Cancún Sets Price Caps at Beto Ávila Stadium to Prevent Overcharging During Carnival Finale

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The closing event of Cancún Carnival 2026 will feature not only enhanced security but also permanent monitoring to control commercial activity inside and outside the Beto Ávila Stadium.

Gamaliel Canto Cambranis, director of Street Vending for Benito Juárez municipality, announced that the event has proceeded without incident and that authorities have deployed a special operation to prevent price gouging and unauthorized vendor installations.

During previous Carnival venues, officials registered 78 vendors in Tajamar and 35 permanent street vendors at Las Palapas Park. For the closing event at Beto Ávila Stadium, authorities authorized 20 vendors and 20 artisans to operate outside the venue, along with seven vendors inside the stadium and approximately 100 beverage sellers.

Inside the stadium, prices are pre-established and publicly posted. Water and soft drinks will have a fixed price of 30 pesos, while snacks will range from 25 to 40 pesos. Only three products will reach a maximum of 50 pesos. Municipal authorities stated that these prices were previously agreed upon with suppliers and cannot be changed.

To enforce these regulations, authorities deployed a permanent monitoring operation. Eight inspectors from the Commerce Department will supervise authorized vendors and artisans outside the stadium. Inside, another eight inspectors will be present, along with seven municipal comptroller officials who will verify there are no improper charges.

In Tajamar, during previous activity days, officials detected seven to eight unauthorized street vendors per day attempting to set up without permission. In those cases, authorities requested immediate removal, primarily targeting itinerant vendors following the parade route. No confiscations or formal sanctions have been reported so far, and officials maintain that the event has proceeded without incident.