Banda and norteño bands for hire in Zacatecas

Published October 15, 2026. Every figure has its source at the end; ZONAS counts are live.

In Zacatecas, a party sounds like banda and tamborazo: at the 2025 Feria Nacional, tamborazo music livened up every corner, according to Tus Buenas Noticias. Here’s how many groups ZONAS has for each genre, in which cities and how to get quotes.

ZONAS doesn’t sell performances or take a commission: you talk directly with the group, and the deal is between you.

The Feria Nacional de Zacatecas

FENAZA 2025 ran from September 5 to 21, as part of the independence celebrations and in honor of the Virgen del Patrocinio, with tamborazo music, according to Tus Buenas Noticias.

The 2026 fair, from September 4 to 20, celebrated the city’s 480th anniversary, and its lineup included Los Alegres de Jerez, according to La Crónica de Hoy.

Below are the groups for the whole state, the cities with the most groups and a section for each smaller city.

How many groups are in Zacatecas today

ZONAS has 78 groups and musicians in Zacatecas, counted live from the catalog. By genre:

Banda 27 Norteño 25 All of Zacatecas

The cities with the most groups:

Zacatecas 37 Jerez 12

And in all of Mexico there are 1,009:

All of Mexico Guide to Mexico

Other cities in Zacatecas with groups

Groups in Fresnillo

See the 5 groups in Fresnillo

What it costs

We couldn’t find a 2025 or 2026 source with prices for groups in Zacatecas. Mexico has no official rate table: each group sets its own price, and the number of musicians moves it most, according to Excélsior (June 2025).

As a reference, in Mexico City a 6- to 8-member mariachi charged 3,000 to 4,000 pesos an hour in 2025, according to the same article. For a banda or norteño group in Zacatecas, get two or three hourly quotes and compare how many musicians come and whether sound and travel are included.

Our price guide, with sources

For each celebration

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find a banda or norteño group in Zacatecas?

ZONAS has a page for groups across Zacatecas and one for each city with groups, with their music, social media and direct contact, no commission.

When is the Feria Nacional de Zacatecas?

In September. In 2026 it ran from the 4th to the 20th, for the city’s 480th anniversary, according to La Crónica de Hoy.

How much does a banda cost in Zacatecas?

We couldn’t find a recent source with prices for Zacatecas. There’s no official rate table, and the price depends mostly on the number of musicians, so it’s worth getting two or three hourly quotes.