Festival de las Animas: Everything you need to know
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Festival de las Animas: Everything you need to know

With Dia de Los Muertos — or Hanal Pixán, as it is known in Yucatán — just a couple of weeks away. Mérida’s City Hall has announced a slate of events featuring processions, cultural events, movie screenings, food fairs, pet adoption drives, and lots more. Check out the full event calendar below and start to plan…

It’s Mérida’s turn to celebrate its roots with the Pueblos del Maíz 2022 festival
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It’s Mérida’s turn to celebrate its roots with the Pueblos del Maíz 2022 festival

Mérida celebrates its culinary roots through the Pueblos del Maíz 2022 festival on Friday and Saturday. The festival will host more than 30 exhibitors. Among the activities is a screening of the film “Journey into Yucatán” by Symphonic Planet. Also, “La Siembra” and the “Trovadoras del Mayab” will perform, and photo exhibit called “Milpa Times”…

Mérida prepares to host its 2nd-ever free jazz festival

Mérida prepares to host its 2nd-ever free jazz festival

Mérida is set to host the second edition of its Resonancias Yucatán Jazz festival. The event will take place Nov. 26-29 at several Centro venues including el Palacio de la Música and the Teatro José Peón Contreras. Access to all performances will be free to the public thanks to Mexico’s department of culture.  Headlining the…

Panucho festival in Ermita de Santa Isabel is Merida’s latest food event

Yucatan is getting crowded with its single-focus food festivals. There’s one for ice cream, one for salbutes, one for huevos motulenos, and of course the wildly popular one for chicharra in Xcalachén. Now the capital city, through the Santa Isabel church guild, is honoring one of Yucatan’s favorite dishes, the panucho. Merida’s first-ever Panucho Fair…

Salbut festival in Seye celebrates food of Yucatan
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Salbut festival in Seye celebrates food of Yucatan

Seye, Yucatan — Delicious salbutes with breaded shrimp, queso relleno, pulpo and carne asada can be found at today’s Salbut Festival, starting 5 p.m., in this smallish city southeast of the capital. This unique culinary event is reached from Merida via the Merida-Cancun highway at kilometer 29, about a half-hour drive. More than 30 exhibitors…

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