A new month begins and with it a new opportunity to have fun. Organize your free time, plan the agenda and gather your favorite people because here is a list of events and activities that will happen in CDMX during May 2025.
1. Concert with works by Sor Juana
Get ready for a string show where some of the works composed by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz will be played. It will be in the cloister where she lived for 27 years!
📅 Friday 24
⏰ 18:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Izazaga 92, Historic Center
2. Star Wars Expo
An exhibition of Star Wars-themed postage stamps is on display at the Palacio Postal – it’s about to say goodbye, so don’t miss it!
📅 Until May 28th.
⏰ Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Tacuba 1, Historic Center
3. El Aleph
The Arts and Science Festival is more than ready with its exhibitions, immersive experiences and artistic acts. The May program will surprise you with a fusion between art and science. Check the itinerary here. It should be noted that the activities will take place in different venues of UNAM.
🗓️ May 8 to 25
4. School of Magicians
Get your wands ready, because you’re in for a Harry Potter-themed event. There will be potions classes, Sorting Hat ceremony, food and plenty of activities that Potterheads will thoroughly enjoy.
📅 24 y 25
⏰ 12:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 FARO Azcapotzalco at Cultura Norte s/n, El Rosario
5. Ladybug and Cat Noir Experience
If you are looking for what to do with the kids this May, Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir Adventure will be the finalist option. This is an interactive space where they will have to save the city alongside their favorite characters. Of course, the Miraculous will not be missing in the mission. 🦸🏽♀️
📅 Various dates during May.
⏰ 11:00 a 19:00
🎟️ Find your tickets here
📍 Parque Las Antenas Shopping Center
6. Ciclotón with circus
Get on your bike and join the Ciclotón! This edition will be very special, as there will be a circus show to commemorate World Bike Day.
📅 Sunday 25
⏰ 9:30
🎟️ Public event
📍 From the Diana Cazadora on Paseo de la Reforma
7. Great Tenochtitlán Concert.
Discover what the Great Tenochtitlán sounded like with this concert given by the Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de México. The presentation will be focused on music and chants as they are believed to have been in pre-Hispanic times.
📅 Sunday 25
⏰ 11:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 José Luis Cuevas Museum
8. Galactic Night
As part of the Night of Museums in May, the Natural History Museum will have astronomical activities such as observation with telescopes, tours with talks about celestial bodies and live music.
📅 Wednesday 28
⏰ From 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ $38
📍 José Luis Cuevas Museum
9. Free jazz concerts
The Centro Nacional de las Artes will offer jazz shows every Friday in May. In total there will be five shows where you will see ensembles from the Jazz Academy of the Escuela Superior de Música. 🎷
📅 23 y 30
⏰ 18:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Río Churubusco 79, Churubusco Country Club
10. Pride and Prejudice Ball
The Franz Mayer Museum joins Museum Night! It does so with a themed waltz inspired by the classic film Pride and Prejudice. Also, there will be vogue, danzón and even sonidero dancing.
📅 Wednesday 28
⏰ 20:30 a 22:00
🎟️ Your tickets here
📍 Hidalgo 45, Guerrero
11. Vivaldi in a gothic chapel
Enjoy a memorable concert of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. It won’t be just any show, but a very special one held in a Gothic chapel. The ambiance and music with period instruments will make this a show to remember.
📅 27 y 29
⏰ Various times
🎟️ $490, $550, $590, $620, $670 y $700
📍 Revolución 1500, Guadalupe Inn, Álvaro Obregón