Every year at dawn on October 12, you can join around three million people in a procession led by tribal dancers and priests to accompany the wooden statue of the Virgin of Zapopan on the nearly five-mile journey from the Guadalajara Cathedral to the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan. The third most important pilgrimage in Mexico, it’s an amazing spectacle that turns from a devout mission to a huge party with fireworks and dancing in the evening.
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Romería of the Virgin of Zapopan
Every year at dawn on October 12, you can join around three million people in a procession led by tribal dancers and priests to accompany the wooden statue of the Virgin of Zapopan on the nearly five-mile journey from the Guadalajara Cathedral to the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan. The third most important pilgrimage in Mexico, it’s an amazing spectacle that turns from a devout mission to a huge party with fireworks and dancing in the evening.
