All Mexico Holidays/Observances

Inauguration Day (Transmisión del Poder Ejecutivo Federal) is a public holiday in Mexico every 6 years on December 1. Mexico’s newly elected president is inaugurated Read more [...]

Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Mexico The Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción de María) is celebrated in Catholic churches in Mexico and worldwide on Read more [...]

Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe The Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe) is a popular Catholic feast that Read more [...]

Christmas Day celebrates the Nativity of Jesus, the date of which according to tradition took place on 25th December 1 BC. Not all countries celebrate Read more [...]

Day of the Holy Innocents in Mexico The Day of the Holy Innocents (Día de los Santos Inocentes), on December 28, remembers the biblical story Read more [...]

New Years Eve in Mexico New Year’s Eve (Fiesta de Fin de Año) is a festive occasion for millions of people in Mexico, as it Read more [...]

New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo) is a public holiday in Mexico on January 1 and marks the start of the New Year. Celebrate New Year’s Read more [...]

Epiphany, also known as the Day of Holy Kings (Día de los Santos Reyes), is celebrated on January 6 in remembrance of the biblical story Read more [...]

Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga (January 21, 1769 – June 26, 1811), born Ignacio Allende y Unzaga, was a captain of the Spanish Army Read more [...]