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Puerto Vallarta Gears Up for 2024 Independence Day Celebration

The Malecon from the 2023 Independence Day Celebration. Photo by the Puerto Vallarta Institute of Culture.
Puerto Vallarta will celebrate “Grito de Independencia”, which runs from September 13 to 16, with an array of festivities as the city comes alive with parades, concerts,traditional dances, and cultural events, offering a cultural experience for all.

Ballroom Voguing Evolves, and Emerges in Puerto Vallarta

The Paradises are ready to walk their categories and show their voguing skills.
The first ball room of Puerto Vallarta will take place at Industry Nightclub with the theme, “Call of Nature ” on Monday, May 22, 2023 starting at 7 p.m.

Celebrate World Malbec Day with La Tienda Grande

Gabriel Arvelo
La Tienda Grande invites you to celebrate World Malbec Day, along with a special tasting dinner, paired Malbecs from Casa Madero.

Discover Versalles Food Tour Opens Doors to New Experiences

masame pv restaurant
As you may have heard, Versalles is rapidly becoming the foodie destination of choice. New and eclectic spaces are opening up right and left. There are so many in fact, it’s actually hard to keep track of them all. 

Cuevas and Friends Bring History of Music and Mexico to Incanto

Alberto Cuevas in Mexico Magico. Photos by Oscar Almeida.
It was an evening of Mexican music with Alberto Cuevas and guests at Incanto, on Saturday, July 1, 2023, as a theater full of patrons enjoyed "Mexico Magico."

Strings, singing and trumpets in front of the sea: Puerto Vallarta will host the Feria Internacional del Mariachi

The sounds of the Mariachi will be the protagonists of the Feria Internacional del Mariachi Puerto Vallarta 2019 that will take place in this...

The 19th International Film Festival in Puerto Vallarta begins

The International Film Festival in Puerto Vallarta (FICPV) celebrates its 19th edition this year from March 11 to 22, it is the most important...

Between indigenous legends and underground beats there is Rha Festival

Rha reminds us that we are water flowing. In wixárika, the language of the indigenous people of Mexico’s Nayarit region, “Rha” means the water...

Yesenia’s Art Captures Time, Creates Story

Yesenia
Yesenia is a remarkably self taught artist who, due to economic/financial barriers (a reality for many locals) was unable to accept a Fine Arts Academy invitation to attend.

Exploring the Artwork of Luc Gauthier: A Visionary in Glass Artistry

Luc Gauthier
Luc Gauthier—a painter and a visionary in glass artwork—has found his home in Puerto Vallarta. Bringing with him decades of experience and a passion for pushing artistic boundaries, Gauthier's work has captivated art enthusiasts locally and internationally.

Grupo de Teatro Dionisio and Boa Viagem Teatro Provide Important Local Theater Outlet

Grupo de Teatro Dionisio performing The Night of the Garland tells the story of a coconut seller who is looking for his missing sister, who has eyes of a blue so deep that they seem violets. In his search, he relies on a drag queen, a waitress and other local characters who make up a mosaic that reflects what is lived in Puerto Vallarta. Photo by Jerry Jones
Grupo de Teatro Dionisio and Boa Viagem Teatro are clear examples of these groups that have stood out - not only at the local level but at the state level -  and that have exciting plans for this year.

‘We are born naked, the rest is Drag’ is the winning photograph of the LGBTQ+ Contest of the Festival Nuestro Orgullo

During Pride week in Puerto Vallarta, the Nuestro Orgullo Festival launched a call for an LGBTQ+ themed photography contest.

BeefDip Bear Week Brings $240 Million Pesos Economic Benefit to Puerto Vallarta

(left to right) Luis Villaseñor, general director of the Public Trust for Tourism Promotion and Publicity of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta , Steve Buczek (BeefDip founder), Carla Esparza Quintero, councilwoman president of the Tourism and Economic Development Commission, Christhian Preciado Cazares, with the Office of Tourism and Economic Development of Puerto Vallarta and Jose Spinning Cortes
BeefDip Bear Week, one of the largest and longest running bear events in the world, is bringing with it approximately $240 million pesos economic benefit for Puerto Vallarta (or equal to approximately $12 million USD).

53 Years of Stonewall: The Riots that Started the Gay Revolution

Stonewall, was the beginning of a revolution that fights against prejudices, laws, governments, political parties and religions.

Interview with Jean Pierre Renucci Owner and Curator at Corsica Art Gallery

Corsica Art Gallery
Always in search of new artists, the eye of Jean Pierre (Corsica Art Gallery) has known how to recognize and boost the most outstanding...

LGBTQ Soccer League ‘Jugando por Nuestros Derechos’ forms in Puerto Vallarta

Vallarta S-O-C-C-E-R “Jugando por Nuestros Dereechos” , a new LGBTQ sports project in Puerto Vallarta, has been years in the making, and is the...

Colectivo Rompe Rescues Abandoned Lighthouse in City Center and Pays Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor

Rompe unveiled their latest mural at the Faro Matamoros, paying homage to the iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor. Photo by Oscar Almeida.
Rompe unveiled their latest mural at the Faro Matamoros, paying homage to the iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor. Photo by Oscar Almeida.

Portrait & Document Photography Workshop with Yvonne Venegas at PKB-Gallery

Workshop “Portrait and Document” by Yvonne Venegas To Be Offered at PKB-Gallery Sept. 20, 21 and 22
Join renowned Mexican-American photographer Yvonne Venegas [@yvovenegas] for an immersive three-day workshop exploring the art of portraiture.

Exclusive Clothing Store Opens in Puerto Vallarta for ‘Bears’

QBO Bearwear didn’t let a little thing like a pandemic stop its move from opening a new store in Puerto Vallarta. The exclusive store for...

Vogue: A way to express, a way to protest

Arturo Leija has become one of the main exponents of Voguing. He told us what this trend means to him.