Feria del Tamal ★ 4.6
Feria del Tamal at the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares in Coyoacan runs late January through early February for Candelaria, with 50-plus producers.
Focus: Tamales and atole
Food festivals in Mexico City worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Feria Nacional del Mole ★ 4.5
Feria Nacional del Mole at San Pedro Atocpan in Milpa Alta runs every October since 1977, with 40 restaurants and 100-plus stands serving black, red, green.
Focus: Mole
Dia de Muertos Grand Parade ★ 4.8
Dia de Muertos Grand Parade in Mexico City runs November 1 down Paseo de la Reforma to the Zocalo, with the city's full week of pan de muerto, tamales.
Focus: Pan de muerto, tamales, atole
Chiles en Nogada Patriotic Season ★ 4.4
Chiles en Nogada season in Mexico City runs late July through early September around Mexican Independence Day, with fine-dining rooms and traditional.
Focus: Chiles en nogada
Mundo Mezcal CDMX ★ 4.4
Mundo Mezcal in Mexico City is the annual agave-spirits gathering at Campo Marte in Polanco, with palenques from Oaxaca, Guerrero, Durango and Michoacan.
Focus: Mezcal and Mexican agave spirits
La Ola Festival Vegano ★ 4.1
La Ola Festival Vegano is the annual two-day plant-based gathering at Centro Urbano Juarez in Roma Sur, with 80-plus vegan producers and Mexican kitchens.
Focus: Plant-based Mexican