Feria Xmatkuil 2026 Opens Free Ticket Distribution on November 3 Across Five Yucatán Cities

Mérida, Yucatán — The Feria Yucatán Xmatkuil 2026 will begin handing out free tickets for its main concert stage on Tuesday, November 3, with distribution events scheduled in Mérida and four other Yucatán cities over the following days.

The first batch covers the opening weekend shows: La Original Banda El Limón on Friday, November 6, and Deorro with 3BallMTY on Saturday, November 7. Tickets will be available at the Ek Balam hall of the Centro de Convenciones Yucatán Siglo XXI in Mérida on Tuesday, November 3 and Wednesday, November 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Residents of the state’s interior can collect tickets for the same two concerts on Thursday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the municipal palaces of Tekax, Ticul, Valladolid and Tizimín.

Organizers will issue a maximum of two tickets per person and four per event, and only for general-admission seating at the Centro de Espectáculos Montejo.

Later distribution rounds

Tickets for Reik, scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, and for Ha*Ash with Matisse on Thursday, November 19, will be handed out at the Ek Balam hall in Mérida on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, and in the four municipalities on Monday, November 16.

For the final week’s shows — Los Auténticos Caligaris on Wednesday, November 25, and Grupo Cañaveral with Mariana Ochoa on Thursday, November 26 — tickets will be available at the Chichén 6 hall of the Siglo XXI complex on Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24, and in Tekax, Ticul, Valladolid and Tizimín on Tuesday, November 24.

The last announced round covers Santos Bravos on Friday, November 27, and Bronco on Sunday, November 29. Those tickets will be distributed on Wednesday, November 25 at the Chichén 6 hall and on Thursday, November 26 in the four municipalities.

Organizers said applicants must come only on the date and at the time assigned to the concert they want. There will be no early handouts and no tickets carried over between sessions.

Fair runs November 6 to 29

The 52nd edition of the Feria de Xmatkuil will run from Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 29, with the grounds open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.

Alongside the Montejo events center, the program includes a food village and additional free venues, among them the Circus forum aimed at children and the Raventón stage, which will feature electronic music on weekends.

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