It’s time to have fun, rest, and leave the house to make the most of your free days. Prepare to blow up your schedule because here is a short list of free local events taking place this weekend in CDMX.
And we say “short” because it is just a taste of what we will have between Friday, June 12 and Sunday, June 14, 2026; as you surely already know, the complete list with more than twenty options (free and with cost) can be found around here. Without further ado, let’s begin.
1. World Cup Parade on Reforma Paseo de la Reforma (Diana Cazadora) — Monumento a la Revolución Mexico City will celebrate the kickoff of the sporting event with a 3-kilometer route that will bring together local traditions and football history. The journey will showcase themed floats about previous World Cup editions in the country, pieces dedicated to Xochimilco, a tribute to Diego Maradona, and Day of the Dead allegories to remember football legends. The contingent will include giant balloons of Juanito and Pique (the mascots of Mexico 1970 and 1986), in addition to monumental alebrijes, dozens of catrinas, and pre-Hispanic dancers. A batucada of 50 luchadores and Sonido La Changa, aboard their own vehicle, will provide the music for the advance of the contingents along the avenue.
2. Arab Culture Expo Expo Reforma 10:00 – 20:00 Mexico City will host an exhibition that brings together the gastronomy, traditions, and art of Arab nations. The meeting will offer tastings of typical sweets, spiced coffee, and representative dishes, as well as the option to get henna tattoos. The cultural program will include calligraphy workshops, conferences, screenings, and book presentations aimed at exploring the architecture and history of this civilization.
3. Barbacoa and Corn Expo in Tlalpan La Joya baseball field 8:00 – 17:00 The Tlalpan mayor’s office will bring together master barbacoa makers and families from the original peoples of the demarcation in a festival focused on rescuing traditional preparations in underground ovens and maguey stalks. Attendees will find generational recipes, consommé, and various snacks made with a corn base. The gathering will add live music, the sale of local crafts, and cultural activities to accompany the gastronomic days in the south of Mexico City.
4. Las Bestias Danzan Show Conference hall of the Centro Cultural del Bosque (Paseo de la Reforma and Campo Marte s/n, Chapultepec, Polanco) La liga-Teatro Elástico will present an interactive piece dedicated to the return of the Mexican gray wolf, a species declared extinct in the wild more than five decades ago. The event will link a workshop focused on children and youth with a theatrical intervention starring articulated beasts. The artists will assemble the large-format puppets in full view of the attendees to then manipulate them over the heads of the audience. The choreography will recreate the dynamic between hunter and prey, which will advance to the rhythm of traditional sones.
5. Tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane at Cenart Blas Galindo Auditorium of Cenart Among the free local events during this weekend in CDMX is the show “Miles and Coltrane at 100 years” in which the Joe D’Etienne Big Band will perform a repertoire dedicated to the centennial of the birth of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. The sound program will bring together the most emblematic compositions of both instrumentalists to review their legacy and evolution within the history of jazz.
6. World Garden in Chapultepec Jardín Escénico de Chapultepec 12:00 to 19:00 hours The World Garden event will bring together outdoor concerts, theatrical stagings, and dance presentations. The lineup will range from the rhythms of Tambuco Percussion Ensemble to the humor of the play Ubú Rey by the Carro de Comedias. During the weekend, the figures of the company Las Bestias Danzan will walk the paths of the forest. At the same time, the Ballet Folklórico de México will offer performances with live mariachi in the Pabellón Escénico, and the staging Tequila y canción, pal corazón will pay tribute to the figure of Lucha Reyes. The Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes (OCBA) will close the Sunday program with the symphonic recital México vibra con la OCBA. The repertoire will include world premieres and pieces by composer Arturo Márquez.
7. Videomapping projections Jardín Flotante Tlallipan (Calzada de Tlalpan) Starting at 19:30 hours The new pedestrian walkway Tlallipan will project large-format audiovisual works about national art. Attendees will see two night pieces: Muralismo mexicano. El arte que lo cambió todo and Frida Kahlo. Me pinto, luego existo, distributed between the green areas and rest zones. The venue allows the entry of pets wearing a leash. The park rules strictly prohibit access with bicycles, skates, or scooters, as well as smoking, organizing parties, and consuming alcoholic beverages inside the facilities.
Source: cdmxsecreta
