the Puerto Vallarta DAILY CALENDAR
December 30, 2012, to January 6, 2013
Updated January 3, 1 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.
Much excitement and activity in the air. High season is here. Much activity, many new restaurants and shops, many new faces…. Many government offices are closed until after New Years.
SUNDAY December 30
- 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. LAST DAY
- 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. CANCELLED UNTIL JAN 6.
- LA CRUZ FARMERS MARKET (MERCADO HUANACAXTLE) — 10 am to 2 pm at the La Cruz Marina.
- 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 31
- OLAS ALTAS STREET PARTY — midnight….
- NEW YEARS EVE — Fireworks around the bay at midnight.
TUESDAY January 1
WEDNESDAY January 2
- BOXING DAY
- 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 January 3
- 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.
- VALLARTA SCENE EXPAT MEETUP — 5 pm to 8 pm at Casa Isabel. A lively *extended* happy hour get-together for expats, visitors and nationals. Everyone is invited.
- CONCERT — Municipal Band, 7 pm, Presidencia Square, FREE
FRIDAY January 4
- LOS MUERTOS PIER INAUGURATION — Begins at 5:30 and goes late. Music, fireworks, speeches, demonstrations, etc. Free.
- 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”).
- DOGS & CATS — SPCA Pet Adoptions, Los Mangos Library, 10 am to 2 pm. THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED THIS WEEK.
- LITERARY — PV Writers Group Meeting at A Page in the Sun, 179 Lazaro Cardenas, at 10:30 am.
- PSYCHIC AND SPIRITUALITY FAIR — 11 am to 5 pm at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. Assorted readings from 250 to 250 pesos. Phone or email Steve at 322-223-6182 or stephenclay@vbgardens.org for reservations or information.
- ANNUAL PIG ROAST — noon until closing at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. 225 pesos includes a plate of the pig with all the fixin’s, dessert and one margarita, one beer, or a non-alcoholic beverage of choice. Benefit for the Vallarta Botanical Gardens.
SUNDAY January 6
- 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.
- PSYCHIC AND SPIRITUALITY FAIR — 11 am to 5 pm at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. Assorted readings from 250 to 250 pesos. Phone or email Steve at 322-223-6182 or stephenclay@vbgardens.org for reservations or information.
- 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!
If you have an event that you would like to see listed here, please email events (at) pvscene.com. The Listings are Free.