Semana Santa en Oaxaca / Procesión del Silencio

Holy Week in Oaxaca runs from Palm Sunday through Easter, with religious processions, sacred music, and film screenings across the historic center. The standout event is the Procesión del Silencio, in which thousands walk in complete silence through downtown streets carrying religious icons and candles, departing from the Parroquia de la Preciosa Sangre de Cristo. A Procesión de Estandartes y Relicarios and a closing Festival de Música Sacra in the Zócalo round out the week. (Date shown is estimated from the event's typical annual timing — confirm with the organizer closer to the date.)