Live Performance entertainment in Mexico
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La K'Melia
La K'Melia attracts Mexican families to its daily live music and dance shows.
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Claustro del Instituto de Campeche
Catch a free concert, dance or folklore exhibit at the Claustro del Instituto de Campeche .
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Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey
Monterrey's Sultanes baseball team plays at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey from March to August.
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Sound & Light Show
Behind the building at the Fuentes Danzarinas (Dancing Fountains); it attracts many wide-eyed kids.
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Estadio Tecnológico
There are professional soccer games on most weekends throughout the year. The Monterrey Rayados play at the Estadio Tecnológico.
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Plaza de Toros Lorenzo Garza
During the main bullfight season (May to November) corridas are held at the Plaza de Toros Lorenzo Garza at 16:00 on Sunday.
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Bullfights
Bullfights are held at 5pm on Wednesday from November to April in the Plaza de Toros opposite the marina.
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Tierra Luna
Provides poetry readings, music and sanctuary for the artsy fartsy in a lovely high-ceilinged space. It serves tasty café fare and wine to boot.
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Estadio Universitario
There are professional soccer games on most weekends throughout the year. The Universidad de Nuevo León Tigres play at the Estadio Universitario.
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Plaza de Toros
Just inland from the Zona Dorada traffic circle, Mazatlán’s only bullring hosts corridas de toros (bullfights) on Sundays from mid-December to Easter.
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El Rincón de la Trova
Set on a pedestrian side road, this venue has live Trova as well as son jarocho music. You can sip a mojito and eat empanadas while enjoying the show.
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Teatro Cine General Manuel Márquez de León
The restored theater Teatro Cine General Manuel Márquez de León, on the northern side of the plaza, hosts occasional live concerts and other performances.
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Teatro Emperador Caltzontzin
On the west side of the Biblioteca Gertrudis Bocanegra, the Teatro Emperador Caltzontzin was a convent until it was converted to a theater in 1936; it hosts occasional films and performances
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Estadio Jesús Rosas Izquierdo
For live sports, enthusiastic amateur baseball teams from Todos Santos and other nearby communities play several nights weekly (plus daytime games on weekends) at Estadio Jesús Rosas Izquierdo .
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Plaza de Toros Monumental
Of the town's two bullrings, the larger, more spectacular venue is the Plaza de Toros Monumental. This renowned bullring by the sea in Playas de Tijuana, is only a short distance from the border fence.
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Dada X
Black-clad youth gravitate toward this space on the upper floor of a magnificent colonial building. The varied program includes cult films, poetry readings and live music, which might be anything from ska to electronica.
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Teatro de la Ciudad
Features performances by musical and theatrical groups, often by performers from mainland Mexico, as well as occasional film series. The giant theater is within the Unidad Cultural Profesor Jesús Castro Agúndez .
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Centro Cultural del Bosque
Behind the Auditorio Nacional, Centro Cultural del Bosque features six theaters, including the Teatro de la Danza, dedicated to modern dance. On weekend afternoons, children’s plays and puppet shows are staged.
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Arena Isabel
Are you ready to rumble, amigo? Less highbrow diversions, namely lucha libre (a form of wrestling), go down here in the squared ring. Check out the good-versus-evil lineups on posters pasted up around town. Lucha libre is very popular with kids.
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Bullring box office
Bullfights take place at the Plaza de Toros, southeast of La Quebrada and northwest of Playas Caleta and Caletilla, every Sunday at 5:30pm from January to March; for tickets (M$150 to M$350), try the bullring box office. The ‘Caleta’ bus passes near the bullring.
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Coco Bongo
This is often the venue for MTV’s coverage of spring break, and tends to be a happening spot just about any day of the week. The club opens with celebrity impersonators, dancers and circus acts (think clowns, acrobats and the like) for an hour or so, then the rock, pop and hip-hop start playing.
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Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso
There are two bullfighting seasons, running in October and November, and February and March. Fights are held on Sundays starting at 4:30pm. A couple of fights usually take place during the October fiestas; the rest of the schedule is sporadic. Check the website or ask for details at the tourist office.
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Multikulti
One of Tijuana's newest entertainment-cum-cultural venues, Multikulti occupies a burned-out old theater that's been gutted and turned into a sort of urban amphitheater, showcasing music, media and cultural events. It's well worth catching an event here if you're in town at the right time. Great for punk shows.
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Centro Cultural Universitario
Ensconced in the woodsy southern section of the national university campus, Centro Cultural Universitario comprises five theaters, including the Sala Nezahualcóyotl, home of the UNAM Philharmonic; the Teatro Alarcón, a dramatic stage; and the Sala Miguel Covarrubias, a contemporary dance venue.
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La Planta de la Luz
The ‘power plant, ’ inside the Plaza Loreto shopping mall, is the creation of raconteur and Reforma columnist Germán Dehesa (sometimes called the Mexican Woody Allen). The large supper club alternates between Dehesa’s own comedic revues and music performances by well-regarded folk, rock and pop artists.
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