Danyol León, also known as Tamale Ringwald, has become one of Puerto Vallarta’s most visible and dynamic contributors to the local community, earning a top-three finalist spot for Outstanding Individual for Contributions to the Community at the We Are Puerto Vallarta Awards 2026.
The municipality of Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, is gearing up for its fifth annual LGBTQ+ Pride festival on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Activities will kick off with the Pride parade at the entrance of the town of San Vicente starting at 4 p.m. This year's special guest is the popular Nayarit drag queen Nayla Downs, winner of Season 7 of the Mexican drag competition La Más Draga.
A new era of wellness has arrived to Puerto Vallarta! Almar Resort (Amapas 380, Zona Romántica) officially grand-opened its new wellness facilities on Monday, May 18, 2026. Doors are now officially open to the community for 888 Connection Wellness, Studio8 Fitness Lifestyle, and the Beat Root Energy Bar.
The Banana Factory celebrated its first anniversary Saturday, May 16, with a crowded night of music, cocktails and entertainment in Puerto Vallarta’s Zona Romántica.
One Six One celebrated five years on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, with a packed house, cocktails, music and more as friends, customers and community members gathered to mark the milestone anniversary.
From a risky opening in 2001 to a defining community gathering place today, Tom Finley’s Bar Frida has spent 25 years bringing people together — one conversation at a time.
Activist and businessman Paco Ruiz, a pioneer of LGBTQ+ life in Puerto Vallarta who died in 2016, will receive a posthumous Maguey Award at the 2026 Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG).
About 100 activists, collectives and citizens marched from Hotel Rosita to the Malecón Arches on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility.
The MICHELIN Guide Mexico has announced the restaurants and gastronomic establishments added to its 2026 selection, and Puerto Vallarta has achieved double representation: ICÚ and Pancho's Takos, both located in the vibrant Romantic Zone (Zona Romántica). Two years after the Guide's initial launch in Mexico, this marks the very first time the coastal city has been featured in one of the world's most prestigious travel and culinary references.
