3rd Feria de la Capirotada 2017

The 3rd Feria de la Capirotada will be held April 1st (no joke) in Ajijic. The location is not yet known.

What is Capirotada you ask?
It is a sweet dessert made during lent, that dates back to the Roman empire. It is made with toasted bollillo, piloncillo (sugar cane sugar), cheese, raisins, cinnamon and other secret ingredients.

The event is a judged event, admission is free, tasting is free, competing is free. Prizes are donated by local restaurants and businesses, DONATIOS are accepted, everything is added to the prizes.

It is a one day event. Capirotada is available for purchase to take home, live entertainment and other fun events like fastest tortilla making, torta eating, and jalapeno eating.

Local artists are welcome to participate, a small fee is required, advertising is via facebook to 5 states, Colima, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes and Jalisco.

Last year we gave out almost $15,000 pesos in prizes.

more information is available at our facebook page Feria de la Capirotada and email gvprod@earthlink.net our local phone is 331 706 1234 (turned off until Feb 20th)

The event will be held by the fountain at the malecon of Ajijic, starting at 4pm