No plans for before Valentine’s Day? Here are several options in Mexico City for the week of February 6 to 12.
The February 6-12 Agenda in Mexico City is full of art, traditions, exhibitions, and romantic experiences on the way to the Day of Love and Friendship.
During this week, the capital becomes a creative epicenter with unmissable Art Week activities, Chinese New Year celebrations, stage shows, literature, interactive exhibitions, and unique proposals for couples and families. If you are looking for what to do in the city these days, in Chilango you will find free and paid plans for all tastes.
From contemporary art fairs such as Salón ACME, to symbolic rituals of love at the Chocolate Museum, through traditional dances, night installations, and emotional exhibitions, this agenda brings together the best of culture, entertainment, and creativity in Mexico City.
Whether you want a different date, an immersive artistic experience or a family plan, this selection of events will help you organize your week with the best cultural activities of February in the capital.vity in Mexico City.
Live your Art Week at ACME Salon
Salón ACME, the platform created by artists and for artists, celebrates its 13th edition as one of the most authentic contemporary art meetings at an international level. During Art Week, you can approach its six main sections that will propose different ways of appreciating contemporary artistic production between thematic exhibitions and selected works.
One of its must-sees is the piece I Am the Resurrection and I am the Life in the Patio section; however, go without limits because ACME Hall will have 224 participants distributed in all sections. Infants will be able to access Saloncito.
- Where: Public Projects (Calle Gral. Prim 30, Juárez)
- Dates: February 5 to 8. Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Cost: $450 per day
Get ahead of Chinese New Year
On February 17, a new Chinese year will begin with the Fire Horse making its way with leadership and significant changes (according to the zodiac). But since the weekend will also intersect with the Day of Love and Friendship (waters there), the National Museum of World Cultures will advance the party with a parade and several artistic presentations.
Undoubtedly, what you cannot miss are the traditional dances of the lion and the dragon; although there will also be a costume contest, martial arts, workshops and conferences. If you don’t make it, you can plan your appointment on the 14th at the Cenart, where there will also be a celebration.
- Where: Moneda 13, Centro Histórico
- Time: from 10:00 a.m.
- Cost: free admission
Recovering traditions of the Mixteca
La maroma is a traditional circus of the Oaxacan Mixteca that is in danger of extinction. That is why Idiotas Teatro and Pasatono Orquesta joined forces to reinterpret it and present ¡Maroma!, where they mix music, dance, and humor.
This scenic proposal evokes the old village pantheons without forgetting the maromero, a clown who stands out for addressing in verse. It’s a unique thing to see.
- Where: Scenic Pavilion of the Bosque de Chapultepec (next to the National Auditorium)
- Dates: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8, 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
- Cost: Free
In all this, why do we continue to make art?
Now that Art Week is flooding Mexico City, take a moment to browse Your Brain Wants Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.
This book addresses the need to make art from pure and hard data of science, demonstrating how contact with it is useful both individually and collectively. Thus, it seeks to open a portal to a new understanding of the arts and aesthetics.
- Year: 2025
- Format: physical
- Cost: $370
Get inspired to let go of stuck feelings
If you want to tell someone how you feel, grab a pen and paper… or the needle, because the exhibition “The 2nd letter never sent” will encourage you to do it with the almost 100 embroidered missives that compose it, addressed to loved ones, pets, a past self, or even to life.
It is the second time that it arrives at the Postal Palace, and it has hit so hard that it extended its dates.
- Where: Tacuba 1, Centro Histórico
- Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; until March 15
- Cost: free admission
Complete this garden with your sensations
“Unfinished Garden” by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is an exhibition consisting of nine large-scale installations located in the ring and garden of the Museum of Modern Art (MAM). It was designed to be toured at night, as you will find art that responds to body heat, voice, movement, and even the heartbeat. Thus, human energy is converted into light and sound, but also into wandering particles and turbulent patterns.
- Where: Paseo de la Reforma and Gandhi s/n, first section of the Bosque de Chapultepec
- Schedule: Wednesday and Thursday, 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 7:00 p.m. to 00:00 a.m.
- Cost: $150 general admission
May your wedding be made of chocolate…
Stop being afraid of commitment and jump with your partner into the activity “Marry with LOTS of love” at the Chocolate Museum. This includes the guided tour of the enclosure (special of love and chocolate), the cocoa grinding workshop in metate, two traditional drinks in jícara, and a ritual with chocolate rings that are delivered in a jute bag.
To make the moment feel more official (although it obviously isn’t), at the end they will receive a symbolic marriage certificate. To book your chocolate wedding, you must send an email to [email protected]. Dates are available from Thursday through Monday, through Saturday, February 28.
- Where: Milán 45, Juárez
- Schedule: 11:30, 12:30, 13:30 and 15:30 hours
- Cost: $900 per couple
