October 7 is recognized as Mole Day in Los Angeles, thanks to La Feria de los Moles. (Photo courtesy - La Feria de Los Moles.)
Make sure to bring your appetite! The 19th annual La Feria de Los Moles is returning to celebrate Mexican culture, tradition and taste with a mouthwatering variety of moles at Gloria Molina Grand Park on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
La Feria de Los Moles is promoted as the biggest celebration of Mexican gastronomy in the United States. The culinary event will bring together well-known chefs, cultural groups and artists, along with thousands of families, to honor one of the most representative dishes of Mexican cuisine.
Mole is a dish originating from the fusion of indigenous and Spanish cultures in Mexico, known as “molli” in Nahuatl. Its main ingredients include tomato, cocoa, vanilla, and spices, traditionally ground in a metate (grinding stone).
The event will be offering a wide variety of Mexican moles, including mole poblano, shrimp mole, green pipián, huaxmole, Oaxacan black mole, coloradito, chichilo, manchamanteles, Oaxacan green mole, almond mole, vegan mole, white mole, adobo mushroom mole and cheese mole.
La Feria de Los Moles also offers three seminars: one on making mole with traditional mountain cook Margarita Villegas from Mexico’s rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla region; another on preparing Chiles en Nogada with historian Marina Ortiz; and a third in which Mexican bakers will teach participants how to make puff pastry and Pan de Muerto (bread of the dead).
La Feria de Los Moles is promoted as the biggest celebration of Mexican gastronomy in the United States. (Flyer.)
Attendees can expect a full day of delicious food, art activities and live entertainment, including performances by the Voladores de Papantla from Veracruz, the cumbia group Los Cometas Azules, plus banda music and sonideros.
Admission to the festival is free, but the traditional food will be available for purchase.
When: Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Gloria Molina Grand Park, 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
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