Spectacular International Chinese Paper Lantern Festival (Tahmek)
Festival Internacional del Globo de Papel de China (Tahmek)
Tahmek, Mexico
Lanterns
What it is
A festival of Chinese paper lanterns in an open field in Tahmek, Yucatán, Mexico.
Dates
The next dates have not been announced yet. We check the official site regularly and update this page when they are.
“Tahmek 2026, que se realizará los días 22 y 23 de agosto con acceso gratuito.”
In English: Tahmek 2026, which will take place on August 22 and 23 with free admission.
Before you go
- Where
- Tahmek (Yucatán), Mexico
- Tickets
- Free entry
How we checked
Last checked October 17, 2026 against yucatan.gob.mx. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The 8th edition (22-23 August 2026) is confirmed by a Government of Yucatán press release as free-admission, but that edition has already ended as of 2026-10-17, and no next edition has been announced on an official page.
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