Mérida, Yucatán — The Mérida Fest 2026 will offer a wide, high-quality visual arts program featuring talent and works from prominent Yucatecan artists such as Fernando Castro Pacheco and Manuel Lizama, along with light art from Filux Lab and offerings from 40 galleries in Mérida.
Claudia Chapa Cortés, Deputy Director of Culture, explained that the galleries will open their doors with guided tours across 40 art centers divided into five routes through different areas of the city.
On Friday, January 16, Route 2 will cover galleries in the Santa Ana area, and Route 3 will cover the Santiago area. Both will be walking tours. On Saturday, January 17, Routes 1 (La Ermita), 4 (Centro), and 5 (Norte) will take place, requiring transportation. To participate in these tours, it is necessary to send an email to meridafest@merida.gob.mx, from which a link will be forwarded to register for the tour of choice.
Starting January 7 and throughout the festival, “Filux Solo la Luz. Exposición de Arte Lumínico” will illuminate public spaces with a sensitive exhibition featuring nine luminous sculptural pieces located at Pasaje de la Revolución, Parque Hidalgo, Parque de la Madre, the exterior of Teatro Peón Contreras, Parque de Santa Lucía, Santa Ana, and the Remate del Paseo de Montejo.
The Mérida City Museum will be one of the venues hosting “Arte Sinestésico. Exposición Colectiva” this month, an exhibition made possible by the Municipal Fund for Established Creators. In addition to pictorial works, it will include a video mapping projection by Josué Abraham on January 14.
The same space will host the MACAY Collection for the Mérida Fest that day, a selection of works from the Macay Cultural Foundation featuring pieces by Yucatecan, national, and some international artists that were present for three decades in the central contemporary art building.
The Olimpo Cultural Center will open its three halls to “Crónicas del Mayab. Las pinceladas de Manuel Lizama” on January 15, a collection that aims to reinterpret the city through the work and legacy of the Yucatecan artist, stated exhibition curator Ricardo Pat.
The Olimpo balcony will host “Entre el poder y la sangre; arte en el entorno maya” by Raymundo Martín, featuring 18 ceramic replicas with Mayan scenes and engravings starting January 13.
The Mérida Fest will also feature a different work by Fernando Castro Pacheco in the exhibition “La eternidad y sus espejos. Poéticas de lo instantáneo” at the cultural center named after the renowned Yucatecan artist, starting January 16.
At the José Martí Cultural Center, the collection “Ficciones y metáforas” will open, featuring 23 works in acrylic, oil, graphite, and charcoal, in which Narciso Couoh projects his vision of the world we live in through metaphors. It will be inaugurated on January 17.
The 2026 edition of Mérida Fest will celebrate the city’s 484th anniversary from January 5 to 18 with 90 artistic projects across 203 activities and presentations, featuring over 900 artists participating in celebrations at 83 venues.
The complete schedule can be consulted at www.merida.gob.mx/meridafest. All activities are free of charge.
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