2025 Easter Week (Semana Santa) in Mazatlán

Easter week ('Semana Santa' in spanish) is the busiest holiday time in Mazatlán and all of Mexico!  It is also called 'Holy week'.

Easter is a catholic celebration and is a holiday in Mexico which is a mainly catholic country.  Most Mexicans will get a few days up to a complete week off of work to celebrate.

It is common for tens of millions of Mexicans that live inland to head to beach resorts, including Mazatlán.  The population of Mazatlán almost doubles during this time.  People will visit their relatives and fill every hotel room in the entire city!

The entire week prior to Easter Sunday is busy in Mazatlán.  The peak period is from the Thursday prior to Easter Sunday through Easter Sunday.  If you don't like crowds and traffic we recommend that you don't visit Mazatlán during Easter week.  For miles the beach is so full that if you look down on it you would not even see the sand!

Unfortunately because it is so busy during Easter Week, prices are generally higher and you will likely experience lineups to enter restaurants and bars.

Easter Sunday is April 20, 2025.  The week prior to this date is when everyone in Mexico celebrates Easter (semana santa).  It will be especially busy in Mazatlán on the Thursday (April 17), Fri (April 18), Sat (April 19) and Easter Sunday(April 20)!

On the Thursday and Friday of Easter Week, most of the banks in Mazatlán are closed so plan ahead with your banking.

In addition, there are usually other events that take place during Easter Week:

No 2025 Events have been announced yet.  Here are some of the 2023 events that took place:

Here is a list of the individual 2025 Mazatlán Easter Week events that we are aware of: 2025 Mazatlán Easter Week events listings...

Getting around Mazatlán during Easter Week is a challenge.

Most years Avenida Camaron Sabalo is turned into a one-way street heading north and it is still a traffic jam.  We haven't heard that this will be happening this year(2025) or not.

Pulmonias and regular taxis will charge more because it will take them longer to get anywhere.

Don't expect to get anywhere fast during Easter Week!

The dates for Easter Week (semana santa) in Mazatlán, Mexico are from March 25 to March 31, 2024.

The busiest days are typically the Thursday(March 29) through Sunday(March 31).