Noche Blanca, Merida’s all-night celebration of art and music

The 12th edition of Noche Blanca, Merida’s sprawling citywide festival of art and music, pretty much takes over the historic center at 8 p.m., and continues past midnight, on Saturday, Dec. 14. Many art galleries will have special celebrations the night before, on Friday. Full interactive schedule here.

This time, more than 115 shows with more than 220 artists in approximately 100 venues are planned. (Related sory here.)

One of the highlights is the inauguration of the exhibition “Picasso, Genius of the Arts,” with 100 works by the Spanish painter, many of which will be presented for the first time in Mexico, at the Olimpo Cultural Center.