Puerto Vallarta Information & Events
On February 13, 2010, a new tourist attraction, the galleon “Perla Negra” sailed into Banderas Bay to join a similar boat, the 20 year old “Marigalante.” The Perla Negra was constructed in Mazatlan over the last 2 years and is scheduled to have its official grand opening on November 27, 2010.
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And, of course, the inspiration for the name:
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The most flamboyant, outrageous, exciting parade of the year in Puerto Vallarta is just around the corner. On Saturday, March 5, starting at 10 pm, the streets of South side Puerto Vallarta will come alive with a public spectacle rarely seen in this sleepy little tourist town by the bay – the 2011 Carnaval Parade.
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The streets of Olas Altas and Basilio Badillo will be the route for this year’s parade. 2011 is the third year of the Puerto Vallarta Carnaval Parade and this year it will be bigger and more colorful than ever with over 40 floats already entered. This year, for the first time, there is a 5000 peso prize for the best float.
The parade is open to any concept from simple walking groups to large truck and trailer floats. Music, dancing and beautiful bodies will be the rule of the day (…night).
If any business or organization is interested in entering a float or in sponsoring a prize for any of several categories of “best” float, please contact a member of the parade committee through the Carnaval website, CarnavalVallarta.com.
Float entries fees are only $300 pesos and official non-profit organizations can enter without a fee.
Both the Vallarta gay and straight communities come out of the closet, so to speak, decked in their finest, for this parade. It’s flashy and fun for anyone of any age. Celebrate Mardi Gras the way it was intended and strut your stuff on Carnaval night, Saturday, March 5, 2011.
The 2011 Puerto Vallarta Mardi Gras Parade will be held on Saturday, March 5, beginning at 10 pm. To signup for a position in this parade, go to this webpage: CARNAVAL PARADE SIGNUP
Here are photos from the 2010 Puerto Vallarta Mardi Gras Parade:
“EBIVA” INTERNATIONAL EXPO BEAUTY VALLARTA 2010
There will be a variety of national and international brand products at the best prices of wholesale and retail.
There will be platforms where national and international stylists will present the latest trends in hairstyles, makeup, nails, massage and so on.
The ticket price is $ 250 pesos in pre-sales and $ 350 at the box office.
In buying the ticket, the person will be entitled to participate in a raffle for a prize valued at $100,000 pesos in cosmetic or spa furniture brand FAMUSA.
This event will benefit with a donation to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center SETAC, Puerto Vallarta. Those interested in the promotion and ticket sales will be getting a reward of 1 free ticket for every 10 sold.
For more information visit www.setac.com.mx and www.ebiva.com or phone (322) 130 8474 or (322) 224-1974.
Updated February 22, 2010
Elimination Station is a web show on CBS.com where eliminated contestants from the networks highly-rated show, Amazing Race, live together to share their behind-the-scenes stories.
The network and web show premiered February 14 and, this season, their sequester location is here in Puerto Vallarta. As you follow each of the web shows (over several weeks and months), you’ll certainly recognize lots of Southside locations and “characters.”
Each new episode debuts immediately after Sunday night’s Amazing Race episode. Morgan Adams, Tim Longpre from PVRPV and Gary Green coordinated all of the local tours, activities, transportation and housing at the unbelievable 24,000 sq. ft. Villa Quinta Laura in lower Conchas Chinas.
AMAZING RACE 16:
Eleven Teams depart L.A., where Racers find themselves dangling 120 feet in the air, battling exhaustion and their fear of heights in order to stay alive in the game, and one Team discovers that Brazilian currency will not get them very far in Chile….
The following videos are the after-show activities of each week’s losers.
February 14 to 21, 2010
Updated February 14, 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.
SUNDAY February 14
MONDAY February 15
TUESDAY February 16
WEDNESDAY February 17
THURSDAY February 18
FRIDAY February 19
SATURDAY February 20
SUNDAY February 21
If you have an event that you would like to see listed here, please email events (at) pvscene.com. The Listings are Free.
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by Roberto Angel P. Zepeda – mundoceiba.com
February 10, 2010
We are pleased to announce that Mundo Ceiba A.C. activities will officially begin in Puerto Vallarta with the 1st Biking for Vallarta Sunday Ride on February 14th. We invite you to join us and be a part of this movement that seeks to promote cycling as a form of mobility in our city.
Mundo Ceiba is a non-profit Asociación Civil Ecológica that promotes biking as a healthy alternative for transportation. In Oaxaca, many steps have already been made and now the movement is expanding to the Banderas Bay area.
On February 14th from from 9-11 am, a 2 km circuit on Fluvial Vallarta will be open exclusively for bikes, so bring your whole family and enjoy a day of love for cycling with us! Rental bikes will be available for those who do not own one, and there will also be a Yoga Class, eco-themed educational activities for children and their parents, and music. The 2 km bike route begins at Av. Jesus Rodriguez Barba and the corner of Fluvial Vallarta Gardens.
Taking the first step to adapt bicycling as a form of daily transportation is not easy, it takes a great effort to break the barriers of a culture that does not cycle. Many people think that the idea is crazy, or minimize the importance of making this activity a part of daily life.
Biking is without a doubt clean transportation which also helps to alleviate the traffic problems in every city that is not planned for the imminent growth of automobiles and public transportation. We thank all those who from the beginning helped us to create and support this movement.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or if you are interested in participating or supporting the movement in any way, please contact Roberto Lopez Fabiola Zepeda at mundoceiba @ gmail.com.
