.
- Mexican Breakfast Buffet at Embarcadero.
September 28. Viusic Fest.

October 2024

Oct 3 – 6. Guaymazo 2024: 4×4 riders from around the US and Mexico will tour Sonora this week.
October 4 – 6. Hammer Down Fishing Tournament.
October 11 – 12. International Billfish Tournament.
October 11. The Mexican Pacific Baseball League gets under way in October. The LMP 2024-25 regular season starts with Naranjeros de Hermosillo vs Obregon at 7:00pm on Friday, October 11.
October 12. Día de la Raza in Mexico (Day of the Races / Columbus Day). It is not an official holiday.
October 12. 4 horas Baviso MTB. Pista El Baviso. Register online here.
October 13. Cruce de Bahia San Carlos. Register here.
October 14. Thanksgiving (Canada).
October 17. Lunas de Octubre Noche Bohemia, a benefit for Parroquia San Carlos Borromeo. 6:30pm to 11:30pm at Hotel Playa San Carlos.
October 18. Welcome Back Party with That Mike Guy. 5pm – 8pm, La Palapa Griega.
October 18. Caravan por la Vida – a fundraiser to benefit Estoy Contigo. Leaving from Los Arbolitos at 5pm and driving to Hospital San Jose.
October 19 and 20. Hermosillo will host its 3rd annual Hot Air Balloon Festival.
October 20. Triatlon Guaymas 2024.
October 24. That Mike Guy on Oasis Cruise. 4:30pm – 6:30pm.
October 24. Seaside Realty presents Mark Mulligan Welcome Back Party. 5pm – 8pm, Hacienda de Seaside, located just past Piccolo restaurant at 314 Creston. Food sales donated to the pickleball club. Open to the whole community.
October 25 – 27. Tucson Sailing Club’s Annual Fall Regatta.
October 25 – 27. Guaymas will host the Jose Luis Henry Festival. 10:00am, municipal basketball gymnasium.
October 26 & 27. Festival de la Calaca. Three Presidents Plaza, Guaymas.
October 26. Carrera Catrinas de Neon. 7:00pm, Three Presidents Plaza in Guaymas.
October 27. Art Walk San Carlos including a Pumpkin Carving Competition. 10:00am – 8:00pm, Plaza las Palmas.
October 30. Halloween Costume Contest for your Furry Friends. 6:00pm – 9:00pm, Marvida.
October 31. Happy Halloween. Halloween & Day of Dead Parties .

November 2024

November 1-2. All Saints Day & Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is an important Mexican holiday.
November 1 – 3. Pickleball Tournament. Register here.
November 2. Día de los Muertos festival: altar, special meal, costumes, face painting, raffle (proceeds to SBPA). 5:00pm, La Calaca Tacos y Cerveza.
November 3. 5k Fundraiser Run, hosted by Clinica Guaymas. 8:00am, Fisherman statute on the Guaymas Malecon. All proceeds will go towards supporting free cataract surgeries.
November 5. 8th Anniversary Party at Colibrí’s with live music starting at 5:30pm.
November 6. Means Girls Pink Party. 6:00pm, Colibrí Restaurant & Bar.
November 9 and every Saturday thereafter. Rescate Marketplace. 9:00am – 1:00pm, Rescate Clinic parking lot. All vendors are welcome (artisans, cooks, crafters). For more information and to reserve your space, call 622-126-2112 or 303-246-0275.
November 14. Rescate Welcome Back Margarita Party 5pm, Club Duo.
November 15. Castaway Kids Kermés Mexicana. 5:00pm, Castaway Kids Community Center.
November 15 – 17. Festival Indigo 2024.
El Buen Fin begins on Friday, November 15 and ends on Monday, November 18.
November 16. Noche Retro. 9pm, Salon de Bellas Artes.
November 17. Marathon San Carlos. Participants can run either 6.5k. 21k or 42k. Registration now open.
November 18. Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day) observed third Monday in November, originally November 20. This official Mexican holiday commemorates the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
November 20: Friendsgiving Chef Festival. San Carlos Pickleball Club.
November 20. Mexican Revolution Special meal. La Calaca Tacos y Cerveza.
November 23. 4th Annual Yard Sale / Tianguis for CCRIFS. 8:00am – 1:00pm, CCRIFS Wildlife Center
November 24. Reto Triatlon 113 Extremo: swim, cycle + medio marathon. Register here.
November 28. USA Thanksgiving. Click here for a list of restaurants hosting special dinners … including Sunset Bar & Grill, Embarcadero, El Mar Restaurant, Casa Manolo, Bonifacio’s, Tortuga’s.

USA Thanksgiving, November 28

Holidays, Festivals, Fiesta and Special Events

Looking for Mexican Holidays, fun events, festivals and fiestas for your vacation? All year long, there’s something fun going on in the beach towns of San Carlos and Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.

Events San Carlos is a list of the major annual Holidays, Festivals and Fiestas and special events in San Carlos & Guaymas, Mexico.
Whether you’re looking for information on a Mexican Holiday or holiday, you’ll find it here.