What’s happening in Mexico City: October Edition
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Sports
Formula 1: 2024 Mexican Grand Prix – Sunday
Don’t miss Formula 1: 2024 Mexican Grand Prix – Sunday happening at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico. A great evening with good music and a laid-back atmosphere awaits you. Invite your friends for a night out!
📍 : Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
📅: October 25th-27th
Gastronomic Experiences
Café y Chocolate Fest de Día de Muertos
We all have a craving for pan de muerto, don’t we? In this festival you will taste a great variety of this dish. In addition, there will be tastings, workshops and even ofrendas and alebrijes. Celebrate Day of the Dead in a big way.
📅: 11 al 13 de octubre
🕛: 11:00 a 19:00
📍: Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares (avenida Hidalgo 289, colonia Del Carmen, alcaldía Coyoacán)
Music
Disco Tehran
Disco Tehran is a funky warm dance party and live performance project that connects New York to the era of 1970s discotheques in Tehran.
Disco Tehran explores groovy household throwbacks and rare music from the Asian continent, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.
Currently, Disco Tehran tours the world connecting cultures, people, & dance floors.
📅: October 26 · 10pm – October 27 · 4am CST
📍: Av. Álvaro Obregón 160
Loud Friends
Loud Friends celebrates its 3rd anniversary with a spectacular Boiler Room style 360° concept event. With the participation of international and national artists, join the best hardcore event in Mexico City this October 12th!
📅: October 12 · 7pm – October 13 · 4am CST
📍: Pasagüero 33 Calle de Motolinia Centro, CDMX
Luis Miguel
Among the options of what to do in CDMX in October are the multiple concerts that the singer will offer. Get ready to sing at the top of your lungs his greatest hits. Did you get tickets?
🕛 : Various schedules: October 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23 and 24.
🎟️ : Tickets on sale online
📍: Arena CDMX
Reggae Live Festival
If reggae is your thing, we recommend you save the date for this event. You will listen to music for 12 hours straight on four stages. Some of the artists that will be performing are Macka B, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Anthony B and El Roockie, among others.
📅: October 12
🕛: 14:00 a 02:00
🎟️: From $850 depending on the stage where you buy your tickets.
📍: Campos Guadalajara, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Estado de México
Culture
Festival de Alebrijes Monumentales
The call for the 16th edition of MAP’s Monumental Alebrijes Parade and Contest has finally been published. This event will fill the CDMX with colors; artisans and artists from Mexico will create amazing characters and then show them around the most important areas of the city.
The parade will begin at 🕛 12:00 (October 19) at the 📍 Zócalo and will culminate at the Angel of Independence. The route includes 5 de Mayo, Juárez and Paseo de la Reforma avenues.
In this show you will be able to see floats that will present monumental pieces, up to 2.60 meters high! It is one of the most important events in Mexico City, as it gathers thousands of people eager to see the new creations.
Don’t worry if you can’t attend the parade, you will be able to see the alebrijes on Paseo de la Reforma. You will appreciate every detail of the pieces and you can even take pictures with them. This exhibition will be available from 📅 20:00 hours from October 19 until November 3, 2024.
📍 : From Zócalo to Ángel de la Independencia
📅 20:00 hours from October 19 until November 3, 2024.
Design Week Mexico
Everything is more than ready for Design Week Mexico 2024! This time the theme is “Designing the future” and will focus on innovation, as well as solutions and visions for the challenges of the future. It will have different activities, including exhibitions, gallery and more.
📅: From October 7.
🕛: Various schedules
📍: Different venues
Catrinas Mega Parade
It is one of the October activities that everyone is waiting for. It is a mega procession in which you will see different contingents of catrinas. The idea is to rescue and promote the traditions related to the Day of the Dead.
This procession takes place every year and seeks to rescue and promote the traditions of the Day of the Dead. It is a free event full of catrinas and catrines in which everyone can participate, so get your attire ready for the 2024 edition.
📅: October 27th
🕛: To be defined
🎟️: Free of charge
📍: Paseo de la Reforma
Feria Internacional del Libro en el Zócalo
Looking for things to do in CDMX in October and you love books? Take note because we already know when will be the International Book Fair in the Zócalo 2024. Different publishers will be participating, so you’ll come across all kinds of copies.
📅: From October 11 to 20
🕛: To be defined
🎟️: Free Entrance
📍: Zócalo de la CDMX
Candlelight Día de Muertos
In this candlelight concert you will listen to emblematic songs such as “La Llorona”, “Recuérdame”, “Cruz de Olvido”, “Amor eterno” and many more. Celebrate Day of the Dead with lots of music. This is one of the October activities in CDMX that you can’t miss.
📅: October 27th and 31st.
🕛: Various schedules
📍: El Cantoral (Puente Xoco S/N, Xoco)
Expo Cerveza
Cheers! Bring out your inner brewing soul and take part in this event, where you will find a huge variety of national and international beers. In addition, you will learn more about this beverage.
📅: October 25th to 27th
🎟️: $350 per person
📍: Pepsi Center (Dakota S/N Nápoles, alcaldía Benito Juárez)
Swan Lake
It’s a fact! During October we will be able to see Swan Lake at the National Auditorium. The show will be led by the National Dance Company. So far there is only one performance, so don’t miss it.
📅: October 14
🕛: 19:00
🎟️: From $634.50
📍: National Auditorium
Mictlan Fest
Artisans will offer all kinds of products at this event, such as ice cream, coffee, pan de muerto, jewelry, mezcal, chocolate and even personalized catrinas.
📅: October 18 to 20
🕛: 10:00 a 18:00
🎟️: Free Access, prior registration
📍: Palacio de la Autonomía de la UNAM (Lic. Primo de Verdad, Centro Histórico, alcaldía Cuauhtémoc)
