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April 2018 Events in Sonora Mexico

April 2018 Events in Sonora

April 2018 Events in Sonora, Mexico

The first week of April 2018 marks the end of the Easter vacations in Sonora. The days around the 6th of April are celebrated in Caborca as the Fiestas 6 de Abril, which commemorate the town’s defense against a group of American “filibusteros” who tried to annex the municipality in 1857.

Other April events include a book bazaar, dance exhibit and an indigenous Seri festival, and the last day of the month is the traditional Day of the Children (Día de los Niños), when it truly is good to be a child in Sonora.

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Semana de Pascua – Easter Week

While the major celebrations for Easter occur during Semana Santa, the week before Easter, many also observe the week after Easter by taking a Spring vacation as well.

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Festival to Commemorate the Heroic Deeds of the 6th of April

Festival Conmemorativo de la Gesta Heróica del 6 de abril

Sponsored by the Municipal Government (Ayuntamiento) of Caborca and the Dirección de Acción Cívica y Cultural of Caborca.

This is the biggest annual event in Caborca, to celebrate the victory of the citizens of Caborca and the Mexican Army over a group of “filibusteros” from California who attempted to annex the town in 1857. Events include a parade, art exhibits, sporting events, concerts and other activities. More information.

20 – 29

International Dance Exhibit: One Desert for Dance

La Muestra Internacional Un Desierto para la Danza

Hermosillo
City Theater, Casa de la Cultura
An annual event since 1993 that is a platform for the creation, diffusion and education of contemporary dance. More information.

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Rocky Point Jazz Festival – 5th International Jazz Day
Malecon Fundadores
Puerto Penasco
More information.

23 – 27

Bazar de Libros – Book Bazaar

Guaymas
Casa de la Cultura
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Buy, sell and trade new and used books at this annual event held in the Guaymas Casa de la Cultura.

27 – 29

FestVital Xepe an Cöicoos y las músicas del mundo

Hermosillo
A festival that seeks the positive transformation of the Comcáac Nation (Ethnic Seri), organized by the Rock band Seri Hamac Caziim (divine fire) and carried out with the collaboration of artists, academics and volunteers from all over Mexico and abroad. This will be the fifth year of the festival, the following topics will be addressed: Identity, Memory and Community Cohesion. The Xepe an Côicoos is a great opportunity to meet and share with the great Comcáac Nation in aspects of historic, symbolic and ritual significance. More information.

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Día de los Niños – Children’s Day

Nationwide, April 30th
This very special day is just for the children, celebrated throughout Mexico with parties and other special events.

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February 2018 Events in Sonora Mexico

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February 2018 Events in Sonora, Mexico

February events in Sonora, Mexico. February is a month with nationally observed religious, government and social events. The official end of the Christmas season is observed on February 2, Constitution Day and Flag Day mark national achievements and February 14 is a popular day to celebrate love and friendship.

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Candlemas – Día de la Candelaría
Nationwide
The Day of the Candelaría, also known as Candlemas, is a religious holiday that marks the end of the Christmas season in the church calendar. Traditionally images of the baby Jesus are blessed in a church ceremony, and meals of tamales are prepared by the people who received the plastic baby Jesus in their piece of Rosca de Reyes bread on January 6.

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Día de la Constitución – Constitution Day
Nationwide
A national public holiday to commemorate the Constitution of 1917, which was enacted following the Mexican Revolution.

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Carnaval
Guaymas, Sonora
This annual gala includes parades and other festive events, up to the night of the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the traditional start of the Lenten season. More information.

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Día del Amor y Amistad – Valentine’s Day
Nationwide
In Mexico this day is to celebrate friendship and love. As in other countries, friends and lovers exchange cards and gifts.

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Día de la Bandera – Flag Day
Nationwide
Schools, banks and government offices are closed in observance of this national holiday to honor the flag of Mexico.

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January 2018 Events in Sonora Mexico

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The Sonora events calendar starts the year by finishing the 2017 Christmas season, which officially ends on January 6, the Dia de Reyes. The month ends with what has become a massive cultural and arts festival, the Festival Cultural Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, also known as FAOT. Tens of thousands flock to the epicenter of Alamos, Sonora, and concerts are also performed in Hermosillo and other Sonoran cities.

New Year’s Day
January 1
A quiet day, most stores and businesses are closed.

Dia de Reyes – Kings Day
January 6
Mexican children receive gifts from the three kings (the Magi) on this day, which is the traditional end to the Christmas season. This is also the day when people buy special circular bread called a “rosca.” Inside every rosca there is a plastic figurine of Jesus, and whoever gets the piece that contains the plastic Jesus is obligated to provide tamales for Candlemas (Dia de la Candelaria) on the 2nd of February.

Alamos Cultural Festival – Festival Cultural Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado
Alamos, Sonora
January 19 – 27
This annual festival, commonly known as the “FAOT,” is named in honor of Alamos doctor and philanthropist Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, who was also an accomplished opera singer.

The event highlights operatic singing and chamber music, but a variety of popular music and art are also featured – not only in Alamos, but in other cities in Sonora as well, where concerts are performed during the week.

This event has steadily grown in popularity and is now one of Sonora’s most important cultural events, drawing over 100,000 people from many different countries. 2018 marked the 34th year of the festival. More information

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December 2017 Events in Sonora, Mexico

December 2017 Events in Sonora

December 2017 Events in Sonora, Mexico

This last month of the year is when two of the country’s biggest religious events occur, the feast day of Mexico’s patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and Christmas. The Christmas season is also a time when friends, families and coworkers get together for the seasonal fiestas known as posadas.

Primer Festival Cultural “Sauce en el Agua”
November 30 – December 5
Hustabampo, Sonora
This cultural and arts festival celebrates the 142nd anniversary of the founding of Huatabampo. Its name reflects the meaning of the name Huatabampo, words in the language of the Mayo that mean “willow in the water.”

Fiesta of the Virgin of Guadalupe
December 12th
This is a major religious holiday in Mexico, as most pueblos hold celebrations in honor of the country’s patron saint.

Las Posadas
December 16th to 24th
This is the traditional Christmas party season, so named in remembrance of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem.

Navidad – Christmas
December 25th
The last posada is held on Christmas Eve, also known as Noche Buena, when families traditionally have a late-night dinner.

Año Nuevo – New Year’s Eve
December 31st

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March 2018 Events in Sonora Mexico

March 2018 Events in Sonora

March 2018 Events in Sonora, Mexico

March 2018 is during the Lenten season, and many of Sonora’s indigenous groups hold ceremonies, processions and other observances that culminate in the last week of the month – Semana Santa (Holy Week), the week before Easter Sunday.

For example, in many Mayo and Yaqui pueblos, a “Conti” is held every Friday during Lent, when fariseos, church representatives and the community gather for a reunion and procession to the stations of the cross.

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Vino Litoral 2018
San Carlos

An annual event that promotes the culture of wine and seafood. Features wines from 25 Baja California wineries, the participation of more than 20 restaurants, art exhibitions and various conferences and workshops. More information.

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Festival Internacional de Cine Álamos Mágico
Alamos

An international film festival held every March in the beautiful Southern Sonoran pueblo of Alamos, Sonora. More information.

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Fiestas of the Patron Saint of San José de Bácum
Bácum
Rosario Tecopaco

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Natalicio de Benito Juarez – Benito Juarez’s Birthday
A national public holiday, celebrated on March 21.

Benito Juarez went from humble beginnings as a Zapotec Indian to become Mexico’s only indigenous president. Juarez enacted many social advancements, such as establishing free and mandatory education and establishing the separation of church and state, and is often referred to as the Abraham Lincoln of Mexican presidents.

First Day of Spring
National Mexican holiday

To commemorate the birthday of Benito Juarez and herald the arrival of Spring, in some cities such as Caborca, children dress in festive costumes and parade down one of the town’s main streets.

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Semana Santa – Holy Week

Nationwide, the week prior to Easter Sunday. Most festivities take place during the week leading up to Easter, but many people have the following week, known as La Pascua, off as well, making it a two-week holiday.

Religious processions and other activities are common, but for most Sonorans, it is time to enjoy their spring vacation at the beach or by a river.

The two weeks of Semana Santa are a very busy travel time, so if you plan to visit Sonora during the last week of March, make your plans and reservations well in advance, and be prepared for travel congestion and delays (especially at the border).

25 – April 1

Festival Cultural Profesor Enrique Quijada Parra
Ures
An annual cultural festival held in and around Plaza Zaragoza in Ures, Sonora. More information.

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Festival Cultural de La Costa
Kino Bay

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22nd Anniversary of Radio XEETCH

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Indigenous Radio Station Celebrates 22 Years

Etchojoa, Sonora

Indigenous radio station XEETCH, the “Voice of the Three Rivers” in Etchojoa, Sonora, celebrated its 22nd anniversary over the weekend of February 17 – 18, 2018.

XEETCH transmits music and information in four languages – Yaqui, Mayo, Guarijio and Spanish – to a region that includes Southern Sonora, Northern Sinaloa and Western Chihuahua.

The annual event has become one of the biggest indigenous gatherings of the region, with more than 20,000 attending last year’s anniversary. And from the looks of it, this year there were even more attendees and participants.

Starting in December, the grounds of the XEETCH campus were converted to a large celebration venue, with traditional wood-and-thatch structures occupied by vendors of art and crafts, authors, healers, religious artifacts, dancers, traditional food kitchens and structures where members of various indigenous groups gathered.

Since the event was during Lent, many of the participants wore traditional clothing and masks of Fariseos, a Lenten season tradition of the Mayo and Yaqui peoples. There were also traditional pascola and deer dancers, women in beautiful traditional dresses and other examples of traditional clothing and dance.

For those who are interested in a first-hand cultural and learning experience with the indigenous people and cultures of Sonora, Mexico, the annual XEETCH anniversary offers a wonderful opportunity for a rich cultural immersion.