Pure silver & salt
There’s a reason the Camino Real ran through Alamos... during the 19th century, the mineral mines made our charming village the premier “Silver City” of Northern Mexico. Now, we celebrate the town’s glittering heritage every year with the Annual Alamos Silver Festival. This special weekend celebrating our precious metal, allows visitors to experience Sonoran cuisine, local music, unique presentations, and best of all, you get to shop for exquisite Mexican silver at some very special Alamos-only pricing. There's a "Silver Raffle" that includes pieces donated by each of the 16 participating artists, where all proceeds go to the renovation of the town church, La Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción. The raffle takes place during the "Silver Gala Dinner" on Saturday night—you need not be present to win, but you don't want to miss this chance to have a fantastic gourmet meal and show off all your amazing silver pieces!
The featured artists this year include: Emilia Castillo | Lawrence Baca | Jewels | Julio Pagliani | Ron Burhham | Noa James | Agnes Seabass | Jean-Maruice Lacroux | Damian & Alex Vazquez | Hacienda Vintage Silver | Collection | Jose Brilanti | Alejandro & Roxana Gentil | Das Lanzoloti | Douglas Magnus | Coreen Cordova | Gina Pankowski | Greg Souther.
Our favorite place to stay for the festivities is the Hacienda de los Santos, a magical place with stone walkways, brick passageways and a stone footbridge set amidst six lushly landscaped acres. Hope to see you there. Let us know if you visit!