The Mexico Fair

The National Fair of San Marcos in the city of Aguascalientes is also known as the Mexico Fair because it is the most important event in this city that is held annually between the months of April and May, which in recent years has achieved international fame. Dare to know a real palenque, enjoy the Fair of Mexico, take a flight to Aguascalientes and know the real party.

In its beginnings this fair gave rise to the promotion of sales in cattle and agriculture, now with more than 190 years of tradition it has become an event of international stature, where it is shared with the Aguascalientes and its visitors a great amount of activities, for thus form a multicultural event. In this extraordinary fair you can enjoy bullfighting, diversity of exhibitions, cultural, artistic and sports events, horse races, cockfights and of course nights illuminated by fireworks.

During the period of this festivity, the celebration area becomes a stage for artistic, cultural and social events open to the public. General access to the public isn´t restricted because the area that forms a large part of the stage is now very central and covers a good part of the historic center of the city. There are different forums that are activated all at the same time to offer a huge variety of options to local traders as well as tourists who come to Aguascalientes from anywhere in the world.

During the season of the San Marcos Fair, there will be a totally free space with a capacity of up to 20,000 spectators, the new Town's Theater. A stage that will have its doors to art, with singers, groups of international sizes or local groups that seek to be recognized by the community and take a big step in their career with the support of the fair, all this without any cost for the public that look for a good night atmosphere.

Gastronomy has areas specially built to taste variety and quality of all kinds of food because when talking about the vast gastronomy of Aguascalientes we have a very long list, having a very firm base of meats, emphasizing the menudo, pozole, birria of barbecue of mutton in all its forms, of the pot and the tatemada. Another typical dish of Aguascalientes is the famous chicken of San Marcos, which is prepared mainly during the famous fair of San Marcos and is based on fruits of the region.

Also typical of their cuisine are the stuffed gorditas, the baked piglet, the aguascalenten chile and the campesino soup. During your visit to this state, you can also enjoy other dishes such as puchero, ranchera sauce, birria, the Aguascalientes-style mole, the hen in enchilada sauce, the baked goat, the nopales with beans, pork toast in vinegar, fried taquitos, the famous red enchiladas, pork ranchera meat, the loin in chile ball sauce and a wide variety of dishes that your palate can enjoy in the famous cenadurías of the city.

The Mexican flavors and international fusions are found in each of the dishes that can be found in the different options that the Fair has to offer to all those who take a flight to Aguascalientes to live one of the best Mexican parties.