Mexican fiestas in the United States
many mexican fiesta held united state every year much western united state belonged mexico various time descendant mexican carry many traditional celebration celebration called fiesta feast festival held number religious civic holiday many community also plan local celebration throughout year held southwest texas california history la california descendant original mexican american several generation many fiesta especially nonreligious one mixture mexican american culture may attract participant across whole community religious fiesta generally held congregation local church smaller community may involve citizen fiesta offer traditional mexican food music dance may include traditional sporting event charrería rodeo participant may dress traditional mexican dress especially event community wide event cinco de mayo many place throughout southwest — may dieciséis de septiembre mexican independence day many place throughout southwest — september nuestra señora de dolores feast lady sorrow friday good friday semana santa holy week easter week la virgen de guadalupe feast lady guadalupe december charro day fiesta jointson arizona — end august celebrates founding tucson—presidio de san agustín del tucsón—as well honoring saint la fiesta de los vaquero tucson arizona — last weekend february fiesta santa barbara california fiesta mexicana topeka kansa july day festival fiesta san antonio san antonio texas — midapril fiesta week frontier fiesta houston texas mexican fiesta — milwaukee wi — huge day summer fiesta along lake michigan httpwwwmexicanfiestaorg charro cuisine mexico fiesta patrias mexico list festival united state music mexico holiday celebration mexico mariachi