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1st – 3rd San Blas, Nayarit - The Blessing of the
Sea Festival
Religious festival including regional dancing, music and horse racing
events.
2nd Candlemas Day (Dia de la Candelaria)
This festivity is celebrated in the whole country with parades,
dances, and bullfights along candle-lit and lantern-decorated streets.
It's a celebration that has its origins in Christianity and it marks
forty days, more or less, after the birth of Christ, when he would
have been presented at the Temple. Many parties are organised by
those who found the small doll in their cake slice during the Three
Kings Day Celebration (see January events). Typical food and drink
are Tamales and Atole.
5th Constitution Day (Dia de la Constitucion)
Public and Bank holiday that commemorates the Constitution of Mexico.
24th Flag Day (Día de la Bandera)
National holiday that honours the Mexican flag: parades and speeches
throughout the country.
Carnival
This famous five-day Festival, which takes place before the Catholic
Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, is a mix of music, dancing,
games, processions, and masquerades. The most spectacular parades,
with naval battles and fireworks can be admired in the seaside towns,
especially in Veracruz and Mazatlan. Other colourful and lively
celebrations are in La Paz, Cozumel, Acapulco, Puerto Escondido,
Merida. In San Juan Chamula, the event is rooted in indigenous culture,
with ritualistic running on flaming branches.
1st Jan to end of March - Whale Watching, Baja California
Sur
This is the time to arrange an expeditions to follow the
Gray Whale migration along Baja California Sur. Amongst the most
famous locations are the Ojo de Liebre lagoon, near Guerrero Negro,
the San Ignacio Lagoon, near the omonimous village, and Madgalena
Bay, a bit further south the Baja Peninsula near Ciudad Constitucion.
Black and Blue Whales can be spotted also in the warm waters of
the sea of Cortez, on the Baja east coast, from November to April.
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JANUARY