Mexico · month by month
Mexico City food calendar
What is in season in Mexico City, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Mexico City
Shoulder seasonThe best of January: Rosca de Reyes and Feria del Tamal.
Eat it now
- Rosca de Reyes6 January
The Three Kings ring bread; whoever finds the figure buys tamales on 2 February.
On the calendar
- Feria del Tamal
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Mexico City
Shoulder seasonThe best of February: Tamales for Candelaria.
Eat it now
- Tamales for Candelaria2 February
The tamale feast that follows Rosca de Reyes.
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Mexico City
Peak seasonThe best of March: Escamoles and chapulines.
In season
- Escamoles and chapulines
Ant larvae, the "caviar of the desert", appear on menus in spring.
Mar–May
Plan around
- Hot, dry and smoggy
Air quality is worst before the rains.
Mar–May
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Mexico City
Peak seasonThe best of April: Mangoes and chicozapote, Escamoles and chapulines, La Ola Festival Vegano.
In season
- Mangoes and chicozapote
Ataúlfo and Manila mangoes in the markets, sold on sticks with chile and lime.
Apr–Jun - Escamoles and chapulines
Ant larvae, the "caviar of the desert", appear on menus in spring.
Mar–May
On the calendar
- La Ola Festival Vegano
EXPECTED 17-18 Apr 2027
Plan around
- Hot, dry and smoggy
Air quality is worst before the rains.
Mar–May
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Mexico City
Peak seasonThe best of May: Mangoes and chicozapote, Escamoles and chapulines.
In season
- Mangoes and chicozapote
Ataúlfo and Manila mangoes in the markets, sold on sticks with chile and lime.
Apr–Jun - Escamoles and chapulines
Ant larvae, the "caviar of the desert", appear on menus in spring.
Mar–May
Plan around
- Hot, dry and smoggy
Air quality is worst before the rains.
Mar–May
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Mexico City
The best of June: Mangoes and chicozapote, Rainy-season produce.
In season
- Mangoes and chicozapote
Ataúlfo and Manila mangoes in the markets, sold on sticks with chile and lime.
Apr–Jun - Rainy-season produce
Huitlacoche (corn smut), squash blossoms and wild mushrooms in quesadillas at the Coyoacán and Jamaica markets.
Jun–Sep
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Mexico City
The best of July: Rainy-season produce.
In season
- Rainy-season produce
Huitlacoche (corn smut), squash blossoms and wild mushrooms in quesadillas at the Coyoacán and Jamaica markets.
Jun–Sep
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Mexico City
The best of August: Chiles en nogada, Tuna and Chiles en nogada season.
In season
- Tuna (prickly pear fruit)Aug–Oct
- Rainy-season produce
Huitlacoche (corn smut), squash blossoms and wild mushrooms in quesadillas at the Coyoacán and Jamaica markets.
Jun–Sep
Eat it now
- Chiles en nogadaAugust and September
Poblanos stuffed with meat and fruit under walnut sauce and pomegranate, made for Independence season.
Aug–Sep
On the calendar
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsChiles en nogada seasonUsually August and September · a season, not a single date
Poblano chiles stuffed with meat and fruit, under walnut sauce and pomegranate, made only when the walnuts are fresh.
How to go: Puebla is two hours from Mexico City; eat them there or at the city's classic restaurants.
Aug–Sep
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Mexico City
Shoulder seasonThe best of September: Chiles en nogada, Tuna and Independence.
In season
- Tuna (prickly pear fruit)Aug–Oct
- Rainy-season produce
Huitlacoche (corn smut), squash blossoms and wild mushrooms in quesadillas at the Coyoacán and Jamaica markets.
Jun–Sep
Eat it now
- Chiles en nogadaAugust and September
Poblanos stuffed with meat and fruit under walnut sauce and pomegranate, made for Independence season.
Aug–Sep
On the calendar
- Independence15-16 September
The Grito in the Zócalo on the 15th; pozole and antojitos everywhere.
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsChiles en nogada seasonUsually August and September · a season, not a single date
Poblano chiles stuffed with meat and fruit, under walnut sauce and pomegranate, made only when the walnuts are fresh.
How to go: Puebla is two hours from Mexico City; eat them there or at the city's classic restaurants.
Aug–Sep
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Mexico City
Peak seasonThe best of October: Pan de muerto, Mole and Feria Nacional del Mole.
In season
- Mole (Feria Nacional del Mole, San Pedro Atocpan)
October; fair listed 3-25 Oct 2026
- Tuna (prickly pear fruit)Aug–Oct
Eat it now
- Pan de muertolate October to 2 November
Orange-blossom sweet bread with bone shapes, in every bakery.
Oct–Nov
On the calendar
- Feria Nacional del Mole (San Pedro Atocpan)
- Mundo Mezcal CDMX
- Día de Muertoslate October to 2 November
Altars, marigold markets and the parade; Mixquic's cemetery vigil.
Oct–Nov
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Mexico City
Peak seasonThe best of November: Pan de muerto and Día de Muertos.
Eat it now
- Pan de muertolate October to 2 November
Orange-blossom sweet bread with bone shapes, in every bakery.
Oct–Nov
On the calendar
- Día de Muertoslate October to 2 November
Altars, marigold markets and the parade; Mixquic's cemetery vigil.
Oct–Nov
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Mexico City
Shoulder seasonThe best of December: Bacalao a la vizcaína and romeritos, Virgin of Guadalupe.
Eat it now
- Bacalao a la vizcaína and romeritosChristmas Eve
The Christmas Eve dinner, with ponche, a hot fruit punch.
On the calendar
- Virgin of Guadalupe12 December
Pilgrims and food stalls around the Basilica.
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.