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Fiesta!: The Festivals of Mexico

Agosto (August) 3 Ensenada, Baja California, Wine Grape Harvest Festival 15 The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; Tala, Nayarit, Corn Festival 20 Gómez Palacio, Durango, Cotton and Grape Fair (runs through Sept. 15) 28 St. Augustine, Patron Saint of Puebla

Septiembre (September) Month of National Festivities 1 President’s State of the Union Address 13 Young Heroes of Chapultepec 14 Horseman’s Day 14-16 Surutato, Sinaloa, Peach Fair

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15 Independence Cry 16 Independence Day 24 Our Lady of Mercy 29 St. Michael the Archangel, Patron Saint of San Miguel Allende Octubre (October) Month dedicated to the Holy Rosary 1-12 Cuetzalán, Puebla, Coffee Fair 1-21 San Pedro Actópan, State of Mexico, Molé Festival 4 San Francisco de Asís, Patron Saint of Chapala 7 Our Lady of the Rosary 12 Columbus Day; Day of the Races; Pilgrimage Guadalajara-Zapopan 14-17 Cholula, Puebla, Bread Fair.

Noviembre (November) 1-2 Day of the Dead 1-14 Chignahuapán, Puebla, Christmas Bread Fair 2 Day of the Dead; All Souls Day

12 Mailman’s Day 20 Revolution Day