If you still don’t know what to do this weekend and you don’t want to stay home, here are some activities that will take place this weekend, such as the Friki Fest on the move or the IPN drive-in.
Mexico City, October 17 (However).- This weekend Mexico City has activities for all tastes, from a play to learn to “fly”, to a horror house for the whole family and the opportunity to get to know a little of the wealth of Nayarit. Here we share some options.
Autocinema IPN – Sing Street
This Friday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m., the IPN Cineclub will have an afternoon of Drive-In Cinema in which it will screen the film Sing Street. The film is set in Dublin in the 1980s, where a 15-year-old boy from a troubled family enters a new school and forms a rock group to try to fit in and attract a girl.
Where? Parking lot of the “Jaime Torres Bodet” Cultural Center (Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n, almost corner with Av. IPN, Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City).
How much? Free entry (access only by car, limited space).
Instructions for flying
The work presents the story of an unemployed actress addicted to the internet; She lives in a warm country, but falls in love with a man who lives in a cold country, all through an app. At the same time, a flight attendant shares a lesson about flying with the public.
Performances take place on Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 6 p.m.
Where? Grotto Forum Hellenic Cultural Center (Av. Revolution 1500, Guadalupe Inn, CP 01020, Mexico City).
How much? Tickets are priced at 330 pesos (plus a service charge of 52.80 pesos).
horror house
Blumhouse, producer of films such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious y The Purgeamong others; commemorates 15 years of nightmares with a house of horror that mixes scares, adrenaline and lots of fun for the whole family and horror film fans.
The experience begins with the Blumhouse lobby, a space designed with photo spots dedicated to films like Black Phone 2 and M3GAN 2.0.
Where? Encuentro Oceanía Shopping Center (Av. Oceanía 312, Col. Moctezuma, Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City).
How much? To live this experience it will be essential to present a consumption ticket at the Encuentro Oceanía Shopping Center.
“Nayarit in Los Pinos”
On Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Los Pinos Cultural Complex will offer an approach to the cultural wealth of the state of Nayarit through dance and musical presentations, a wide gastronomic offer, crafts, and sales of typical products.
The activities will begin at 10 in the morning with the Cencalli Smoke Kitchens, in which traditional Nayarit cooks will offer a menu that ranges from long chicken and meat tostadas in red sauce, breads and champurrado, to blue corn quesadillas with quelite, pumpkin flower or pork rinds in green sauce.
Where? Los Pinos Cultural Complex (Calz. del Rey S/N, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 Mexico City).
How much? Free entry.
Geek Fest on the move
This Sunday, October 19, starting at 11:00 am, the Friki Fest in motion will be held, which will feature workshops, contests, dance cover, cosplay exhibition and contest, anisong, and expo for sale of related products.
Where? The Táhuac Fall (Av. The Turba 15 , Miguel Hidalgo, Tlahuac, Cp 13200, Mexico City).
How much? Free entry.
Monumental Alebrijes Parade and Contest
This Saturday, October 18, the Monumental Alebrijes parade will take place in the Center of Mexico City, in which more than 200 figures will participate and fill the city streets with color.
Where? The starting point is the Zócalo, from there you take Avenida 5 de Mayo, to Juárez and then Paseo de la Reforma until you reach the Angel of Independence roundabout.
How much? Free entry.
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