BEST TIMES TO COME
a yearly calendar of events
Excerpt from Viva Oaxaca: The spring celebration that draws thousands of visitors is Semana Santa, the week before Easter Sunday. The entire 40 days of Lent are packed with religious pageantry in Oaxaca and surrounding towns. It's also when the jacaranda trees sprinkle their deep blue petals over Oaxaca's streets and plazas . . .
Viva Oaxaca also describes
the Guelegüetza, Oaxaca's huge summer folkloric dance festival; the
little-known Autumn Festival in mid-October; The Day of the
Dead at the end of October; and of course the Christmas season, including the
Night of the Radishes and the many processions and posadas that culminate on Christmas Eve.
(Above) Angels on
one of the floats at the Zocalo on Christmas Eve
Radish rocking out--Night of the Radishes
The city and state of Oaxaca lure visitors all year. In the spring, the festivities leading up to Semana Santa, Holy Week, fill the hotels with tourists drawn by the colorful sights and sounds, costumes and dances. Summer features the even-more-colorful Guelegüetza, fall the Autumn festival of music, dance and theater, and winter all of the festivities leading up to Christmas Eve, including the famous Night of the Radishes. The practical travel guide, Viva Oaxaca, details the best places to find arts and crafts, the best hotels and restaurants in different price ranges, and other travel information to make your vacation in Oaxaca as easy and enjoyable as possible.
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