Malecón hosts Xantolo on 7 and 8 November

Malecón hosts Xantolo in Puerto Vallarta on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026, bringing the Huasteca tradition of Hidalgo to Los Arcos. The performances by the Yolotl Atlapech Folkloric Ballet form part of the complementary programme around the city’s Festival de las Almas.

The two appearances give visitors in Mexico’s Pacific resort a specific cultural event at the waterfront promenade during the final weekend of the programme. Both performances are scheduled for 7pm, according to the published event information.

Xantolo brings Huasteca dance to Los Arcos

Xantolo: la fiesta grande de la Huasteca hidalguense is presented by the Yolotl Atlapech Folkloric Ballet from Atlapexco, Hidalgo. The programme is described as an encounter with the dance and music of this regional celebration.

The performances are listed for Los Arcos del Malecón on 7 and 8 November. The venue is the Aquiles Serdán open-air amphitheatre, known locally as Los Arcos, on the seafront in central Puerto Vallarta. The published Xantolo programme names the ballet, both dates and the venue together.

The event sits within a wider Festival de las Almas programme linked to Día de Muertos. The complementary activities run through 8 November, while the principal celebrations were concentrated around 31 October to 2 November.

Malecón provides the festival setting by the Pacific

The waterfront is also the setting for the festival’s open-air installations. A separate programme placed 50 monumental Catrina sculptures along the promenade from 28 October to 3 November, connecting the seafront route with Mexican Day of the Dead imagery.

That earlier installation differs from the Xantolo weekend event, but the two elements share a venue and a cultural theme. The result is a programme that links regional folk performance at Los Arcos with the promenade’s wider public-art setting. The festival overview for Puerto Vallarta also lists Xantolo at Los Arcos on 7 and 8 November.

Puerto Vallarta is the festival’s Pacific-coast host municipality. Other named settings in the programme include the Historic Centre, Lázaro Cárdenas Park, Cuale Island and the Los Muertos Beach Pier.

The final weekend extends the cultural programme

The Xantolo dates follow a special Ballet Xiutla presentation at Lázaro Cárdenas Park on Friday 6 November. They therefore form the closing scheduled performances in the published sequence of complementary cultural events.

The organisers state that the programme may be subject to change. The Xantolo listing nevertheless gives a day, venue and start time for each performance, making it the clearest visitor information for the weekend.

Visiting Malecón: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Xantolo takes place at Los Arcos on the Malecón on 7 and 8 November 2026, with both performances scheduled for 7pm.
• The event is a public cultural performance by the Yolotl Atlapech Folkloric Ballet; the published programme does not describe a closure or a changed entrance.
• Los Arcos is an open-air amphitheatre on the Malecón in central Puerto Vallarta, with the Pacific waterfront forming the setting for the wider festival.
• Puerto Vallarta is in Mexico, where Spanish is widely used and the national currency is the Mexican peso.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Malecón

When does Xantolo take place at Malecón?

The Yolotl Atlapech Folkloric Ballet is scheduled to perform on 7 and 8 November 2026 at Los Arcos, with both performances listed for 7pm.

Where is Malecón and how do you get there?

Malecón is the waterfront promenade in central Puerto Vallarta, and Los Arcos is its open-air amphitheatre venue.

What is Malecón?

Malecón is Puerto Vallarta’s seafront promenade and one of the named settings for the city’s Festival de las Almas programme.