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Children march in an annual Niños Heroes parade

Festivals and Other Annual Events - Fiestas Patrias

Annual Mexican Independence Day Celebrations

September is the Mexican month of patriotism, “mes de la patria." From early September until the 6th, every pueblo and city will be filled with the red, green and white of Mexican flags, including vendors on many street corners selling the flags.

September 13th - Niños Heroes Day

This annual event commemorates the sacrifice made by six military cadets who were defending the castle of Chapultepec, near Mexico City, from advancing American troops in 1847.

When Mexican general Nicolás Bravo called for a retreat from the battle, the six teenaged cadets stayed behind and fought to their deaths, with one of them wrapping himself in the Mexican flag and jumping over a wall to his death, to protect the flag.

September 15th-16th

Independence day is celebrated on September 16th, but the celebrations begin the night before as citizens gather in town plazas for the “grita de independencia,” or shout of independence – Viva Mexico!  Typically the town’s mayor will wave a Mexican flag while shouting the grita (which commemorates Miguel Hidalgo’s 1810 call for independence), followed by fireworks and celebrations.  The 16th typically features a parade and more fiestas.   

Selling flags and other items

Independence Day parade

The Palacio Municipal in Magdalena