Cancún Approves 5 A.M. Closing Time for Bars in Tourist Zone

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The Benito Juárez City Council voted unanimously to extend closing hours for bars and restaurant-bars in Cancún’s tourist zone to 5 a.m., part of a broader package of regulatory and infrastructure measures approved during the council’s 48th Ordinary Session.

The reform amends Article 502 of the municipal Government and Police Ordinance (Bando de Gobierno y Policía), a move officials say is aimed at strengthening the local economy and protecting jobs in the tourism sector. Mayor Ana Paty Peralta led the session.

Municipal authorities said they will keep permanent supervision and operational control measures in place at the establishments covered by the change.

Infrastructure and Investment Approvals

Alongside the extended hours, the council approved adjustments to the 2026 Annual Investment Program (PIA) to redirect funds toward the rehabilitation of public spaces and green areas, and to consolidate the sanitary drainage network in Supermanzanas 222, 223, 225 and 226.

“We are maintaining a historic investment for Cancún that allows us to keep transforming the city, improving water infrastructure and recovering spaces for families to gather,” Peralta said.

Development Plan and Bureaucracy Cuts

Council members also approved an update to the 2024-2027 Municipal Development Plan, aligning it with the State Development Plan after incorporating findings and concerns gathered during public consultation forums.

In a further step to speed up government services and cut red tape, the council repealed the previous regulatory improvement framework and replaced it with a new Regulation to Eliminate Bureaucratic Procedures. The change modernizes the mandate of the Municipal Institute for Administrative Development and Innovation (IMDAI), which becomes the Municipal Authority for Simplification and Digitalization.