The Parade of the Locos is Coming Soon!

The traditional, extravagant and fun Parade of the Locos will take place on June 16, a date that coincides with Father’s Day; It’s time to get your costumes ready for the experience of an extraordinary day

Published May 29, 2024

One of the most traditional, extravagant and fun events that takes place year after year in San Miguel de Allende on the first weekend after the Day of San Antonio de Padua (June 13) is undoubtedly the Fiesta, Convite or Parade of the Fools, where the participants, departed or as spectators, They enjoy an experience full of color, music and, above all, fun.

On this occasion, as in other years, the celebration coincides with the date of Father’s Day, so on June 16 the party has the reason for a double celebration, since entire families participate in the parade not only from San Miguel but from several neighboring municipalities and even from various parts of the country. since everyone attends knowing that it is an event of healthy fun and coexistence.

On that day, the transformation of the city into a stage full of joy is expected again, since there are several thousand participants who come with creative and extravagant costumes, such as superheroes, classic characters from magazines and television series, animals, politicians, current affairs, nuns and transvestites, among others, who will make the tour on foot or in allegorical floats throwing sweets along the way to the spectators.

As in previous years, this fun, festive, attractive, extravagant, unique, traditional and etc. parade will begin around 10 a.m. in front of the Church of San Antonio, where the contingents will be organized to take the streets Zacateros, Hernández Macías, Insurgentes, Aparicio and Núñez, going downSan Francisco until they reach the Central Garden.

And as in previous years, it is expected that about 100,000 people will participate making hurdles along the entire route and another 10,000 will parade.

It is hot and rainy time in Guanajuato, it is recommended that people come with an umbrella that will protect them from the sun or rain and could serve them to hoard more candy that the participants in the parade will throw at them.

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