Veracruz arrives at the 2025 Festival Internacional Cervantino with the brilliance of its sea, the rhythm of its sones, and the strength of its roots. As part of the Year of the Indigenous Woman, the opening ceremony pays tribute to the creative power and living traditions of its native communities. Girls, boys, and young people from Amatlán, Zozocolco, Los Tuxtlas, and Cosoleacaque, as well as the Tríos Guardianes de la Huasteca and Cantores del Son, come together in this gathering to share their music and rhythm. Joining them are the Ensamble de Arpas “Andrés Huesca” and the Ensamble de Percusiones de Xalapa.

This celebration features a grand parade that brings together cultural expressions from across the state, including son jarocho, the Xochitlalli dance, quetzales, guaguas, the Papantla Flyers, the Dance of the Negritos of Coyutla, wind bands from the Huasteca, the viejada of Tempoal, not to mention the traditional carnivals of Zacualpan and Almolonga, as well as music from the Huasteca region, among others.

Additionally, Caña Dulce Caña Brava, Mono Blanco, and Son de Madera also join this inaugural celebration, each presenting a program specially designed to honor Veracruz’s popular poetry and the rich multicultural heritage of its coplas and sones.

The event culminates with a grand fandango jarocho and huasteco at the Alhóndiga de Granaditas.