Noche de Rabanos ★ 4.7
Noche de Rabanos on December 23 fills the Zocalo with oversized radish carvings (saints, dancers, cathedrals), totomoxtle and flor inmortal categories every year.
Neighborhoodcentro-historico
Location
Address: Centro Cultural y de Convenciones de Oaxaca, Carr. Cristobal Colon, Oaxaca
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Dia de Muertos ★ 5.0
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 table.
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Soledad ★ 4.2
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Soledad culminates December 18 at the basilica, with the calenda procession on December 16, midnight mass and mananitas, plus chocolate, pan de yema and ponche stalls.
Convites Populares (Guelaguetza opener) ★ 4.3
The Convites Populares on July 10 and 11, 2026 are the small-scale neighborhood invitations that open Guelaguetza, leaving from Cruz de Piedra with delegations in traditional dress and food.
More food festivals in Oaxaca
Noche de Rabanos ★ 4.7
Noche de Rabanos on December 23 fills the Zocalo with oversized radish carvings (saints, dancers, cathedrals), totomoxtle and flor inmortal categories every year.
Dia de Muertos ★ 5.0
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 table.
Feria del Tejate ★ 4.5
The Feria del Tejate in San Andres Huayapam runs every Palm Sunday with 88-plus producers of tejate (declared Oaxacan cultural heritage 2023), nicuatole and pan.
Feria Nacional del Mole ★ 4.4
Oaxaca's mole celebration runs through October into Dia de Muertos, with mole-negro fairs in Centro and the Mole-from-Atocpan tradition across the central valleys.
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Soledad ★ 4.2
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Soledad culminates December 18 at the basilica, with the calenda procession on December 16, midnight mass and mananitas, plus chocolate, pan de yema and ponche stalls.
Convites Populares (Guelaguetza opener) ★ 4.3
The Convites Populares on July 10 and 11, 2026 are the small-scale neighborhood invitations that open Guelaguetza, leaving from Cruz de Piedra with delegations in traditional dress and food.