Carnival in Tlaxcala

• Various Municipalities (Tlaxcala, Guerrero Amaxac, Panotla, Contla, Totolac, Mazatecochco, Papalotla, Yauhquemecan, Teolocholco, Zaca, etc.).
• Starts on February 18th and each town makes its Carnival auction at different times, finishing up on Palm Sunday.
• The main feature of the Carnival in Tlaxcala is the showy costumes, wooden masks that mimic the features of the Spanish and the variety of parades and music that each village participates with. In Tlaxcala there are different dance troops invited to dance in five different stages in the downtown of the city from 12:00 to  20:00 hrs. On February the 17th,18th and 19th.

Feast of Our Lady of Ocotlan

• Ocotlán, Tlaxcala
• Monday May 21st
• The celebration of Our Lady of Ocotlan is held the third Monday in May, with the procession of "La Bajada" of the Virgin to the city of Tlaxcala. The streets are decorated with flowers, paper, long festoons and flowers mats and colored sawdust. The pilgrimage visits the Parish of San Jose and the former Franciscan convent. On its return, climbs the Chapel of the Well (where image of the Virgin appeared), and culminates with a Mass in the courtyard of the beautiful Sanctuary of Ocotlan.

Fair of Apizaco

• Apizaco, Tlaxcala
• From February 24th to March 11th
• The city of Apizaco does its fair where besides the religious acts, its characterized by events such as folk dances, bullfights, rodeos and dances.

Thursday of Corpus

• Huamantla, Tlaxcala
• June 7th
• Mats are made of sawdust around the main square, for the solemn procession which takes place at 18:00 hrs and comes out of the Church of San Luis Obispo.

Parting of the 400 families Tlaxcaltecas

• Former Convent of Our Lady of the Snows, Totolac, Tlaxcala.
• July 6th
• Very few know that by royal decree in 1591, 400 families left Tlaxcala with the task of colonizing the north. They Tlaxcatecas founded several towns in what is now Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Sinaloa, Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, West Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico, among others. This historical event is known as the Diaspora Tlaxcalteca is staged in the Convent of Our Lady of the Snows in San Juan Totolac.

National Fair Sarape

• Santa Ana Chiautempan
• July
• With town dances, parades, competitions and an exhibition of the main products of the region, among them are the finest textiles that are produced as overcoats, tapestries, blankets, scarves, among other beautiful items.

National Puppet Festival "Rosete Aranda"

• Different Municipalities and theaters in the city of Tlaxcala.
• Third week of July
• An art form that comes from our Pre-Hispanic origins as a rite, which eventually would become an important scenic art. This becomes an important international festival, as it has become an event of worldwide significance.

Fair of Huamantla

• Huamantla, Tlaxcala
• From August 3rd to 19th
• During Huamantla Fair in the courtyard of the Church of Charity, floral carpets are made that frame some religious scene, combine these activities with cultural festivals, art and sporting events.

The Night That Nobody Sleeps

• Main streets Huamantla, Tlaxcala
• August 14
• Known as "The Night That Nobody sleeps." On the streets of Huamantla are placed 6 kilometers of sawdust and flower carpets through which the pilgrimage of the Virgin passes at midnight from her church and returns at dawn.

Huamantlada

Main streets of Huamantla, Tlaxcala
• Saturday August 18th
• Tradition that goes back more than 50 years. The main streets of this city are adapted, so local people and visitors, get full of adrenaline facing of with majestic bull bravery and resilience.

Fair of Tlaxcala

• Exhibitor Center, City of Tlaxcala
• From October 16th to November 19th.
• There are craft shows, dining, livestock, industrial, bullfighting events with national and international reputation, cockfighting, and multiple cultural and artistic activities. It is considered among the top 5 national fairs.

Anniversary of the Foundation of Huamantla

• Huamantla, Tlaxcala
• October 18th
• Cultural and art events, First Bullfighting Congress and National Conference of Carpet makers.

Feast of San Miguel of Miracle

• Nativitas, Tlaxcala
• Every September, Most important day 29th
• In 1631, St. Michael the Archangel appeared to Diego Lazaro, informing him that there would be a spring of miraculous water. Before that event, he built a chapel and later a temple. It is the most famous sanctuaries of Tlaxcala. Enjoy your visit to the party of the town and go to the archaeological site of Cacaxtla this is a few blocks from the Sanctuary, where you will find murals that have been left and amazed the world since its discovery in 1975. An opportunity to meet the artistic expression of Pre-Hispanic world.

Celebration of the Lord of the Convent

• Huamantla, Tlaxcala
• December 31st
• On the streets of Huamantla rugs are made of sawdust to the procession of the Miraculous Black Christ of the Franciscan convent. Area rugs can be seen starting at 14:00 hrs.