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Friday, November 1, beginning at 6 pm, the traditional Dia de Los Muertos festival begins on Rodriguez street at the foot of the Los Muertos Pier. Traditional food, live music, party…

Puerto Vallarta, in spite of not being a wine growing tourist destination, has celebrated an annual Wine Festival for the last six years with great success, and this year will be no exception.

Though in previous years, the festival spotlighted wines from a guest country, this year the star will be the grape, with a focus on the varieties that are elaborated all around the world to produce fine wines, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay.

Throughout the 2013 Vallarta Wine Fest, attendees will not only enjoy wine tastings and food pairing events at a variety of restaurants and hotels in the Banderas Bay area, but also a host of free cultural events that are open to the public, including “The Noblest Wines of the World Grand Event-Exposition-Tasting” on Saturday, March 23rd at the Hotel Velas Vallarta.

Scheduled to be held from 11 am to 7 pm in the Salón de Convenciones, this event allows all wine-lovers to enjoy a variety of wines accompanied by various cheeses, breads, and deli meats. Note: A minimal deposit must be made to receive your wine tasting cup, which will be refunded upon its return at the end of the event.

2013 Vallarta Wine Fest Schedule of Events

Monday, March 18th

• 6 pm – Wine Fest begins at Participating Restaurants

Tuesday, March 19th

• 11 am – Magristral Conference: “The Origin & Characteristics of the World’s Nobelest Wines” – Hotel Friendly Convention Center
• 6 pm – Wine Fest continues at participating restaurants

Wednesday, March 20th

• 11 am – Magristral Conference: “The Nobelest Wines of the Old and/or New Word” – Hotel Friendly Convention Center
• 7 pm – Sommeliers and Press Welcome Meeting – Hotel Casa Velas

Thursday, March 21st

• 6 pm – Magristral Conference: “The Power of Seduction” with Deby Beard – Casa Velas
• 8 pm – Wine Fest 2013 Official Inauguration and Poetry Contest Awards – City Hall Patio

Friday, March 22nd

• 8 pm – Grupo Centenarios Presentation, Virtuoso Harp Concert – Malecón
• 6 pm – Wine Fest continues at participating restaurants with tastings and wine pairings

Saturday, March 23rd

• 11 am to 7 pm – The Noblest Wines of the World Grand Event-Exposition-Tasting (detailed above) – Hotel Velas Vallarta Salón de Convenciones
• 6 pm – Wine Fest continues at participating restaurants with tastings and wine pairings

Sunday, March 24th

• 6 pm-12 am – Wine Fest Gran Verbena Popular – Featuring free live music and dance performances, including a special presentation by Grupo Sonidos Y Movimientos at 8 pm, as well as gourmet snacks and wines by the glass at truly promotion prices. Everyone is encouraged to participate. It’s a party for the village, designed to diffuse the Arts & Wine culture to all social classes in the region. – Parque Lázaro Cárdenas

The Vallarta Wine Fest is a party for everyone; everyone is not only invited, but also encouraged, to participate. It’s a party for the village, designed to diffuse the Arts & Wine culture to all social classes in the Banderas Bay region, so don’t miss it!

For more information, visit winefest.mx.

Feel your spirit soar as you experience a Nuevo Vallarta resort destination where you are free to skydive, relax, eat, love and explore.

From first-time skydivers to the pros, SkyDiveMex announces their Beach Boogie 2013 in Riviera Nayarit from February 14 until the 24th.

The Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta is proud to be the base of operations for this event as the drop spot, with all landing and loading of skydivers.

From the packing area, there will then be a 15 minute ride to the skydiving airport to the airplane to skydive.

This is a beach boogie, each and every jump will be landing on the beach in front of Hard Rock Hotel & Spa.

Packages are available for the entire ten day event, or you can opt for your choice of participation.

A skydive novice? Try the Tandem Jump. A tandem jump is a great way to experience the thrill of skydiving while under close supervision of an experienced instructor.

SkyDiveMex skydiving operation has selected only the very best instructors, latest equipment, great locations and obviously some of the finest weather available year round.

After a short briefing you and your instructor will get on the plane, the aircraft will climb to 13,000 feet over some spectacular scenic landscapes. After exiting the plane, you and your instructor will freefall for almost one minute.

Although you will have the sensation of being on your own, you will be safely connected over 4 points to your instructor, and after you open the parachute, the instructor will offer you guidance to fly the parachute together and land safely back on earth.

SkyDiveMex operates only state-of-the-art aircraft. You are the future of skydiving, welcome to our thrilling sport!

Beach Boogie 2013 Schedule

• Thursday, Feb 14 – Official Day for Puerto Vallarta Arrival for Boogie Participants from 10:00 am until midnight. This is the Boogoe Registration Event Kickoff Briefing & Celebration.
• Friday, Feb 15 – Hard Rock Hotel Skydive Beach Jumps!! Sun Bar Beach Party
• Saturday, Feb 16 Hard Rock Hotel Skydive Beach Jumps!! El Dorado Pata Salada Party
• Sunday, Feb 17 – Hard Rock Hotel Skydive Beach Jumps!! Casino Night
• Mon/Tues/Wed, Feb 18, 19, 20 – Hard Rock Hotel Beginning of freefly sequintials. Do your own thing
• Thursday, Feb 21 – Hard Rock Hotel Final Day of Sequintials. Caution: Raicilla Fiesta
• Friday, Feb 22 – Hard Rock Hotel Skydive Beach Jumps!! De Santos Club Party
• Saturday, Feb 23 – Hard Rock Hotel Skydive Beach Jumps!! Skydiving Exhibition Old Town Vallarta
• Sunday, Feb 24 – Hard Rock Hotel Official Departure Day.

The full ten night package at the Hard Rock includes

•Airport transfers: 14th-24th to and from PVR Terminal
•Hotel accommodations 10 nights, all inclusive food and drinks
•DZ Daily Registration
•Load Organized and documented skydives
•Beach Front DZ and landings at your hotel
•Mexican Welcome and Mexican dinner party
•Nightly activities
•Safety Boats
•Daily video and still photography included
•SkyDiveMex VIP concierge service
•10 jump tickets

Or, you can choose a package that fits you. Check out all the packages available here. Internet Specials are also available.

If the Hard Rock all inclusive resort is not your style, SkyDiveMex offers a non all inclusive option at a different hotel. Email SkyDiveMex or telephone (322) 190-2546 for more info.

SkyDiveMex brings you safe, smooth operating skydiving events in Mexico, handling of all necessary local, military, and international permits needed for a successful skydiving event to take place.

Local Mexican business owner Diego Orozco together with champion kite surfer Sean Farley asked professional skydiving event producer Fritz Pfnür to help create SkyDiveMex, a company that produces exciting, skydiving events throughout Mexico. SkyDiveMex combines world-class staff and fast turbine aircraft with a focus on unique hand-picked locations, perfect for skydiving, entertainment, relaxation and taking in all the natural beauty Mexico has to offer.

SkydiveMex not only produces its own events but offers aid and logistical assistance for others desiring to host their events in Mexico as well. SkyDiveMex will produce premier events all across Mexico unlocking one location at a time leaving any destination available for those desiring to host their own.

MORE INFO:

• WEBSITE: http://skydivemex.com/index.html
• FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/RivieraNayaritBeachBoogie
• EMAIL: boogie@skydivemex.com

The Vallarta Centro A.C. association, in conjunction with Jalisco’s Tourism Secretary, Puerto Vallarta’s Tourism Bureau, and the municipality’s Tourism and Culture Departments, has announced a new, bi-weekly Fiesta Mexicana.

Come to experience the true Mexico to take place on alternating Wednesday evenings at Lázaro Cárdenas Plaza in Old Town Vallarta from 7:00 – 11:00 pm, beginning November 21, 2012.

Vallarta Centro is an organization comprised by ten centrally located hotels in Puerto Vallarta’s El Centro and Emiliano Zapata neighborhoods, grouped together for successful cross-promotion through cultural events, festivals and social media campaigns.

Each event will feature free musical and dance performances by local artists, along with affordable food and beverages provided by local restaurants, such as Le Kliff, Daiquiri Dick’s, Café des Artistes, Coco’s Kitchen, The River Café, El Patio de mi Casa, and several others.

The idea behind their menus is to celebrate Mexican cuisine in the overall spirit of the fiestas, which will also feature games typical of traditional Mexican carnivals.

Access to the event is free (food and beverages are extra). And the current schedule includes fiestas on the following dates:

November 21
December 5 & 19
January 2, 16 & 30
February 13 & 27
March 13 & 27

Organizers hope the event will remain self-sustainable thanks to ongoing sponsors and volunteers. For more information, please email Liney Cornejo at lineycornejo@gmail.com or Martha Dau at marthadau@vallartacentro.com

The Vallarta Bougainvillea Festival
May 17–24, 2013

Mark your calendars for the 2013 Bougainvillea Festival, May 17 through 24. This long-anticipated event has been the goal of the Puerto Vallarta Garden Club (www.puertovallartagc.org) for quite some time, and has taken years of planning, support and a mountain of volunteer labor. The PVGC’s work in installing and landscaping the planter boxes lining many Vallarta streets and other public places are already transforming Puerto Vallarta into “The City of Bougainvilleas.”

While the stunning bracts of Bougainvilleas are in full color most of the year, they are especially flushed and full in May, and hence the stage will already be set for a festival. Just add a 300-person-strong candlelight procession and a “Salute to Mexico” Street Party, and you get a premonition of an instant hit! Other activities for the festival will include a children’s day of fun and learning, a guided bus tour to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens, daily downtown guided walking tours, a traditional British High Tea Party and Mexican Folkloric Dancing.

There is still plenty of time for volunteers and sponsors to jump in and get involved in these exciting preparations. Please contact PVGC President Suzanne Kirkpatrick (suzkirk66@gmail.com) to become a member of the PV Garden Club or to volunteer.