El Gordo Festival
Get ready for the 2025 El Gordo Festival (Fat Man Festival), happening on November 29 and 30 at the Metropolitano Park (near the Yellow Towers entrance) in Zapopan.
From noon to 11 p.m., the park will come alive with a vibrant atmosphere, featuring more than 30 restaurants and food trucks, a dessert and snack area, family games, a picnic zone, and refreshing drinks.
Enjoy free admission and live music from Grupo Leyenda, La Sonora Dinamita, Súper Original Tropicana de Benetia, Los Rabiosos del Norte, and Tenampa Brass Band.
Kopalli
The next two Sundays are the last chance to see Kopalli, a large-scale, multidisciplinary show combining dance, music, and multimedia.
Held at Foro Larva (at the corner of Juárez and Ocampo in Guadalajara’s Centro Histórico), the production presents a fictional story that—through the knowledge of Quetzalcóatl and Kukulkán, the feathered serpent—reminds audiences of the importance of living in harmony with Mother Earth.
The show is performed by the Nuevo Jalisco Ballet Folklórico, an independent, amateur and educational Mexican folk dance company established in Guadalajara in 2016, with 50 performers on stage. Sundays, 1 p.m., through Nov. 30. Tickets, 450–750 pesos, available at kopalli.com.mx. or at the door.
Toronto to PV
Porter Airlines last week launched round-trip service between Toronto Pearson and the Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Airport in Puerto Vallarta.
Initially, the airline will offer three weekly round-trip flights, with plans to increase service to five weekly flights starting December 14.
In addition to Toronto, Porter will begin nonstop flights from Hamilton and Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta in December.