June 2018 Events in Sonora, Mexico

June is the month when most of Sonora experiences its triple-digit temperatures of summertime. The events calendar continues, however, starting on the first of the month with Navy Day (Día de la Marina) which is celebrated in the port cities of Guaymas and Puerto Peñasco.

Other June events include Father’s Day, the Copper Fair in Cananea and three feast days for four major saints – Saint John the Baptist, Saints Peter and Paul, and Saint Ignatius.

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Día de la Marina – Navy Day
Guaymas and Rocky Point
Navy Day is celebrated in all ports throughout Mexico.  The festival in Guaymas offers a reenactment of a naval battle, and fireworks.  Both celebrations include a parade and a host of other fun activities.

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Feria del Cobre (Copper Fair)
Cananea, Sonora
A festival dating back to 1941, that celebrates the Sonoran mining tradition in the towns of Cananea and Nacozari. Includes various artistic, musical and cultural events, in and around the city’s main venue, Plaza Juarez.

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Fiestas for the Patron Saint San Antonio
Oquitoa

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Día del Padre – Father’s Day
Nationwide, third Sunday of June

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Vespers of the Feast Day of Saint John the Baptist

Vespers (Vispera) ceremony which begins one day prior to the actual ceremony. Participants dance through the night.

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Fiesta de San Juan Bautista – Saint John the Baptist

This is more of a national religious event than one specifically held in Sonora, although many pueblos hold festivals in observance of this saint.

Legend has it that all forms of water are blessed on this day, and it is also used to commemorate the unofficial start of the desert monsoon season. Celebrations typically include religious events and practical jokes. Read more.

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Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul
Fiestas de San Pedro y San Pablo
Celebrated in pueblos wherever St. Peter or Saint Paul (or both) is the patron saint.
Aconchi
Cucurpe
Etchojoa
Huachinera
Suaqui Grande
Tubutama
Yécora

Vespers of the San Ignatius feast day (La Vispera de las fiestas de San Ignacio)

This is an overnight ceremony which culminates on midday June 30.

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San Ignatius Feast Day (Fiesta de San Ignacio):

Celebrated in various Sonoran pueblos.