Oaxaca Events
JANUARY
• Jan 1st: Public holiday. APRIL
•Semana Santa at
Oaxaca. Holy Week, the Easter holiday, is actually
celebrated from Lent on, but the town fills up beginning
on Palm Sunday through Easter day. Holy Thursday is
celebrated with religious processions and communion.
Good Friday is a day of reenactment as a selected
individual bears the cross of Christ. Food & drink
stands are set up along the way. Saturday morning
the celebration begins with fireworks, food &
music. On Easter most everyone attends one of the
masses at the various churches. JULY
• Guelaguetza. Celebrated the last two weeks of July, this may be
Oaxaca's most famous festival with visitors attending
from around the world. Also known as "Lunes del
Cerro", regional dancers from throughout the
state expresses their culture on the last two Mondays
of the month. The colorful event takes place in an
outdoor amphitheater on Fortin Hill, above Oaxaca.
Bani Stui Gulal. Celebration
that represents the history of "Lunes del Cerro"
with music, dances and fireworks. It is celebrated
the prior Sundays to “Lunes de Cerro”
festival. SEPTEMBER
•16 Sep. Independence
Day. Public holiday celebrated throughout Mexico
with grand parades. NOVEMBER
• Food of The Gods
Festival. A Culinary Exploration of Culture.
The very best of Oaxaca’s local restaurants
are waiting to serve you their signature dishes. On
three nights, a select restaurant will feature one
of the menus they are known and praised for offering
a different aspect of Oaxaca’s exciting and
varied cuisine.
Dia de los Muertos. The
Day of the Dead is celebrated throughout Mexico and
is especially vibrant in Oaxaca. The celebration of
All Saints Day takes place on November 1st & 2nd
and is a time when the deceased can return to earth
and celebrate with the living the earthly delights
of music, food & drink. DECEMBER
• Noche de los Rabanos. The "Night of the Radishes" is a unique
Oaxacan festival held every December 23rd. The celebration
was originally a harvest fiesta, and families &
artisans from the surrounding countryside bring in
carved radishes in the shapes of people, spacecraft,
nativity scenes and anything else they can come up
with. Music and traditional food round out the evening.
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe. Festival of
the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron of Mexico. Towns fill
with processions and festivities.
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.
Calendas (Calends). December 24th (at Zócalo,
City of Oaxaca) the eve of December 24, marks the
end of the traditional Las Posadas celebration. On
this night, all catholic temples in the city prepare
a Christmas float of a patron saint of their neighborhood.
At 11:00 p.m., the floats converge in the Cathedral.
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