Isla Mujeres Special Events

Events, Festivals and Holidays

Special Events on Isla Mujeres are indeed special. Not to be missed is the New Years Eve celebration in the town square, a party that lasts all night long! The Isla Carnival (February or March depending on the year) with a full 5 days and nights of dancing, parades and shows. The Independence Day celebration in September, the parade commemorating the anniversary of the Mexican revolution in November, the Whale Shark Festival in the summer and Sundays nights at the Zocolo (town square) for Noches Magicas entertainment at 8:00 pm.

 

Don't miss the Isla Mujeres Artist Fair at the Cultural Center on Avenue Abasolo and the Malecon in Centro. Local Mexican and documented foreign resident artists, food vendors, and local non-profits share their talents with the residents & visitors of Isla Mujeres. Check the Facebook page for dates and times.

 

For nearly a decade, Nashville has opened its heart to the children of Isla Mujeres in what has become a perfect combination of good times and goodwill. The music festival and fishing tournament takeplace in early February. Proceeds from the week’s activities and the accompanying online auction benefit the operations of the island’s Little Yellow Schoolhouse and its service to local, special needs children.

Visit Island Time Fishing Tournament and the Island Time Music Festival for information and tickets to the events and activities.

 

Monthly events from concerts, performances and outdoor film screenings to events benefiting Isla charities, tournaments and spay/neuter clinics are listed on Isla Mujeres Daily News & Events (scroll to the bottom of the page to see current and upcoming events).

Annual Events and Holidays

January

1st - New Years Day
6th - Epiphany - Day of the Three Kings
Ruben's Three Kings Day Celebration for the Children of Isla Mujeres
10th - Constitution Day of the State of Quintana Roo

 

February

5th - Anniversary of the Constitution
14th - Valentines Day
9th - 12th - Annual Island Time Fishing Tournament and the Island Time Music Festival Proceeds to benefit The Little Yellow School House

25th - March 1st Isla Mujeres Carnival!

 

March
3rd - Anniversary of the discovery of Isla Mujeres
17th - St. Patrick's Day
21st - Godfather's Day
21st - Anniversary of the Birth of Benito Juarez

 

April

1st - April Fool's Day
30th - Children's Day (Día del Niño)

 

May

1st - May Day & Labor Day
5th - Day of the Battle of Puebla (Cinco de Mayo)
10th - Mother's Day Mexico
15th - Teacher's Day
TBA - 17th Annual Fisherman's Tournament

Info at: direcciondeturismoim@hotmail.com Tel. 998 877 0307

 

June

1st - International Day of the Mexican Navy
6th - Scared Heart Day
12th - Government Employees Day
12th - Tree Day
15th - Father's Day
21st - Summer Solstice

 

July

17th - Secretary's Day
18th - Anniversary of the death of President Benito Juarez
30th - Anniversary of the death of Miguel Hidalgo

TBA - Annual Whale Shark Festival

 

August

2nd - Procession of La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
8th - Anniversary of the birth of Emiliano Zapata (1879)
17th - Anniversary of the Founding of Isla Mujeres

Isla Fest, a celebration of the anniversary of Isla Mujeres
17th - Anniversary of the Cross of the Bay

 

September

7th - Worldwide Tourism Day
11th - Festival of the Virgin de la Caridad del Cobre
13th - Anniversary of the Children Heroes of Chapultepec
15th - 16th - Anniversary of the Independence of Mexico.

 

October

8th - Anniversary of the Statehood of Quintana Roo
9th - Fisherman's Day
12th - Columbus Day
31st - Halloween

 

November

1st - All Saint's Day (Día de Muertos)
2nd - All Souls Day (Hanal Pixan)
20th - Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution (Parade with all the school children and the Navy in the morning)

 

December

Nov. 28th - Dec. 8th - Festival of the Virgin Immaculate Conception
12th - Festival of the Virgin of Guadalupe
16th - 24th - Posadas Navideña
21st - Winter Solstice
24th - Christmas Eve
25th - Christmas Day
31st - New Year's Eve Celebration