Food Festivals in Oaxaca

Dia de Muertos in Oaxaca runs October 28 to November 4, with the Xoxocotlan panteon vigil October 31, comparsas downtown and pan de muerto on every comedor.

Fiesta de la Virgen de la Soledad culminates on 18 December at the basilica in Oaxaca, with a calenda on 16 December, mañanitas, fireworks and buñuelo and nieve stalls around it.

Noche de Rabanos on December 23 fills the Zocalo with oversized radish carvings (saints, dancers, cathedrals), totomoxtle and flor inmortal categories every.

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The Feria del Tejate in San Andres Huayapam runs every Palm Sunday with 88-plus producers of tejate (declared Oaxacan cultural heritage 2023).

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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.

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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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Guelaguetza is Oaxaca's headline festival: indigenous dance from the eight regions, food fairs and the Feria del Mezcal across two Lunes del Cerro Mondays.