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Ajijic September Fiestas 2013

SEPTEMBER FIESTAS by Micki Wendt    

I’m over the moon like a skyrocket to the stars, and my heart is bursting with joy to bring all of you the Glad Tidings of the beginning of the richly wonderful Ajijic Fiesta Season.  Ajijic is known throughout this region for having the best and most fun fiestas with a great spirit of alegria or cheerfulness due to the name of the town, Ah-Hee-Heek, which sounds like laughter in any language.  Cheerful celebrating is a deep, enduring tradition here, going back centuries.  

The Fiesta Season starts in September, and goes past New Year’s with many continuous traditional, centuries-old fiestas put on by the people of the pueblo.  At that point it slows down a bit, but not much until after Carnaval.  Stay tuned for updates for each month.

In Ajijic, the Fiestas Patrias or Independence Day Celebration now includes two full weeks of fun-packed pre-fiesta days and evenings, featuring new and special events culminating in the traditional parade and Grito,which are enacted all over Mexico. 

New events include more dances with excellent local Bandas – just so you know you have options besides bars to go out and dance at night…and let me tell you, there is no fun in the world like a Mexican fiesta!  Don’t miss it!

Official Schedule of Fiestas Patrias Events:

Sept. 1, Sunday, at the Plaza

6PM    DANZON – popular Mexican dance lesson given every Sunday: come with or without a partner – casual, fun environment

9PM     Presentation of the candidates for the Fiesta Queen

10PM   Dance featuring Banda Sonora Primavera

Sept. 2 – 6, Monday thru Friday

Various evening events at the Cultural Center

Sept. 7, Saturday at Club Exotica at the Plaza behind Restaurant El Jardin 

8PM     Dance featuring Norteno Bandas, XO and Sonora Santa Cruz

(If you like Country Western, you’ll love Norteno, its Mexican cousin.)

Sept. 8, Sunday at the Plaza

5PM  The beautiful Rebozo Fashion Show and Mariachis – featuring the beautiful women and girls of Ajijic modeling traditional outfits utilizing the Rebozo, the versatile shawl that can be worn so many ways. 

7PM     Dance with Banda Incomparable

 

 

 

Sept. 9, Monday

7PM Zumba Parade another new event starting at the plaza, looping around towards 6 Corners, Calle Ocampo, Marcos Castellanos, and back to the Plaza, followed by Zumba dance.

 

Sept. 10 – 12, Tues. through Thursday

7PM Various athletic and kids’ events in the Plaza

Sept. 13, Friday, Anniversary of the Battle of the Child Heroes in Chapultepec

6PM at the Delegacion, 7PM at the Plaza

Sept. 14, Saturday

4PM GLOBO REGATTA, SOCCER FIELD NEAR EL TORITO

Officially starts at 3, but there is a lot of set-up time…

8:30PM CORNONATION OF THE FIESTA PATRIA QUEEN

Auditorio de la Ribera

Sept. 15, Sunday

9AM Fishing Tournament, at the Malecon

10AM Bicycling through La Floresta, Carretera

 

12PM Special Mass for the Charros, San Andres Church

1PM Charro Parade from the church to the Lienzo Charro

2PM Escaramuza Xiricahuas – spectacular women’s equestrian drill team, along with children’s charro team, dancing horses, the Folkloric Ballet of Ajijic, and a Mariachi Band

Admission: 50 pesos  Don’t miss it!!

5PM Popular Kids’ Games, Plaza

6PM Danzon – traditional Mexican dance lessons, Plaza

 

 

9PM Ballet Folklorico, Plaza

 

 

11PM TRADITIONAL GRITO CEREMONY, PLAZA 

11:45 DANCE featuring Banda Caramelo, Plaza

Sept. 16, Monday (a national holiday, all government offices, banks, schools closed)

10AM Parade starting at Calle Constitucion to Calle Ocampo to 6 Corners, and back to Plaza for lots of fun through the afternoon.

2PM Futbol (soccer) game, campo de futbol near El Torito

4PM Evento con los Toros, with bull riding and roping, Lienzo Charro, with dance afterwards

 

7PM Orchestra, Plaza

 

8PM Battle of the Flowers (where the newly crowned Fiesta Queen parades through the Plaza as onlookers playfully throw flowers at her – great fun in the tradition of Mock Battles, rather than real ones!)

9PM Popular Dance at the Plaza




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