What’s on in Oaxaca in April?

April is usually a reasonably quiescent clip of twelvemonth successful Oaxaca. It is getting warmer with temperatures averaging astir 30 C (86 F) successful the city. It is simply a beauteous clip to explore, arsenic the celebrated jacaranda trees are inactive successful afloat bloom. This twelvemonth Semana Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated successful April. From the infinitesimal you get successful the city, you tin find symbols of the upcoming celebrations. Shops and homes are decorated with purple and achromatic ornaments, which were hung, announcing the accomplishment of Lent. 

Film screening: “Dan Roo: Las voces por el río”

 The grounds of a corporate enactment for h2o autonomy that demonstrates that, erstwhile the assemblage comes together, alteration is possible. This is the last installment of a viewing bid that began with International Water Day connected March 22 astatine Matamoros 404, a taste halfway and transdisciplinary arts space. After the screening, determination volition beryllium an accidental to sermon issues of h2o information and biology sustainability.  

Dates: April 4 astatine 7 p.m.
Cost: No cover
Location: Mariano Matamoros 404, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez

Oaxaca Beer Fest 2025

 These hot, adust Oaxacan afternoons are cleanable for sipping connected a acold beer. And what could beryllium much cleanable than sipping a locally made 1 connected apical of a beauteous rooftop? 18 breweries, 1 mead task and 1 kombucha task volition stitchery astatine the Casa de Barro taste and commercialized halfway to observe trade brew made successful Oaxaca. 

Each brewery volition diagnostic astatine slightest 2 antithetic styles of beer, ranging from lagers, IPAs, reddish ales, stouts and sours, among others. There volition besides beryllium DJs and unrecorded euphony passim the event. Coordinated by the Asociación de Cerveceros de Oaxaca, it is an accidental to effort antithetic styles of locally crafted beer, devour delicious nutrient and creation the evening away. 

Dates: April 4 and 5, 12:30 to 11 p.m.
Cost: 70 peso cover
Location: Reforma 703, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez

Inauguration of “París: Bajo una pequeña nube”

 This accumulation astatine Oaxaca’s beauteous photography depository showcases enactment by esteemed lensman Alberto “El Negro” Ibáñez. During his career, Ibáñez has explored the taste and taste diverseness of Oaxaca and the satellite Originally from Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Ibáñez says that implicit the past 30 years helium has focused connected documentary photography. 

The creator focuses his photography connected portraits, which, helium says, means “confronting a society, a person.” This accumulation captures a picture-postcard beingness of Paris astatine the crook of the millennium. A must-see accumulation that reveals the metropolis from an intimate and surreal position done subway scenes, nightlife, cheery pridefulness and portraits reflected successful municipality model displays. 

Dates: April 5 astatine 12 p.m.
Cost: Entry is free
Location: Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Manuel Bravo 116, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez

Under Control Vol 3

 If you are keen to find a nighttime of creation and physics euphony successful Oaxaca city,  past Estación Morelos is simply a large venue to beryllium alert of. This April, they’re hosting a Closed Society Record’s event, the 3rd variation of “Under Control.” The nighttime volition diagnostic performances and euphony from 3Gallos, Bibi8,  Lanyster, Martsal and MGNO.

Dates: April 5 astatine 8 p.m.
Cost: No cover, but online registration is required.
Location: Av. José María Morelos 1309, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez

Engraving store with Ludwing Franco

 You can’t spell much than a artifact oregon 2 successful downtown Oaxaca without uncovering a printmaking store oregon exhibition.  This artform is simply a important creation question successful Oaxaca and the aesthetic down galore forms of resistance. Ludwing Franco is simply a section creator whose creation is inspired by his traditions and culture.

During the store Franco volition stock a little past and discourse of print-making successful Oaxaca and the satellite much generally. Then helium volition usher you to marque your ain design. The store costs includes each materials needed to marque your ain engraving and prints, arsenic good arsenic a escaped signed people by Franco. Artisanal java and mezcal volition beryllium disposable passim the session. 

Dates: April 9, 3 to 5 p.m.
Cost: 1,230 pesos
Location: Tlayudona, Manuel Bravo 210 C, Oaxaca de Juárez

Inauguration of Versus Vol. 2 astatine InsituBodega

Insitu, 1 of Oaxaca’s foremost mezcalerías, volition big an accumulation from lensman Anna Bruce and tattoo creator Edgar Gopar, including Gopar’s interventions connected Bruce’s photographs from the satellite of mezcal production. The photos are selected from implicit a decennary of Bruce’s adjacent enactment with the agave spirits assemblage successful Oaxaca state. 

Gopar explains that his “inspiration, successful essence, is the photos themselves,” “those windows that took maine to a infinitesimal wherever the tone of the maguey-mezcal was present.” A courtesy mezcal is disposable connected arrival, and Gopar volition beryllium tattooing. A Rambling Spirits bartender volition collaborate with Insitu’s managing bartender David Castillo for immoderate bespoke cocktails 

Dates: April 12, 5 to 11 p.m.
Cost: Free entry
Location: Reforma 306, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez

Holy Week processions

(Galo Caños Rodríguez/Cuartoscuro)

April 13 is Palm Sunday, which marks the archetypal time of Holy Week. In the capital, it is customary to sojourn churches conscionable to spot the decorations and offerings. One of the main days of reverence successful Oaxaca is Good Friday. During the day, you volition find the assorted stagings of the ‘Stations of the Cross’ successful the streets of the metropolis and successful the day you tin travel on with the majestic Procesión del Silencio astatine 5 p.m. During the procession, participants locomotion successful implicit silence, carrying lit candles and wearing tunics and hoods, symbols of penitence and humility. The procession winds done the Historic Center. You tin spot depictions of Christ’s passionateness and biblical scenes evoking Jesus’ decease and resurrection. 

Dates: April 13 done 20
Cost: Free
Location: Throughout Oaxaca city

Bread and Leatherworking Festival successful Santo Domingo Tomaltepec

 Santo Domingo, astir 30 minutes from Oaxaca city, shares its culinary and artisanal traditions successful the 12th yearly Expo-Feria del Pan y la Talabartería. Attendees volition beryllium capable to observe the community’s baking and saddlery traditions, arsenic good arsenic enactment successful activities specified arsenic tasting accepted foods specified arsenic liver, yellowish pork empanadas, enchiladas, memelitas and more.

Fifteen bakeries and 10 leather workshops volition participate. Belts, keychains, wallets, bags, purses, and different leather products volition beryllium disposable for purchase, arsenic volition the town’s accepted drink, Catalan, made with anise. A taste programme volition besides beryllium held, featuring dancing, euphony arsenic good arsenic a cycling race.

Dates: April 20, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cost: Free entry
Location: Explanada Municipal, Santo Domingo Tomaltepec

Latin Mafia astatine Auditorio Guelaguetza

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In April 2024, Mexican indie popular radical Latin Mafia made their U.S. debut performing astatine Coachella. The radical consists of duplicate brothers Milton and Emilio de la Rosa connected vocals, produced by older member Mike de la Rosa. Their euphony has been described arsenic a reggaeton, R&B, trap and location hybrid. On April 24, they instrumentality the signifier astatine the Auditorio Guelaguetza arsenic portion of their “Te odio y te extraño mucho” tour.

Dates: April 24 astatine 9 p.m.
Cost: Tickets commencement astatine 490 pesos
Location: Auditorio Guelaguetza, Carretera Panamericana s/n, Oaxaca de Juárez

Feria de la Nieve y el Mezcal successful Tlacolula

Tlacolula de Matamoros, a majority-Zapotec municipality, is astir 45 minutes from downtown Oaxaca city. At this yearly festival, you tin effort accepted mezcals by 40 mezcaleros and delicious crystal creams with earthy flavors. The festival volition person a pavilion of artisans, nutrient samples, and tours with visits to mezcal palenques, including tastings, truthful that visitors tin larn astir the civilization of the drink. The festival besides offers mixology courses, with a wide scope of options for enjoying this municipality and its surroundings. Families who marque the sorbet-like nieve volition beryllium showcasing classical and unconventional flavors specified arsenic grasshoppers, chepil, maguey worms, bougainvillea and cookware de cazuela, among others.

Dates: April 25 done 27
Cost: Free entry
Location: Parque Municipal, Tacolula de Matamoros

Anna Bruce is an award-winning British photojournalist based successful Oaxaca, Mexico. Just immoderate of the media outlets she has worked with see Vice, The Financial Times, Time Out, Huffington Post, The Times of London, the BBC and Sony TV. Find retired much astir her enactment at her website oregon sojourn her connected societal media connected Instagram or connected Facebook.