Are you looking for what to do in CDMX in August? Look no further because here we bring you everything you need to know! This month we will have food festivals, immersive experiences and lots of music. Take note and make the most of these activities.
1. Alien in CDMX
Want to take a picture with a Xenomorph? Here’s your chance! This being will be making a tour through several points of the CDMX. The piece will be on top of a truck that will travel several routes from Tuesday to Sunday.
August 27, 28, 29 and 31.
🕛Different schedules
🎟️Evento free of charge
📍Different routes
2. Taco Fair in Neza
It’s time to indulge your craving. At the end of August this gastronomic fair will take place, where you can try countless tacos, from pastor and barbacoa to others with exotic ingredients.
📅August 30-September 1
🕛10:00 a 22:00
🎟️Entrada gratruita
📍Explanada de Nezahualcoyotl (Chimalhuacán S/N, Nezahualcóyotl, Estado de México
3. Mystika
Don’t know what to do in CDMX in August? Take a tour of this immersive experience that will take you on a spiritual journey. It has seven immersive rooms where you’ll discover the most incredible natural sanctuaries in all of Mexico.
📅All month long
🕛Various schedules
🎟️Consigue your tickets here
📍Torre Cuarzo (avenida Paseo de la Reforma 26, colonia Juárez)
4. Sinsentido Exhibition
This exhibition seeks to make viewers reinvent the way they see the world. On display are 200 current and vintage items. In fact you will see machines that stopped being used a long time ago.
📅Tuesday to Sunday.
🕛10:00 a 18:00
🎟️Entrada general $60
📍MODO (Colima 145, Roma Norte)
5. Kultura Con
This festival celebrates Afro-Latin diversity. There will be crafts, food, talks and even workshops. There will even be a film showcase. Films from different countries such as India, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Germany, Mexico, Australia and more will be screened.
📅 August 31 and September 1
📍Diversity Cultural Center (Colima 267, Roma Norte)
6. Van Gogh The Immersive Experience
In this experience you will see how Van Gogh’s paintings come to life. Not only will you learn more about his work, but you will also discover some aspects of his life. Of course you will also have the opportunity to take amazing photos.
📅All month long
🕛Various schedules
🎟️Consigue your tickets here
📍Monumento a la Madre (avenida Insurgentes Sur, Calzada Manuel Villalongín, esquina James Sullivan, alcaldía Cuauhtémoc)
7. Panda-themed nighttime road trip
Run for the bike because among the plans of what to do in CDMX in August is this themed ride. It’s part of the Paseo de Todos event, which takes place on the last Thursday of every month with different themes.
📅August 29
🕛20:30
🎟️Evento free of charge
📍Monument to the Revolution
8. Festival Macabro
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If horror movies are your thing and you are looking for what to do in CDMX in August, let us tell you that this month the Macabro Festival 2024 is coming. You will be able to see all kinds of terrifying films, are you going to miss it?
📅August 22nd to September 1st
🕛Different schedules
📍Several venues
9. Harry Potter themed menu
Among the plans of what to do in CDMX in August we bring you an unmissable menu, which has a Harry Potter theme. All dishes are designed according to the saga. There are desserts, drinks and more. It will only be available for a limited time.
📅All month long
🕛Different schedules
🎟️Costo depending on consumption
📍Liverpool Restaurants with gourmet experience
10. Murder Mystery
Take advantage of the vacations to go to this experience, in which you will be the main character. You will become a detective and will have to solve two mysterious murders. Pay attention, because along the way you will come across many important clues.
📅3, August 4, 10, 11, 24 and 25
🕛Different schedules
🎟️Compra your tickets here
📍Rivas Mercado House
11. Drawing workshop
This is a nude drawing workshop where you will learn the best drawing techniques and put your artistic skills into practice. Don’t forget to bring your material. During the break you will be given a free drink.
📅31 August
🕛18:00
🎟️Desde $275
📍Casa Womb (Reforma 5, San Simón, Portales, alcaldía Benito Juárez)
12. Leonora Carrington Exhibition
The Metropolitan Gallery is opening an exhibition on Leonora Carrington, where you will learn more about the artist and her work. You will see unpublished embroideries, engravings, sketches and many more pieces. The exhibition is free of charge.
📅All month long
🕛Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
🎟️Exposición free of charge
📍Galería Metropolitana (Medellín 28, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc district)
13. Zombie Mission in La Marquesa
Halloween is still several weeks away; however, in the plans of what to do in CDMX in August we bring you a terrifying experience. You will have to solve challenges to win the game. Your mission will be to find a cure for humanity, which is threatened by zombies.
📅3 and August 31.
🕛 To be defined
🎟️Desde$750 for two people
📍La Marquesa
14. Chiles en nogada class
We are already in the national holiday season, so we recommend this experience in which you will learn how to make a chile en nogada. If you don’t have experience don’t worry, as you’ll have experts helping you at all times.
📅Thursday and Friday
🕛14:00 y 16:30
🎟️$600. Previous reservation
📍Hotel Geneve (Londres 130, colonia Juárez, alcaldía Cuauhtémoc)
15. Sea Monsters Exhibition
Sea monsters invaded the Inbursa Aquarium! Among your options of what to do in CDMX in August you can’t miss this exhibition, which will immerse you in the mysteries of the ocean. You’ll see mermaids, the Kraken and even the Loch Ness monster.
📅Monday to Sunday
🕛10:00 a 18:00
🎟️$290 per person
📍Inbursa Aquarium (avenida Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 386, Ampliación Granada, alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo)
16.Join this neon painting class under the stars
Draw in the sky is an art therapy experience to paint your own picture with neon paint accompanied by a delicious glass of wine. Join your friends to relax in the middle of the week at this event under the stars. Unleash your creativity, release stress and have fun like a kid with this colorful experience.
📅 every Wednesday in August.
🕛 17:00 y 19:30
🎟️ Get your tickets here
📍 Zentro Wellness Acrux (Boulevard Adolfo López Mateos 1470, Mixcoac)
17. Elena Poniatowska Exhibition
This exhibition called Homenaje Fotográfico a Elena Poniatowska is composed of 26 images that show from her literary work to some portraits of her.
📅All month long
🕛All day
🎟️Evento free of charge
📍Grutas del Bosque Open Gallery
18. Chiles en Nogada Festival of the Historic Center
It’s not long until the national holidays! In mid-August the Chiles en Nogada Festival of the Historic Center will begin. Different restaurants in this area of the CDMX will prepare their best recipes of this dish. Indulge your craving. A map with the participating businesses will be published later.
📅August 16 to September 30
🕛Different schedules
🎟️Dependiendo of consumption
📍Several venues
19. Carmina Burana
More than 200 musicians will participate in this monumental gala. In fact, the Children’s Choir of the Children Singers of Mexico and the Philharmonic Choir of the UNAM will also participate. Get ready for a unique show.
📅August 31
🎟️Desde $350
📍Teatro Ángela Peralta (Aristóteles S/N, Polanco, alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo)
20. Aztlán
This entertainment park will have promotions during the summer. It will offer two packages that include unlimited games (except skill games and the Siniestro experience). The children’s one costs $200, while the adult one has a cost of $250.
📅Until August 25.
🕛12:00 a 20:00
🎟️Paquete children’s $200 and adult package $250. Get tickets at the box office.
📍Aztlán (avenida de los Compositores S/N, second section of the Bosque de Chapultepec)
21. Fondo de Cultura Económica Night Sale
Looking for books? It’s time to prepare your savings because in this night sale you will find many copies with unmissable discounts. There will also be activities such as book presentations and more.
📅August 29 and 30
🕛 To be announced
📍Participating branches of Fondo de Cultura Económica
22. Tours in the Desierto de los Leones
If you like horror experiences this is for you. This is a totally dark tour in which you will walk through the former Convent of the Desierto de los Leones while they tell you legends. Reservations are required. We recommend you to wear comfortable clothes.
📅Weekends
🕛From 8:00 pm onwards
🎟️$350 per person
📍Ex Convent of the Desierto de los Leones
23. Cow Parade
The cow parade in Reforma is back! This time it will have the Olympic Games as its main theme. It’s an outdoor exhibit, which you can see at any time. Be sure to take pictures with each of the pieces, which were intervened by different artists.
📅All month long
🕛24:00 hours
🎟️Exposición free of charge
📍Paseo de la Reforma, between the Angel of Independence and Diana Cazadora.
24. Sharks Expo
Let’s go on a marine adventure at the Natural History Museum! It currently has an exhibition of sharks, in which you will learn all the secrets of these animals. The exhibition is in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
📅Tuesday to Sunday, all month long.
🕛10:00 a 17:00
🎟️$36
📍Museum of Natural History (Avenida de los Compositores, second section of Chapultepec Forest).
25. Mayweather vs Gotti
During this month we will see the fight between Mayweather and Gotti. If you still don’t have your tickets for this showdown we recommend you to hurry up, as tickets are already on sale.
📅August 24
🕛17:00
🎟️Desde $2,624
📍Arena CDMX (avenida de las Granjas 800, Santa Barbara, Azcapotzalco)
26. International Cabaret Festival
More than 40 shows will make up the 21st edition of the International Cabaret Festival 2024. The event will have several venues and some of the shows to be held in Mexico City will be free of charge.
📅8 to August 31.
🕛Various schedules
🎟️De $100 to $500
📍Various venues
27. Let’s go to the theater
August will be full of must-see plays like “Un tranvía llamado deseo”, “Sencillamente hipócrita” and more. Plus, it will be the last chance for you to see stagings like “Beetlejuice,” “The Journey” and “Trudy and Max Fall in Love.”
28. Beetlejuice experience
The new Beetlejuice movie is just a few days away. That’s why the Four Seasons Hotel will be transformed into a place full of mystery, which will make you feel like you’re inside the story. The Fifty Mils bar will offer themed drinks and dishes. In addition, the hotel will have an escape room on weekends.
📅August 8 to September 13.
🕛Different hours.
🎟️$1,250 dining experience and $350 for the Escape room.
📍Four Seasons Hotel