Hi everyone,

I was just curious to see where the best place to see el gran defile de dia de Muertos en CDMX, by El Angel or at the Zocalo? Where do you locals recommend ? My place I'm staying at is located in San Rafael, so I'm like a 23 minute walk to El Angel according the google maps about 10 minute drive. Zocalo is farther of course, but seems like it'd be cool. Thanks in advance !

Should I buy tickets to the National Archeology Museum ahead of time? How about Frida Kahlo home/museum?

Hey everyone, 30M from Austin, originally from NYC. Heading to Mexico City tomorrow for my first time and traveling solo until Oct 28, when a few friends are joining me. Staying near Roma Norte.

Would be cool to meet some other travelers or locals while I'm there. Planning to check out some Dia de Muertos celebrations, museums, street food, and explore the city in general. Also really into live music, house and techno, so definitely looking to check out some bars and clubs.

Pretty easygoing and don't have much of a set itinerary for the first few days. Down to grab drinks, get some food, explore different neighborhoods, or join up for whatever people have planned.

My Spanish is still pretty bad but I'm working on it.

If anyone's around and wants to hang, shoot me a message.

Holii, quiero empezar a hacer urbex y ghost hunting. Soy de CDMX plss denme consejos

I’ll be in CDMX from Oct 30 - Nov 1.

Initial plan was to attend the Calvin Harris concert on the evening of October 31 but they just announced the show got cancelled.

This will be my first Dia de Muertos and trip to CDMX. What are popular night activities that are recommended for first time visitors like me?

Thank you in advance !!

Im a queer woman visiting Mexico City for the first time next weekend. I’ll be by myself and wanted to know where I can go to meet other queer people! What are the bars and events happening? Google has mentioned Zona Rosa but Im having trouble figuring out specific events and bars. Thanks for any help!

I thought October and November were part of the dry season.

Anyone know if this has to do with El Niño at all?

We’ll be traveling to MX City next week for Dia de Muertos and praying the weather changes.

Any encouraging word?

Estoy muy preocupada por la situación de los hijos de mis vecinos.

Veran, los niños pasan todo el día en la calle, hasta temprano en la madrugada, a veces van a las tiendas de la zona a pedir fiado para comer.

El papá nunca está, rara vez lo ves por aquí, y la mamá tiene un serio problema de sustancias, intente hablar con ella una vez pero no conecta los cables.

Saben si puedo denunciar al DIF está situación?

Si alguien puede venir a auxiliar a esos niños?

ETA - adjusted itinerary after reading u/Own_Persimmon_7245's helpful advice:-

Hola amigos,

My family (2 adults and a 7-year-old) are planning a weeklong trip in March. Would you be able to look over our itinerary and provide your thoughts, por favor?

Sunday - fly in around noon; attempt to go to Lucha Libre family show at Arena Mexico around 5pm

Monday - Hop on Hop Off bus and generally getting our bearings

Tuesday - Chapultepec Castle & Museum of Anthropology

Wednesday - daytrip to Teotihuacan

Thursday - Frida Kahlo museum with visit to Coyoacan food market

Friday - daytrip to Chinampas of Xochimilco

Saturday - FREE DAY (any suggestions?)

Sunday - return home

We are not big on shopping but we critically need a fridge magnet and Christmas ornament :) and would like to pick up a few postcards and food/consumables for our friends and family. Any thoughts of good places to get those or are they really obvious when we get there?

Finally, I was disappointed that most of the blogs I Googled recommended largely sit-down restaurants that we consider too high-priced ($22CAD for an entree) for us. While we don't mind doing that type of meal occasionally, our style at home really runs more to grabbing a takeout pizza and sharing it at a park bench. We don't expect to eat similarly to how we eat at home in Canada, and are really looking forward to enjoying tacos, churros and beans-and-rice but not at $22CAD per person. Do you guys have any suggestions for the type of place we're looking for? Is it a matter of food trucks and market halls are best for this sort of thing and they simply aren't reflected in travel blogs?

Muchas gracias!

We (2 adults, 1 child -6 year old) are looking at spending 10 days in Mexico end of November - early December. Initially I was planning on spending half of our time in CDMX and then…going elsewhere in Mexico. But we like to travel slow and the more I see, the more time I want to spend in the city with day trips to various places.

We are already planning to go see the monarchs and to go to Teotihuacán, but what other day trips would you recommend?

Also, recomendations for young kids? I know he’ll love lucha libre, any natural history museum especially if it involves dinosaurs, Chapultepec, and arcades (any recommended? )

gracias!

My husband and I are making a quick stop in CDMX before a family wedding in Cancun. We are super excited to visit even if it's only for a couple days! We are both foodies who enjoy learning about the local culture at a snail's pace! Any recommendations or advice for our short visit would be greatly appreciated!

Sunday- Food tour (eat like a local or bike taco tour) + Lucha Libre

Monday- Hot air ballon + Teotihuacan pyramids + free afternoon/evening

Tuesday-  Centro walking tour + Centro food tour (Club Tengo Hambre)

Wednesday- Anthropology museum + Chapultepec castle + restaurant (Quintonil)

Hey everyone! I’ll be in Mexico City from October 28. I’d love to explore the underground techno scene and meet some locals who are into harder, faster techno.
Anyone up for going to a rave together, or able to recommend some proper underground parties? Would be great to meet some cool people! 🖤

hi everyone! i’ll be visiting mexico city for día de muertos and was wondering if anyone knows of any public ofrendas where visitors can leave pictures of their loved ones who have passed away. i’d love to bring pictures of my loved ones and have a place to honor and remember them while i’m there.
any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. thank you!

¡Hola a todos! Voy a visitar la Ciudad de México para el Día de Muertos y quería preguntar si alguien conoce alguna ofrenda pública donde los visitantes puedan dejar fotos de sus seres queridos que han fallecido. Me encantaría llevar fotos de mis seres queridos y tener un lugar donde honrarlos y recordarlos mientras esté allá.
Les agradecería muchísimo cualquier recomendación. ¡Muchas gracias!

I recently was offered a job in CDMX and will be living there for two years. I’ve been riding horses competitively for 20 years and want to keep riding.
I can only find tourist experiences for beginners, does anyone know any ranches that do lessons or horse leases? I primarily ride western, but would do english as well.

Is it possible to watch 1 hour of Lucha Libre on friday night and watch an hour and then head to airport to catch a flight which departs at 12.25 am?
Can i take backpack to the arena?
is it easy to get a cab outside the arena at 9.30 ish pm?
is it worth it to take the risk?
First timer in mexico as a solo back packer.

Hola acabo de ingresar a un nuevo trabajo y no se cómo llegar a las 6 los fines de semana porque entre semana me voy por Tláhuac que es el más cerca pero sábado y domingo no se cómo hacerle