Guides: Mexico City

Key Facts

El Grito. Night of September 15: the President re-enacts the 1810 call to arms from the National Palace balcony over the Zócalo.

The parade. September 16: the Independence Day military parade through the historic center; a national holiday.

Closures. The Centro Histórico locks down early on the 15th; metro stations around the Zócalo close in the evening.