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Saturday, January 21, 2023

Leon State Fair - La Feria Estatal de León 2023

Our second day in Leon was the start of the 26-day Leon State Fair (La Feria Estatal de León 2023). From everything I read, I had expected it to be a big deal, and it was even bigger on the ground
  • Huge indoor convention center that hosed vendors as well a performance venue
  • Three concert venues (one requires additional ticket) and an ice skating show  
  • A circus
  • Multiple informal outdoor performance acts/artists
  • Four ferris wheels, and two or three of every other type of ride
  • Hundreds of food vendors from kiosks to outdoor dining with uniformed waiters and mariachi bands
  • Not as many animals (a few hundreds at the most) as I expected: horses, cows, goats, chickens
Everything was super shiny, state-of-the-art. John: This place makes the NC State fair look like a village fair.

Later we learned that the Leon Fair is the third largest in Mexico. Aguascalientes is number one. This totally explained the vast venue we saw in Aguascalientes that much puzzled us.

Two of the four big wheels.
La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

First a Rockin' band with wrestling masks. ;-) And second, a 15-second video of a cover of Come Together by the Beatles
La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

15-second Video - A cover of "Come Together" by the Beatles - La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Long line for pan de soya.
La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Games and rides galore.
La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Animal tent.
La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

The Gorditas Michoacana were sooooo tasty.
Gorditas (Corn) Michoacana - La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

The best fair photos are always after dark, no?
La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

La Feria Estatal de León 2023 - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Walking home along the pedestrian avenue that connects Centro with the fairgrounds.
Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

We stop at El Templo Expiatorio for a few photos.
El Templo Expiatorio - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico El Templo Expiatorio - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico



Bonus.
Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico


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