Looking for some local cultural activities? Explore the past at the Anthropology Museum . Experience the thrill of the bullfights at the Plaza del Toros in downtown Cancun. Enjoy the beauty of the highly acclaimed Folkloric Ballet. And depending on the time of year you are visiting Cancun, you may be able to take part in the many holidays and special events celebrated here.
El Mexicano Restaurant Folkloric Ballet & Mariachis
For a truly memorable experience the El Mexicano offers a live Folkloric Show every night complete with live mariachi music, folkloric ballet and live music for dancing. The restaurant is exquisitely decorated creating a unique ambience. The entertainment alternates each night with mariachis entertaining off and on from 7 to 11pm and a folkloric show from 8 to 9:30pm.
Located in the Costa Blanca shopping center. Tel: 998/884-4207
Ballet Folklorico de Cancun
At the Cancun Convention Center.
Dinner show featuring music and dance from every corner of Mexico. Tickets are sold between 8am and 9pm at a booth just as you enter the Convention Center. Buffet dinner is available before the show. Dinner-show guests pay around $48 and arrive at 6:30pm for drinks, with dinner at 7pm and the show at 8pm [includes an open bar, dinner, show, tax, and tip].
You can also pay $30 for the show and an open bar ONLY.
Cancun Convention Center Tel: 881 0400, ext. 193 or 194
Casa De Cultura Art Center
Cultural Art Center, for local cultural events, art exhibits, dance performances, plays and concerts.
Av. Yaxchilán, Sm 21 Down Town Cancun City Tel: 884 83 64
Teatro De Cancun [Voces y Danzas de Mexico]
Traditional dance and music performance.
No reservations required. Mon-Fri 7pm. $29 USD
4.5 Km Tel: 849 48 48
Mariachi Bands wander between establishments on Yaxchilan Ave., downtown and they are available for hire for a serenade or a party!
Museo de Antropologia e Historia is Cancun's museum of anthropology and history. It is located on the Zona Hotelera on the south side of the Centro de Convenciones. Most of the descriptive signs are in Spanish, so get an English info sheet at the ticket counter.
Plaza de Toros Cancun (Bullring) Every Wednesday a Mexican folkloric show and bullfight takes place.