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Puerto Vallarta’s municipal government is inviting families, schools, and local groups to join sea turtle hatchling releases at Holi Beach, known locally as Playa del Holly. The Dirección de Sostenibilidad Ambiental says the first hatchlings of the season are ready for the sea. If you have wanted to see a Puerto Vallarta sea turtle release … Read more

Omni Hotels & Resorts has opened reservations for its first luxury property in Mexico, Omni Pontoque Resort at Punta de Mita, with stays beginning March 2, 2027. The announcement, made September 10, 2026, marks a significant new chapter for Riviera Nayarit’s already impressive luxury hotel scene. Set on 50 oceanfront acres between Punta de Mita’s … Read more

Flair Airlines is adding a weekly nonstop flight from Montréal to Puerto Vallarta beginning Dec. 16, 2026. The winter-sun route is on sale now, with one-way fares listed from C$269. Montréal becomes Flair’s fifth Canadian city with service to Puerto Vallarta. The airline already flies here from Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and Edmonton. Flair’s own booking … Read more

The Vallarta Botanical Garden, in the hills south of Puerto Vallarta, will host Butterfly Week on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, 2026. The Garden’s official event page puts the hours at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and lists tickets from 300 pesos. The program names a butterfly safari, floral separators, and an exhibit … Read more

Uber has added Puerto Vallarta to Uber Mujeres, a ride option that lets women using the app request trips with female drivers. Uber Mexico announced the expansion on Sept. 9, 2026, naming Puerto Vallarta among 15 additional Mexican cities after an earlier launch. Banderas News reports the option became available this week in Puerto Vallarta … Read more

Puerto Vallarta is spending this weekend counting the life along the Río Pitillal. The fifth Home River BioBlitz runs Friday through Sunday, Sept. 18-20, 2026, and it is free. The Centro Universitario de la Costa and its Laboratorio de Ecología, Paisaje y Sociedad invited families, students, photographers, and anyone curious about the river to record … Read more

The Camerata de Puerto Vallarta presents Estampas de México on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at 8:30 p.m. at the Colegio Niños Héroes auditorium. It is a chamber concert of Mexican nationalist music, played by young musicians trained at the Orquesta Escuela de Puerto Vallarta. Mexico News Daily lists a program with works associated with Moncayo, … Read more

Puerto Vallarta will take part in Mexico’s nationwide safety drill on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at 12:00 noon. Jalisco’s State Civil Protection and Firefighters Unit and the national civil-protection platform both set that hour as the single start time. It is a practice, not a real earthquake or tsunami. Hotels, shops, and offices around downtown … Read more

The Vallarta Botanical Garden is hosting a family Fiesta Mexicana today, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visit Jalisco lists the afternoon as a full-family program of lotería games, a mechanical bull, Mexican antojitos, traditional drinks, and the Grito de Independencia. General admission is 300 pesos. Banderas News reports the same … Read more

Puerto Vallarta is opening a free week of Indigenous food, workshops, and dance on Cuale River Island. Celebrando Nuestras Raíces (Celebrating Our Roots) runs September 14 through 20, 2026, daily from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with open admission. The municipal Pluricultural and Multiethnic Liaison Office organized this first-time gathering with the Vallarta Institute of … Read more

Puerto Vallarta’s municipal government is inviting residents and visitors to a free four-day Fiestas Patrias program for the 216th anniversary of Mexico’s Independence. Events run Sunday, Sept. 13, through Wednesday, Sept. 16, around Plaza de Armas and the Puerto Vallarta Malecón. Sunday, Sept. 13, opens at 8:00 a.m. with a civic ceremony commemorating the Battle … Read more

Visitors spending Mexico’s Independence holiday in Puerto Vallarta can use bank branches on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, but not on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The national calendar of banking holidays published by Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, and listed by the Asociación de Bancos de México, marks … Read more