October is almost over, but events celebrating Halloween and Day of the Dead continue this weekend so you can put them on your to-do list; also a sporting event, exhibitions and more.
Here we leave you the complete list:
Catrinas mega procession
The Day of the Dead is closer than ever and CDMX will celebrate this iconic symbol of our culture with a parade that you won’t want to miss, as it will have its 11th edition this year where you can enjoy the creativity of the participants who will come in costume and offer their best interpretation of Catrina through clothing and makeup.
This event is ideal to attend as a family, either as part of the procession or as a spectator. If you want to participate, you need to contact one of the contingents, as well as attend dressed as Catrín or Catrina, although there is also the option of arriving a little earlier and going with the makeup teams that will be in the surrounding area to help with the makeup.
The route will start from the Angel of Independence and will culminate in the Zócalo. Starting at 9:00 am, on Paseo de la Reforma, you can go with the makeup artists to characterize yourself, and from 6:00 pm the procession will begin.
Day of the Dead night walk
Among the Day of the Dead celebrations, this tour is one of the favorite activities to enjoy this weekend, as this nighttime bike ride will have a route that will allow you to see the city preparing for these important dates.
Having a route of 19 kilometers, the route will start from Paseo de la Reforma and end in the Historic Center of CDMX, where you can appreciate the annual mega-offering.
You must bring your own bicycle for this activity, however, if you do not have one, they can be borrowed, although they are subject to a limited number of them.
- When: October 25 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
FILUX Festival of Lights
Under the title “Only the light”, the new edition of FILUX will transform the Paseo de la Reforma into a large open-air gallery, where art and technology will merge to offer an immersive experience full of sculptures, projections and interactive installations. The night tour invites the public to rediscover one of the most emblematic spaces of CDMX from a new perspective, where creativity will illuminate every corner.
The event will take place from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, from the Angel of Independence to the Estela de Luz, and will bring together a selection of artists who understand light as a universal language.
With the 2025 edition, this festival seeks to celebrate coexistence, wonder and connection between people through the magic of light and contemporary art, without a doubt a great plan for this weekend.
- When: Until October 29.
Mexican Grand Prix
The adrenaline of Formula 1 comes again to CDMX this weekend with the Mexican GP, where fans of this sport can come together to enjoy the most acclaimed teams and drivers.
Although ‘Checo’ Pérez will not be present, it undoubtedly remains one of the sporting events with the greatest attendance, since on previous occasions, F1 has not missed the opportunity to thank the Mexican public.
You can check schedules, map and more details through the official website.
- When: From October 24 to 26.
- Where: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Towers of terror
With this activity you can experience a night of terror, legends and haunted places in CDMX as the Halloween holiday is getting closer and closer.
Going from the Hotel Posada del Sol to the Casa País de los Duendes, this tour, in addition to taking its passengers through places flooded with paranormal stories, will also be able to enjoy the narration of stories of ghosts, witchcraft and ancestral rituals from each of these sites, immersing passengers in an interactive horror experience, as they will also be able to enjoy dynamics where you can win prizes.
The night will conclude with a themed dinner.
You can buy your tickets through the official website.
- When: October 24.
- Where: Boarding will take place at Reforma 222 at 8:00 pm.
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Exhibitions that you don’t want to miss in CDMX
Immersive Experience: A trip to Mictlán
This exhibition focuses on giving a reflection on life and death worthy of our tradition, so throughout this event you will immerse yourself in pre-Hispanic beliefs related to the mythical Mictlán composed of music, lights and different digital works.
With artistic adaptations, the route of this immersive experience will guide you through the nine levels to reach the Mexica underworld, each one focused on different modern interpretations by Mexican artists such as Nilacort Art, José Luis Esquivel, Francisco López López, among others.
You can buy your tickets online or at the venue.
- Where: Plaza Metrópoli Patriotismo.
Gabriel de la Mora: Little Death
This thematic exhibition shows De la Mora’s practice that encompasses his career over 20 years, the most representative being the transformation of materials that he carries out through apparently alchemical processes to create objects and surfaces.
Curated by Tobias Ostrander, the exhibition addresses the attraction of the surfaces of De la Mora’s works and goes further to focus on the impulses and desires that until now have been a constant theme in his work, so here he reflects two concerns: that of death itself and that of ecstatic sexual pleasure.
Warhol and his fleeting shutter
In this exhibition, Andy Warhol transforms everyday life into memory, inviting us to discover the most intimate facet of the photographer.
More than simple portraits, photographs were fundamental tools in his creative process, which is why the polaroids collected are testimony to an era.
The exhibition also includes a selection of gelatin silver prints, images that reveal other fixations of the artist: myths, domestic icons, urban signs that appeared and disappeared in his daily practice. These records are presented as explorations that nourished his best-known works.
- Where: Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola, Room 4.
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Releases coming to theaters this weekend
I’m Frankelda
Mexican animation marks an important milestone in its history with the first feature film made in stop motion technique thanks to “Soy Frankelda”, created and directed by the co-founders of the production company Cinema Fantasma, Roy and Arturo Ambriz.
This film, in addition to having great elements in the dubbing section, has the presentation of several animation techniques, which makes the narrative not feel flat.
The plot will focus on Frankelda, a ghost writer who must face her deepest fear of not having good stories, with the guidance of Herneval, a prince trapped between dreams and nightmares that the ghost herself created. Both must restore the balance between reality and fiction, while a sinister writer seeks to take over both worlds.
Good Boy
This weekend also arrives one of the most anticipated horror films of this year, as its plot caught the attention of several when it was revealed that it stars none other than a dog.
In this film, Indy must protect his owner after moving to a house in the middle of the forest, where he will begin to feel a supernatural presence that threatens his peace.
The film, completely independent, is directed by Ben Leonberg, who brings a new concept to the horror genre by focusing the focus of what happens on this hairy actor, who manages to convey tension and concern throughout the film.
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