Food festivals in Mexico

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Vaquería de la Ciudad runs every Monday 21:00 on Plaza Grande Mérida, the city's weekly Yucatán dance with marquesita carts and panucho stalls.

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Hanal Pixán in Mérida is the Yucatán Day of the Dead, October 31 to November 2 with mucbipollo, the Paseo de las Ánimas candlelight walk and the giant Plaza.

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Janal Pixan Cancún is the city's Day of the Dead festival: four nights at Puerto Juárez with a boat procession, and the Cena de Ánimas at Parque de las Palapas with altars, food stalls and a pan de muerto contest.

TipFree transport ran to Puerto Juárez from Malecón Tajamar and El Crucero park in 2025; for food, go to Parque de las Palapas on 1 or 2 November.

Festival de Vida y Muerte at Xcaret, near Playa del Carmen and a day trip from Cancún, holds its 20th edition in 2026, with 18 food stands run by cooks from Guanajuato and Quintana Roo.

TipTickets are sold by date on the festival site; the gala concert, with Pandora and Flans, is on the night of 31 October.

Mexico City's Dia de Muertos parade runs Paseo de la Reforma to the Zocalo on 31 October 2026, then two days of ofrendas, pan de muerto and atole.

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Mérida en Domingo closes Plaza Grande to traffic every Sunday for marquesita and panucho carts, danza Yucateca and the city's longest-running weekly food.

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Dia de Muertos Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara is the two-day Day of the Dead festival on Plaza Hidalgo, with altares, pan de muerto, mole and mariachi.

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Puebla pours pulque and seasonal curados over the Day of the Dead weekend, with a community altar, cartoneria craft stalls, poetry and pulquero bands playing into the small hours.

TipEntry is by voluntary donation and the Saturday session runs from two in the afternoon until three in the morning.

Expo Tequila Guadalajara is the November tequila trade show at Expo Guadalajara, three days of palenque tastings and Mexican-spirit producer booths.

Libros al Gusto is the gastronomy space of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, with culinary talks, book presentations and a cookbook shop; the 40th FIL runs 28 November to 6 December 2026.

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The Convites Populares on July 10 and 11, 2026 are the small-scale neighborhood invitations that open Guelaguetza, leaving from Cruz de Piedra.

Twenty traditional cooks fry molotes on the Plaza de la Concordia in San Pedro Cholula, from tinga and huitlacoche fillings to gourmet versions built on chile en nogada and seafood.

TipEntry is free and molotes run between 50 and 200 pesos depending on size, so budget for grazing rather than one order.

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Feria Internacional del Mezcal runs July 17-28, 2026 at the Centro de Convenciones, with 100-plus producers, 208 artisans, mezcal tastings and craft beer.

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Chiles en Nogada Patriotic Season in Mexico City runs from late July through September around Independence Day, when restaurants from fine dining to traditional serve the stuffed poblano.

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The 49th Feria Nacional del Mole runs 3 to 25 October 2026 at San Pedro Atocpan in Milpa Alta, Mexico City, with mole restaurants and producers, live music, crafts and free entry.

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Mundo Mezcal, an agave festival in the Campo Marte restaurant gardens in Polanco, gathers mezcal producers each October; the 2026 guest state is Tamaulipas, alongside Michoacán, Guanajuato, Sonora and others.

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Wine Fest, run by The Fives Hotels in Playa del Carmen, south of Cancún, reaches its 11th edition on 17 October 2026: more than 80 wine labels, grill and cheese stations and live music.

TipGeneral admission was MXN 1,890 for 2026; the date has moved between December and October, so check the ticket page before the drive.

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Atlixco's autumn corn fair follows the summer Elotada and leans harder on the harvest itself, with regional gastronomy stalls built around the maize grown in the valley below Popocatepetl.

TipThe venue moves year to year, so check the Atlixco events calendar before travelling rather than assuming the convention centre.

Festival Parrillero del Caribe is a two-day grilling festival in Puerto Morelos, south of Cancún: 14 grill stands, 18 tastings, chef contests and live music at its fourth edition in October 2025.

TipEarly-bird tickets were MXN 150 for 2026 against MXN 250 at the gate; children under 12 enter free.