Cozumel Calendar 2026

Cozumel Calendar 2026: A listing of Weekly, Monthly and Annual Activities in Cozumel.

El Cedral Festival of Santa Cruz de Saban April / May

• Celebrating the Holy Cross.
• Location: Town of El Cedral, south of Cozumel Island.
• Origin: Founded by Casimiro Cárdenas in the 19th century during the Caste War.
• Activities:
  • Traditional: Religious processions, the pig’s head dance and the Holy Cross ceremony.
  • Fair: Bullfights (traditional style), rodeos, horse races and popular dances.
  • Gastronomy: Typical dishes of the region such as cochinita pibil and tikinxic fish. 

Read all about el Cedral Festibal in the Cozumel Sun’s page: El Cedral Festival of Santa Cruz de Saban.

Cozumel Calendar 2026 – El Cedral Festival Schedule

Thursday, April 23

* 5:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Afternoon bell ringing

Solemn lowering procession of the Holy Cross

* 6:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Catholic Mass

* 7:00 PM — Main Palapa

Cultural event

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Dawn novena

Responsible: Mrs. Delia Cárdenas Montero

Friday, April 24

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Mrs. Martina Silva

Saturday, April 25

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Mrs. Juanita Espinosa

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Mrs. Rilmy Rivero

Sunday, April 26

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Mr. Alonso Villanueva

* 1:30 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Sunday Mass

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Mrs. Carmen Cárdenas Montero

Monday, April 27

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Mrs. Silvia García Cárdenas

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Mrs. Juanita Flores

Tuesday, April 28

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Mrs. Juliana Montero

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Padago Avila Family

Wednesday, April 29

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Mrs. Guadalupe Cárdenas

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Mr. Ignacio Rejón Cárdenas

Thursday, April 30

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Mrs. Luis Montero

* 8:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Aguilar Family

Friday, May 1

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Mrs. Rocío Aguilar Cárdenas

* 11:00 AM — Monument to the Mestizos

Traditional festival inauguration

* 11:30 AM — Cathedral Main Palapa

Coronation and presentation of buttons, little hats, banners, and ambassadors

* 11:45 AM — Cathedral Main Palapa

Presentation of the 2026 patron saint festival group

* 12:30 PM — Cathedral Main Palapa

Traditional Yucatecan dress runway: “The Cedral and its people are better”

* 1:30 PM — Cathedral Main Palapa

Cultural exchange with Tierra Ámbar folkloric group from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca

* 3:00 PM — Main Palapa

Artistic event “Casa de la Cultura Yucahé”

* 4:00 PM — Cathedral Main Palapa

Rally by DIF Cozumel

* 4:30 PM — Main Palapa

Older adult troubadour afternoon

* 6:00 PM — Cathedral Chapel

Night novena

Responsible: Mr. Eligio Cárdenas Montero

* 7:30 PM — Cathedral entrance arch

Tribute to Don Licho and videomapping projection

Saturday, May 2

* 8:00 AM — Cathedral Chapel

Morning novena

Responsible: Marrufo Angulo Family

* 10:00 AM — Main Palapa

Chess tournament

* 1:00 PM — Patron Saint Festival Center

Regional dance competition

* 2:30 PM — Main Palapa

Yucatecan regional dance

* 4:30 PM — Main Palapa

Cultural interchange with folkloric groups

Cozumel Calendar 2026 Continued

The Annual Sacred Mayan Journey 2026 CANCELLED!

Rodeo Las Lanchas Mexicanas May / June

September Patriot Month

Independence Day September 16

Ironman 70.3 September

Cozumel Island Bird Festival October

Halloween October 31

Day of the Dead November 1 & 2,

GFNY November

Ironman November

Our Lady of Guadalupe Holiday December 12th

Christmas Eve December 24,

New Years Eve December 31.

Cozumel Carnaval February

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Cozumel Calendar 2026 Schedule: On-Going Activities

Ladies Breakfast

The Cozumel Ladies Breakfast Club The Ladies Breakfast Group

Museo de la Isla de Cozumel

The Museum has eleven interactive rooms. There is a temporary rooms for local and international artists. Also a special room that pays tribute to 146 years of Carnival tradition.

The “Museo de la Isla de Cozumel” has bathrooms and an elevator for accessibility. The Museo is under the umbrella of the “Fundación de Parques y Museo de la Isla”. Remember if you live here or are a citizen you qualify for the FPMC Discount Credential. Find full instruction on the Cozumel Sun Website FPMC Credential

Av. Rafael E. Melgar between Calle 4 y 6 Norte. Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Cozumel Sun Group and page on Facebook posts Museum activities as they are announced. However, many times they are last minute postings.