Fiestas Guadalupanas

The Fiestas Guadalupanas return to Puerto Vallarta this December, honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe with a lively celebration of faith and gratitude. This 12-day festival in downtown Puerto Vallarta features 400 processions with floats, folkloric dancers, Mariachi music and fireworks, culminating at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parrish. Experience bustling central plazas filled with street vendors offering fruits, traditional foods, crafts and specialties.  The Peregrinación de los Favorecidos (Pilgrimage of the Favored) in Puerto Vallarta, drawing up to 20,000 devotees on December 12, marks the largest procession. Designated as the “Intangible Heritage of the State of Jalisco,” the Fiestas Guadalupanas in Puerto Vallarta deeply resonate with the community’s collective identity.