Fiestas of Nuevo León
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Most of the fiesta
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....

s of the state of Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

, Mexico
Mexico
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 are related to the anniversaries of the foundation of municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

, the celebration of local Roman Catholic patron saint
Patron saint
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s or exhibitions of the most popular produce of the particular region. The majority are observed at the local level and, given that the greater part of the municipalities have few inhabitants, the festivals can be a bit austere. Nonetheless, some of them, such as the Festival del Barrio Antiguo ("Festival of the old neighborhood") or the Exposición Ganadera de Guadalupe ("Guadalupe cattle-ranching exposition") receive visitors from throughout Mexico and internationally.

February

  • Ciénega de Flores: Municipal holiday (February 18 to February 26).
  • Escobedo: Municipal holiday (February 24 to March 12).
  • General Zuazua: Municipal holiday (February 23 to March 7).

March

  • Allende: Feria de Allende (Allende Fair, March 12 to March 20).
  • Agualeguas: Fiestas de la Semana Mayor (Party of the big week )(March 28 toApril 3).
  • General Terán: Aniversario de elevación a Villa (Anniversary of the elevation to villa, March 31 toApril 3).
  • Higueras
    Higueras, Nuevo León
    Higueras is a municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico. It has an area of 600.2 square kilometers. It is bordered on the north by Sabinas Hidalgo and Salinas Victoria, on the south by Doctor González y Marín, to the east by Agualeguas and Cerralvo, and to the west by General Zuazua and Cienega de...

    : Feria del Orégano (Oregano
    Oregano
    Oregano – scientifically named Origanum vulgare by Carolus Linnaeus – is a common species of Origanum, a genus of the mint family . It is native to warm-temperate western and southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region.Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from 20–80 cm tall,...

     Fair, March 26 to April 6).
  • Hualahuises: Feria del Geranio (Geranium
    Pelargonium
    Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly known as scented geraniums or storksbills. Confusingly, Geranium is the correct botanical name of a separate genus of related plants often called Cranesbills. Both Geranium...

     Fair, March 18 to March 20).
  • Salinas Victoria: Municipal holiday (March 4 to March 20).

April

  • Abasolo
    Abasolo, Nuevo León
    Abasolo is both a municipality and a town in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.-Location:The municipality of Abasolo is located in the central western region of the state, in the Salinas Valley. Its coordinates are 29º98’ N and 100º23’ W...

    : Aniversario de la fundación (Anniversary of foundation, April 3 to April 5).
  • Cerralvo: Municipal holiday (April 14 to April 24).
  • Hidalgo: Feria del Cemento (Cement
    Cement
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     Fair, April 8 to April 17).

May

  • Anáhuac
    Anáhuac, Nuevo León
    Anáhuac is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The city of Anáhuac was founded on May 5, 1933, inside the municipal jurisdiction of Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León, as the political head of the National System of Irrigation No.04 . On May 29, 1935, this city was declared a...

    : Municipal anniversary (May 1 to May 9).
  • Mina
    Mina, Nuevo León
    Mina is town and municipality located at northwestern part of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The population was 4,309 at the 2005 census. The municipality is part of a historical region called Valle de Salinas which was an administrative area of the New Kingdom of León during the...

    : Fiestas de la Primavera (Spring
    Spring (season)
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     holiday, May 14 to May 22).

June

  • Lampazos: Feria Exposición de Lampazos ( Expo Fair, June 19 to the June 28).

July

  • Aramberri
    Aramberri, Nuevo León
    Aramberri, is a municipality in the Northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León, it is located at southeastern corner of the state. Originally founded as Santa María de los Angeles de Río Blanco Mission in 1626 within the jurisdiction of Río Blanco, in the former New Kingdom of León. Its current name...

    : Feria del Aguacate (Avocado
    Avocado
    The avocado is a tree native to Central Mexico, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel...

     Fair, July 29 to the August 4).
  • Bustamante: Feria del Señor de Tlaxcala (Señor de Tlaxcala Fair, July 28 to the August 6).
  • Linares
    Linares, Nuevo León
    Linares is a small city in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name and it is the largest urban centre of the so called "orange belt" region. The city had a 2005 census population of 56,065, while the...

    : Fiestas de Villaseca (July 29 to August 14).
  • Marín
    Marín, Nuevo León
    Marín is a town and municipality located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. the municipality was named in honor of Dr. Primo Feliciano Marin de Porras, Bishop of Linares. It has an area of 129 square kilometres territorial.-Geography:...

    : Municipal anniversary (July 8 to July 17).
  • Pesquería
    Pesquería (Nuevo León)
    Pesquería is a municipality of the state of Nuevo León in Mexico. It is located at 25º47´N 100º3´W and above the sea level. It is part of the suburban area of the Monterrey Metropolitan area. Its distance to the Monterrey city downtown area is...

    : Feria de Pesquería (July 28 to August 7).
  • Sabinas Hidalgo
    Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León
    Sabinas Hidalgo is a city and municipality located at the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Sabinas Hidalgo is located at .-History:The town was founded as Real de Santiago de las Sabinas on July 25, 1693 by General Ignacio de Maya, but it was lived in its location since 1692It was named, Villa de...

    : Municipal anniversary (July 22 to July 31).
  • Santiago
    Santiago, Nuevo León
    Santiago is a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area and its area comprises around 763.8 km² . According to the 2005 census, its population is 37,886 inhabitants ....

    : Feria de la Manzana (Apple Fair, July 29 to the August 14).

September

  • Apodaca: Feria Agrícola e Industrial (Agricultural and industrial fair, September 23 to October 7).
  • El Carmen
    El Carmen, Nuevo León
    El Carmen, often known as "Carmen", is a town and municipality of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The population was 6,996 at the 2005 census...

    : Feria Industrial de la Nuez (Industrial fair of the walnut, September 10 to September 18).
  • Ciénega de Flores: Feria del Machacado (September 9 to September 25).
  • Doctor Arroyo: Municipal anniversary (September 21 to September 22).
  • Galeana
    Galeana, Nuevo León
    Galeana is both a municipality and a city in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is named after Hermenegildo Galeana, a lieutenant involved in the country's movement towards independence...

    : Feria de la Papa y la Manzana (Potato and apple fair, September 15 to September 18).

October

  • Doctor González: Municipal anniversary (October 28 to November 16).
  • Zuazua: Feria de la Hojarasca (October 7 to October 23).
  • Rayones: Feria de la Nuez (Walnut fair, October 16 to October 24).

November

  • General Bravo
    General Bravo, Nuevo León
    General Bravo is a municipality and also the name of its main population center and seat of government in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. It is named after Nicolas Bravo, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence.-External links:...

    : Municipal anniversary (November 17 to November 21).

December

  • Agualeguas: Feria de Nuestro Señor de Agualeguas (Fair of Our Lord of Agualeguas, December 8).
  • Ocampo: Municipal anniversary (December 29 to December 31).
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