Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Feria Nacional de San Marcos takes place Mid-Apr - early May 2027 (approx 3 weeks, dates TBC) in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The dress code is Casual; charro and Western wear is popular; comfortable shoes for long fairground days. Typical cost ranges from 150 to 500 EUR per person.
Mexico's oldest and largest national fair, running roughly three weeks each spring with charreria, bullfights, Palenque concerts and a famed casino-and-garden district around the Jardin de San Marcos. It is a deep-rooted showcase of Mexican tradition drawing millions of visitors. Fairground entry is free with paid access to marquee shows.
- When
- Mid-Apr - early May 2027 (approx 3 weeks, dates TBC)
- Where
- Aguascalientes, Mexico
- Dress code
- Casual; charro and Western wear is popular; comfortable shoes for long fairground days
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 150 to 500 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 26 - 30C warm dry days, cool 12C highland evenings
- When to book
- Book Aguascalientes hotels 2+ months out; Palenque concert tickets release via official fair ticketing in the weeks before
- Getting there
- AGU (Aguascalientes), 30 min to the fairgrounds
- Where to stay
- Quinta Real Aguascalientes, Fiesta Americana Aguascalientes, Hotel Wyndham Garden Aguascalientes
- Official site
- https://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx
How to attend
General entry to the fairgrounds and Jardin de San Marcos is free. Buy tickets separately for Palenque concerts, the Plaza de Toros and charreria via official fair ticketing once the program is published. Weekdays are far less crowded than weekends, and hotels in town sell out for the closing days.
The 2027 dates and programme are not out yet; fairground entry is free and Palenque and bullring tickets only go on sale once the line-up is published.
Insider tip
The Palenque late-night concerts, staged in a small cockfighting arena, put major Mexican artists within meters of the crowd - book those seats first.
Get inside Feria Nacional de San Marcos
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