Spectacular Spring equinox at Chichén Itzá
Equinoccio de Primavera (spring equinox descent of the feathered serpent)
Yucatán, Mexico
Cultural festivals
What it is
Cultural festivals in Yucatán, Mexico.
Dates
No dates have been published yet. These are expected from the pattern of past years.
How we estimated this: Official INAH spring-equinox operations: 20, 21, 22 and 23 March 2025 (quoted in e2: 'los días 20, 21, 22 y 23 de marzo'; equinox 'se verificará el 20 de marzo') and Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March 2026 (quoted in e1). No 2027 dates were found on any official source; the 2027 equinox date itself is not quoted anywhere, so no start or end is given.
“Se aplicará los días viernes 20, sábado 21 y domingo 22 de marzo” Before you go
- Where
- Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
- Hours
- 2026 spring operation only: Friday 20 March opening 9:00; Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March opening 8:00; ticket sales and entry close 16:00; the site is cleared 17:30.
How we checked
Last checked October 20, 2026 against inah.gob.mx. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text. One of the sources could not be fully re-checked, so a person will review this listing.
Notes from the last check
The INAH (Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History) announced official spring-equinox operations at Chichén Itzá for 20–22 March 2026 and for 20–23 March 2025; the site still runs equinox operations (autumn 2026 notice dated 19 September 2026). No official 2027 dates were found, so the next edition is only expected from the prior pattern, and dates, price and accessibility remain unverified.
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