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Mexico City has a mild climate year-round, which makes sightseeing and outdoor activities possible at any season. June, July, and August are the best time to visit Mexico City to enjoy lower prices, as the chance of thunderstorms is high, and an abundance of delicious foods and fruits. Summer is the season for mango, dragon fruit, pomegranates, guava, and rambutan. You can try such favourite street food as roasted grasshoppers and cactus ice cream. November is an excellent time to visit for Dia de Los Muertos celebrations and to taste atole, a hot savoury corn drink.

24 things to do in Mexico City

Mole Poblano

October 31–November 2 | December 25 Food

This spicy chocolate sauce made of over 20 ingredients is believed to have a divine origin

Christmas (Navidad)

December 16–February 2 Event

With las posadas, los pastorales, and other seasonal fun, Mexican Christmas is so much more than food and presents. It extends much further than New Years to Día de la Candelaria

Cinco de Mayo Celebrations

May 5 Event

Concerts, lectures, day-long Puebla street parties, and a fearless Mexican army in their finest military uniforms highlight the festival

Guayaba (Guava)

August–April Food

This exotic fruit is eaten whole along with the skin and seeds, and its specific piquant flavour makes for refreshing fruit drinks and cocktails

Dragon Fruit or Pitaya

May–June Food

This watery and moderately sweet fruit is refreshing by itself and is a great ingredient for desserts

Diez y Seis (Independence Day)

September 15–September 16 Event

A midnight cry for freedom, day-long reenactments, and at last the independence declaration—Mexico literally lives it over again and again

Rambutans

June–August Food

Good looking, nice tasting, easily peeled, and long-lasting in the sun—rambutans deserve the highest praise!

Mango

May–September Food

The affordable price and abundance allow you to eat as many of these sweet fruits as you want. Also, try mango-based drinks, desserts, and salsas!

Tuna (Prickly Pear)

September–December Food

You might have heard some cacti yield edible fruit, but have you ever tried grilled cactus leaves?

Huitlacoche or Corn Smut

May–September Food

This fine name stands for dark-coloured fungus growing on corn, and added to many Mexican foods when in season

Bullfighting in Mexico

November–March Event

Mexico remains one of few countries where this traditional entertainment is still legal, but it feels like it's to be banned soon

Lime Season

June–August Food

A lime complements every dish and beverage available in traditional Mexican menus, the only exception is coffee

Rosca de Reyes

December 25–January 6 Food

Slices of the sweet bread include baby figurines. If you get one, consider yourself lucky!

Chapulines or Grasshoppers

June–October Food

Insect invasion doesn't pose a threat to Mexico, as long as crispy grasshoppers are actually a local favourite snack

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead

October 31–November 2 Event

Painted faces in colorful Mexican clothes reunite with their dead loved ones through cemetery celebrations

Lucha Libre Wrestling

all year round Event

Masked fighters seem to beat each other to death, while bloodthirsty spectators enjoy the action with a pint of beer

Granadas or Pomegranates

August–September Food

Enjoy red juicy pomegranate seeds alone, or topped over chiles en nogata

Piñata

late December–early January Activity

Would you break a colourful doll to get sweets hidden inside? This funny ritual is a part of many Mexican celebrations

Dia de la Raza

October 12 Event

The festival provides another occasion for flamboyant public parades and scholarly debates about Mexican roots

St. Patrick's Day

March 2–3, 9–10, 16–17, 2024 Event

An unusual place to celebrate the Irish National Holiday

Bahidorá

February 16-18, 2024 Event

A boutique festival settled in the jungle near a turquoise river

Nanacamilpa Firefly Forest

late June–early August Nature

The enchanted forest, not far from Mexico City, is taken over by fireflies

La Mole Comic Con

March 17–19, 2023 Event

Dive into the world of comics, fantasy, and games at the comic con in Mexico City

Feria Aeroespacial México

April 23–26, 2025 Event

The most important aeronautics fair in Central America

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