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Poison Festival is a psytrance festival in Huauchinango, Mexico.  It takes place over the weekend of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.  The name of the festival says it all... this is a dark festival.

When I attended in 2018, there were 3 stages, all psytrance.  Music blasts non-stop for 72 hours straight.  I witnessed some of the craziest psytrancers I've ever seen here. It rained for three days straight.  The dance floors and paths were literally mud holes deep enough to swallow your shoe. But this didn't stop the hardcore ones from partying right through. People were literally camped in the mud at the front of the stage.  It had a much more intense vibe than Festival Ometeotl, another well-known psytrance festival in Mexico.

The rain made it difficult for me to actually enjoy this festival.  I basically only had one other change of clothes, and so, much time was spent in my tent to stay dry.  But hey, I danced a bit, and managed to get a few cool shots:

Poison Festival in Mexico main psytrance stage

Poison Festival in Mexico girl dancing

Poison Festival in Mexico dancing

Poison Festival in Mexico lake

Poison Festival in Mexico fire

Poison Festival in Mexico wellness area

Poison Festival in Mexico skulls

Poison Festival in Mexico girl drumming and singing

Poison Festival in Mexico sacred smoke

Poison Festival in Mexico skulls

Poison Festival in Mexico high tech psytrance stage

Poison Festival in Mexico guy dancing

Poison Festival in Mexico girl dancing

Poison Festival in Mexico high tech psytrance stage

Poison Festival in Mexico girl dancing

Poison Festival in Mexico high tech psytrance stage

Poison Festival in Mexico art

Poison Festival in Mexico stage

Poison Festival in Mexico girl dancing Poison Festival in Mexico stagePoison Festival in Mexico skullsPoison Festival in Mexico girl dancing

Poison Festival in Mexico girl sleeping in hammock Poison Festival in Mexico dreamcatchersPoison Festival in Mexico guy with maskPoison Festival in Mexico tents in mud

Poison Festival in Mexico girl dancingPoison Festival in Mexico guy dancing

Poison Festival in Mexico stage and tents

Poison Festival in Mexico girl dancingPoison Festival in Mexico painting

Poison Festival in Mexico guy in mask

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