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Mariachis, troubadours, singers and musicians nationwide gather in the local towns and villages of Mexico to celebrate the Festival of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of music. Check with regional…
The annual Riviera Maya Jazz Festival attracts an enthusiastic crowd to Mamitas Beach in Playa del Carmen. Sit back and enjoy free performances by national and international acts. Catch Herbie…
San Miguel de Allende International Jazz & Blues Festival
Sway to cool jazz and melancholic blues in the colonial plazas, the parks and the Angela Peralta Theatre at the San Miguel de Allende International Jazz & Blues Festival every year. The…
The Zihuatanejo Sail Fest has been dubbed a "regatta in paradise" due to its beautiful location on Mexico's Guerrero coast. Five days of sailing, parties and games on Playa Madera are…
Join the race to the summit of Buena Vista's Cerro de la Bandera (Flag Hill) on 24 February every year, Mexican Flag Day. The tiny fishermen's village is a 50-minute drive from San José del…
Musicians from all corners of the globe tune into Puerto Escondido's chilled surfer vibe on Mexico's sunny south coast at the annual Puerto Rock n' Blues. Catch performances at the Split…
Festival of Drumming and African Culture
Attend workshops, exhibitions, gastronomic shows, carnival catwalks and more at Mexico City's annual Festival of Drumming and African Culture. Music groups come from across the world and…
Top Mexican and international musicians and artists perform in the squares, palaces, cloisters and temples of the capital's historic centre at the Mexico Festival. Tailor your own programme of…
Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival
Music pours out of Zihuatanejo in March, when the International Guitar Festival presents a week of performances in bars and restaurants all over town.
Over 100 Mexican and international groups celebrate indigenous cultures through world music and dance at the annual Ollin Kan Festival. Hear rock, rap, reggae and more from Haiti, Bulgaria…
Vive Latino draws huge crowds of rock fans from across the whole of Mexico every year to the Foro Sol. Big names in the vast Spanish-speaking music world and a few international favourites…
Guadalajara International Mariachi & Rodeo Festival
Serenading mariachis and charros (cowboys) scattered across Mexico and the world return to the motherland, Jalisco state, for the annual Guadalajara International Mariachi & Rodeo Festival.…
International Mariachi and Charrería Festival
Every September, the city of Guadalajara hosts the International Mariachi and Charrería Festival. The packed programme features Catholic masses accompanied by mariachis in the Guadalajara…
Celebrations across the country mark Mexico's gaining of independence from Spain in 1810, starting on the evening of the 15 September and carrying on to the next day, a public holiday during…
Every Thursday evening the locals gather to listen and dance to live music in Cabo San Lucas' main square, Plaza Amelia Wilkes. Food stalls tempt those standing nearby with their hot tamales…
Bi-Weekly Municipal Band Concerts
Every Thursday and Sunday the Puerto Vallarta Municipal Band performs free concerts at the bandstand in the Plaza Principal, next to the City Hall.
With a talented house band from Cuba playing salsa from 11pm, the small but stylish Bar Fly in Polanco is a popular dance venue. By midnight the tiny dance floor is overflowing.
This bar in the Centro Histórico serves 146 types of tequila to a smart crowd, accompanied by a hip 60s rock soundtrack. Located in a 17th-century colonial building, with a leafy courtyard…
Rioma is a popular club in Zona Rosa attracting a fashionable crowd. A staircase leads clubbers down to a pumping dance floor where DJs play Miami funk music. Get there early on a weekend to…
Blue Parrot in Playa del Carmen has become legendary as both a hotel and beach bar, perched on the beach. From yoga and massage on the sand to dancing under the stars until the wee hours, it…
