What are the traditions of Puerto Vallarta?

We always have fireworks during holidays in Puerto Vallarta such as Independence Day, New Year, etc. We have peregrinacion (pilgrimage), which is a tradition that people do for the Virgin of Guadalupe, where they walk from other towns, two hours away from Puerto Vallarta. People from El Tuito, which is another town about 35 miles away from Puerto Vallarta, walk all the way from El Tuito to Puerto Vallarta carrying the Virgin of Guadalupe. This festival lasts for a couple of days and...

We always have fireworks during holidays in Puerto Vallarta such as Independence Day, New Year, etc. We have peregrinacion (pilgrimage), which is a tradition that people do for the Virgin of Guadalupe, where they walk from other towns, two hours away from Puerto Vallarta. People from El Tuito, which is another town about 35 miles away from Puerto Vallarta, walk all the way from El Tuito to Puerto Vallarta carrying the Virgin of Guadalupe. This festival lasts for a couple of days and is one of the main traditions here.

 

Other than that, Puerto Vallarta has the same traditions as the rest of Mexico. We celebrate Semana Santa (Easter), Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Christmas, etc.

 

Not all people celebrate holidays the same way. During Christmas Eve, you can cook traditional food or you can also cook common dishes. The difference between the rich and the poor in Puerto Vallarta is very evident. So the rich people live in places like Fluvial, Marina Vallarta, and other private communities and they celebrate holidays differently.

 

Every 6 months, Puerto Vallarta holds a marathon and a half marathon, which could gather up to 10,000 people. Puerto Vallarta has a lot of international events. From 2009 to 2011, we had the beach soccer international championship, where teams from the US, China, England, and several other countries come here to compete. Puerto Vallarta is also a common choice for moviemakers for location filming. Bands also regularly come to play in Puerto Vallarta and in the nearby towns, which is something that expats enjoy and happens every year.   

 

(Float in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico, pictured.)

In Puerto Vallarta, people celebrate all of the traditional Mexican events. They celebrate Mexico's Independence Day, the anniversary of the city of Puerto Vallarta, Christmas, Las Posadas, and New Year's Day. All these are celebrated with family and community events, big parties, pageantry, and parades. They also celebrate the "mariachis" (traditional Mexican dance music played by a small band in native costumes), the "Charros" (Mexican cowboys), and the...

In Puerto Vallarta, people celebrate all of the traditional Mexican events. They celebrate Mexico's Independence Day, the anniversary of the city of Puerto Vallarta, Christmas, Las Posadas, and New Year's Day. All these are celebrated with family and community events, big parties, pageantry, and parades. They also celebrate the "mariachis" (traditional Mexican dance music played by a small band in native costumes), the "Charros" (Mexican cowboys), and the horses. 

 

Easter is celebrated in Puerto Vallarta in very traditional ways, which pulls in a lot of tourism. Easter is the time of the year when younger foreigners come to Puerto Vallarta. 

 

"Cinco de Mayo" (5th of May) is not the Mexican Independence Day, but it is celebrated and commemorates the Battle of Puebla, which is the only battle that Mexico ever won. Mexicans are very proud of that event. 

 

 

 

There are Charro arenas where Charros dance with lassos and parade their horses. The women are in their beautiful long dresses. The Charros wear big, broad-rimmed hats. The horses have large saddles. The Charros are very exciting to watch. 

 

There's a bull ring in Puerto Vallarta, which is the only bull ring in the world that celebrates bull fighting events on a Wednesday because this is the day when the tourist boats are at the port so people come off the boats to see the bull fighting. They don't kill the bulls in Puerto Vallarta because they're concerned about the tourists and their take on the bloodshed, but they go through all the other events that are fun for tourists.  

 

(Bullring, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, pictured. )