It is now official….
The 13th annual San Pancho Music Festival for 2013 will be held Friday through Sunday, 02/22 through 02/24/2013 in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. As in the past years, the event will be traditionally hosted in San Pancho on the last weekend of February. And, as always, because of the gracious contributions of the performing artists, there is no charge to the public.
2009 – Japhlet Attias w Chapman stick
The Music Festival is celebrating its 13th year in San Pancho. It will feature performing artists from the region of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, as well as musicians from the United States and Latin America. The Festival has progressively grown from the original concept of a backyard venue of a local resident in 2001. Click on Event Info to learn about the origins of the Music Festival and how it has grown over the years.
2012 – Bob & Dana (Frida’s Eyebrow)
The fun will begin at 5pm each day, with performances up until 11pm each night (although it isn’t uncommon for artists to continue playing to an enthusiastic late night crowd). A schedule of performing artists and show times will soon be published on this website as details are worked out. Please revisit this site for more details on the performances and scheduled times. For your convenience, you may now subscribe to the latest news from the Music Festival by providing your email in the column to the right.
2012 – Banderas Bay Jazz Allstars
In early 2012 Plaza del Sol was remodeled and it’s facilities updated. A new stage was completed to enhance the Plaza as an entertainment venue. Public restrooms were modernized, the portico was remodeled, and new landscape installed. The Plaza is now better suited for the ever increasing crowds drawn to the community celebrations and festivals.
The 2013 Music Festival will return to Plaza del Sol for the duration of the 3 day event. Directions to the venue and a street map of San Pancho can be accessed via Event Info, or by clicking this link: Directions to the Plaza.
LATEST NEWS
01/28/13 – The Music Festival committee has announced their first selection of musicians to perform in this year’s Festival. For details, select Festival News at the right of this page for more information.
02/04/13 – Latcho and Andrea, together performing as The Blond Gypsies, have announced recently they will be featuring their lifelong musical friend Kika as an addition to their performance at this year’s San Pancho Music Festival. For details, select Festival News at the right of this page for more information.
02/05/13 – The Music Festival committee announced today that Werther Ellerbrock will return to this year’s event. Werther is a versatile guitarist with extensive performing and recording experience. He graduated magna cum laude from Berklee College of Music in 2000, and executes a variety of styles including Jazz, Rock, Pop, Funk, Blues and Country. For details, select Festival News at the right of this page for more information.
