Must-see entertainment in Oaxaca City

  • La Nueva Babel

    Oaxaca City

    A mural of Bowie as Aladdin Sane juxtaposed with the Virgin of Guadalupe sets Babel's alternative tone, a kind of Mexican dive bar with regular live music…

  • Teatro Macedonio Alcalá

    Oaxaca City

    The city’s main theater is a riot of frescoes and gilded boxes built in Louis XV style in 1909 during a renaissance of Mexican theater known as chico…

  • Guelaguetza Show

    Oaxaca City

    If you’re not in Oaxaca for the Guelaguetza dance festival itself (July), it’s well worth attending one of the regular imitations. The highly colorful…

  • Auditorio Guelaguetza

    Oaxaca City

    The July Guelaguetza celebrations take place in this rather spectacular semi-open-air auditorium on the Cerro del Fortín.

  • Guelaguetza Show

    Oaxaca City

    This 1½-hour show goes ahead in the patio of the Hotel Monte Albán if at least 15 people reserve earlier in the day. It's usually a little 'canned' with…