It’s quince-picking season in the farmlands near Lake Chapala, a great time to plan a day trip to Atotonilquillo for the annual town festival celebrated in conjunction with the summer harvest.
Customarily held on the second weekend of this month, Atotoniquillo’s 19th annual Expo Membrillo fair is set to run on August 11 and 12. The two-day program of activities will be centered at the Plaza Centenario town square where local fruit growers and family-operated cottage industries set up exhibition booths to market the tangy fruit, offered both in its natural state and as the main ingredient in an array of edible products.
The festival agenda also features non-stop live entertainment both days, with musical groups, singers and dance troupes taking turns on stage from around 11 a.m. until midnight. Country-fair style contests among the locals will take place at midday on Sunday only. Different judging panels will score competition for the most creative booth decoration, 11 a.m., the most delectable quince-based cordial, jellied fruit paste and novelty food item, Noon, and the largest and best formed sample of the fresh-picked fruit, 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the winners starting at 2 p.m., spaced between numbers by the Maldeorin Mariachi Trio.
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