Puerto Vallarta will host Gourmetour 2026 from December 1 to 3 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Puerto Vallarta, an international culinary convention built around the theme “The Art of Cooking.” Ten international chefs and seven Mexican chefs are taking part, with delegations from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Italy, Uruguay, Honduras, Guatemala and Portugal.
What happens at Gourmetour
Gourmetour started in 2012 as a traveling meeting point for cooking schools, chefs and students. This edition is organized by the Latin American Union of Education Institutions (ULADES) together with Universidad de la Vera-Cruz, one of its member schools. The three days mix academic sessions with cooking demonstrations and master classes, and Puerto Vallarta will also host the group’s international assembly.
Afternoons are set aside to show visitors the destination. The program opens with a welcome reception at Mandala and closes with “Ritmos de la Noche,” a catamaran trip across the bay with dinner and a show. Organizers say about 150 participants from outside the city have already confirmed, the host hotel is nearly full, and they estimate the event will bring around 2.5 million pesos to local hotels, restaurants and tour operators.
How to sign up
Registration is still open to anyone interested. General registration costs 5,500 pesos, and Puerto Vallarta residents get a special rate of 1,500 pesos.
It makes a tasty follow-up to the Festival Gourmet Internacional wraps up in November. If you’re simply hungry, our Puerto Vallarta restaurant guide is a good place to start.
