September brings patron-saint fiestas in 8 municipios on 2 feast days, opening with Our Lady of Montserrat on September 8. Our own coverage has also surfaced a run of dated events for the month; both lists are below.
- Fiesta Our Lady of…
- Hurricane Preparedness…
- Dalvin La Melodia
- Dalvin La Melodia
- JajaPaluza Vol.1
- Dalvin La Melodia
- Todo el año es Navidad…
- Dalvin La Melodia
- Dalvin La Melodia
- Dalvin La Melodia
- Idilio: La música de…
- Fiesta Saint Michael the…
Our coverage has surfaced 10 dated events in September, 4 of them community events and 3 music events; the rest are theater and sports. Counting repeat performances, that is 15 dates in all.
A fiesta patronal is a town’s week-long party around its patron saint’s day: the plaza fills with live music, kioskos, artisan stalls, rides and a procession from the parish church, and most municipios shift the heaviest nights to the nearest weekend. Looking ahead, October opens with Guardian Angels on October 2 in Yabucoa and Saint Francis of Assisi on October 4 in Aguada.
Patron-saint fiestas this month
| Date | Saint | Municipios |
|---|---|---|
| September 8 | Our Lady of Montserrat | Aguas Buenas, Hormigueros, Jayuya, Moca, Salinas |
| September 29 | Saint Michael the Archangel | Cabo Rojo, Naranjito, Utuado |
Each municipio links to its town page; the date is the saint’s day, and the celebrations run around it.
On the calendar
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| September 5 | Beto Cuevas Acústico | Coca-Cola Music Hall |
| September 5 | Tite Curet Alonso Centennial Celebration | Dr. Pedro Goyco School |
| September 8 | Hurricane Preparedness Services Fair | Plaza Las Delicias |
| September 9 | Vientres de Tierra | UPR Theater in Río Piedras |
| September 10 to 19 (6 dates) | Dalvin La Melodia | Coca-Cola Music Hall, San Juan |
| September 11 | JajaPaluza Vol.1 | Teatro Tapia in Old San Juan |
| September 12 | Ganaderas de Hatillo vs Explosivas de Moca | Moca |
| September 13 | Todo el año es Navidad con Chucho | Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce |
| September 19 | Idilio: La música de Willie Colón | Sala de Festivales del Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce |
| September 24 | 9th 'Start by Believing' Symposium | Terra Campestre Convention Center in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
An event name links to the story it came from; a run of performances is one row.
The rolling calendar, with the fiestas and every dated event our coverage turns up, is on the events page. This is the first Fiesta Calendar.
Source: the municipios’ patron-saint feast dates as compiled by 787 Daily, and events extracted from our own coverage. Feast dates are the saint’s day and municipios shift the celebrations to weekends; Caguas, Camuy and Florida are omitted where sources conflict, and the events list is what our coverage surfaced, not a complete listing.