The Ministry of Culture of Mexico City announced the Christmas Verbena 2024which will have free entry activities in the pedestrian part of the Zócalo, in addition to nativity scenes and monumental Christmas trees, a craft bazaar, 16 pastorela performances, 56 musical groups of various genres, decorations and a food area.
With an investment of 25 million pesosthe festival began last Tuesday the 17th and will last until Sunday, December 29, with activities where citizens will be able to see a giant Child God, a 7-meter-high piñata and items made by artisans from Iztapalapa who used the cardboard making technique. .
Likewise, the head of government, Clara Brugada, announced the decentralization of the celebration, so each municipality will have its own ice rink from December 20 to January 5.
8 presentations at the Christmas Verbena in the Zócalo
If you still continued working this week, and your plan is to go to the city center, you can review the list of the most important activities that will take place starting this Saturday:
Saturday 21 – Rebeca Lane / 8:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
She is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and rapper who denounces violence against women and promotes historical memory and the struggle of people. He has published six albums and the poetry book Hierbamala (2019); I have toured in Latin America, the United States and Europe. In 2024 he released the album 40ntonas y Sabrosas with Audry Funk, with which they have toured Central America and Mexico.
Sunday 22 – La Perla -8:15 p.m. / 9:30 p.m.
It is a Bogotá trio that fuses sounds from the Colombian Caribbean with merengue, champeta, punk, hip hop and beat box that was formed in 2014 and won the award for best amateur group in 2015 at the Ovejas Gaitas Festival. They have participated in international festivals and collaborated with artists such as Frente Cumbiero and Son Rompe Pera.
Monday 23 – “Chili, mole and pozole”, Regina Orozco /7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Regina Orozco stands out in theater, film, television, opera, popular music and cabaret, having won an Ariel for Profundo Crimesí and was nominated in Venice. In music, he has triumphed in competitions such as the Palm Beach Opera and the Metropolitan Opera House. Likewise, she is an activist for LGBTQIA+ rights, women’s rights, sex workers, against HIV-AIDS, animal defender and environmentalist.
Tuesday 24 – Elena Durán / 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Born in Oakland, California to Mexican parents, flutist Elena Durán has been a soloist in recitals and with orchestras, in addition to teaching in various capacities, playing for the Queen of England, the British Royal Family and several presidents. He has also performed with more than 50 orchestras in 15 countries and recorded everything from Bach to the Beatles, but he currently records Mexican music.
Thursday 26 – Los Mirlos /7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
They are originally from Moyobamba, Peru, and have spread Amazonian music and culture since 1973. Pioneers of psychedelic Amazonian cumbia, they toured the world for more than 40 years, establishing themselves as a reference for the sound of the Peruvian jungle.
Friday the 27th – Bogotá Round / 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Originally from Monterrey, they started in the 70s and in 1982 they released their first album; At the end of the 90s, they created a production with Celso Piña fusing hip hop, rock, grupera music and bolero, maintaining cumbia. In 2008, they went on a world tour in which they played in more than 30 countries. Currently they continue to innovate with a fresh and original sound to unite people through cumbia.
Saturday 28 – Chetes / 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Luis Gerardo Garza Cisneros, known as Chetes, began his career in the band Zurdok and then went solo in 2006 with Blanco Fácil. At the end of 2023, he surprised with three singles for Calexico and is now working on his new album Polvo de Estrellas, inspired by Latin and Mexican music, with winds, harps and brass.
Sunday 29 – Austin TV / 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
It is an instrumental rock band in Latin America that has marked generations in its 21 years of experience, more than 1,300 performances and five albums.
