From the dazzling parades and elaborate costumes of Mérida to the smaller-scale but still extremely entertaining boardwalk celebrations in Progreso, each carnival has its charm.
Mérida’s neighborhoods of La Ermita and Sebastian are preparing to put on a pre-Carnaval gala this coming Saturday.
This year’s “Batalla de las Flores Parade” was Progreso’s biggest and best attended to date.
With more cities and towns throwing their own festivities, Mérida’s Carnaval in Xmatkuil is no longer the undisputed champion.
After nearly three years, Carnaval is slated to return to the Yucatán peninsula in full force next month.
The passing of Marcelo Sanguinetti — the Carnaval King best known as Jacarandoso I — was announced on social media by family members. He was 74.
After nearly three years, Carnaval is slated to return to Mérida in 2023.
Elephants, iguanas and a Maya princess peer beyond the overgrown bush of a large fenced-off lot with no signs explaining their existence. We hazard some guesses.
It looks like Progreso’s “Citizen Carnaval” planned for Feb. 26 will not be happening after all, at least on the Malecon.
Residents of Progreso have decided to go ahead with Carnaval celebrations on Feb 26, despite a clear rebuke from City Hall.
But the plan would not see Carnaval return to Paseo de Montejo, but rather move it to the Parque de la Plancha.
It’s been eight years since downtown Mérida celebrated Carnaval. Anyone who has moved to Mérida after 2013 probably hasn’t seen it. Even before Carnaval 2021 was canceled — it would have been held last week — Mérida’s celebrations had been moved to the fairgrounds south of the city. Mark Callum, who for 31 years worked…
Despite its cancellation, Méridas’s carnaval cost taxpayers over 4 million pesos. The expenses were necessary, said city hall official, Fausto Sánchez López. Most of the money was spent covering the wages of members of Yucatán’s carnival committee, while the rest was used to pay administrative expenses. Mérida Mayor Renán Barrera Concha had previously stated that…
Mayor Renán Barrera Concha has announced the cancellation of Mérida’s 2021 Carnaval, which had already been scaled back to a virtual program. The Mayor made the announcement via Twitter, promising that the Carnaval’s budget will be used to fight the pandemic and reactivate the economy. The move comes just a few days after the Mayor…
Mérida Mayor Renán Barrera Concha has announced that the city will not be canceling Carnaval altogether. The carnival is to be a hybrid event, with online components and a festive caravan that will traverse the city. The reported cost of the hybrid Carnaval is to be 13.7 million pesos, or about US$676,693. “This year we…
International pop star Juanes, who rocked Merida Fest in 2011, returns for the “Nuevo Carnaval” this year.
Merida, Yucatan — With a restructuring aimed at a stronger theme and more innovative parade, the city’s Carnaval committee seeks a million visitors at the Xmatkuil fairgrounds this year. “El Nuevo Carnaval” begins Feb. 27 and continues until March 5. The executive secretary of the Carnaval Standing Committee, Oscar Alfonso Cambranes Basulto, said his colleagues are…
The Paseo de Montejo doesn’t have the capacity to absorb annual Carnaval festivities, the outgoing president of the local tourism business council said.
Annual Carnaval celebrations moved from the Centro to distant fairgrounds in 2014, but the debate on its location rages on.
A series of Progreso Carnaval low points included a drunken woman removing her own clothes on a DJ stage, a battle of flying beer bottles and several street fights.
Unlike Mérida, the port city still celebrates Carnaval within city limits, with a parade along the malecón and concerts on west beach. Managing it is complicated.
Does Carnaval belong in the city center, or out of town? The debate continues.
A colorful parade brought fantasy, dancing and music to Plaza Carnaval at the Xmatkuil fairgrounds.
Plaza Carnaval has been whipped into shape, in time for numerous big events that organizers hope are worth the trip.
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