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A concert, dance festival, professional conference or sporting event can become part of a trip to Cancún and nearby Riviera Maya or Isla Mujeres. This selection covers events with announced dates and venues. Each article explains what to expect and how the event might fit into your holiday. Further events may be added as they are announced.
Exhibitions and business events
WMF Global Cancún 2026: the events industry meets
WMF Global Cancún brings together professionals working in meetings, conferences and corporate travel. From 2 to 5 November 2026, hosted buyers and suppliers of tourism and event services will meet, discuss projects and take part in an educational programme. Direct conversations with potential partners are central to this professional gathering.
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Multiple venues: Paradisus Cancún, Live Aqua Cancún, AVA Resort, Kimpton Tres Ríos, Amàre Cancún
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The Sands 2026: a music holiday at Paradisus Cancún
The Sands combines a resort holiday with concerts by artists familiar to several generations. The festival runs from 20 to 25 October 2026 at Paradisus Cancún. On the check date, 23 October, it is already underway: use the organiser’s current timetable when choosing any remaining performances.
Luz y Vida: Day of the Dead on Isla Mujeres and in Ciudad Mujeres
The municipality of Isla Mujeres holds Luz y Vida — Entre Vivos y Muertos from 24 October to 2 November 2026. Music, altars, catrinas, theatre and family gatherings bring together the island and mainland Ciudad Mujeres. It is a chance to experience the celebration in an urban setting and choose events that interest you.
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Isla Mujeres: Explanada Municipal / Avenida Hidalgo / Palapa Chimbos; Ciudad Mujeres: Plaza Ejidatarios
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A museum evening on Huei Tzompantli and pre-Hispanic Mexico
Museo Maya de Cancún invites visitors to an evening about ideas of death in pre-Hispanic Mexico and Huei Tzompantli on 28 October 2026. Archaeologist Raúl Barrera Rodríguez, head of the Urban Archaeology Programme at Museo del Templo Mayor and a specialist in Mexica civilisation, gives the lecture.
Janal Pixan 2026: remembering loved ones in Cancún
Janal Pixan offers a chance to experience Cancún beyond its beaches. This municipal celebration honours the dead with altars, elaborate catrina costumes, music, food and craft stalls. It is an evening out to discover local traditions, performances and the atmosphere of the Day of the Dead.
Festival de Vida y Muerte: Day of the Dead at Xcaret
Festival de Vida y Muerte brings Mexican Day of the Dead traditions to Xcaret. The festival's twentieth edition runs from 30 October to 2 November 2026, with Guanajuato as its guest state. Food, crafts and music introduce visitors to local ways of remembering loved ones.
El Quinto Paso: trust, confessions and dark comedy
On 1 November 2026, Teatro de Cancún presents El Quinto Paso, David Ireland’s play directed by Daniel Veronese. Memo Villegas and Arturo Barba play two people whose friendship begins in shared vulnerability and faces a dangerous test of truth.
The Opera Locos: an opera concert that gets out of hand
Five eccentric singers gather to give an opera concert, gradually turning it into a comedy of their own passions. The Opera Locos comes to Teatro de Cancún on 4 November 2026. It offers musical theatre in which the performers’ characters matter alongside their voices.