2024-08-07 03:51:37
How cool! Guatemalans will be able to use the service of Trolley bus and free parking at the Jocotenango Fair 2024These facilities will allow you to enjoy this traditional celebration to the fullest. However, it is important to note that they will be available on specific days and times.
Jocotenango Fair 2024 in honor of the Virgin of the Assumption
August has begun and there is less and less time left to enjoy the traditional Jocotenango Fairin honor of the Virgin of the Assumption, patron saint of Guatemala Cityand six other municipalities in the country.
Every year, thousands of Guatemalans attend this celebration, enjoying a variety of activities, from lotteries and amusement rides to delicious food like churros, elotes locos, garnachas, sweets and typical dishes. It will be an excellent opportunity to share time with family, friends or your partner!
Free transportation and parking at the Jocotenango Fair 2024
The Popular Commerce Directorate of the Municipality of Guatemala, in collaboration with other institutions, is preparing to inaugurate this celebration on August 10. As part of this preparation, it has been announced that this year the Trolley bus service and free parking at the Jocotenango Fair 2024.
In order to speed up vehicular traffic around Simeón Cañas Avenue and allow visitors to fully enjoy the event, three parking spaces will be opened. Free parking spaces on specific days. He free shuttle service The parking lot will be available on August 10, 11, 15, 17 and 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. On these dates, you can park your vehicle for free in the parking lot of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS), where 140 spaces will be available, and in Plaza Italia, in front of the Guatemala City Hall, with 150 parking spaces.
In addition, on Saturday, August 10 and 17, approximately 500 parking spaces will be available at the Mariano Gálvez University Campus, Zone 2 of Guatemala City. At this point, you will be able to board a Trolley Bus that will take you there.
Fair details: Opening hours and location of stalls
The fair will be held from Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th August, from 10:00 to 22:00, and will be set up on Avenida Simeón Cañas, in the Hipódromo del Norte, 7a. Avenida, between 5a. and 6a. Calles in Zone 2. In addition, there will be stalls set up in front of the Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, where the stalls will be open from 7:00 to 22:00.
There will be a total of 240 stalls, managed by four merchant associations in the country: ACOFEGUA — Association of Fair Merchants of Guatemala —, COPARI — Committee of Church Parks —, Metroiglesias — Committee of Sales in Metropolitan Churches — and Apandultip — Association of Typical Sweet Breads —. These stalls will offer a wide variety of typical products and foods, which promises to make you enjoy an unforgettable gastronomic experience.
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