August 2018 Events in Sonora, Mexico
The month of August has the hottest temperatures of the year for the state of Sonora, Mexico. This is especially true for the state capital of Hermosillo, which typically stays in a range of high triple-digit temperatures every day of the month.
August 9 is the Day of the Indigenous Pueblo and the following day is the birth date of Italian Jesuit priest Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino, who established mission churches and greatly contributed to the social and economic development of the region.
Most of the August events in Sonora are dates on the Catholic liturgical calendar that are celebrated with great reverence. Feast days include San Cayetano, San Lorenzo, San Bartolo and Santa Rosa de Lima, in addition to the day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on August 15.
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Day of the Angels – Día de Los Ángeles
San Miguel de Horcasitas, Hermosillo
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Baile de los Abanicos (Fan dance)
Mazatán
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Feast Day of San Cayetano, Father of Providence (patron saint of the unemployed, job seekers, bread and health)
The Navojoa pueblos of Sinahuiza and Bacabachi
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Birth date of Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919)
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Feast Day of San Lorenzo – Día de San Lorenzo
Festivals in honor of their patron saint – Fiestas patronales en honor a San Lorenzo.
Huépac
Sahuaripa
International Day of the Indigenous Pueblo
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Birth date of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711)
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Assumption of the Virgin Mary (the day when the body and soul of the Virgin Mary were taken to heaven after finishing their days on earth)
Atil – Fiesta de la Virgen de la Asunción de Opodepe
Arizpe – Fiesta de la Virgen de la Asunción de Opodepe
Bacerac – Fiesta patronal en honor a la Virgen de la Asunción de Opodepe (15-19)
Hermosillo – Fiestas Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (6-15)
Huásabas – Fiesta patronal en honor a la Virgen María (15-18)
Naco – Celebración para conmemorar el aniversario del municipio
Navobaxia, Huatabampo – La Virgen de Santa Maria de la Asunción (14-15)
Opodepe – Fiesta patronal en honor a Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Opodepe
San Ignacio Cohuirimpo, Navojoa – Santa Maria del Buaraje
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Feast Day of San Bartolo – Día de San Bartolo
Batacosa
Quiriego
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Grandparent’s Day
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Feast Day of Santa Rosa de Lima – Día de Santa Rosa de Lima
Bácum
Nácori Chico – Fiesta patronal en honor a Santa Rosa de Lima (Aug 30-Sept. 2)
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Anniversary of the Founding of Guaymas
Guaymas
