Each Thursday, Dec, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30:  The historic Gallery District in San José del Cabo takes center stage each Thursday evening during high tourist season–November through June–when residents and visitors alike are invited to stroll its cobblestone streets and peruse the many eclectic fine arts galleries. Art Walk hours are 5 to 9 p.m., when the neighborhood comes alive with wine, cheese and guided tours, as well as colorful street artists and strolling mariachis.

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December 5th:  Sabor a Cabo is traditionally the biggest food and wine festival in Los Cabos, and although the festival’s major dinner event has been on hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to pandemic concerns with larger crowds, the smaller, more intimate rural food and wine tasting returns this year, December 5th, at Huerta Los Tamarindos, a farm-to-table mecca located just outside San José del Cabo. The rural tasting serves as a showcase for the region’s organic farming culture, with dishes featuring fresh produce, freshly caught seafood, and meat sourced from local ranches. Tickets are currently on sale at Restaurante Los Tres Gallos in Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, Tickets are $1000 pesos each for adults (approximately $50 U.S.) and $500 for children 12 years old and younger.

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Dec. 9 – 10th:  The Taco Series of monthly events is a collaboration between Chef Eduardo Rios of Paradero Todos Santos and four visiting chefs from acclaimed restaurants in Mexico City, Tulum, Veracruz, and Culiacan. The chefs will draw on their own culinary backgrounds to create tacos that reflect the authentic flavors of Todos Santos.

During events, a total of six inventive tacos will be served, half of which will be the creation of the visiting chef. Chef Rios will create the remaining three tacos, plus dessert. The visiting chefs will put their own distinctive spin on the tacos using fresh, seasonal produce from Paradero’s own organic garden. As Todos Santos is renowned for its seafood, guests can expect creative takes on classic Baja fish tacos, ceviche tostadas, and other regional specialties.

Tacos are made from scratch and cooked in a traditional Oaxacan clay oven, while meat and fish are sizzled in a wood fired Josper oven and in a hibachi grill over binchotan charcoal.  The December guest chef is Erik Guerrero from Nemik in Veracruz. Event prices start at $85 (beverages excluded).

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December 16 – 24th:  Posada, which means “inn” in Spanish, is a word you hear often in Los Cabos during the month of December, since it’s what company Christmas parties are called. But the plural, Posadas, has a much greater meaning. Las Posadas take place over nine days, from December 16th to the 24th, and remember the journey of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem. As part of this remembrance, candlelit processions and reenactments are held each night, culminating in house parties after entry has been granted at the “inn.” The biggest day of the holiday season in México is not Christmas, but Christmas Eve (Nochebuena). This is the final night of the posadas, and the birth of Christ is celebrated as the clock strikes twelve. Traditionally, families go to a midnight mass, then have dinner and open presents afterwards. Christmas Day itself is generally given over to recalentado (leftovers). For tourists, Christmas dinners are offered at most major area restaurants.

To find out which restaurants have dinner specials, email us at info@cabovivo.com.

December 17:  Top Los Cabos chefs will converge on the luxurious beachfront Casa Dorada on Friday, December 17th, where they will compete to produce the most creative and delicious examples of Mexico’s iconic comfort food. The winners are guaranteed to be the guests, who get to sample the many tasty taco entries from these very talented culinary craftsmen. Live music and drinks will also be featured. Tickets for the event are 700 pesos (1000 pesos VIP).

For tickets or reservations, call (624) 163-5764, or email info@cabovivo.com.

December 28th:  Holy Innocents Day, also known as Childermas, on December 28th is a remembrance of King Herod’s decree that all male infants in Bethlehem should be killed in order to eliminate the threat to his throne posed by the baby Jesus, whose birth he had learned of from the three wise men. The day is also celebrated as a Mexican version of April Fool’s Day, with jokes, pranks, tall tales, and elaborate hoaxes. One should greet all statements made on this day with a healthy amount of skepticism, and under no circumstances should money be lent, as tradition holds that any debts incurred on this day do not have to be honored.

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