Mexico City
One of Mexico City’s two wrestling venues, the 17,000-seat Arena México is taken over by a circus atmosphere each week, with flamboyant luchadores …
Must-see entertainment in Mexico City
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Centro Histórico
Graced with murals of the giants of Mexican song and enlivened by its own songsters – and an extensive tequila, mezcal and food menu – Tenampa is a…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Mexican and foreign indie movies are shown daily on 10 screens at the architecturally interesting Cineteca in Coyoacán in the south. In November the large…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Named after legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker and famed Harlem jazz club Lenox Lounge, Parker & Lenox is part American-style diner (specializing in…
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Mexico City
Welcome to the inferno. Red lighting and colorful artwork of dancers engulfed in flames set the mood at this cabaret-style dance hall, where you still see…
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Mexico City
Fans of dance-hall music shouldn’t miss the outstanding orchestras or the graceful dancers who fill the vast floor of this atmospheric ballroom from 1937…
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Centro Histórico
Once a red-light venue, this cabaret has been reborn in the age of irony as a cradle of kitsch, with hilarious drag shows featuring traditional Mexican…
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Mexico City
This sprawling cultural institute near Coyoacán has many free events across the artistic spectrum, including contemporary dance, theater, art shows and…
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Centro Histórico
A vital component in the rebirth of the centro, Zinco is a subterranean supper club featuring local jazz and funk outfits as well as touring artists and…
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Centro Histórico
Cool young things pack the terrace of this place each weekend for its excellent DJ and live-music sessions. Located directly behind the cathedral, the…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
With liberal doses of politically and sexually irreverent comedy and a genre-bending musical program, all in Spanish, this alternative cabaret is…
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Centro Histórico
Some visionary developers took a historic building and transformed its stonewalled ground level into a restaurant-bar for various cultural happenings,…
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Centro Histórico
Built in 1918 and modeled after Milan's La Scala opera house, this lavishly restored 1300-seat hall gets some of the more interesting touring acts in…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
Screens commercial releases and international film-festival titles, many in their original language with Spanish subtitles.
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Centro Histórico
One of Mexico City’s two wrestling venues, the smaller, more intimate Arena Coliseo is taken over by a circus atmosphere each week, with flamboyant…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Behind the Auditorio Nacional, the Centro Cultural del Bosque features six theaters, including the Teatro de la Danza, dedicated to modern dance. On…
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Mexico City
This split-level venue at the edge of Centro Histórico stages electric blues artists in the Buddy Guy/Howlin’ Wolf mold. About once a month there’s a…
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Mexico City
This fútbol stadium is Mexico's 10th largest stadium with a capacity for 33,000. It's home to the Cruz Azul team, who can be seen playing here. There is…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
This complex includes a 440-seat theater for major productions and a smaller cabaret-style venue for experimental plays. There are often children's events…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
A Coyoacán institution, this stone-walled bar around the central plaza stages jazz and rock groups on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
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Mexico City
Folk singers in the Silvio Rodríguez mold take the stage at this temple of trova (troubadour-type folk music) in Lindavista.
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Mexico City
A large sports and music stadium built in 1993. It is home to the Diablos Rojos baseball team and hosts the annual Vive Latino music festival, among other…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
Both art-house and blockbuster flicks near El Ángel and Reforma.
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
A large club reserved mostly for jazz and folk acts.
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Major Mexican and visiting rock and pop artists take the stage at the 10,000-seat Auditorio Nacional. The adjoining Lunario del Auditorio is a large club…
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Ticketmaster Liverpool Polanco
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Sells tickets for all the major venues.
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