Overview

• Cantoya Fest offered three days of free cantoya balloon launches and folkloric and musical performances across Pátzcuaro.
• Final-day mass cantoya flights took place on Calle Serrato and at the Muelle de Urandén despite intermittent rain.
• Teams from Colombia, Italy and Brazil joined local balloonists in the aerial elevations that anchored the festival’s programming.
• The lineup closed with evening concerts by Los Ángeles Negros, Ballet Folclórico Petatzcuaro and a headlining show by Río Roma.
• The surge of visitors supported local artisans’ workshops and restaurants, boosting Pátzcuaro’s summer tourism economy.