When is the Locos Parade for 2022?

Published May 11, 2022

The fun returns this year!

The Parade of the Locos is one of the most anticipated events of the year in the town of San Miguel Allende. It is a celebration in which people dress up, dance, there is magic and many masks. During the tour the participants must do everything to capture the attention of the audience. Dare to go and have fun for a while, surely there will be no lack of laughter.

The event is in honor of San Pascual Bailón, known for being the Saint of the orchards. This began on the part of the gardeners, who were characterized with masks, hats and striking objects to thank the harvests, likewise, during the celebration they gave fruit to invite people to the religious ceremony.

The invitation of the crazy brings together all the inhabitants of the city of Guanajuato to let out their internal madness, and is also a memorable tourist attraction for both foreigners and nationals to live this Carnavelsque experience.

When will be the parade of the crazy in San Miguel de Allende this 2022?

This event is highly anticipated annually, however last year it could not be held due to the pandemic. But this year he returns to the streets, as Mayor Mauricio Trejo Pureco said in his social networks. Hence, this 2022 people are very excited to go out again to the street to fill the beautiful San Miguel Allende with joy and color. It is, therefore, a traditional celebration unmissable to your visit in Mexico.

This celebration takes place on the first Sunday after June 13, the day of San Antonio de Pauda, so this year it will be celebrated on June 19. Normally the parade begins very early with departure from San Antonio and runs through the main streets to the Jardin, although for this issue the exact meeting points have not yet been announced.

Throughout this journey you will appreciate nine traditionalist processions, each one formed by people originally from the city and disguised in masks, hats, colorful costumes and locochones, throwing sweets and animating the party with live music, dances and more. This celebration is so unique that it has reached the hearts of many foreign visitors, who are amazed by the Mexican charms.