JULY
Festival of the Deer
Date: June 13 to July 14
Location: Mazamitla, Jalisco
The fair features workshops, conferences, commercial, gastronomic, and artisan exhibitions. It also includes musical and folkloric performances, both local and from the guest country, which changes each year.
Zempoala Fair
Date: July 4-7
Location: Zempoala, Hidalgo
This festivity is in honor of Our Lady of Refuge and includes various activities such as the traditional mañanitas (morning serenades) and special masses.
Some of the main events include the parade featuring the traditional Rosario de Ocotoxco Camada from Tlaxcala, the burning of fireworks castles, the mascot race, the Papantla flyers, horseback riding, folkloric dance shows, and several cultural events. la carrera de botargas, voladores de Papantla, cabalgata, espectáculos de danza folclórica y varios eventos culturales.
Additionally, there are sports activities such as hiking, races, fast football, and volleyball.
The fair is famous for its pulque, gastronomy, and artisan pavilion, as well as the shows presented at the Teatro del Pueblo.
Rosarito Fair
Date: July 4-28
Location: Rosarito, Baja California
The celebration includes performances by prominent artists at the Teatro del Pueblo, a gastronomic zone, mechanical games, sports tournaments, beach events, surfing, sport fishing, and much more.
Freixenet Grape Harvest Festival
Date: July 5-7
Location: Finca Sala Vivé by Freixenet México, Carr. San Juan del Río-Cadereyta Km. 40.5, Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro
This magnificent event invites you to visit a cellar 25 meters deep and savor delicious wines.
Additionally, you can enjoy activities such as grape stomping and performances by renowned artists.
Carmen Fair
Date: July 10-16
Location: Playa del Carmen, Campeche
The fair offers sports and musical events at the Domo del Mar, as well as a livestock, commercial, cultural, and tourist expo, mechanical games, and many more activities.
The event also includes religious events such as the Virgin of Carmen song composition contest, the Virgin of Carmen procession through the city's streets, the Marian Concert, and masses.
In the cultural realm, there are exhibitions, artistic workshops, folkloric dances, and concerts.
Atlixco Fair
Date: July 13-21
Location: Atlixco, Puebla
This event includes a gastronomic and artisan exhibition, amusement rides, a children's show area, and artists for all tastes. The flower exhibition is a highlight, as Atlixco is famous for its production of ornamental flowers.
Several renowned artists perform at the People's Theater.
San Ángel Flower Fair
Date: July 13-21
Location: San Ángel, Mexico City
San Ángel is a neighborhood known for its history, cobblestone streets, beautiful plazas, and traditions such as the Saturday Bazaar and the Garden of Art, among many other things.
This festival honors its patron saint, the Virgin of Carmen, and has a long history, dating back to 1857, and has become an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mexico City.
The fair includes more than 150 artisans and floriculturists, as well as an extensive cultural agenda featuring pictorial exhibitions about flowers and fruits, painting, ceramic, floral, and fruit arrangement shows and contests, and the traditional balcony competition.
The event also offers a parade of traditional costumes and shawls, street walks with local and international musicians, an artisan expo, a gastronomic showcase, children's workshops, and various top-level artistic performances.
The venues include Parque de la Bombilla, Museo del Carmen, Plaza Tenanitla, Casa de Cultura Jaime Sabines, Centro Cultural San Ángel, Plaza San Jacinto, and Plaza San Carmen.
Chiles en Nogada Season
Date: July 15-September 30
Location: Puebla and Mexico City
Chiles en nogada is one of the most important dishes in Mexican cuisine. According to history, in August 1821, the insurgents led by Agustín de Iturbide were heading to Córdoba to sign the Act of Independence. They stopped in Puebla and were welcomed by the bishop, and for the occasion, the nuns of the convents created a dish that had to have the colors of the Trigarante flag: green, white, and red.
During this season, this emblematic dish will be served in over 100 establishments in Puebla's capital, as well as in many restaurants in Mexico City.
The season kicks off with an event at the Puebla Exhibition Center, where various restaurants showcase their traditional chile en nogada recipes.
Saltillo Fair
Date: July 18-August 11
Location: Saltillo, Coahuila
This event offers a wide variety of attractions such as mechanical games, a commercial zone, sports events, a gastronomic zone, and fireworks, among others.
It also features performances by more than 30 prominent music artists at the Teatro del Pueblo.
National Fair (FENADU)
Date: July 19-August 9
Location: Durango, Durango
This fair commemorates the anniversary of the city's founding in 1563.
Originally an agricultural and livestock exposition, it has evolved into an internationally renowned celebration offering a wide range of events.
The fair features musical performances at the Velaria, Domo Villista, Foro Expo Banda, and Explanada de los Grandes, showcasing national and international artists. el domo villista, el foro expo banda y la explanada de los grandes, en donde se presentan artistas nacionales e internacionales de talla mundial.
Additionally, there are mechanical games, commercial, artisanal, and livestock expos, a gastronomic showcase, and sports events.
The cultural program includes theater productions, a film festival, dance, storytelling, exhibitions, concerts, a jazz festival, and children's music.
There are also parades and the traditional Villista Cavalcade.
Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF)
Date: July 19-28
Location: Guanajuato, Guanajuato
The festival has established itself as the most important platform for young filmmakers in Latin America, annually bringing together new talents and renowned industry experts from nearly 40 different countries and almost all Mexican states.
GIFF includes an official competition selection and special showcases featuring the best of Mexican and international cinema, conferences, workshops, industry spaces, concerts, tributes, premieres, and many more activities to enjoy art and culture in the privileged spaces offered by the cities of Guanajuato.
It offers premiere galas and Project Glamour, where the red carpets of the Guanajuato International Film Festival become showcases for Mexican design.
It is also a Latin American pioneer in cutting-edge immersive technologies. In the Epicenter section, you will have the unparalleled experience of immersing your senses in a completely different universe.
International Contemporary Dance Festival “Lila López”
Date: July 20-27
Location: San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
This festival has been held since 1981 and aims to promote and teach modern dance.
The event showcases various dance styles, including street dance, vertical dance, and dance theater, among others.
It features specialists who offer courses and workshops, as well as activities for children.
Silao Fair
Date: July 21-31
Location: Silao, Guanajuato
This fair offers several attractions, starting with important artists performing at the Teatro del Pueblo, as well as gastronomic showcases, mechanical games, artisanal exhibitions, and a commercial zone.
In an effort to revive traditions, the dance of “El Torito” is also presented.
Santa Ana Festival
Date: July 21-28
Location: Boca del Río, Veracruz
This festival has a long tradition dating back to 1582 and is the most important celebration in the locality. The story goes that a group of fishermen found a statue of Our Lady of Santa Ana in their nets, which they brought to the church now bearing her name. Popular legends attribute the substantial increase in shrimp and bass fishing in July to the Virgin, so in this month, they bless their boats.
The festival includes various activities such as the coronation of the queen, known as the "Maiden of the Sea," who is accompanied by a fun character dressed as Triton. quies es acompañada de un divertido personaje vestido de Tritón.
There is also the “godmother's bath,” where people gather in the civic plaza to receive a splash from local authorities and the festival sponsors (padrinos).
The most famous part of the festival is the traditional stuffed fish fillet, which holds a Guinness World Record for being the "largest in the world."
Of course, the fair also features major musical events with well-known artists.
Guelaguetza
Date: July 22 to 29
Location: Oaxaca
The Guelaguetza is one of the most important traditions in Oaxaca. Its name derives from the Zapotec word "Guendalezaa," which means "offering, gift, fulfillment."
Feria Patronal Santiago Apóstol Chalco
Date: July 25
Location: Chalco, State of Mexico
It is one of the most traditional celebrations in the Valley of Mexico. The town celebrates in honor of its patron saint, Saint James the Apostle, with a series of pilgrimages and regional dances.
The festival offers a wide variety of attractions such as: coronation of the queen, dances, wrestling, cultural and sporting events, circus, and mechanical rides. It also features the participation of important artists performing at the town theater.
Children also have several activities such as children's theater and storytelling.
Feria Chiautempan
Date: July 26 to August 4
Location: Chiautempan, Tlaxcala
Santa Ana Chiautempan is known as “The Cradle of the Sarape” due to its great textile activity.
The fair includes: commercial, artisanal, and gastronomic expos, as well as a wide variety of sports and cultural events.
It also offers bullfights, wrestling, rodeo, paella festival, mechanical rides, dances, and concerts at the town theater and the Palenque.
Feria Lagos de Moreno
Date: July 26 to August 11
Location: Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco
It is a great festival with a wide variety of events such as: beauty pageant, livestock exhibition, charreadas, dances, gastronomic showcase, mechanical rides, haunted house, artisan expo, horse races, dog show, rodeo, mini rodeo, escaramuzas fair, mariachi festival, nightclub area, and much more.
It also features performances by important artists at the town theater.
Expo Feria Internacional de la Marimba y las Flores
Date: July 27 to August 4
Location: Comitán, Chiapas
The fair is held in honor of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, comprising a series of religious, cultural, sports, and artistic events.
Additionally, one can enjoy the fair queen contest, mechanical rides, and performances by important artists at the Palenque.
The central park also hosts a marimba encounter.
Feria Internacional del Mezcal
Fecha: 20 al 30 de julio
Location: Oaxaca, Oaxaca
This event is part of the Guelaguetza and includes mezcal tastings, pairings, and mixology, as well as conferences and cooking classes with mezcal.
This fair takes place at Paseo Juárez “El Llano,” where there is also a themed Palenque, mezcal club, pictorial exhibit, Oaxaca Pavilion, and Agroindustrial Pavilion.
Expo Feria Tulancingo
Date: Last week of July
Location: Tulancingo, Hidalgo
This fair features commercial, artisanal, livestock, gastronomic, and industrial expos, as well as mechanical rides, beauty pageant, bar area, and much more.
It also offers the town theater and the Palenque with important shows.
San Pedro Tlaquepaque Fair
Date: June 21 to July 8
Location: Tlaquepaque, Jalisco
This event is held in honor of Saint Peter and offers children's shows, concerts by well-known music groups, amusement rides, artisan and commercial sales, a livestock exhibition, and many more surprises.
It also features a Palenque and a People's Theater where popular artists and bands perform.
The fair includes traditional dances, pilgrimages, liturgical events, and fireworks displays, creating a festive atmosphere.
Feria Teziutlán
Date: July 28 to August 15
Location: Teziutlán, Puebla
This beautiful town in the Puebla mountains holds a colorful and joyful festival.
During the event, festivities are held in honor of the Assumption of Mary, as well as mass dances, beauty pageant, sports and cultural events, commercial and artisanal expos, bullfights, and mechanical rides.
There is also a gastronomic showcase and performances by renowned artists.
Harvest Festivals
Date: July 31 to August 18
Location: Valle de Guadalupe, BC
These festivals include a series of parties and events held at various wineries in the region, where you can taste wine and celebrate the harvest. There are tastings, pairing dinners, brunches, contests, workshops, live music, and much more.
There are over 100 events, both at the vineyards and in the restaurants of Valle de Guadalupe.
Feria de Huamantla
Date: July 31 to August 31
Location: Huamantla, Tlaxcala
This is one of the most important, oldest, and traditional fairs in all of Mexico, having been held since 1874. The celebration is held in honor of Huamantla's patroness, the Virgin of Charity.
The fair opens with an impressive fireworks display and a grand popular dance, as well as the coronation of the queen.
This fair is internationally known for its activities such as: the carcacha race, which parades through the town’s main streets; the flower parade; “The Night No One Sleeps,” where the town’s residents create beautiful festive carpets of flowers and sawdust to receive the procession of the Virgin of Our Lady of Charity on the decorated streets; the Night of Bullpens, featuring a parade with music bands, mariachis, matachin groups, stilt walkers, huehue troops from various municipalities, tlachiqueros, student groups, queens, taurine clubs, and more; and the Huamantlada, where several fighting bulls are released for brave individuals to perform their best feats in the main streets of the town.
The festival also includes top-level artistic performances at the town theater.
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