The Tizimín Kings Fair is one of the most striking events that can be enjoyed in the Yucatan Peninsula. Its Livestock Fair Expo brings together an endless number of Yucatecan flavors, an experience not to miss the traditions.
Yucatán preserves traditions and folkloric festivities that are attractive to the traveler: town festivals, dairy farms, traveling circuses, religious festivities, Mayan cultural events, processions, and gastronomic fairs.
There are many local calendar events away from the voracious appetite of mass tourism and in favor of the traveler who goes his own way.
When is the Fair of Kings of Tizimín
Since the end of December Tizimín dresses up and lives of the most popular celebrations in the Peninsula. It is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the local environment and live your traditions closely, talk to people, meet other customs and why not, end up participating almost as one.
One of the great attractions during these days of celebrations is the Fair Livestock Fair of Tizimín, which is celebrated during the first 3 weeks of January in a large open field on the outskirts of town.
Tizimín Livestock Fair Expo
The Livestock Fair Expo is mounted in a large open field on the outskirts of the city of Tizimín. Here you can enjoy the attractions like the bumper cars, the merry-go-round or the roller coaster, Competitions beauty dogs, check that the sightglass of the shotgun is still crooked, races of horses with bets between farmers, buy a good cowboy hat, BBQs enlivened with live entertainment, sales of sheep, cows or some wanted stallion, enjoy the circus with juggling dogs and goats, dance to the rhythm of Sun girls and see how some grandmother dares to go up on stage to compete with the impudence of the older people so moving.
The Fair is a host of details and situations that make spending a day at this fair really endearing.
This area of Yucatan is very cowgirl, cattle and ranches. Here livestock is one of the economic engines, so the atmosphere of the fair is cowboy. It is a fair to do cattle business and to enjoy the environment in a cheerful and calm way.
In this esplanade gather from rich farmers who arrive in their Porsche to humble villagers from the surrounding villages spending the day with their families, from grandparents to grandchildren. You will see farmers closing businesses, families walking, boys going out to flirt, girls to show off, children to play, a fair delight with that timeless charm that catches.
The fair has an incredible local atmosphere of traditions, of women with their beautiful hippes, of the usual attractions, of treats, of cowboys, of celebration, of barbecue meat, of families, of beer, of entertainment, of churros, tacos, caramelized apples and clouds, of stuffed animals, of town, of circus old, from Spider woman as well as the bearded. an old-fashioned fair with the purest Yucatecan stamp, unique.
Travel calmly and knowing the terrain allows you to enjoy these little tourist places, discovering details and learning their traditions, talking with any excuse. The place is initially reserved, but if you feel comfortable is a very talkative, affable and fun people who will be happy to talk about their customs.
The fact that foreigners hardly attend, is the details that also enrich the day because it is easier to mix with people with a little sympathy and enjoy as one more.
For fans of photography, it's simply wonderful to go around the place with your camera on your shoulder. What photographer does not seduce a fair? Do not miss this detour on your trip.
If you come to the Fair You can stay in Tizimin, where you have to choose. If you plan to come on a weekend, I recommend booking in advance because Tizimín is full.
Booking.comAUTHOR'S NOTE: I would like to thank the comments they made to me on the blog to correct some aspects and thus reorder this entry on the Tizimín Livestock Fair Expo.
Tizmiín Livestock Fair
LOCATION: Tizimín is located at 50 km from Valladolid on the 295 highway.HOW TO GET IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? Tizimin leaves public transport from the ADO terminal in Cancun and Valladolid (50 ″). From Mérida it leaves from the Northeast terminal (50 with 67), the journey is 2 and a half hours.
HOW TO GET THERE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM TIZIMÍN TO THE FAIR AREA? From the central park of Tizimín they enable continuous transport to the fairground, which is located about 4 km from the center. On the way back they take you from the compound to the center of Tizimín.
PARKING OF THE FAIR AREA There are several and wide parked around the fairground. The price per vehicle is in the 25 pesos.
DATES OF THE LIVESTOCK FAIR EXPO: It lasts 3 weekends, from the beginning of January onwards. In the field where the Fair is mounted there is parking. If you go on January 6, go to the church of the town to see the massive mass. There are many events during those days, on the weekends more people come. Get a program to see all the events of the Feria de Reyes de Tizimín (from January 28 onwards).
WHAT TO BRING? Hat to protect you from the sun and desire to enjoy.
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How lucky to be able to enjoy such authentic places and traditions. Everything you describe sounds like having seen it in American movies and it has to be exciting to live it.
Keep enjoying and telling you that we will continue reading you!
A hug!
Pilar, thank you very much for walking here. I am a lucky living close to other cultures, it is priceless for me. A big traveling hug!
Thank you for transmitting our customs, but, my friend, I miss you very much living the traditional side; from the famous Vaquería (Dance of jarana with people wearing the regional dress with which the towns of Yucatan begin their parties, the sowing of the ceibo (tree of the region that is planted in the ring or bullring, which incidentally that of Tizimín it is unique, it is 3 flats, made with wood from the region and therefore it is handmade, from the traditional bullfights of the place, a fair or responsible "deputy" is named, which are 9 because they are traditional 9 runs, One night before their bullfight, each "deputy" makes a "wake", where during the night with music they receive promises like bouquets, banderillas etc. for 3 at dawn with music, people fly to the arena bullfighting to crown him and return to the house to follow the dance, later to the 3 in the afternoon, traversed with the regional costume, bouquets, flying banderillas and music go to "crown" the square to start the bullfight of the ia, this is repetitive 9 days in a row and there are still more traditions ...
Hello Luis Felipe! There is no better guardian of traditions than the local itself. I thank you for all that you have added with your contribution in the post, thank you very much for telling some of the customs, very interesting what you explain to us. About some I knew, others I hope to continue learning and enjoying them.
My purpose in writing this entry is none other than to encourage people to visit the Fair, so they are notes of my feelings in this case.
A pleasure that you walk around here Luis Felipe and hopefully we can continue learning. Best regards.
Undoubtedly .. very attractive images to photograph. It reminded me of Serrat's song ..
We are going up the slope
that up my street
He dressed up as a party.
And today the nobleman and the villain,
the man and the worm
they dance and shake hands
without caring about the look ...
Jaaja came to my mind and I imagine it a real and fun party.
Thanks for sharing Sandra. Beautiful post! Kisses 🙂
Hello Sandra! by chance I found your publication before anything I appreciate the warmth and accuracy of your comments and eloquent do not wait to see some Tizimín document as you have done, I appreciate the expressions referring to my people, I am originally from this place and until now I live there on the weekends, as Luis Felipe Sanguino put it, you have to know the artisan bullring, in this place is the town fair, more tradition and closeness to the people of the region if I wish I have some pictures that I could share with you. I take advantage of the occasion to make a precision the most important day of the Tizimín fair is the 6 day of January day of the patron saints the Three Kings of the East.
Without another particular I say goodbye sending you a cordial greeting.
Hello Antonio, a pleasure to learn from you. I hope I can attend the Fair next year and know what Luis Felipe and you are saying to me, would be a good thing for me. I hope to continue knowing their traditions, and there is nothing better for a foreigner than to know them by the hand of the natives. Hopefully you will live and live close to the artisanal bullring. I get in touch with you via mail to see your photos, with great pleasure. Thank you very much for your time and your comments. I correct the date, thanks again. Best regards!
Hello Sandra! what you meet on the Internet hehehe, first of all congratulations you are an excellent artist because if photography is an art and for which you share my beautiful tizimin, I can tell you have a very great talent. I invite you to attend the dairy or alborada that is where the ceibo is planted which starts the bullfighting party in the bullring whose dates 30 de dic. and 1 of January the baxatoro these are really traditional dates where you can see a mixture of extraordinary tradition. Greetings and always, I hope to see new photos of the 2015 fair that is already close hahaha
Thank you very much Efren for your comment, I appreciate it. I would love to attend the dairy, they are bad dates to go, they have spoken to me very well and I will see if this year I am given. It would be a pride to see this traditional part of Tizimin. At the Fair I'm sure this year, I think it's something magical and I enjoy it a lot. Best regards and hopefully we will see each other in the baxatoro! 🙂 Thank you for indicating the Ephrem dates.
Hello Sandra, first of all, Thank you. Thank you for this rich description of the Tizimín Fair, but more thanks for this delicious pictorial show through your photography, it is incredible.
Some years have passed but the chronicle is still valid, that is Tizimín and its fair. I do not know if you are still in Yucatan, just today I knew your page and I only get the thanks for your work, for your art. Blessed
Antonio, thank you very much for your comment, it is an honor to hear from a Tizimileño these words that fill me with pride. I continue in Yucatan, in love with your land, in fact I am living in Tizimín, and we enjoy the Fair year after year. I have been able to attend many more events, meet the artisan bullring, attend the bull baxal and many other things that you know better than me. In fact I should include some of the photos I have taken over the last few years and I have yet to write about this beautiful city. We love living in Tizimín, every year new tourists come to know the local traditions, and I have loved to contribute my bit with the city.
I thank you very much for your words, you moved me.
Affectionate greetings from a neighbor 🙂