Are you staying in the city during Holy Week? Don’t worry because we tell you what will be open on Good Friday in CDMX. You can go to festivals, a book auction, a night picnic, enjoy snow in Xochimilco or live unique experiences.
Check out what to do this March 29 in CDMX.
1. Chapultepec Forest Festival
The Chapultepec Forest Festival 2024 has already begun. This year it will be dedicated to bats, so you will find huge figures of these animals in the first and second sections of the forest. Throughout four days there will be more than 200 activities including theater, conferences, workshops and exhibitions.
🕛Various schedules
🎟️Entrada free
📍First, second and third sections of Chapultepec Forest.
2. LUM
It is an immersive experience that will take all your senses to the maximum. It is made up of five installations and in each one you will find something different. Everything will be full of colors, lights and unmissable visual effects.
🕛Various schedules
🎟️Encuentra your tickets here
📍InSpace (Enique Pestalozzi 35, Piedad Narvarte, alcaldía Benito Juárez)
3. Book Auction
Are you a fan of reading? Take a look at this auction where they will sell books from $10 to $150. They will also offer movies, comics, magazines and much more. Don’t let these deals pass you by and take a walk through the event.
🕛11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
🎟️Entrada free
📍Monumento a la Revolución (Plaza de la República S/N, colonia Tabacalera, alcaldía Cuauhtémoc)
4. Snow Fair in Xochimilco
These days it has been very hot. But don’t worry, because in Xochimilco there is a fair that will refresh you a lot. They sell everything from popsicles and ice cream to snow in different flavors. Everything is handmade by the inhabitants of this area of Mexico City.
🎟️Entrada free
📍Plaza Quirino Mendoza, Santiago Tulyehualco, Xochimilco
5. Night picnic in Chapultepec
If you are looking for what to do on Good Friday in CDMX, let us tell you that on this day there will be a picnic with music in the Bosque de Chapultepec. Musicians will perform live “Nosferatu: a symphony of horror”. You can bring your favorite food. Organizers recommend arriving at least two hours in advance.
🕛20:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
🎟️Entrada free
📍Botanical Garden of Chapultepec Forest
6. Aztlán
This is one of the places that will be open on Good Friday in CDMX. During your visit you can go on different family games, as well as two extreme ones. Be sure to show your aim in the games of skill, you can win various prizes. Don’t forget to wear sunscreen and comfortable clothes.
🕛10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
🎟️Entrada free. The cost of the games ranges from $34 to $120 each.
📍Avenida de los Compositores S/N, second section of Bosque de Chapultepec.
7. Open-air cinema at La Mexicana
This is a good time to take advantage of the weather and do outdoor activities, such as watching a movie. This Friday, March 29, the movie “Batman” will be screened at La Mexicana Park. Admission is free.
🕛19:00 hrs.
🎟️Entrada free
📍Parque La Mexicana (avenida Luis Barragán 505, colonia Santa Fe, alcaldía Cuajimalpa)
8. Beyond Tutankhamen
Can you imagine knowing all the secrets of Tutankhamun? In this exhibition you can do it! You will also see a recreation of the tomb of this historic pharaoh. Immerse yourself in an adventure that will take you straight to ancient Egypt.
🕛Various schedules
🎟️Por here you can buy your tickets
📍Monumento a la Madre (avenida Insurgentes Sur, Calzada Manuel Villalongín, corner James Sullivan, alcaldía Cuauhtémoc)
9. Yugen
This immersive experience full of light and color will take you to learn more about Japan. In every corner you will find something unique, including the emblematic sakuras and even a Japanese bridge. Get ready to take amazing photos.
🕛Various schedules
🎟️Compra your tickets here
📍Avenida Patriotismo 615, Ciudad de los Deportes
10. Vegan Taco Fair
This March 31 is Taco Day. That’s why the Feria del Taco Vegano (Vegan Taco Fair) will take place, an event in which around 30 exhibitors will participate. You will taste a huge variety of vegan taquitos. Don’t miss out on this event.
🕛12:00 to 20:00 hrs.
🎟️Entrada free
📍Plaza Tolsá