Feria Nacional del Mole
Feria Nacional del Mole takes place Throughout Oct 2026 (expected ~Oct 2 - 25; 2025 edition ran Oct 3 - 26) in Mexico City, Mexico. The dress code is Very casual; comfortable shoes and a light layer for cool highland evenings. Free to attend; budget up to 15 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
A month-long fair in San Pedro Atocpan, the mole-making village on Mexico City's rural southern edge, where family producers ladle dozens of regional mole varieties over chicken, rice and tamales. Free entry, live mariachi and folkloric dance, and barely a tourist in sight - one of the capital's great local food pilgrimages.
- When
- Throughout Oct 2026 (expected ~Oct 2 - 25; 2025 edition ran Oct 3 - 26)
- Where
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Dress code
- Very casual; comfortable shoes and a light layer for cool highland evenings
- Cost
- Free to attend; budget up to 15 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
- Weather
- 12 - 23C, mild days, cool nights, possible afternoon showers
- When to book
- No tickets needed; base yourself in Mexico City and arrange a driver or taxi for a weekday visit
- Getting there
- MEX (Mexico City), 1.5 hr drive to San Pedro Atocpan
- Where to stay
- Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City, Ignacia Guest House, Zocalo Central Hotel
- Official site
- https://www.ferianacionaldelmole.com.mx/
How to attend
Entry is free and open to all: just show up at the San Pedro Atocpan fairgrounds (km 17.5 of the Xochimilco - Oaxtepec highway) any day in October, roughly 8am to 8pm on weekdays and later on weekends. Pay per plate at family-run stalls. Reach it by car or taxi from Milpa Alta; weekdays are far calmer than weekends.
Entry is free with no ticket - you turn up at the San Pedro Atocpan fairgrounds any day in October and pay per plate at the stalls.
Insider tip
Go on a weekday morning, order mole almendrado over the standard poblano, and buy vacuum-packed mole paste directly from the producing families to take home.
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