Don’t know what to do in CDMX in October? Don’t worry about anything because here we bring you the unmissable plans during this month. There will be Day of the Dead activities, exhibitions and lots of music.
1. Design Week
Everything is more than ready for Design Week Mexico 2024! This year’s theme is “Designing the future” and will focus on innovation, as well as solutions and visions for the challenges of the future. It will have different activities, including exhibitions, gallery and more.
📅 From October 7.
🕛 Various schedules
📍 Different venues
2. Day of the Dead Night Walk
Do you already have your costume ready? This Saturday, October 26, the Day of the Dead night ride returns. The ride will have an extension of 20 kilometers, as well as several activities, including a costume contest, live music and more.
📅 October 26
🕛 19:00 a 23:00
🎟️ Free event
📍 Fuente de Petróleos to the Historic Center of CDMX
3. Mega Catrina Procession
This is one of the October activities that everyone is waiting for. It is a mega procession in which you will see different contingents of catrinas. The idea is to rescue and promote traditions referring to the Day of the Dead.
📅 October 27
🕛 18:30
🎟️ Free event
📍 Paseo de la Reforma
4. Harry Potter Magic at Play
If you are a Harry Potter fan you can’t miss this interactive experience full of magic. It consists of several rooms inspired by the wizard’s adventures. You’ll discover which house you belong to and you can even cast your own spells. 🪄
📅 All month long
🕛 Various schedules
🎟️ You can buy your tickets here
📍 Casa Abierta Monte (Palma 14, Centro Historico)
5. Night of Legends Inbursa Aquarium
Among the plans of what to do in October in CDMX, you can’t miss the terrifying tours in which they will tell you legends. This CDMX aquarium will become a place full of suspense, while different characters tell you spooky stories.
📅 October 31 and November 1, 2 & 8
🕛 Various times from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
🎟️ $399 per person
📍 Acuario Inbursa (avenida Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 386, Ampliación Granada, alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo)
6. Horror movies in the Metro
Horror movies are a must. Therefore, several terrifying films will be screened in the CDMX subway. You’ll see “The Shining” (October 29), “Beetlejuice” (October 31) and more.
📅 October 22, 24, 29 and 31.
🕛 16:00
🎟️ Free event
📍 Zapata Metro Station Cinema
7. The Empire Strips Back
This burlesque parody will bring your favorite characters in a unique show. On stage you will see sexy stormtroopers and more. Dare to go to the sexy side of the galaxy.
📅 October 2 to 27, Wednesday through Sunday.
🕛 Various times
🎟️ Find your tickets here
📍 Foro 1869 (avenida de los Insurgentes Sur 1869, Guadalupe Inn)
8. Candlelight Day of the Dead
In this candlelight concert you will listen to emblematic songs such as “La Llorona”, “Recuérdame”, “Cruz de Olvido”, “Amor eterno” and many more. Celebrate Day of the Dead with lots of music. This is one of the October activities in CDMX that you can’t miss.
📅 October 27th and 31st.
🕛 Various schedules
🎟️ Buy your tickets here
📍 El Cantoral (Puente Xoco S/N, Xoco)
9. Six Flags Horror Festival
Of course, among the October events in CDMX you can’t miss those related to Halloween. At the Six Flags Horror Festival you will find spooky experiences including the Museum of Nightmares, an attraction that will exhibit haunted objects.
📅 All month long
🕛 Different hours
🎟️ Buy your tickets at the official Six Flags website.
📍 Six Flags Mexico (Picacho-Ajusco highway km 1.5, Jardines del Ajusco, Tlalpan)
10. Beer Expo
Cheers! Bring out your inner beer soul and go to this event, where you will find a huge variety of national and international beers. Plus, you’ll learn more about this beverage.
📅 October 25th to 27th
🎟️ $350 per person
📍 Pepsi Center (Dakota S/N Nápoles, alcaldía Benito Juárez)
11. Festival of ofrendas and floral arrangements
Businesses, cultural institutions, museums and more venues in the Historic Center of the CDMX will be filled with incredible offerings as part of this festival. The theme is free, so you’ll come across very original altars.
📅 October 25 – November 3
🕛 Various schedules
📍 Historic Center of Mexico City
12. Mórbido Film Fest
Do you want to know what to do in October in CDMX and you love horror movies? Don’t miss Morbido Film Fest, a film festival featuring short and horror films.
📅 October 31 – November 12
🕛 Various schedules
📍 Various venues
13. Day of the Dead Festival at the Papalote
Tell the little ones! This museum will have a festival dedicated to Day of the Dead. There will be a costume parade, music, workshops and even a movie show (My Friend the Ghost will be screened).
It is worth mentioning that currently this precinct has an ofrenda dedicated to different endemic species of our country.
📅 October 31 to November 2
🕛 Thursdays and Fridays the museum is open from 10:00 to 18:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 to 19:00.
🎟️ At the ticket office or online
📍 Papalote Children’s Museum
14. Pan de muerto festival in Coyoacán
Coyoacán will also have a festival dedicated to pan de muerto. It will feature the participation of more than 100 exhibitors offering a wide variety of coffee, chocolate and, of course, bread.
📅 October 26 and 27.
🕛 11:00 a 19:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Centro de Convenciones Churubusco (Calzada de Tlalpan 1721, San Diego Churubusco, Coyoacán)
15. Mole Fair
Milpa Alta is more than ready for a new edition of the Mole Fair. Come and enjoy different dishes made with mole almendrado, mole verde and more. In addition, you will be able to buy moles so you can cook your own dishes at home.
📅 October 4 – 27
🕛 To be defined
📍 San Pedro Atocpan (road Xochimilco Oaxtepec km 17.5, Milpa Alta)
16. Dance show La Llorona
La Llorona is one of Mexico’s most popular legends. In this show you will witness the story in a different way. There will be music and dance. The Philharmonic of the Arts and the Artes Dance Company will participate.
📅 October 28 – November 9
🕛 Various schedules
🎟️ From $400
📍 Centro Universitario Cultural (Odontología 35, Copilco, Universidad)
17. Sonidero dance at Cenart
Get your best dance moves ready because this is one of the October 2024 events you can’t miss. As part of the Night of Museums, there will be a dance sonidero, which will have a Day of the Dead theme. Move your skeleton with live music.
📅 October 30
🕛 6:30 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Cenart (Río Churubusco 79, Country Club, Coyoacán)
18. The Outstandiful World of Wicked
In preparation for the release of the Wicked movie, the W Hotel created two experiences that will transport you to the world of Oz. The first is Shiz University Eatery, a pop-up restaurant with dishes themed to the witches Elphaba and Glinda, so everything is green and pink, even the food! On the other hand, for a night out, they created a speakeasy in the presidential suite: Fantabulous Oz Club. You’ll have to enter through the yellow brick road, go up in a balloon and face the Wizard of Oz to earn your space in this bar.
📅 Starting October 3.
🕛 Different schedules
🎟️ Get your tickets to Shiz University Eatery and Fantabulous Oz Club
📍 Hotel W (Campos Elíseos 252, Polanco)
19. House of Horror Galerias Insurgentes
In this mall you will find a house of terror, which will be there for a limited time. The experience lasts about 20 minutes. Upon entering you’ll discover creepy scenarios and beings that will get more than one scare out of you.
📅 Oct. 25 to 31
🕛 10:00 a 21:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Galerías Insurgentes Basement 2 (Parroquia 194, colonia Del Valle)
20. Playmobil Exhibition
In the options of what to do in CDMX in October, exhibitions are a must. The El Carmen Museum will celebrate its anniversary with a Playmobil exhibition recreating different scenarios.
📅 All month long, from Tuesday to Sunday.
🕛 10:00 a 17:00
🎟️ General admission $80
📍 Museo de El Carmen (Avenida Revolución 4 y 6, San Ángel, Álvaro Obregón)
21. Mystika
Mystika is a photo exhibition that celebrates the magic of nature in Mexican sanctuaries. In different rooms you will travel from the forests of Tlaxcala to the sea of Baja California and from the mountains of Michoacán to the waterfalls of Chiapas. You’ll see incredible shots of landscapes and animals in an immersive format – it’s fantastic!
📅 Monday to Sunday
🕛 11:00 a 21:00
🎟️ Get your tickets here
📍 Torre Cuarzo (Paseo de la Reforma 26, Juárez)
22. Legends of the dead at Torre Latino
The Torre Latinoamericana will be filled with suspense and mystery with its traditional themed tours. Spooky characters will take you all over the place while they tell you several legends. Plus, you’ll be able to see nighttime CDMX from the heights.
📅 October 31 and November 1
🕛 7:00 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
🎟️ $300 per person. Buy your tickets here
📍 Viewpoint of the Torre Latinoamericana
23. Day of the Dead Candlelight Concert with Apothic
Listen to songs that celebrate our traditions and our loved ones on the Day of the Dead. From “La Llorona” by Andrés Henestrosa to “Mis Muertos” by Julieta Venegas, this candlelight concert will transport you to the Mictlán. Plus, you can enjoy the incredible music with a glass of Apothic red wine.
📅 October 31
🕛 19:00 y 21:30
🎟️ Buy your tickets here
📍 El Cantoral (Puente Xoco S/N, Xoco)
24. Museum 31
This exhibition will stay longer! If you don’t know what to do in CDMX in October, we recommend you to take a look at this exhibition, which will stay until January 2025. Not only will you see puppets, but you’ll discover everything behind 31 Minutes.
📅 All month long
🕛 Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ $180 general admission
📍 Franz Mayer Museum (45 Hidalgo Avenue)
25. La Llorona in Cuemanco
As it is already a tradition, during the Day of the Dead season, the show of La Llorona will be presented in Xochimilco. It takes place in the Tlilac Lagoon. For the ride don’t worry because they take you there and bring you back in trajinera.
📅 From October 4th.
🕛 Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Online sales
📍 Embarcadero de Cuemanco (Blvd. Adolfo Ruíz Cortinez, Cuemanco, Xochimilco)
26. Cacao for All Festival
Are you a chocolate fan? You will love this October activity in CDMX. It is a festival that will have tastings, workshops, talks, music and various activities related to cocoa.
📅 October 31 – November 3
🕛 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Access to the expo is free, workshops have a cost of $250.
📍 Anahuacalli Museum
27. Hello Kitty Pop Up
Hello Kitty is celebrating its 50th anniversary and you can join the celebration too! It opened a Pop Up Café in Satélite, where you’ll taste themed drinks and dishes.
📅 All month long
📍 La Terraza Palacio, at Palacio de Hierro Satélite
28. Mexicraneos at Parque Bicentenario
The next time you visit Parque Bicentenario you’ll come across new Mexicráneos. They are 12 pieces that will be presented gradually every weekend. Starting October 12 you will already be able to see all of them.
📅 From October 12th.
🕛 7:00 a 18:00
🎟️ Free entrance
📍 Parque Bicentenario (5 de mayo, San Lorenzo Tlaltenango, alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo)
29. Museum of Joy
It is a space full of light and color where you will take amazing pictures. It has six different rooms. Among the surprises you’ll find is a sky with swings and a lava cave.
📅 All month long
🕛 13:00 a 21:00
🎟️ $390 general admission
📍 Zacatecas 93, Roma Norte
30. Kayak ride in cempasúchil fields
How would you like to kayak through the cempasúchil fields? Take the plunge and live this experience! If you’ve never gone kayaking don’t worry because they’ll explain everything you need to know there.
📅 October 1st to 27th
🕛 Various times starting at 8:50 a.m.
🎟️ $250 per person
📍 Xochimilco
31. Halloween Party Museo Casa Carranza
This museum is going all out to celebrate Halloween. Not only will there be guided and characterized tours, but there will also be a party, with the participation of the group Boulevard A Tonal. Space is limited; so try to arrive early.
📅 October 30
🕛 17:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Museo Casa Carranza (Río Lerma 35, alcaldía Cuauhtémoc)
32. Day of the Dead Azcapotzalco
This weekend in CDMX will begin the Tlalmanalli Azcatl, an event about the traditions of the Day of the Dead. There will be ofrendas, legends and even a community parade.
📅 October 25
🕛 Various schedules
📍 Azcapotzalco City Hall
33. La Pulquería Tradicional in Xochimilco
What this and what that: health! Among the plans of what to do in CDMX in October is a pulque festival in Xochimilco. Not only will you taste a myriad of cured meats, but you’ll enjoy dishes and many more activities.
📅 October 30 to November 3
🕛 11:00 a.m. to 00:00 a.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Art Garden of the Xochimilco Mayor’s Office
34. A trip to Mictlán
Have you ever wondered what is in the Mictlán? This immersive experience will give you an idea of the underworld. And that’s not all; it also has spaces for you to take themed photos.
📅 Starting on October 15.
🕛 Monday to Thursday from 13:00 to 20:00, Friday and Saturday from 11:00 to 23:30 and Sunday from 11:00 to 20:00.
🎟️ $390 per person
📍 Metrópoli Patriotismo
35. Night tour in Desierto de los Leones
Can you imagine touring the former convent of Desierto de los Leones in total darkness? Here you can do it. Characters from beyond the grave will take you all over the place while they perform spooky stories.Do you dare to go?
📅 Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9
🕛 Various times starting at 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ $350 per person
📍 Ex convent of Desierto de los Leones (México Toluca highway, La Venta, Cuajimalpa)
36. Day of the Dead in San Angel
If there is a place in CDMX where you will find many Day of the Dead activities, it is San Angel. Several of its museums and shopping malls will offer themed events. Here ‘s a list of what you’ll find.
37. Bike ride on October 31
In the middle of Halloween we will have a Day of the Dead ride. It is presented by the organization Paseo de Todos Mexico City. It will leave from the Monumento a la Revolución and you can go in costume.
📅 October 31
🕛 8:30 p.m.
🎟️ Free event
📍 From Monumento a la Revolución
38. Cempasúchil flower festival in Reforma
In this outdoor festival you will find everything you need for your ofrenda, including marigold flowers. While the seasonal flower is the star of the event, they also sell other types of plants and items for your garden.
📅 Oct. 17 to Nov. 3
🕛 10:00 a 19:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Paseo de la Reforma
39. Alebrijes Exhibition
If you couldn’t see the alebrijes parade, don’t be sad, because you can still see the participating pieces in Paseo de la Reforma. Don’t hesitate to go and take pictures with them. They will be there until November 3.
📅 October 19 to November 3
🕛 24 hours
🎟️ Free event
📍 Paseo de la Reforma
40. 31 minutes and Day of the Dead Festival
We’ll end our plans for what to do in October in CDMX with a flourish. During the Noche del Franz there will be a 31 minutes and Day of the Dead themed party. There will be a costume contest and lots of dancing. Don’t hesitate to dress up as your favorite character, which should be according to the Day of the Dead theme).
📅 October 30
🕛 18:00 a 22:00
🎟️ From $100
📍 Franz Mayer Museum
What do you think of these plans for what to do in October in CDMX?