the Puerto Vallarta DAILY CALENDAR
December 9 to 16, 2012
Updated December 12, 8 am
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.
Much excitement and activity in the air. High season is here. Much activity, many new restaurants and shops, many new faces….
Life is good but traffic will be disrupted in Centro Vallarta until Wednesday because of the Peregrinaciones.
SUNDAY December 9
- PEREGRINACIONES
- THE CROCODILE CLASSIC — SUP Race and Demos at the Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Vallarta Marina.
- 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 (MERCADO HUANACAXTLE) — 10 am to 2 pm at 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 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm and Dancing from 5:30 – 8 pm (Tango, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Merengue). Drink and food available for purchase.
- CONCERT — Municipal Band, beginning at 6 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
- PUBLIC DANCE — the Sunday Evening Dance, 7 pm, traditional dancing to live music in the Presidencia Square, FREE
- XUITLA BALLET — 8 pm at Los Arcos del Malecon. Folkloric Dance. Free.
- THE MALECÓN — When the sun goes down, the Malecón comes alive. Come out and see and stroll the new Malecon!
MONDAY December 10
TUESDAY December 11
- PEREGRINACIONES
- MALECON SCULPTURE WALKING TOUR — 9:30 am. Gary Thompson leads the best free art tour in Vallarta. Discover the real stories behind the many sculptures on our Malecon.
- TOURS OF CENTRO VALLARTA — at 9 am and noon beginning at the old city hall. Free tours of downtown Vallarta with professional tour guides. The tours will include iconic points, galleries, craft markets and some shops and / or restaurants.
- PEACE HOME TOURS — 10:30 am starting at Plaza Romy. Tour the homes of the Vallarta rich and famous. 450 pesos.
- EXPATS IN VALLARTA HAPPY HOUR — 5 -7 pm at Langostino’s on Los Muertos Beach. Reservations necessary. sarajwise@yahoo.com
WEDNESDAY December 12
- PEREGRINACIONES
- IFC HOME TOURS — 10:30 am staring at I. Vallarta and Aquiles Serdan. Tour the homes of the Vallarta rich and famous. Proceeds benefit the IFC cleft palate program. 450 pesos.
- INTERNATIONAL FOOD FAIR & MARKET — 4 to 7:30 pm at the Paradise Community Center at 127 Pulpito.
- VALLARTA ART WALK — 6 to 10 pm. Stroll through 13 downtown art galleries, meet the artists and see some of the finest art Vallarta has to offer. Some galleries offer welcoming cocktails and snacks. Each week is different. Free.
THURSDAY December 13
- IFC HOME TOURS — 10:30 am staring at I. Vallarta and Aquiles Serdan. Tour the homes of the Vallarta rich and famous. Proceeds benefit the IFC cleft palate program. 450 pesos.
- LORENA OCHOA SCULPTURE UNVEILING — 1 pm on the Malecon. The governor of Jalisco and other dignitaries will be present to honor the golfer with a sculpture.
- VALLARTA SCENE EXPAT MEETUP — 6 pm to 8 pm at Langostino’s on Los Muertos Beach. A lively *extended* informal happy hour get-together for expats, visitors and nationals. Everyone is invited.
- CONCERT — Municipal Band, 7 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
- ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE PERFORMANCE — 7:30 to 8 pm at Los Arcos Amphitheater. Argentine tango masters Jaimes Friedgen and Christa Rodriguez accompanied by Bohemia Viva (Argentine musician duo Andrea Mottura Vaudagna y Luis Lujan Balduin). Free. CANCELLED
- LOTERIA (MEXICAN BINGO) — 8 to 10 pm at Bar Frida. “Come and get lucky.” Fabulous prizes. Drink specials. No cover.
FRIDAY December 14
- SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE — 6 to 10 pm on Basilio Badillo. Strolling musicians, special sales, a street party-like atmosphere.
- XUITLA BALLET — 7:30 pm in Lazaro Cardenas Park. Folkloric Dance. Free.
- SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET — At the Paradise Community Center on Pulpito in Old Town. 9 to 1 pm. Year-round (this is the “alternative market”).
- VALLARTA TOURIST FARMERS MARKET — 9:30 am to 2 pm at Caranza and Pino Suarez (This is the “official city-sponsored market”).
- ETHNIC CULINARY FAIR — 10 am to 10 pm in Park Hidalgo. A cultural fair with food demonstrations, dance and crafts from various Jalisco indigenous people. Runs until December 30.
- DOGS & CATS — SPCA Pet Adoptions, Los Mangos Library, 10 am to 2 pm.
- LITERARY — PV Writers Group Meeting at Biblioteca Los Mangos, Ave. Francisco Villa 1001 at 1 pm.
- TANGO DANCE PARTY ON THE MALECON — 9 pm to mindnight. Milonga Luz de Luna en el Malecón. A tango dance party with Jaimes & Christa and Bohemia Viva. It is called a Milonga… where tango dancers come together for an evening of dancing in a club, a home, anywhere… and just like milongas in Buenos Aires, music of other dance styles, salsa, swing and more will be played so the general public, passersby can join in and dance. It will be held on the Malecón at Galeana by the Faro.
SUNDAY December 16
- 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.
- ETHNIC CULINARY FAIR — 10 am to 10 pm in Park Hidalgo. A cultural fair with food demonstrations, dance and crafts from various Jalisco indigenous people. Runs until December 30.
- LA CRUZ FARMERS MARKET (MERCADO HUANACAXTLE) — 10 am to 2 pm at 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 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm and Dancing from 5:30 – 8 pm (Tango, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Merengue). Drink and food available for purchase.
- CONCERT — Municipal Band, beginning at 6 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
- PUBLIC DANCE — the Sunday Evening Dance, 7 pm, traditional dancing to live music in the Presidencia Square, FREE
- XUITLA BALLET — 8 pm at Los Arcos del Malecon. Folkloric Dance. Free.
- VALLARTA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS CONCERT — 8 pm at the American College (Albatros #129 by the airport). Selections include The Christmas Song, Christmas medleys, Mozarts’ Allelluia and Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks. 100 pesos admission / Students and children free. Also a similar performance at Paradise Community Center on Monday, December 17.
- THE MALECÓN — When the sun goes down, the Malecón comes alive. Come out and see and stroll the new Malecon!
If you have an event that you would like to see listed here, please email events (at) pvscene.com. The Listings are Free.
Gary will lead the walking tour along the Malecón, covering about 15 sculptures before ending at Galeria Pacifico’s facility at 174 Aldama Street, Centro. 