Fiestas de San Francisco

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Sponsors of the day's fiestas carry an image of Saint Francis during one of the evening processions.

A youth marching band during one of the fiesta's processions.

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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.

A 12-piece banda plays inside the church before the 7 o'clock mass begins.

Concheros dance through a sudden downpour after one of the evening processions for St. Francis in Chapala, Mexico.

Aztec dancer Humberto Ayala stands in front of a bus in 2018 on the day when the bus drivers sponsored the fiestas.

Concepción Del Rosario Delgado dances during one of the processions for St. Francis.

<p>Fall is welcomed at Lake Chapala by the nine-day fiestas for Chapala&#8217;s patron saint, Francis.</p>


Fiestas de San Francisco Photo Gallery | Lakeside Guide to Lake Chapala, Mexico

<p>El otoño es recibido en la Ribera de Chapala con las fiestas de Chapala en honor a su santo patrono, Francisco.</p>
