Mexico City Events
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19.378864 -99.207075 | 1 Chinese New Year in Mexico City Red lanterns adorn Mexico City's Chinatown for Chinese New Year and shops offer food to revellers at the Año Nuevo Chino celebrations. Chinese children dress up as lions and dragons for the… |  |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 2 Festival of the Olive & Amaranth Amaranth and olives are savoured and honoured every year in Tulyehualco, in the west of Xochimilco neighbourhood. Taste different olive oils, devour amaranth hotcakes and see traditional… |  |
19.412363 -99.169378 | 3 Stock up on shoes, clothes, jewellery, art, bags and other accessories by independent Mexican designers at the Fusion Art & Design Bazaar. It takes place in Mexico Park, in the capital's… |  |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 4 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… |  |
19.311176 -99.04455 | 5 Elaborate headdresses and celebratory dances spring up in Mexico City's main square, el Zócalo, at the Indigenous Mexica New Year. Women perfume conch shells with incense before blowing them… |  |
19.430415 -99.13732 | 6 During the annual Spring Night Festival, the streets and plazas of Mexico City's historic centre fill with music and dancing till dawn. Acrobatics, street theatre, jazz, classical and other… |  |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 7 The first of Mexico's famous buds and blooms jostle for space at the yearly Flowers and Plants Festival along Paseo de la Reforma. Honey and rich organic coffee are also on sale alongside the flora. |  |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 8 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… |  |
19.302961 -99.181652 | 9 Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra Summer Season The Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra performs its summer repertoire from its home in the Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli. Concerts from the programmes chosen by local and international guest… |  |
19.37897 -99.181879 | 10 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour International freestyle motocross riders rev up in Mexico City at the adrenalin-packed Red Bull X-Fighters. Competitors bring speed and breathtaking air flips to the Monumental Bull Ring… |  |
19.438509 -99.202343 | 11 Everyone who's anyone in Mexico's fashion circle pops up at the biannual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Antara Polanco Fashion Hall. More than 20 national designers exhibit their clothes for… |  |
19.435627 -99.232083 | 12 Zona Maco Mexican Contemporary Art Fair Over 90 Mexican and international art galleries exhibit work at the annual Zona Maco Mexican Contemporary Art Fair in the huge Centro Banamex. See special exhibitions by a number of the… |  |
19.408236 -99.091069 | 13 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… | |
19.32637 -99.185814 | 14 AFRICALA - African Film Festival in Mexico City Discover far-flung Africa on the screen at the AFRICALA African Film Festival in Mexico City's Centro Cultural Universitario and other venues. Feature films and shorts detail life and polemic… | |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 15 More than 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… | |
19.311176 -99.04455 | 16 A traditional Mexican holiday dating back to 1526, Day of the Mules (Día de las Mulas) is also known as Jueves de Corpus. It involves a colourful procession around the city beginning in Mexico… |  |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 17 Every year, thousands of gays, lesbians, transsexuals and others add more colour to the vibrancy of Mexico's capital at Mexico City Pride. Around 15,000 kick off the Marcha del Orgullo parade… |  |
18 Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen Every year on 16 July the Virgen del Carmen is honoured with music, dance and offerings of flowers in Mexico City's San Ángel neighbourhood. Conjuntos (musical groups) accompany the dancers… | ||
19.4102 -99.1925 | 19 The colourful annual Flower Festival pays homage to the indigenous god Xiuhtecuitl, King of Flowers, requesting his protection over the fruit and flower harvest. Events take place in San… |  |
19.314018 -99.184527 | 20 International Festival of Musical Theatre Explore the scintillating mix of music, dance, multimedia, philosophy, literature and politics from across the globe at the Centro Cultural Universitario and other venues in Mexico City. The… |  |
19.314018 -99.184527 | 21 International Festival of Musical Theatre Explore the scintillating mix of music, dance, multimedia, philosophy, literature and politics from across the globe at the Centro Cultural Universitario and other venues in Mexico City. The… | |
19.435627 -99.232083 | 22 Foodies descend on Centro Banamex in Mexico City every year to nibble, sip and positively feast on fine quality food and wine at the Gourmet Expo. Visit the pavilions dedicated to organic and… | |
19.314018 -99.184527 | 23 International Festival of Musical Theatre Explore the scintillating mix of music, dance, multimedia, philosophy, literature and politics from across the globe at the Centro Cultural Universitario and other venues in Mexico City. The… | |
19.311176 -99.04455 | 24 On 15 September, Mexicans begin celebrating their independence on 16 September with re-enactments, parades and parties. Thousands fill the Zócalo and the Plaza de la Independencia in Mexico… |  |
19.443121 -99.200237 | 25 International Designers Mexico Get the lowdown on Mexican fashion at the annual International Designers Mexico where national designers aim to open the doors to exports. Fashion parades take over José Cuervo Salón and the… |  |
19.311176 -99.04455 | 26 Mexico City Book Fair in the Zócalo Over a million people get their fill of all things literary at Mexico City's annual Book Fair in the Zócalo. There are cultural activities, exhibitions and a café where you can have a coffee… |  |
19.438509 -99.202343 | 27 Everyone who's anyone in Mexico's fashion circle pops up at the biannual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Antara Polanco Fashion Hall. More than 20 national designers exhibit their clothes for… | |
19.388094 -99.076933 | 28 Mexico City International Festival of Documentary Cinema Spain, Canada, Brazil, Finland and countries further afield screen their cinematic offerings at venues all over the city at the Mexico City International Festival of Documentary Cinema. Venues… |  |
19.311176 -99.04455 | 29 On the night of 1 November, Mexicans descend on El Zócalo in morbid fancy dress to prepare their colourful offerings for their deceased loved ones. The following day, All Souls Day, there are… |  |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 30 The President joins thousands of Mexicans to watch the annual Revolution Day military parades in Mexico City's main square, the Zócalo, on 20 November. Not only a national holiday, it's cause… | |
31 Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe Thousands of pilgrims pour into the enormous Basilica of Mexico City on 12 December to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Mexico's patron saint is behind the conversion of tens of… | ||
19.412363 -99.169378 | 32 Fusion Art & Design Christmas Bazaar Stock up on shoes, clothes, jewellery, art, bags and other accessories by independent Mexican designers at the Fusion Art & Design Christmas Bazaar. It is held in Parque México in the Condesa… | |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 33 Mexico City Christmas Festival Mexico City Christmas Festival stages fun events and entertainment in the capital every December and January. Past attractions include an ice rink in the Zócalo with ballets, musical… |  |
19.4102 -99.1925 | 34 Festival of the Olive & Amaranth Amaranth and olives are savoured and honoured every year in Tulyehualco, in the west of Xochimilco neighbourhood. Taste different olive oils, devour amaranth hotcakes and see traditional… | |
19.302961 -99.181652 | 35 Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra Summer Season The Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra performs its summer repertoire from its home in the Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli. Concerts from the programmes chosen by local and international guest… | |
19.416666 -99.183333 | 36 The Bosque de Chapultepec is the capital's largest park and considered the lungs of Mexico City. Picnic on the sprawling grass, row out on the bright-green lake or visit the zoo and number of… |  |
19.370302 -99.073346 | 37 Located in Alameda Central, the Franz Mayer Museum is housed in a former hospice and peaceful retreat from the bustling city. The items featured include ceramics, silver, furniture, textiles… |  |
19.435433 -99.144144 | 38 The city's iconic cultural ensembles are based in the ornate Centro Histórico's Palacio de Bellas Artes complex. Catch the spectacular Ballet Folklórico de México, the national opera and dance… | |
19.355121 -99.162468 | 39 The Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacán was home to the Mexican painter and her husband, Mexican/Spanish muralist Diego Rivera. Evidence of her life - clay pots, a wheelchair, pre-Colombian art -… |  |
19.234011 -99.17015 | 40 Housed in a grand hacienda in Xochimilco, the Dolores Olmedo Patiño Museum boasts 127 paintings by Spanish/Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and 25 works by Frida Kahlo, as well as collections of… |  |
19.357429 -99.160065 | 41 The Leon Trotsky Museum in Coyoacán, with its riflemen's watchtowers atop high stone walls, relives the period he took refuge here before he was killed. Trotsky's office has been left as it… |  |
19.424829 -99.179763 | 42 The Museum of Modern Art in Bosque de Chapultepec has permanent exhibitions featuring works by Rivera, Kahlo, Siqueiros, Tamayo and Dr Atl. It also hosts temporary exhibits of the work of… |  |
19.432398 -99.131226 | 43 Built in 1563, the National Palace in the Centro Histórico houses the presidential office and Federal Treasury. Most impressive are the several extensive murals by Mexican/Spanish muralist… |  |
19.435782 -99.275042 | 44 Chapultepec Castle offers panoramic city views from a hill at the heart of wooded park, Bosque de Chapultepec. The former imperial and presidential palace houses the National History Museum.… |  |
19.261597 -99.100513 | 45 Floating Gardens of Xochimilco Once the Aztec city's breadbasket, Xochimilco is filled with canals, making up the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. At the weekends, local families hire trajinera boats and float down the… |  |
19.424126 -99.151954 | 46 Colonia Doctores is home to the Arena de México where lucha libre, Mexican wrestling, takes place. Crowds of up to 17,000 give the arena a circus-type ambience twice a week. There are three or… |  |
19.412363 -99.169378 | 47 Built in 1926 on the site of a former horse-racing venue, the oval-shaped Mexico Park in Condesa is a welcome dose of greenery with fountains, waterfalls, ponds and a lake with swans. In… |  |
19.484758 -99.117279 | 48 Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica is a bold architectural statement and national icon. Built in Guadalupe in 1976, it houses a cloak said to show the face of Mexico's patron saint. There is also… |  |
19.311176 -99.04455 | 49 The vast El Zócalo square throngs with locals and tourists in Mexico City's historic centre. Once the centre of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán, the city's heritage is relived daily with drum… |  |
19.433203 -99.132252 | 50 This pyramid-shaped Aztec temple, uncovered in 1976, was once used for human sacrifices. Today the Templo Mayor and Museum in the Centro Histórico is an archaeological site. Most of the… |  |
