The Ninth Annual Bisbee Mariachi Festival and Miners Reunion will occur on Saturday, November 2, 2024, from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm at Bisbee’s historic Warren Ballpark. The Mariachi Festival will feature some of the most talented Mariachi performers and energetic dancers worldwide. This is an opportunity for community members to gather and enjoy festive music, talented dancers in the Mexican tradition, and vocalists who have marveled audiences around the world. Among the performers are Mariachi Nuevo Azteca, Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School, Las Azaleas, Mariachi Pueblo Viejo, Mariachi Sonido de Mexico, and Mariachi Rubor. Also performing is ten-year-old Mariachi superstar Jasiel Ortiz. Always a crowd favorite, Ortiz has been a part of the Mariachi Festival since 2015. To accompany the music is Compañía de Danza Folklórica Arizona, comprised of 100 folklórica dancers, who will mesmerize and entertain the audience. A special guest at this year's 9th Annual Bisbee Mariachi Festival is American Idol star McKenna Breinholt. Breinholt's birth mother was the renowned Bisbee singing sensation Amy Lopez Ross, who was part of the popular folk duo Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl.

A special part of the festivities is the Miners Reunion. Miners from across the Southwest and Mexico are encouraged to attend and be recognized for their work in the mining profession. Celebrating Bisbee’s rich mining heritage, there will be displays of mining artifacts and minerals from around the state. Also included will be mining-related children’s activities that will inspire kids to learn more about mining, mineralogy, and geology.  Additional activities for kids will also be available, including an inflatable slide.

Also included in this year’s event will be culinary craftsmen from throughout the state who will be selling delicacies with a Mexican flair, traditional barbeque, and much more. Other vendors at the event will have a wide array of products from jewelry to souvenirs.

All proceeds of the event will go to support the nonprofit organizations, the Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless and the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the day’s festivities while supporting two local nonprofits.