Marzo
March

5 Carnaval (Mardi Gras)++ –Four days preceding Ash Wednesday mark the beginning of a five-day celebration of the libido before Catholic lent. Best-known festivities take place in port towns such as Mazatlán, Ensenada, La Paz and Veracruz.
8 Miércoles de Ceniza (Ash Wednesday)+
11 Traditional Mayan Food Fiesta+* Dzula, Quintana Roo --Enjoy the tasty specialties of the Maya of the Yucatan peninsula in this well known and photographed indigenous village.
18 Expropiación Petrolera (Nationalization of Petroleum Industry)*
21 Natalicio de Benito Juárez (Benito Juarez’ Birth)**
   
     
Dates are annotated as follows:

** National Holiday (non-working days) are in Bold Type
* National Holiday commemoration
+ Religious Holiday (fixed date)
++ Moveable Feast (date varies year to year)
+* Local Festival or Holiday