weekend rundown

Day of the Dead Weekend Rundown 11/2 – 11/5

This weekend we celebrate Life and Death in Puerto Peñasco! Nov. 1st and 2nd mark traditional Day of the Dead events throughout Mexico, and in spots across town (and individual homes) you may come across elaborate altars celebrating the life of a loved one who has passed on. In further celebrating life, or preserving the […]

Weekend Rundown 9/28 – 9/30

Happy World Tourism Day Sept. 27th! Come on down and “turistear”! At the beginning of the week, many curious eyes looked out into the Pacific Ocean and wondered about Miriam, or rather the Hurricane, now Tropical Depression, Miriam. While at one point we could have had partly cloudy skies in Rocky Point over the weekend, […]

5 de mayo Weekend Rundown

May is full of holidays and fiestas in Mexico! We started off the month with Labor Day, then there was 3 de mayo honoring builders, and this weekend there’s 5 de mayo to commemorate the Battle of Puebla. Right around the bend is 10 de mayo (Mother’s Day in Mexico and throughout Latin America) or […]

Beach. Baseball. Bocce. Bandas. Weekend Rundown 4/5-4/8

The long awaited Semana Santa is here and Rocky Point is nearly bursting at the seams. Pretty much every hotel and rental agency in town is completely booked for this weekend, or as some tell us they’re at “120%.” It is an exciting time indeed! Much of the activity over this busy Semana Santa weekend […]

Weekend Rundown 3/29 – 4/1

Where did March go?  April and Semana Santa are right around the corner, so here we go with this Weekend’s Rundown.  Sails. Athletes. Softball. Film. Farmers/Art Market and more! The waters stretching from Playa Bonita down through Sandy Beach area should be alive with color and activity this weekend with a Sailfest on the calendar for […]

Steve MacCarty and the Hit Men All Stars

Weekend Rundown March 15th – 19th

A quick glimpse at the Event Calendar from now at least through Memorial Day weekend shows that Rocky Point is the place to be this Spring!  Here’s a quick rundown of some of the activities on the docket for this weekend (that we know of). Starting today, March 15th, the Cholla Bay Sportsmen’s Club is […]