Chacala Community Calendar

Jan. 1: New Year's Day
Jan. 6: Three King's Day — official end of Christmas holiday.
Feb. 4-12: In neighboring Las Varas: Candlelit pilgrimages to Cathedral for Celebration of Patron Saint Virgen de Guadalupe and big town party with lots of food, shopping, carnival games, rides, and dancing.
March 21: Primavera Spring Celebration — pre-school children dress-up as flowers and animals and parade thru the streets of neighboring Las Varas.

March/April (dates vary)

Semana Santa — Holy week and the week following Easter Sunday - Chacla swells as hundreds of families flock to the coast for the 2 week Spring Break

June 1

Dia del Marinero 'Sailors' Day' — community event held at the boat dock featuring a parade, folkloric

dances, boat rides, food, and after-dark live band with dancing under the stars.

Sept. 15-16 Mexican Independence Day Celebration

Oct. 16-24 Celebration of San Rafael, Patron Saint of Chacala. Daily church bells morning and night and processions through town, ending on the 24th with a community party, food, and dancing at the elementary school in Chacala.

Nov. 20 Mexican Revolution Day

Dec. 12 National Virgen de Guadalupe Celebration, Patron Saint of Mexico
Dec. 20,21,or 22: EBACH, the local educational scholarship program in Chacala, hosts a traditional Posada with pinatas and; refreshments.
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
Dec. 31 New Years Eve