Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican resort city on Bahía de Banderas of the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara metropolitan area. Wikipedia
Population 224,166 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Mexico
- January: 11 h 01 of daylight
- February: 11 h 29 of daylight
- March: 12 h 01 of daylight
- April: 12 h 37 of daylight
- May: 13 h 07 of daylight
- June: 13 h 23 of daylight
- July: 13 h 16 of daylight
- August: 12 h 50 of daylight
- September: 12 h 16 of daylight
- October: 11 h 41 of daylight
- November: 11 h 10 of daylight
- December: 10 h 53 of daylight
Getting there
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Through the year
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Mardi Gras/Carnaval
February – March
The parade takes place in the Zona Romantica. You will also see the gay charm around downtown
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Vallarta Pride Parade
May
The city hosts a large LGBT celebration downtown culminating in the Vallarta Pride Parade along the malecon on Saturday
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Marathon
November
Vallarta holds the Half Marathon and 5-km race. Everyone is welcome to enjoy it
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November Festival
November
Cocktail parties, wine and tequila tastings, cooking classes, concerts, gala dinners, art expos, screenings
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Virgin of Guadalupe
December
Mexico's patron saint, the Lady of Guadalupe, is celebrated throughout Mexico.
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Puerto Vallarta); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.