How Mexico does Christmas
The main event is Christmas Eve. Families eat late, often after the last posada or Midnight Mass (Misa de Gallo), with dishes like bacalao, romeritos, pozole or turkey, and tamales and ponche on the side. December 25 is a quiet recovery day for locals.
For visitors, Christmas week means warm afternoons, cooler evenings and whale season getting started. Resorts put on Christmas Eve dinners and restaurants run set menus; many book out.
Planning tips for Christmas week
Book dinner for the 24th early. Boat trips and sunset cruises fill up. Grocery stores are packed on the 23rd and 24th, so stock the villa before then or let us arrange a shop.
- For Midnight Mass, check times with the downtown parish that week and arrive early.
- Expect some local businesses to close or open late on December 25.
- Water is cooler in December; wetsuits help for snorkeling.
Christmas at the villa
A lot of our Christmas guests skip the restaurant scramble and have a chef cook Nochebuena at the villa, then walk down to the beach on Christmas morning. See our private chef service and the best time to visit guide for how holiday weeks compare. Holiday dates go first, so check availability early.
If you do go out, Cocina y Cantina is right at Hacienda Beach Club.
Who Christmas in Cabo suits
Families who want sun instead of snow, and groups who want the whole family under one roof. It is not a cheap or quiet week: prices peak and the marina is busy. If you want calm, come in early December and go home before the 20th; if you want the holiday buzz, stay through New Year's. Christmas week is also a good time for a morning whale watching trip, with humpbacks arriving in the area for the winter.