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The third Feria Xcaret de Arte Popular Mexicano runs 24 to 27 September 2026 at the Hacienda Henequenera inside Parque Xcaret, south of Playa del Carmen. Organizer Grupo Xcaret invites 150 artisans for exhibition, direct sales, demonstrations, lectures, a contest, and evening runways. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Access is included with any Xcaret Park ticket, or 200 MXN for the fair only at park booths and on Fever. Xcaret hotel guests enter on their stay. Xcaret does not take a commission on stall sales. Contest first prizes are 100,000 MXN per category, with an Escudo Nacional theme added for 2026. Lectures are at 4:00 p.m. in the Guadalupe Chapel (Spanish). Artisan fashion shows are listed at 5:30 p.m. on 24, 25, and 26 September; confirm the traditional-clothing runway against the live program, because the FAQ lists Sunday 26 and the calendar Sunday is 27 September.

JOYÀ is Cirque du Soleil's resident dinner show at VidantaWorld in the northern Riviera Maya: an 80-minute, no-intermission acrobatic production paired with a multi-course meal. Official Cirque pages list it as performing in the dedicated theater (historically Tuesday–Saturday; confirm the night you want). Tickets are sold through cirquedusoleil.com/joya and partners; dinner-and-show packages commonly start around USD 95–216 depending on category. This is a year-round resident production, not a one-week festival — it is listed here because performances continue through late August and September 2026.