Fiestas de San Francisco de Asís - Santo Charrito
Mexican parties and events in Real de Catorce
Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí
This is one of the main festivals of Real de Catorce, it takes place in the first days of October, when the Saint Charrito, Saint Francis of Assisi, is celebrated.
The festivities begin with thousands of parishioners singing "Las Mañanitas" to "El Charrito" and then an open-air mass; during the festivities a fair is organized which is attended by thousands of people, most attracted by the devotion to the Holy Charrito.
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