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The love of local people to songs and dancing is also a vibrant national trait. The folklore of this nation is so inimitable and incomparable that is has won recognition in almost all Latin American countries. The festival traditionally attracts musicians and singers from Germany, Austria and Canada, Italy, Croatia and Slovakia – there are really many fans of mariachi in these countries. The holiday starts with a solemn parade, which is attended by all the musical groups that participate in the event.

Quite a remarkable fact - during performances all musicians and singers must be dressed in national costumes. It's really hard to imagine that American and Croatian artists can perform wearing traditional Mexican outfits. For the first time the colorful music festival took place as early as in the middle of the 19th century. Stray musicians traveled from one city to another and gave performances that were always awaited by local inhabitants with great impatience. With time these music bands started emerging in large ensembles. The festival has acquired a lot of interesting features and traditions. Now connoisseurs of Mexican folklore can be found literally in every country, so there’s no wonder why this mariachi festival is so popular.
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