What's on in Querétaro, Mexico through the year

Busy — Three Kings parade, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Three Kings parade

  5–6 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedClosures

  On the evening of 5 January the Three Kings ride through the historic centre with floats and bands, throwing sweets, and end at the Teatro de la República. Centre streets close from late afternoon. Source ↗

Busy — Constitution Day

• Holiday

  Constitution Day

  1–7 Feb · usuallyNational holidayClosures

  The 1917 Constitution was signed at the Teatro de la República, so the national ceremony on 5 February is held here, usually with the President. The public holiday moves to the first Monday of February; expect heavy security around the theatre on the 5th. Source ↗

Busy — Semana Santa and Pascua, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Semana Santa and Pascua

  29 Mar – 12 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook earlyClosures

  Holy Week and the Easter week after it are Mexico's main spring break: schools close, domestic travellers fill hotels and long-distance buses, rates rise, and many offices and shops shut on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Source ↗

Busy — Semana Santa and Pascua

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Semana Santa and Pascua (29 Mar – 12 Apr)

Busy — Tequisquiapan cheese and wine fair

• Festival

  Tequisquiapan cheese and wine fair

  7 May – 10 Jun · usuallyFood & drink festivalCrowded

  A day trip away in Tequisquiapan, about an hour east: the long-running cheese and wine festival fills the plaza on weekends with tastings, vineyard tours and concerts. Weekend traffic from Mexico City is heavy. Source ↗

Busy — Tequisquiapan cheese and wine fair, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Highland rainy season

  1 Jun – 30 SepMonsoonRisk

  Rain here arrives as a hard afternoon storm and clears by evening, so mornings stay usable and the semi-desert around the city turns green. It is the greenest and cheapest time to walk the centre.

• Season

  Wine harvest season

  15 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallyBook early

  Mexico's second wine region, around Tequisquiapan and Ezequiel Montes, runs its vendimias through the summer with a different estate hosting most weekends. Tickets sell out and nobody drives themselves back. Source ↗

Still on: Tequisquiapan cheese and wine fair (7 May – 10 Jun (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Highland rainy season (1 Jun – 30 Sep), Wine harvest season (15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Highland rainy season (1 Jun – 30 Sep), Wine harvest season (15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Fiestas Patrias, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Fiestas Patrias

  14–17 SepNational holidayCrowdedClosures

  The Grito on the night of the fifteenth fills the Plaza de Armas and the Jardín Zenea, and the sixteenth is a public holiday with a parade and shut offices. The state capital takes it more seriously than most. Source ↗

Still on: Highland rainy season (1 Jun – 30 Sep), Wine harvest season (15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Busy — Feria de Querétaro

• Festival

  Feria de Querétaro

  20 Nov – 14 Dec · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  The state livestock fair at the Ecocentro Expositor runs for about three weeks across the end of November and into December, with a palenque and a fairground rather than anything in the old town. Source ↗

Busy — Feria de Querétaro, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Feria de Querétaro (20 Nov – 14 Dec (usually))