{"id":52410,"date":"2014-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalresorts.com\/blog\/easter-weekend-whats-on-where-in-cancun-riviera-maya\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T17:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:44:36","slug":"easter-weekend-whats-on-where-in-cancun-riviera-maya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/cancun\/easter-weekend-whats-on-where-in-cancun-riviera-maya\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Weekend, What\u2019s on Where in Cancun &#038; Riviera Maya?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b>Caminarte Art Exhibition<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">April 17, Playa del Carmen, 5<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Avenue at 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Weekly art exhibition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Good Friday Via Crucis Processions<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">April 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Via Crucis processions, passion plays and masses are held throughout Mexico. Processions in downtown Canc\u00fan, Parque Las Palapas and Playa Delfines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Danz\u00f3n in Canc\u00fan<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">April 19, next to City Hall, 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Local danz\u00f3n dancers show off their best steps under the stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Canc\u00fan\u2019s 44<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b><sup>th<\/sup><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b> Anniversary Celebrations Begin<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">April 19, City Hall, 11 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mariachis sing \u201chappy birthday\u201d to Canc\u00fan at a Ma\u00f1anitas serenade in honor of the city\u2019s 44<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> anniversary, 11 p.m., City Hall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Guelaguetza Festival in Playa del Carmen<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">April 10-27, in front of City Hall, 9 \u2013 10 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Guelaguetza Fair comes to town in Playa del Carmen this month. Discover the rich cultural heritage of the Mexican state of Oaxaca through its colorful crafts and dress, its delicious cuisine, mellow music and colorful dances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0\u00a0 Sip mescal, indulge with a homemade fruit ice cream and snack on gorditas and mole, the spicy but subtle chocolate-chili sauce that is a specialty in Oaxaca. Ever eaten grasshoppers? Why not try a <i>chapulin<\/i>? Sprinkled with chili and lime, and fried until crisp, they are a popular snack! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0\u00a0 Shop for embroidered blouses and dresses, rugs and wall hangings, <i>barro negro<\/i> pottery and <i>alebrijes<\/i>, colorful and whimsical wooden figures that make great souvenirs. Organic soap, liqueurs, candies and coffee are also on sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0\u00a0 On Saturday April 19, see the Dance of the Eight Regions, the crowning glory of the traditional Guelaguetza Fair held every year in the city of Oaxaca in July.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46,99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancun","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Easter Weekend, What\u2019s on Where in Cancun &amp; Riviera Maya? 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