{"id":53148,"date":"2019-07-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalresorts.com\/blog\/events-in-cancun-riviera-maya-yucatan-4\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T06:03:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T06:03:31","slug":"events-in-cancun-riviera-maya-yucatan-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/cancun-and-riviera-maya-news\/events-in-cancun-riviera-maya-yucatan-4\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENTS IN CANCUN, RIVIERA MAYA &#038; YUCATAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s our regular round up of festivals and events in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Yucatan in the summer and fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>July Sport Fishing Tournaments<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Carmen, Playa del Carmen 2019, July 14<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punta Allen 2019 Fishing Tournament, Punta Allen, Sian Ka\u2019an, July 19-21<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Feria del Carmen, Playa del Carmen, July 7 \u2013 16<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masses, processions, music, a fair and more to honor Playa del Carmen\u2019s patron saint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>La Diosa del Mar Women\u2019s International Fishing Tournament, Puerto Morelos, July 12 &amp; 13<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catch and release international fishing tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Whale Shark Festival Isla Mujeres, July 19-21<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A celebration of the world\u2019s largest fish, a summer visitor to the Mexican Caribbean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>165<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> Anniversary of the Foundation of Holbox, Holbox, July 22<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Folk ballet and live music in the main square, July 22 at 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tunich Craft Fair, Dzitya, July 29 \u2013 August 7<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located 15 minutes to the north of Merida, the village of Dzitya has been hosting a craft festival for 15 years now. Local wood and stone carvers exhibit their art, in addition to other Yucatecan crafts such as hammocks, embroidered textiles, ceramics, palm and henequen products. This year, folk artists from five guest states: Puebla, Veracruz, Michoac\u00e1n, Quer\u00e9taro and Guanajuato will join them. There will also be stalls selling honey, candies, drinks and traditional cuisine from the Yucatan and the other states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Procession de la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, Isla Mujeres, August 2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A procession of boats sails out into the bay to honor the statue of the Virgin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fiesta de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Izamal, August 15, Izamal<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ten days of masses, processions, traditional dances and music in Izamal, a historic town in the Yucatan famous for its colonial convent and surrounding buildings all painted in bright yellow with a white trim. Izamal shares the distinction of being one of the Yucatan\u2019s twin Pueblos Magicos or \u201cMagical\u201d Towns with Valladolid, a name given to smaller Mexican communities that are rich in history and traditions or are the site of natural wonders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>169<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> Anniversary of the Settlement of Isla Mujeres, August 17<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isla Mujeres celebrates its anniversary in August, 169 years since the first settlers in the modern era founded the village of Dolores. Isla Fest events include processions, dance performances, live music and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Cruz de la Bah\u00eda, Isla Mujeres, August 17<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islanders take to their boats in a pilgrimage to honor the submerged cross in the bay between Isla Mujeres and Cancun<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Mexican Independence, September 15 &amp;16<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico celebrates the anniversary of its Independence from Spain with delicious food, music and colorful festivities the night of September 15 and processions on September 16.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Xplor Bravest Race, Xplor Park, September 22<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitors face a new course this year with more than 40 obstacles and challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fiesta del Cristo de Las Ampollas, September 27, Merida<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The patron saint of Merida is honored with masses, pilgrimages, processions and traditional dances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fiesta de Santo Cristo Negro, Sitilpech, Izamal, October 18<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A procession of local <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gremios<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or guilds carries the statue of Christ from the parish church of Sitilpech through the streets of Izamal to the sanctuary where it will remain for 27 days before being returned to the church. This traditional fiesta is celebrated with processions, masses, fireworks and a vaqueria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Festival de Vida y Muerte, Xcaret Park, October 30 \u2013 November 2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosted by Xcaret Park, the Festival of Life and Death Traditions showcases one of Mexico\u2019s richest and most colorful customs, the Day of the Dead or D\u00eda de Muertos, which takes place on November 1 and 2. Dia de Muertos is known as Hanal Pixan in the Yucatan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Triathlon Xel Ha, November 16 \u2013 17<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This annual event draws triathletes from all over Mexico and overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Mayakoba Golf Classic PGA tournament, November 11-17, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A field of the world\u2019s leading golfers competes for the OHL Classic trophy at El Camaleon Golf Club in Mayakoba, Riviera Maya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepcion, Izamal, December 8<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thousands of pilgrims join processions to honor the Virgin Mary. There are masses and the traditional fair or vaquer\u00eda with dances, food stalls and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the Royal Resorts blog for more events in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Yucatan during the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our regular round up of festivals and events in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Yucatan in the summer and fall. &nbsp; July Sport Fishing Tournaments Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Carmen, Playa del Carmen 2019, July 14 Punta Allen 2019 Fishing Tournament, Punta Allen, Sian Ka\u2019an, July 19-21 &nbsp; Feria del Carmen, Playa del Carmen, July 7 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","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":[47,74,99,111,121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancun-and-riviera-maya-news","category-july-2019","category-news","category-riviera-maya","category-upcoming-events"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>EVENTS IN CANCUN, RIVIERA MAYA &amp; 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