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Families and tourists can enjoy <strong>live music, mariachi performances, traditional dances, and delicious Mexican food<\/strong>, along with iconic drinks such as tequila and other Mexican spirits.\r\n\r\nClose to midnight, the traditional <strong>Grito de Independencia<\/strong> takes place, marking one of the most important moments of the celebration. After the enthusiastic cry of <strong>\u201c\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico!\u201d<\/strong>, the sky lights up with a spectacular <strong>fireworks display over Los Arcos del Malec\u00f3n<\/strong>, accompanied by traditional <em>castillos<\/em> and <em>toritos<\/em>.\r\n\r\nThe festivities continue on <strong>September 16<\/strong> with the traditional <strong>Independence Day Parade<\/strong> along Puerto Vallarta\u2019s Malec\u00f3n. Schools, firefighters, charros, and escaramuzas participate in the parade, creating a festive and family-friendly atmosphere.\r\n\r\nThroughout these dates, restaurants, hotels, bars, and other establishments across Puerto Vallarta also join the celebration with <strong>special Mexican menus, live music, colorful decorations, and festive events<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nCelebrating <strong>Mexican Independence Day in Puerto Vallarta<\/strong> is a wonderful opportunity to experience Mexican culture and traditions in a unique destination, combining the charm of the historic downtown area with the beauty of the Malec\u00f3n and the Pacific Ocean. \ud83c\udf86\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/182066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/182066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182068,"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/182066\/revisions\/182068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canoa.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-types?post=182066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}