November Events

November 1st and 2nd - Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

This event encompasses 2 days: All Saint's Day, and All Souls day. The former honors all saints and people who died as children and the latter honor the souls of those who died in adulthood.

If you are in Mexico around this time, expect to see sugar-candy skulls, skeletons and Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead) advertised at shops and supermarkets they are a traditional sight in Mexico at this time of year.

Relatives of those who died gather at cemeteries throughout Mexico, bringing bread, fruit and their decorated sugar skulls, along with candles and the favorite food of the people they are remembering to celebrate the lives of those passed on, and remember their loved loves.   The mood is far from morbid: it is lively, upbeat almost like an Irish wake and is intended to be a celebration of life, not a morbid occasion.

November 20th - Dia de la Revolucion (Day of the Revolution)

A major national holiday, which commemorates the end of the revolution in 1910. The day is marked with some Fiestas Patrias (festive parties).

November 10th to end of November - Fiestas de Mar, Puerto Vallarta (Parties of the Sea)

This is Puerto Vallarta's biggest party event on the annual calendar and includes a sailing regatta and the Governor's Golf Tournament.