Mexico City will light up to celebrate the last days of the year with the Winter Festival of Lights. There will be more than 600 cultural activities in 16 public spaces where you can enjoy posadas, concerts, storytelling and much more. The arrival of 890,000 national and foreign tourists is expected, for a total of almost two million participants and an economic benefit of 17,247 million pesos, according to the Secretary of Tourism, Alejandra Frausto Guerrero.
The most important events will take place, as always, at the Zócalo in the capital. From December 20 to January 4, the central plaque will host a monumental nativity scene, concerts, illuminated characters, poinsettia Christmas trees, sales of these flowers and a huge 150-meter light tunnel, ideal for taking a photo. On the esplanade there will also be a forum with activities such as storytelling and pastorelas, and those looking for seasonal gifts can visit the Artesanos del corazón bazaar with more than 120 exhibitors from 19 states of the country.
Fifteen other public spaces in different municipalities will also host activities and concerts “with the aim of decentralizing the right to culture and building territories of equality”, we can read in the press release from the government of the capital. “This culture is not only present in certain areas of the city, we want it to reach all neighborhoods, cities and communities,” concluded Brugada.
Visitors will be able to find activities at:
- Torres de Potrero linear park in the town hall of Álvaro Obregón
- Tláhuac Forest in the demarcation of the same name
- Deportivo Independencia in the town hall of Tlalpan
- Aguascalientes Park in Venustiano Carranza
- Deportivo San Gregorio Atlapulco in Xochimilco
- Calpulli Park in Azcapotzalco
- Santiago Xicoténcatl Park in Benito Juárez
- Consolidation park in Coyoacán
- Deportivo Morelos in Cuajimalpa
- Court of the Revolution of Campos to Gustavo A. Madero
- Deportivo Leandro Valle in Iztacalco
- Las Torres Sports Park in Iztapalapa
- Deportivo Oyamel to Magdalena Contreras
- Tacuba Park in Miguel Hidalgo
- Corregidora Square San Antonio Tecómitl in Milpa Alta
In addition, at the festival there will be more than 76 confirmed concerts with artists and musicians such as Ana Tijoux, Los Cardenales de Nuevo León, Kcomxtles de Rubén Albarrán, Los Askis or Las Víctimas del Dr. Cerebro. And two dramatized visits on December 21 and 28 at 3:30 p.m. in Madero and Palma streets, as part of the Colibrí Viajero program.
Some of the activities that will take place at the Zócalo on these dates are:
December 20
2:00 p.m. UTOPIAS Christmas Choir
4:55 p.m. Ollin Yoliztli Symphony Choir
7:15 p.m. Ms. Tomasa (Spain)
8:55 p.m. Candela sensation sound
December 21
6:15 p.m. The K’comixtles
7:30 p.m. Cécile Toussaint
21.05 Son The Goddess of Rock
December 22
6:15 p.m. Caroline Ross
7:30 p.m. The Cardinals of Nuevo León
21.05 Sound of the Northern District
December 23
5:05 p.m. Paz Quintana (Chile)
6:15 p.m. The Korean girl
7:30 p.m. Les Askis
21.05 Sonidero Mosaic
December 24
1:50 p.m. Val Hozu
5:05 p.m. Muses. Harp ensemble
December 25
18.05 Pepe Arévalo Orchestra
7:15 p.m. Club Danzonera Isora
8:30 p.m. Urban Danzonera
December 26
5:00 p.m. Jazz & Flow by the National Jazz Orchestra
7:00 p.m. Baby Volcano (Guatemala)
9:05 p.m. DJ Lachenka
December 27
5:00 p.m. Gala Mexico Sings
8:20 p.m. DJ Cybernico
December 28
5:00 p.m. Sonex
6:15 p.m. Chimo Psychedelic (Colombia)
7:30 p.m. Cimarrón (Colombia)
21.05 Dj Sé
December 29
5:00 p.m. Mexamorphosis
6:15 p.m. Renee
7:30 p.m. Les Altons (United States)
21.05 Tropical Rumba Sound
December 30
19.05 The Korukos
20.10 Army out of control
9:15 p.m. The victims of Dr. Cerebro
December 31 and Thursday January 1 without programming
January 2
4:00 p.m. The detectives
5:00 p.m. Neptune
18.10 La Barranca
21.10 Lola’s lovers
January 3
17.05 Fania Delena and the Cumbiera rebellion
18.05 The Pérez Prado Orchestra
7:20 p.m. Jorge Carmona. The voice of the neighborhood
8:40 p.m. Canela Orchestra (Colombia)
9:55 p.m. Santiago DJ show
January 4
6:05 p.m. Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. Legado Buenavista Social Club (Cuba)
7:15 p.m. Valerie Jasso
8:15 p.m. Ana Tijoux (Chile)
9:45 p.m. DJ Ari Vargas
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