A lot of the decorations around doorways and such use fake cempazuchiles, but the real ones are also brought in by the truckload.
The corners of the Zócalo, the main square, have these entrances set up.
On the Alcalá, the pedestrian street running south to the Zócalo, there have been lots of dances, songs, theater performances, and parades–more than usual, or I guess all I can be sure of is more than six years ago. I think the intensity has increased because of the fiesta.
I hope the person who did this performer’s makeup knew a lot of the applause was for them. Just gorgeous.