Food festivals in Mérida worth planning a trip around, by month.

Festivals through the year

October 2026 2 festivals

Vaquería de la Ciudad

  • ★ 4.3
  • Expected 26 Oct
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Vaquería de la Ciudad runs every Monday 21:00 on Plaza Grande Mérida, the city's weekly Yucatán dance with marquesita carts and panucho stalls.

November 2026 1 festival

Mérida en Domingo

  • ★ 4.5
  • Expected 1 Nov
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Mérida en Domingo closes Plaza Grande to traffic every Sunday for marquesita and panucho carts, danza Yucateca and the city's longest-running weekly food.

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January 2027 1 festival

Mérida Fest

  • ★ 4.4
  • Expected 5-18 Jan 2027
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Mérida Fest in January marks the city's 1542 founding with two weeks of free Plaza Grande concerts, vaquería dances, panucho carts and Yucatecan food fairs.

February 2027 1 festival

Carnaval Mérida

  • ★ 4.3
  • 3-10 Feb 2027
  • Free entry

Carnaval Mérida runs six days along Paseo de Montejo with parade floats, vaquería dances, panucho carts and the city's biggest pre-Lenten street-food fair.

May 2027 1 festival

Noche Blanca

  • ★ 4.1
  • 22-23 May 2027
  • Free entry

Noche Blanca closes Centro Mérida for two May nights, Yucatecan restaurant pop-ups along Calle 60 and free midnight concerts on Plaza Grande and Santa Lucía.

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