Dia de Muertos

November 1 and 2. Dia de Muertos, Day of the Dead. Days for families to pay their respect and to remember their deceased family members. Celebrated with music and the flowers of the cempazúchitl (marigolds). There will be ofrendas decorated with memoirs and food for the deceased to enjoy. Please watch the movie Coco, if you are unaware of joyful, not solemn event. November 1st is for the children and the 2nd is for the adults who have passed. Efren Gonzales will also have the lighting of the skulls on Parroquia and also on Flores Magon at his Musee de Arte.

November 1, Dia de Angelitos Events at Plaza Ajijic beginning at 2pm

Also the Parade of Angels and little catrinas. Leaves seis esquinas at 5pm, continues down ocampo, constitucion, up marcos castellanos and ends at Plaza Ajijic.

More events at Plaza Ajijic after the parade.

De de Muertos Events Ajijic

Date: Thu, Nov 2, 2023

Art and food beginning at 2:30 at Malecon Ajijic

Altars at LCS beginning at 2pm

4pm, display of sawdust carpets and altars at Malecon Ajijic and the colon anador (meaning colon is a pedestrian walkway and also Plaza Ajijic

4pm, music at Malecon Ajijic

6pm Parade leaving from Rio Zula/Panteon Ajijic down ocampo, down morelos to malecon ajijic

7pm Dance performances and Mariachi Ral Axixic at malecon ajijic

8pm lighting of the Efren Gonzalez skulls on marcos castellaños and parroquia

8pm Globos at malecon ajijic

8:30pm public dancing at malecon ajijic.

Schedule subject to change

Dia de Revolucion

Monday November 20 is the Dia de Revolucion celebration. Revolution Day is an official Mexican government holiday, celebrated annually on November 20, marking the start of what became the Mexican Revolucion. There will be a parade approximately at 9am in the village. Banks, Schools, Government and many businesses will be closed. Domestic help to be paid holiday pay.

San Andres Novena

Tuesday November 21 Begins the San Andres Novena with masses at San Andres Church. There will be a parade, with floats in the village beginning at 4:30 pm.

The Music and events begin November 22 until the 30th. Each day is sponsored by a different guild and they support the events. The last day is usually the biggest day because it is sponsored by the children who live outside of Mexico. The Novena is a 9 day celebration for our patron saint, San Andre. There will be many activities during the day and night but mostly after 7pm. Carnival rides set up in the plaza and many vendors will be in town and pyrotechnics at 10pm on the church grounds.

Castillos will be set up on the San Andres property.

Bands will be set up in the plaza most nights.