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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS, FAIRS AND FESTIVALS IN MICHOACAN 2008 |
January, February, March 2008 Michoacan is home and setting of one of the world's extraordinary natural wonders: the Anual Migration of the Monarch Butterflies. Arriving in late November and departing mid March, millions of them travel all the way from Canada (an equivalent distance for humans would be two-and-a-half time the distance between the earth and the sun) to converge here in specific forest sanctuaries located about 160 Km (96 mi) east of Morelia. _____________________________________________________________________ March 2008 9 to 14. The Intenational Guitar Festival of Morelia. www.figmorelia.com Starting March-16, lasting two weeks the Uruapan
Crafts Fair. considered the largest in Mexico, it begins on palm
Sunday (this year, March 16). Highlights include the famous contests
for the best craftwork and for the best regional costume. May 2008 May-18 Celebration of the 30th aniversary of the
founding of the City of Morelia - concerts, exhibits, fairs,
forums and conferences related to the aniversary.
_____________________________________________________________________ August 2008 August 3-10. 35th Anual Guitar Festival of Paracho, the city dedicated to every aspect of guitar making. www.cideg.org August 3-15. National Copper Fair in the beautiful town of
Santa Clara del Cobre. Located 20 Km south of Patzcuaro, this
charming town has been devoted to copper craftwork since ancient
times. Exhibits and sales of original craftwork as well as
competitions in hammered copper. September 2008 September 16. Mexican Independence Day and, the night before (September 15) the famous Grito (shout) de Independencia (A National Mexican holliday, especially colorful in Michoacan). September 30. The Birthday of José María Morelos
y Pavon. Morelia's iconic hero of the Mexican Independence. October 2007 Octuber is the "Month of the Sea Turtle" that
instinctively returns to her place of birth along the sandy beaches
of the Michoacan coast to dig her nest and lay eggs.
_____________________________________________________________________ November 2007 November 1-2: Day of the Dead. A stunning indigenous
festivity dedicated to the departed, with religious offerings and
ceremonies in cementeries throughout Michoacan. Especially colorful
around Patzcuaro Lake area towns such as Tzurumutaro, Santa Fe de la
Laguna, Erongaricuaro and Arocutin. Extraodinary artistic displays
and special folk art are created for this occasion. Proclaimed by
UNESCO as an Intangible Living Cultural Treasure.
http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?topic=mp&cp=MX#TOC1
UNESCO Day of the Dead treasure November 10-24: Morelia International Music Festival
www.festivalmorelia.com (in spanish)Mid November: Millions of Monarch butterflies migrate to
Mexico from Canada to spend winter in Michoacan's forest sanctuaries
such as El Rosario and Chincua. (SEE BEGINNING OF THIS CALENDAR). |
