Entry to the Mercado de artesanías y dulces (crafts and sweets market) during the Feria Gastronomica de la Enchilada (Gastronomic Fair of the Enchilada) of 2014, in Iztapalapa, a section of Mexico City; in 2024, the 21st fair took place from August 9-18; copyright free image courtesy of "Fer.goiba" made available through Wikimedia Commons.

Apart from their daily or weekly regular markets, most fair-size Mexican towns celebrate one or more yearly fairs, carnivals, festivals, religious-themed gatherings, and more. Wikipedia's Eventos gastronómicos de México lists several of Mexico's "Gastronomic Fairs" where mainly foods, especially local ones, are listed, with links. Among those listed in 2025 are these:

• Festival del Chocolate Tabasco, the Tabasco Chocolate Festival in Villamermosa, Tabasco, occurring yearly in November
• Feria Nacional del Mole, the National Mole Fair in the San Pedro Atocpan section of Mexico City, occurring yearly in October
• Feria de la manzana de Zacatlán, the Apple Fair of Zacatlán Mole in Zacatlán, Puebla state, occurring yearly in October
• Muestra Gastronómica de Santiago de Anaya, the Gastronomic Showcase of Santiago de Anaya, Hidalgo, occurring yearly on the first weekend in April
• Festival del queso artesanal, the Artisanal Cheese Festival in Tenosique, Tabasco, occurring during the week of August 15

Food stall at the 2009 Feria de Mole in san Pedro Atocpan, offering mole and other typical Mexican dishes; copyright free image courtesy of "AlejandroLinaresGarcia" made available through Wikimedia Commons.

Other kinds of traditional yearly fairs and festivals exist, too, which can be discovered with a little creative Internet searching. For example, in 2025 these interesting ones turn up on Wikipedia's Festivales de México page:

• Feria Maestros del Arte, the Masters of the Art Fair mostly focusing on handicraft from artists in various Mexican states, taking place in Chapala, Jalisco, apparently occurring in various places on different dates
• Feria de las Culturas Indígenas, Pueblos y Barrios Originarios de la Ciudad de México, the Fair of Indigenous Cultures, Towns and Barrios from Mexico City, featuring many kinds of indigenous foods, handicraft and other indigenous activities, apparently at least sometimes occurring in the Zócolo of Mexico City around August and September
• Sombrero Festival, a mix of events from jalapeño-eating contests to food and handicrafts stands and music, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, occurring yearly right before the Cuaresma, or Ash Wednesday; see Wikipedia's Sombrero Festival page