the Puerto Vallarta DAILY CALENDAR
March 11 to 18, 2012
Updated March 16, 2 pm
The Puerto Vallarta Daily Schedule of Events is continually updated. Last-minute additions and corrections are frequent. Click on most listings for more information about individual events.
The city is VERY alive.
SUNDAY March 11
- 1st VALLARTA SALSA & MAMBO FESTIVAL
- 3rd SAYULITA LONGBOARD & SUP CLASSIC
- VIA RECREACTIVA — 8 am to 2 pm. From the Sports Stadium to the Holiday Inn, Fco. Medina Ascencio (the main airport road) will be closed to traffic for a public walk, bicycle, run. Traffic will be diverted to the laterals.
- LA CRUZ FARMERS MARKET — 10 am to 2 pm. In the La Cruz Marina.
- SUNSET MILONGA AND LATIN DANCE PARTY — 4:30 to 8 pm at the Hotel Rosita, Paseo Diaz Ordaz # 901. Free class and dance (Tango, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Merengue). Drink and food available for purchase.
- CONCERT — Municipal Band, 7 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
- PUBLIC DANCE — the Sunday Evening Dance, 7 pm, traditional dancing to live music in the Presidencia Square, FREE
- CONCERT — The National Naval Symphony. 7 pm at the Lighthouse stage on the Malecon. Free.
- XIUTLA BALLET FOLCLORICO — 8 pm at Los Arcos Amphitheater on the Malecon. Free.
- MISS CONCEPTION — Stage to Screen/em> Drag. 10 pm at The Palm, Olas Altas 508. $10 US.
- THE MALECÓN — When the sun goes down, the Malecón comes alive. Come out and see and stroll the new Malecon!
MONDAY March 12
TUESDAY March 13
- MALECON SCULPTURE TOUR — 9:30 am. Walk along the Malecon with Gary Thompson leading an intriguing guided tour of the Sculptures. Meet at the Millennium Sculpture by the Hotel Rosita. Free.
- CRAZY BEACHES BAZAAR — 10 am to 2 pm at Crazy Beaches, Madero 163. 100 pesos to sell. Anything goes…. Email for info.
- PEACE HOME TOUR — A 3 hour tour of 4 unique Vallarta homes. Meet at 10:30 am at Plaza Romy at I. Vallarta #228. $35(US).
- DEMOCRATS ABROAD TUESDAY MOVIE — 7 pm. —Sin Nombre on a giant projector screen at the Paradise Community Center, 127 Pulpito. Food and Drinks available. 60 pesos.
- LOS BAMBINOS — 7 to 9 pm at the Palm, Olas Altas 508. $18 US
- GRINGO KARAOKE — 7 to 11 pm at Fast Eddie’s Comedy Bar, 314 Aguacate at Carranza.
- KIM KUZMA — 10 pm at The Palm, Olas Altas 508. $10 US.
WEDNESDAY March 14
- BAZAAR — 10 am to 2 pm at the IFC, above the HSBC bank and across the street from the main mercado. 50 pesos to sell, free to buy.
- IFC HOME TOURS — Tour 4 local fine homes. Meet at 10:30 am at 242 Aquiles Serdan. Donation is 450 pesos (benefits IFC charity programs). Reservations suggested. 322-221-5681
- ART WALK — 6 to 10 pm. Open house at 9 Centro Vallarta Art Galleries. Complimentary cocktails. Free.
- ARTISAN’S MARKET AND INTERNATIONAL FOOD COURT — 6 to 9 pm, at the Paradise Community Center, 127 Pulpito, Old Town. Food, Entertainment and Crafts.
- JOANNA — Impressions, Parody, and Burlesque. 10 pm at The Palm, Olas Altas 508. $10 US.
THURSDAY March 15
- VALLARTA BIRD FESTIVAL — 4 days of birding walks, tours, etc, centered around the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. 499 pesos and up…
- IFC HOME TOURS — Tour 4 local fine homes. Meet at 10:30 am at 242 Aquiles Serdan. Donation is 450 pesos (benefits IFC charity programs). Reservations suggested. 322-221-5681
- CONCERT — Municipal Band, 7 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
- JORGE ACOSTA — 8 pm at The Palm, Olas Altas 508. $12 US.
- GRINGO KARAOKE — 7 to 11 pm at Fast Eddie’s Comedy Bar, 314 Aguacate at Carranza.
- MISS CONCEPTION — Stage to Screen Drag. 10 pm at The Palm, Olas Altas 508. $10 US.
FRIDAY March 16
- VALLARTA BIRD FESTIVAL — 4 days of birding walks, tours, etc, centered around the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. 499 pesos and up…
- VALLARTASCENE FRIDAY FIESTA — 5 to 8 pm happy hour at Casa Isabel. Everyone invited to a casual, inexpensive, social evening with the best affordable view in Puerto Vallarta.
- BRIGITTE’S COUSART FASHION SHOW — 5:30 pm at Coco Tropical on Los Muertos Beach. Happy hour from 5 to 6:30 pm. No cover. 322-190-7728 or cousartbri @ hotmail.com
- ARCANO — 6 pm at the Lighthouse on the new Malecon. Free.
- XIUTLA BALLET FOLCLORICO — 7:30 pm in Cardenas Park. Free.
- HULA HAWAII — 8 pm, exhibition of Polynesian Dance. Los Arcos Amphitheater on the Malecon. Free.
- KIM KUZMA — 10 pm at The Palm, Olas Altas 508. $10 US.
- SALSA SPECTACULAR — 10 pm to 1 am at Bar Oceano on the Malecon. 20 member Cuban band/dance troupe. No cover, inexpensive drinks.
SATURDAY March 17
- DÍA DE SAN PATRICIO
- VALLARTA BIRD FESTIVAL — 4 days of birding walks, tours, etc, centered around the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. 499 pesos and up…
- OLD TOWN FARMERS MARKET — 9:30 am to 1 pm at El Jardin de Ninos Emiliano Zapata school, located on the west side of Pino Suarez between V. Carranza and B. Badillio
- FARMERS MARKET CO-OP — At the Paradise Community Center on Pulpito in Old Town. 10 am to 2 pm.
- DOGS & CATS — SPCA Pet Adoptions, Los Mangos Library, 10 am to 2 pm.
- LITERARY — Vallarta Writers’ Group Meeting, 10:30 am, Los Mangos Biblioteca.
- ARCANO — 6 pm at the Lighthouse on the new Malecon. Free.
- FESTIVAL INDIGENA WIXARITARI INAUGURATION — 6 pm, Plaza Caracol. Free
- DANZA FOLCLORICA TEOCUITLATL — 8 – 10 pm, Los Arcos Amphitheater on the Malecon. Free.
- SALSA SPECTACULAR — 10 pm to 1 am at Bar Oceano on the Malecon. 20 member Cuban band/dance troupe. No cover, inexpensive drinks.
SUNDAY March 18
- VALLARTA BIRD FESTIVAL — 4 days of birding walks, tours, etc, centered around the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. 499 pesos and up…
- VIA RECREACTIVA — 8 am to 2 pm. From the Sports Stadium to the Holiday Inn, Fco. Medina Ascencio (the main airport road) will be closed to traffic for a public walk, bicycle, run. Traffic will be diverted to the laterals.
- LA CRUZ FARMERS MARKET — 10 am to 2 pm. In the La Cruz Marina.
- SUNSET MILONGA AND LATIN DANCE PARTY — 4:30 to 8 pm at the Hotel Rosita, Paseo Diaz Ordaz # 901. Free class and dance (Tango, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Merengue). Drink and food available for purchase.
- ARCANO — 6 pm at the Lighthouse on the new Malecon. Free.
- CONCERT — Municipal Band, 7 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
- PUBLIC DANCE — the Sunday Evening Dance, 7 pm, traditional dancing to live music in the Presidencia Square, FREE
- XIUTLA BALLET FOLCLORICO — 8 pm at Los Arcos Amphitheater on the Malecon. Free.
- MISS CONCEPTION — Stage to Screen/em> Drag. 10 pm at The Palm, Olas Altas 508. $10 US.
- THE MALECÓN — When the sun goes down, the Malecón comes alive. Come out and see and stroll the new Malecon!
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