The Instituto Oaxaque o de las Culturas is also organizing collateral events which will be announced shortly. Dawns the Monday on the Hill and people are already walking up the hill to the auditorium, with music, fireworks and pageantry. The morning is perfect with bright sunshine and no rain is permitted. As on the first Monday, so on the second - pageantry, music and breathtaking beauty, enlivened by the scrabbling to catch one of the pineapples from the Papaloapan, a sombrero de palma from the Mixteca, mezcal from Ejutla or any of the varied products of their region thrown by members of each delegation into the audience. You may see the dances performed in other places and it is wonderful but nothing compares to being in this place at this time taking part in the Guelaguetza.
Some businesses purchase a block of tickets for sale, at official prices, to their clients.