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Fiestas de San Francisco

Fall is welcomed at Lake Chapala by the nine-day fiestas for Chapala’s patron saint, Francis.

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  • Thumbnail 4 - Sponsors of the day's fiestas carry an image of Saint Francis during one of the evening processions.
  • Thumbnail 5 - A youth marching band during one of the fiesta's processions.
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  • Thumbnail 7 - The image of St. Francis arrives at the church after one of the evening processions. In the background is the wooden structure of a fireworks castle which is lit each night at around 10 p.m.
  • Thumbnail 8 - A 12-piece banda plays inside the church before the 7 o'clock mass begins.
  • Thumbnail 9 - Concheros dance through a sudden downpour after one of the evening processions for St. Francis in Chapala, Mexico.
  • Thumbnail 10 - Aztec dancer Humberto Ayala stands in front of a bus in 2018 on the day when the bus drivers sponsored the fiestas.
  • Thumbnail 11 - Concepción Del Rosario Delgado dances during one of the processions for St. Francis.