Cancún Revolution Day
On 20 November the whole of Mexico reaches fever pitch with Revolution Day celebrations, Aniversario de la Revolución Mexicana. Cancún is no exception with the traditional grand parade locally known as desfile cívico-deportivo.
The parade begins in the morning and travels down the main Avenida Tulum, passing in front of the Municipal Palace. The city's students and members of the various armed forces and emergency services are dressed in their uniforms or sports gear and perform astonishing gymnastic feats for the surrounding crowds, such as human pyramids and the favourite "tiger jump" - a hair-raising leap through a ring of flames.
| Town Information: | Cancún |
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| Directions: | On the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the southern region of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Other Information: | Cancún |
| Website: | All About Cancun Website |
| Name: | Cancún Tourism Bureau |
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| Location: | Cancún |
| Address: | 5, Avenue Tulum, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 77500 |
| Email: | webmaster@gocancun.com |
| Phone: | +52 (0) 99 8881 9000 |
| Name: | Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Address: | 22nd Floor, Insurgentes Sur 800, Colonia del Valle, 03100 México DF, Mexico |
| Phone: | +52 5 687 2697 or +52 250 01 23 01 53 (travel hotline) |
| Fax: | +52 5 687 5052 |
| Name: | Mexico Tourist Office |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Address: | Avenida Nuevo León No 56, Colonia Hipódromo Condesa, C.P. 06100, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Email: | uk@visitmexico.com |
| Phone: | +52 55 5212 0257 or +44 (0) 20 7488 9392 (UK) |
Event details can change. Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.
