It’s here, it’s here! July 2025 started and here’s a list of the best events happening in the CDMX. Meet new places, taste delicious food or enjoy fun activities with your friends, partner or family. Make a plan!
1. Massive Héctor Lavoe dance party
In the Tepito neighborhood there will be a dance with more than 20 sonideros and a choreography dedicated to Héctor Lavoe. Get your best dance moves ready and don’t miss it!
📅 Tuesday 1
🕛 13:00 a 20:00
🎟️ Free of charge
📍 Eje 1 Norte and Avenida del Trabajo
2. Mozart in Bellas Artes
Classical music lovers won’t miss this concert, where you’ll enjoy Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and pieces from the Strauss dynasty! The best part is that it will be in the main hall of the venue.
📅 Friday 4
🕛 20:00
🎟️ From $120 to $300
📍 Palace of Fine Arts
3. Disney On Ice
An icy adventure is about to begin! The 2025 edition of Disney On Ice returns to Mexico City. Your favorite characters will give an incredible show with music and acrobatics. Don’t think twice and make a plan with the kids!
📅 2 to 3, except day 7
🕛 Different schedules
🎟️ $495 to $3,538, plus service fees
📍 National Auditorium
4. Mexicráneos Exhibition
Giant skulls arrive to the south of Mexico City this July. You will be amazed by the monumental pieces that embody 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
5. Edgar Allan Poe at the Cineteca
The Cineteca Nacional has a series of films inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. During July you can see Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Mansion of Madness. Also, there will be talks about the writer’s relationship with cinema.
📅 5, 6, 12 y 13
🕛 To be defined
🎟️ $70 general admission
📍 Av. México Coyoacán 389, Xoco
6. Symphonic concert Los Planetas
The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Arts is preparing a show that will pay tribute to the work of Gustav Holst. Live music will be accompanied by original projections – it will be images from the Mexican Space Agency!
📅 10, 11 y 12
🕛 Various times
🎟️ $350 and $400, plus service charges
📍 Centro Universitario Cultural at Odontología 35, Copilco
7. Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
Among the must-see events for July 2025 is the return of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks to CDMX. Get ready to see giant vehicles at full speed! This year you’ll experience a robot transformation that will blow your mind.
📅 12 y 13
🕛 Various times
🎟️ $494 a $4,228
📍 CDMX Arena
8. Tim Burton Exhibition
Tim Burton, The Labyrinth is an experience where original pieces, scenarios 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
9. Botargas race
The most fun race in the city will be during July. In this event, a bunch of characters will have to climb nine floors of the Torre Latinoamericana. You can participate, you just have to fill out a form that you will find on the official site Mirador Torre Latino.
📅 Saturday 5
🕛 9:00
🎟️ Free of charge
📍 Francisco I. Madero and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Historic Center
10. Carmen, immersive ballet
If you love ballet, you can’t miss this immersive show that will present the classic: Carmen. It will be a show that will combine dance and live music, with audience interactions.
📅 July 4 to 6
🕛 Various times
🎟️ $660, plus service charges
📍 Centro de Espectáculos Veracruzano at Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 687, San Francisco.
11. Circus at 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
12. Classical concert at Chapultepec Castle.
July’s agenda includes a guitar concert at the imposing Chapultepec Castle. The music will be in the hands of the Orquesta de guitarras de la Casa de Guitarras Popular de Celaya, which overlooks the city from Guanajuato.
📅 Saturday 12
🕛 14:00
🎟️ $100, access to the museum
📍 Chapultepec Forest
13. Vivaldi 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
14. CDMX Half Marathon 2025
Among the unmissable events in July is the CDMX Half Marathon 2025. It’s time to put on your running shoes and join this important 21-kilometer race. You can take on the challenge! You have until July 9 to sign up.
📅 Sunday 13
🕛 6:00
🎟️ $650
📍 From the Torre del Caballito, to the Angel of Independence.
15. Firefly Festival
Near Mexico City there are also many events during July, for example the International Firefly Festival 2025. In addition to sightings, you will enjoy artistic and cultural activities. There will be gastronomy, concerts, sports activities and much more.
📅 11 to 13
🎟️ It depends on the activity and the place.
📍 In eight municipalities of Edomex that you can check here
16. Symphony 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 in Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 445, Tlatelolco
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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.
21. 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