Grito de Independencia 2024 in Mexico City: schedules, programming and concerts

( Spanish) – Celebrations for Independence Day in Mexico City will be concentrated in the Zócalo, the country’s main public square, where Andrés Manuel López Obrador will give his last “Grito de Dolores” as president of Mexico, a few weeks before his six-year term ends and he hands over the presidential sash to Claudia Sheinbaum on October 1.

We tell you all the details of the celebration that begins on the night of September 15 and culminates the following day with the traditional Military Parade that will run through the main avenues of the center of the capital, including Paseo de la Reforma.

The Grito ceremony, which in 2024 commemorates the 214th anniversary of the beginning of the independence struggle, will take place on the night of Sunday, September 15 at 11:00 p.m. when López Obrador steps out onto the balcony of the National Palace to give his sixth and final Grito, before the attendees on the Zócalo floor.

The “Grito de Dolores” (Cry of Dolores), which marks the beginning of the national holidays, recreates year after year the speech given in 1810 by the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla to start the independence movement. Traditionally, the President of the Republic gives the Grito from the National Palace and rings the bell of Dolores.

Once the Grito ceremony was concluded, the musical group MS Band will give a free concert at the Zócalo.

In addition to the massive concert at the Zócalo, the municipalities will also offer free concerts as part of their Independence celebrations on Sunday, September 15.

Alvaro Obregon – Luis Alfonso Partida “El Yaki” and the Askis, on the esplanade of the multipurpose hall of the mayor’s office starting at 18:00. You can see the full program here.

Azcapotzalco – Aarón and his Grupo Ilusión, on the esplanade of the town hall from 3:00 p.m. You can see the full program here.

Benito Juarez – María José, on the esplanade of the town hall from 18:00. You can see the full programme here.

Coyoacan – Sonora Dinamita, at the Hidalgo Garden starting at 18:00. You can see the full program here.

Gustavo A. Madero – Los Huracanes del Norte and Willie González, on the esplanade of the mayor’s office starting at 3:00 p.m. You can watch the full program here.

Iztapalapa – El Bebeto, Los Cadetes de Linares and La Sonora Dinamita, in the macroplaza of the mayor’s office starting at 17:00. You can see the full program here.

Magdalena Contreras – Lupillo Rivera, on the esplanade of the town hall starting at 17:00. You can see the full program here.

Miguel Hidalgo – Alicia Villarreal, on the esplanade of the town hall from 17:00. You can see the full programme here.

Tláhuac – The K Dtes of Linares, on the esplanade of the town hall from 17:00. You can see the full program here.

Tlalpan – Natalia Jiménez, on the esplanade of the town hall from 16:00. You can see the full programme here.

The Military Parade, in which the Navy and National Defense Secretariats are participating to commemorate the entry of the Trigarante Army into Mexico City, which marked the consummation of Mexico’s Independence in 1821, will take place on Monday, September 16 and is expected to begin at 11:00 a.m.

The parade will begin at the Zócalo and will travel along the main avenues of downtown Mexico City, including Paseo de la Reforma, ending at Campo Marte.