This event will be filled with exhibitions, music, theater, dance, gastronomy, and a myriad of shows that evoke the region’s culture. Mérida authorities are going all out to celebrate the 483rd anniversary of this region, one of the most visited in the State of Yucatán due to its rich cultural heritage.
When and Where Will Mérida Fest 2025 Take Place?
The festival will kick off on Sunday, January 5, 2025, and conclude on Sunday, January 26, 2025. These three weeks promise a rich experience of “Culture and Art for All.”
All events are free for families and will be held at various venues, including Filux Lab, Centro Cultural Cholul, Plaza Grande, Centro Cultural Olimpo, Centro Cultural Wallis, Parque de la Paz, and Centro Cultural Casa Tanicho.
Mérida Fest 2025 Schedule of Artists and Activities
January 5
– Exhibition: Meztli, Shadows and Reflections
– Callejoneada and Alborada for the 483rd Anniversary of Mérida’s Founding
January 6
– Artistic Ceramics Course
– Inaugural Concert – Mérida Chamber Orchestra with Los Juglares
– Pues Sí! – Opera
January 8
– Mérida in Four Times: Past, Present, Future, and Poetry
– VII Monologue Festival
January 9
– Soy del Sur – Dance
– National Storytellers Meeting 2025
– Kanan Cab
January 10
– Tours of the Historic Center Galleries
– Piece of the Month: City Museum
– Film Series: Women Behind the Camera, Stories That Change
– Sujuy Ja’ (Sacred Water)
– From the Island to the Peninsula
– Regional Comedy with X’Macedonia
– Boleros Yesterday and Today
– Los Mendez
January 11
– Mexican Night at Mérida Fest
– Children’s Saturdays
– Night Bike Route
– Cuervo, Cuervo
January 12
– Mon Laferte
– We Play with You: Collective Concert
– Between Dreams and Emotions
January 15
– Walkers. Towards the Encounter
– Voices of the World
– Exhibition: Wings of Time
– Dialogues of the Conqueror
– Exhibition: Convergences
January 16
– 60th Anniversary of the Santa Lucía Serenade
– Living Voice, in Maya Language
– Ai Murakami Quartet & Jazz Friends
January 17
– Women in Hispanic American Music
– Collision: Two Bodies Meet – Dance
– Regional Comedy with Ruperta
January 18
– The Legion of Dwarves
– Onyx
– Gastronomic Days
– Son del Maíz
– Muziek
January 22
– The Lion King
– Icarus
January 23
– Discussion: Voices and Flavors from the Heart of Mexico
– Conference: The Theater of Caress
– Exhibition: Creatio Tierra
– Exhibition: Iceland. Unknown Land
– Exhibition: Earthly Fragments
January 24
– Mérida Hip Hop Fest
– National Story Award Ceremony
– Woman, Water Routines
– Mérida Art + Fashion
January 25
– La Sonora Santanera with María Fernanda
– Night for Peace and Learning
– Pedro and Julián
January 26
– The Four Nations and the Warrior of Light
– At Home – Theater
For schedules and venues, check the complete program on the official Mérida Fest 2025 website.
Source: La Mejor
