Christmas Caravan to Hit Mérida’s Neighborhoods Starting Dec. 9
The dates for Mérida’s 2023 Christmas Caravan have been announced, and the event will be hitting more parts of the city than ever.
Mérida’s government announced that this year’s caravans will also have more floats, as well as special guests including comedians, clowns, and of course the man himself — Santa Claus.
Aside from the Christmas Caravan, several other activities have been scheduled for December, including the Coca-Cola Fantasilandia theme park, a Christmas Village directly behind the Remate on Paseo de Montejo, as well as plays and other activities in Mérida’s city parks.
The Christmas Caravan does not appear to have any routes planned for Centro, but to get out and experience it there are several dates and other locations to do so.
Regardless of the location, all Christmas Caravans will kick off at 6:30 p.m. The event calendar is as follows.
Place names and addresses are in Spanish to make searching for them on map applications more straightforward.
Dec. 9 – FCO DE MONTEJO – CHENKÚ
Begins at: Av. 51, Los Paseos en la entrada de Periférico
Ends at: Parque de Chenkú
Special presentation by comedians Dzereco & Nohoch
Dec. 10 – FRACC. LAS AMÉRICAS
Begins at: Glorieta el Aro, Av. 53 x 98
Ends at: Cancha de Fut 7 Las Américas
Special presentation by comedian Tía Chayo
Dec. 11 – AV.86 – SAN JOSÉ TECOH
Begins at: Av. 86 x 177, Parque La Arbolada
Ends: Polifuncional de San José Tecoh
Special presentation by comedian Ruperta
Dec. 12 – VERGEL IV-III
Begins at: C.25 B x 4, entrada de Periférico
Ends: Parque de las Tumbas
Special presentation by comedian Tía Chayo
Dec. 13 -POLÍGONO 108
Begins at: C.20 x 39, PROCÓN
Ends: Parque Polígono CTM
Special presentation by comedian Cuxum
Dec. 14 – SAN ANTONIO KAUA – UNIDAD MORELOS
Begins at: C.73 X 66, Parque San Antonio Kaua II
Ends: Canchas de la Unidad Morelos
Special presentation by comedian Cuxum
Dec. 15 – ESPERANZA – WALLIS
Begins at: Parque de la Esperanza
Ends: Parque Wallis
Special presentation by comedians Dzereco & Nohoch
Dec. 16 – FRACC. LOS HÉROES
Begins at: Primaria Quintana Roo
Ends at: Parque nuevo Los Héroes
Special presentation by comedians Dzereco & Nohoch
Dec. 17 -CIUDAD CAUCEL
Begins at: Av. 70, OXXO Sian Ka’an
Ends: Parque de los Discapacitados
Special presentation by comedian Tía Chayo
Dec. 18 -BRISAS – PACABTÚN
Begins: C.26 Diag., Parque del Triángulo
Ends: Parque del Pez Volador, Pacabtún
Special presentation by comedian Ruperta
Dec. 19 -TIXCACAL – OPICHÉN
Begins at: C.26 x71, Parque Villa Magna II
Ends: Parque Tixcacal-Opichén
Special presentation by comedian Cuxum
Dec. 20 -VILLA MAGNA SUR – NICOLAS DEL SUR
Begins at: C.46-B x 147 entrada de Periférico a Villa Magna del Sur
Ends: Campo San Nicolás del Sur
Special presentation by comedian Tía Chayo
Dec. 21 – PENSIONES
Begins at: C.28 x 27, Parque de los Scouts
Ends: Parque de Pensiones IV Etapa
Special presentation by comedian Cuxum
Dec. 22 – MONTECARLO – SAN PEDRO CHOLUL
Begins at: C.24×21, Parque el Triángulo, Montecarlo
Ends: Parque San Pedro Cholul
Special presentation by comedian Tía Chayo
Dec. 23 – JUAN PABLO II
Begins at: CDI Juan Pablo
Ends: Parque de Deportes Extremos
Special presentation by comedians Dzereco & Nohoch
Senior Editor Carlos Rosado van der Gracht is a Mexican expedition/Canadian photographer and adventure leader. Born in Mérida, Carlos holds multimedia, philosophy, and translation degrees from universities in Mexico, Canada and Norway.