Carnaval?

Does Ajijic celebrate much? When does it start?

Not much in Ajijic but they usually have a big festival in Cristiana Park in Chapala. I believe it may be cancelled again this year due to the covid.

CanuckBob wrote:Not much in Ajijic but they usually have a big festival in Cristiana Park in Chapala. I believe it may be cancelled again this year due to the covid.

Hi Bob, In your opinion is it getting better or worse? We've put off our trip sooo many times..but I don't want to be stupid. We can go whenever it's reasonably safe.. Never been there during Carnaval...thought it would be fun.

Last week the Presidente de Chapala submitted a request to the Jalisco Health Dept. asking permission that Carnaval be held this year in Chapala No answer has been posted at Gobierno page.

kip wrote:

CanuckBob wrote:Not much in Ajijic but they usually have a big festival in Cristiana Park in Chapala. I believe it may be cancelled again this year due to the covid.

Hi Bob, In your opinion is it getting better or worse?  We've put off our trip sooo many times..but I don't want to be stupid.  We can go whenever it's reasonably safe..  Never been there during Carnaval...thought it would be fun.

I am not concerned about the Covid in this area.

CanuckBob wrote:

kip wrote:

CanuckBob wrote:Not much in Ajijic but they usually have a big festival in Cristiana Park in Chapala. I believe it may be cancelled again this year due to the covid.

Hi Bob, In your opinion is it getting better or worse?  We've put off our trip sooo many times..but I don't want to be stupid.  We can go whenever it's reasonably safe..  Never been there during Carnaval...thought it would be fun.

I am not concerned about the Covid in this area.

Alrighty then...... We're triple vaxxed and I THINK we had Omnicron.  Just a weird day.  BOTH of us felt too tired to move...a little head achy,  just generally icky...but not stomach related.  Next day it was gone.  Not like anything I've experienced before.

Now if Carnaval is a go...we have our date!!   It's been much too long.  I think the last time we were there is when we went to your St Patrick's Day party.  Life kept getting in the way.

Wow, that was a long time ago.......lol. 2009 or 2010 I believe.

We are booked and coming come hell or high water in Sept. for 2 months.

We are fully vaccinated, boosters, and have never had covid at all here in Florida. Life is too short and we have already canceled our trip twice.

The only thing that will stop us is closed borders or an untimely death. Hopefully, neither of those will occur.

RoyD

Good idea. If you wait for covid to end you will never be coming.......

CanuckBob wrote:Good idea. If you wait for covid to end you will never be coming.......

Maybe not end...but I'd settle for slowing down and the death rate diminishing.  Looks like that may be starting to happen...fingers crossed.

fyi, the state gave the green light to the Carnaval.

The Ajijic carnaval activities, parade, charros will also happen this year.

BisbeeGal wrote:The Ajijic carnaval activities, parade, charros will also happen this year.  

When does it start?

kip wrote:

BisbeeGal wrote:The Ajijic carnaval activities, parade, charros will also happen this year.  

When does it start?

Ajijic's Carnaval is low key.  They've announced the parade will be Tuesday (Mardi Gras) at 11.  My recollection is that there will be some weekend events, charro events at the bullring possibly.

I do not know about AJiic because it is so low key that you can miss it easily. In Chiapas it is starting this monday and ending wednesday after mardi gras which is on the first of March this tear.. In othr places it lasts 3 days otehr a week..