It’s here, it’s here! July 2025 has begun and here is a list of the best events happening in the CDMX. Get to know new places, taste delicious food or enjoy fun activities with your friends, partner or family. Make the plan!
1. Videomapping at the Zócalo
Haven’t you seen this light, projection and sound show yet? Memoria luminosa is an installation in the capital’s Zócalo that commemorates the 700 years since the founding of Mexico Tenochtitlán. Some buildings surrounding the Plancha tell the history of Mexico in a monumental way!
📅 Until July 27th.
🕛 Every day at 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
🎟️ Free of charge
📍 Zócalo of CDMX
2. Circus Festival
Third call for the Mayotzincuepa Circus Festival! Free circus acts will be presented in different parts of the city. Enjoy acrobatics, aerial dance, clowning and much more.
📅 July 17 to 20.
🎪 Check the program here
3. Crystallized Candy Fair
This event is not to be missed, especially if you love desserts. Xochimilco is more than ready for the 2025 edition of the Crystallized Sweet Fair where there will be an endless number of these delicacies and other typical Mexican sweets made by inhabitants of the town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca!
📅 July 18 to 27.
⏰ To be defined
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca
4. Tribute concert to 31 Minutos
If you are a fan of Tulio Triviño and Juan Carlos Bodoque, don’t miss this tribute concert to the funniest newscast of all times.
A live band will play the emblematic songs, plus your favorite characters will give a memorable show. Reservations via WhatsApp (55 3614 8775).
📅 July 27
⏰ 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ $200 presale and $250 on the day of the event.
📍 Insurgentes Sur 1236
5. Exhibition and sonidero dance
This month sees the opening of Expo Amplificadas, an exhibition that recognizes women in the world of sonideros in Mexico and Colombia. The grand opening will be with a big dance featuring sounds like Musas Sonideras and La Comadre Soundsystem.
📅 Inauguration July 17. The exhibition will remain the whole month
⏰ 18:00 hours
🎟️ Free admission
📍 El Rulé Cultural Center in Eje Central 6, Centro Histórico
6. Expo Cow Parade
Cowboys on Paseo de la Reforma! One of the most important avenues in the CDMX will exhibit life-size cows that are intervened with hilarious designs and outfits. Don’t miss out on your cow photo!
📅 Starting July 20.
⏰ All day
🎟️ No charge
📍 To be defined
7. Japanese horror at the Cineteca
If you love horror films, don’t miss the film series Masters of Japanese Horror Cinema. The most disturbing of oriental cinema, now on the screens of the Cineteca Nacional Mexico. Get ready to see films such as La casa negra, Cure and La mujer perdida.
📅 July 15 – 27
⏰ Various times
🎟️ $70 general admission and $50 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
📍 Av. México Coyoacán 389, Xoco
8. Mexicráneos Exhibition
Giant skulls arrive to the south of Mexico City this July. You will be amazed by the monumental pieces that capture cool and colorful designs. The exhibition will be accompanied by activities such as workshops.
📅 Starting Saturday 5 and stays all month long.
🕛 Tuesday to Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Ecological Park of Xochimilco
9. Tim Burton Exhibition
Tim Burton, The Labyrinth is an experience where original pieces, scenery and characters from Burton’s beloved films are exhibited. At the same time, you will live an interactive game that will take you to a world of mysticism, fantasy and darkness.
📅 Monday to Sunday, from July 3.
🕛 Various schedules
🎟️ Tickets are flying, find yours here
📍 Av. Constituyentes 500, Miguel Hidalgo
10. Circus in Bellas Artes
The Palace of Fine Arts will have a cycle called Diverse dances, diverse bodies in which dance and theater performances will be presented. One of the most anticipated presentations is the contemporary circus performance called NO (proposal #56). don’t miss it!
📅 Saturday 26
🕛 19:00
🎟️ $120 a $400
📍 Palace of Fine Arts
11. Vivaldi’s illuminated show
We know you love classical music, so you can’t miss this concert where Vivaldi‘s The Four Seasons will be played. But it won’t be just any show, it will be a Candlelight show. In this experience you will enjoy live music in a completely candlelit forum. it’s wonderful!
📅 Friday 25
🕛 19:00
🎟️ You can buy your tickets here
📍 El Cantoral at Puente Xoco s/n, Puerta A, Xoco
12. Symphonic of The Phantom of the Opera
Stop everything because there will be a symphonic concert of The Phantom of the Opera. More than 30 musicians will relive the passionate romance between Erik and Christine Daaé – don’t miss it!
📅 Saturday 19
🕛 16:30 y 18:00
🎟️ $440 to $550, plus service charges
📍 Isabela Corona Theater at Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 445, Tlatelololco
13. Summer at the Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium
The kids are on vacation and there are lots of activities for them! In this planetarium there will be artistic dynamics related to ecology and astronomy, so make sure to tell the little ones about it!
📅 Starting July 17th.
🕛 According to the activity
🎟️ To be defined
📍 Wilfrido Massieu, Nueva Industrial Vallejo
14. Ballet inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
If you prefer ballet shows, this is one you won’t be able to resist. It’s Alice in Dreamland, a staging with oral narration and an amazing story.
📅 19 y 20
🕛 12:00 y 14:30
🎟️ $150 at the box office and $175 online.
📍 Cenart Theater of the Arts
15. Symphonic concert by Cri Cri
El Grillito Cantor comes to town this July! You’ll enjoy a symphonic concert with Francisco Gabilondo Soler‘s emblematic songs, accompanied by Mario Iván Martínez’s narration. Run to hear El ratón vaquero live!
📅 Saturday 26
🕛 11:00
🎟️ $400 a $800
📍 Nezahualcóyotl Hall
16. Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Exhibition
Diego and Frida: A Universe is an immersive exhibition that will immerse you in the history of these artists. Photographs and representative works of art are projected on the walls. With music and lights and videomapping you will learn about the life behind these artists.
📅 All month long
🕛 Thursday to Tuesday from 10:00 a.m.
🎟️ Find your tickets here
📍 Inside Librería Porrúa at República de Argentina 15, Centro Histórico.
17. Chess Festival
Tournament, giant chess and much more. Bring out your talent in this festival that comes to Mexico City during July, don’t miss it!
📅 Sunday 20
🕛 Starting at 10:00 a.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Zócalo of the CDMX
18. Contemporary circus
Cenart will have one of the most wonderful events of July in CDMX. Salto mortal al Xib’alb’a is a circus act inspired by the book Popol Vuh. You’ll see jumps, pirouettes and much more!
📅 26 y 27
🕛 13:30
🎟️ $150 at box office, $175 purchase online
📍 Cenart Theater of the Arts
19. Dinner inspired by Tin Tan
The Kaluz Museum is filled with nostalgia with the Literary Dinners experience. Gastronomy and culture come together in the same place and, on this occasion, they do it with a tribute to Tin Tan. You will taste nine dishes that El Rey del Barrio loved, while enjoying a theatricalized show with live music.
📅 25 y 26
🕛 19:30 y 20:00
🎟️ $1,900 to $2,500, plus service charges.
📍 Museo Kaluz at Hidalgo 85, Guerrero
20. Vendimia and cow parade.
The grape harvest season has begun! Take the plunge and get to know Flor de Alfalfa, a vineyard where grape stomping, wine pairings, country party and even a tender cow parade will take place. Just two and a half hours from CDMX!
📅 Saturday 19
🕛 9:00 a 18:00
🎟️ $570 adults and $380 children
📍 Rancho la Hondonada on Carretera Ajuchitlán-Colon k. m. 9.3, Querétaro
21. Fireflies and pulque tour
Don’t miss the firefly season and join this tour that departs from Mexico City. You’ll take an incredible tour of an archaeological site in Tlaxcala, see one of the largest magueyales and discover the history of pulque. At nightfall, you will visit a beautiful firefly sanctuary, all in one day! Schedule via WhatsApp to WhatsApp at 55 3259 0459.
📅 Saturday 26
🕛 Starting at 8:00 a.m.
🎟️ $1,250 for teenagers and adults, children pay $1,000.
📍 The Monumento a la Revolución is the meeting point.