Tulum Craft Beer Festival Returns to Plaza Hunab With 15 Breweries

Tulum, Quintana Roo — More than 15 craft breweries, including local producers and labels from other municipalities in Quintana Roo and Yucatán, will take part in the fourth edition of the Tulum Craft Beer Festival on November 14 and 15 at Plaza Hunab.

Andrés Tinajero, founder of the Tulum Beer Festival, said this year’s event marks a return to the venue where it began, after the first two editions were held at Plaza Hunab and the third moved to another location in the municipality.

He said the decision to come back also reflects an effort to boost business for the establishments and brands operating at Plaza Hunab, while noting that staging a large-scale event now requires more resources.

Organizers have confirmed about 15 breweries so far, with three or four more potentially joining. Tinajero named Nativa, a local Tulum beer, along with Mérida-based Patito and Barril from Bacalar, among other regional producers.

Activities will run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on both days, with a music lineup featuring DJs and live bands playing cumbia, salsa and rock aimed at drawing a range of audiences.

Organizers expect more than 3,000 people across the two days, given the extended schedule.

Tinajero said the goal is to generate an economic boost for Tulum, benefiting both festival participants and food vendors and other businesses in the area.

Promotion for the event includes advertising campaigns in Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Chetumal and Bacalar to attract visitors from across the state. The dates were chosen to take advantage of the long weekend, which organizers hope will make it easier for travelers from other cities to reach Tulum.

Any additional breweries joining the fourth edition will be announced through the festival’s official social media accounts, Tinajero said.