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January
1 New year’s day in San Miguel de allende Mx. This national holiday is celebrated with many san Miguel activities like dances and fiestas.

6 Three Kings da in San Miguel de Allende Mx. This is the holiday where children of all ages receive Christmas gifts and Candy.

17 Another great San Miguel Mx holiday happens here with St Anthony’s Day or San Antonio Abad. Animals are taken to the church to be blessed.

21 Birthday of General Allende: Hero of National Independence.

24 Departure of Pilgrims for San Juan de los Lagos

February in San Miguel de Allende Mx

2 Dia de la Candelaria or Candles Day - All of Mexico celebrates with dances, processions, and for those that can afford it, a bullfight.

5 Mexican Constitution day here in San Miguel Mx or Promulgacion de la Constitucion- All of Mexico celebrates with parades and fireworks, and the celebration is quite efusive here in San Miguel de Allende Mx.

14 Valentine’s Day

19 Day of the Army

24 Flag Day- This National holiday commemorating the birth of the Mexican flag in 1821, celebrated with parades and fireworks throughout all of Mexico but especially here in San Miguel de Allende MX.

25 Ash Wednesday: Start of Lent

March

5 First Friday in March: Indian dances in front of Parroquia

12 Two Sundays before Easter: Image of El Señor de la Columna

15 El Día del Divino Preso (Day of the Divine Prisoner)

17 St. Patrick’s Day

18 Friday of Dolores: Day of Altars in the homes, Street fountains are decorated

19 Feast of San José

21 Birthday of Benito Juarez

24 Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday)

25 Viernes Santo (Good Friday)

26 Sábado de Gloria (Holy Saturday)

27 Domingo de Pascua (Easter Sunday)

April

4 Beginning of Daylight Saving Time

16 Domingo de Ramos - A spectacular religious ceremony in San Miguel Mx.

30 Children’s Day

May

1 Labor day -National holiday celebrates with civic exercises, parades, and fireworks. Most of the world, excluding the U.S., recognizes May 1st as Labor Day. A great day for San Miguel de Allende activities

3 Feast of Santa Cruz: Day of masons & builders

5 Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla

8 Mother’s Day (USA)

10 Mother’s Day (Mexico)

15 Day of San Isidro: Patron of Rain & Agriculture

20 Ascension Day

30 Fiesta at Valle del Maíz

June

11 Corpus Christi Day: Procession of Blessed Sacrament

13 Feast of San Antonio:

17 Parade of the Locos is a great San Miguel de Allende Activity - This carnival, celebrated the Sunday after San Antonio’s day, was originally an act of faith and devotion that began in the 19th century.

19 Parade of Locos, Dia de los Locos

26 Anniversary of the Death of General Ignacio Allende

July

11 Feast at Atotonilco

16 Feast of the Virgin del Carmen

30 Anniversary of the Death of Father Hidalgo

August

1-15 Chamber Music Festival

8 Feast of Santo Domingo

September

This is actually the month where most of the festivities and San Miguel de Allende Activities happen.

1 President’s State of the Union Address

13 Commemoration of the Death of the Child Heroes

15 The cry of independence, El Grito - Reenactment of the famous speech from Father Hidalgo. This is actually one of the most important San Miguel de Allende Mx activities because this town was such an influence in the fight for independence.
16 Independence Day - The celebration of Mexico’s independence declaration from Spain in 1810 is the most important national holiday.

22 The San Miguelada. The festivities and celebrations that celebrate the founding of San Miguel de Allende Mx

25 Sanmiguelada (Running of the Bulls)

29 Feast of San Miguel Archángel (Patron Saint of San Miguel)

October

1-2 This is a very important religious holiday for all of Mexico but especially magnificent in San Miguel de Allende Mx. This is the day people commemorate their dead with flowers, Music and food

10 Feast of San Francisco

12 Columbus Day

31 End of Daylight Saving Time.

November

1 All Saints Day

2 All Souls Day – Day of the Dead

12 Mailman’s Day (post offices closed)

20 Day of the Mexican Revolution and San Miguel de Allende Mx residents celebrate this holiday just as avidly as other parts of the country with parades, costumes, and marching bands.

25 Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.

25-27 International Jazz Festival

December

12 This is an extremely important holiday for Mexicans and for people from San Miguel de Allende. This is the day that the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to the Mexican called Juan Diego. The Day is celebrated in the cathedral of the virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City but all churches are highly decorated and at midnight Mariachis serenade the Virgin.

16-24 Are the famous traditional posadas where neighbourhoods reenact that eve of Mary and Joseph and go from house to house asking for a place to stay.
24 Christmas Eve This is the last and grandest Posada followed by High Mass
25 Christmas Day
31 Traditional midnight suppers & religious services.