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Culture & Traditions

Mexico’s cultures are local first: community festivals, craft traditions, music scenes, and kitchens that tell history in every dish. This page collects our culture stories with an emphasis on the people who keep traditions alive and the changes they face. Expect profiles, event coverage, and explainers that connect past and present without cliché. We highlight regional differences and the everyday work behind a “cultural moment,” from rehearsals to markets to community halls.

Cozumel Day of the Dead

Cozumel Day of the Dead adds videomapping and parades

Cozumel Day of the Dead leans into tourism with videomapping, processions and contests to attract Caribbean travelers while honoring Maya-rooted tradition.
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Janal Pixan festival

Janal Pixan festival turns Playa del Carmen into culture capital

Playa del Carmen’s Janal Pixan festival runs Oct 31–Nov 3 with 386 artists, altars and parades, aiming to cement the city as a Caribbean cultural...
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Cabo Day of the Dead

Cabo Day of the Dead lights up the bay with boats Nov 1–4

Boats become floating altars as Cabo Day of the Dead returns Nov 1–4 in Cabo San Lucas, with a glowing nautical parade Nov 2 and...
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Xantolo 2025 celebrations

Xantolo 2025 celebrations take over San Luis and Pátzcuaro

From Morelia to the Huasteca, Xantolo 2025 celebrations roll out with parades, altars, and ritual dance across San Luis Potosí and Michoacán this Oct–Nov.
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Moctezuma headdress lawsuit

Moctezuma headdress lawsuit aims to bring penacho home

Descendants of Moctezuma plan a Moctezuma headdress lawsuit, hiring US firm BSW, as Austria says the famed headdress can’t travel; Mexico mulls backing.
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Day of the Dead parades in CDMX

CDMX Day of the Dead parades start with zombies and art

Plan your CDMX Day of the Dead. Alebrijes on Oct 18, Zombie March, Catrina Fest Oct 19, Mega Catrinas Oct 26, Grand Parade on Nov...
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dia de muertos pets

Day of the Dead: When will pets visit your altar

Across Mexico, Day of the Dead pets has taken hold on October 27. Here’s when to set an altar, when pets “arrive,” and when families...
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Day of the Dead san miguel

Day of the Dead weekend: Your San Miguel game plan

Your Day of the Dead plan from Guanajuato to San Miguel with live music, catrina parade, cemetery film night, and artisan fairs across the state.
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Day of the Dead los cabos

Day of the Dead brings boats, bread and art to Los Cabos

Day of the Dead returns to Los Cabos with Altars at Sea, a Pan de Muerto route and a façades contest across Cabo San Lucas,...
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Alborada centennial San Miguel

San Miguel de Allende celebrates 100 years of the Alborada in honor of its patron saint

Before dawn, San Miguel fills with star processions and a roaring “cuetiza.” How the city marks the Alborada centennial San Miguel this weekend.
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Janal Pixan Puerto Juárez

Janal Pixan Puerto Juárez readies catrinas and altars for Día de Muertos

Janal Pixan Puerto Juárez will return with catrina and altar exhibitions in late October and early November, targeting 60k visitors and local artisans.
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San Miguel Alborada

San Miguel Alborada starts small as preschoolers take the lead

Preschoolers bring San Miguel Alborada to life with a mini parade on Sept. 25, honoring a century-old tradition and leading into the fall festival week.
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