Mark Your Calendars
The social season is just picking up. Here’s a preview of what’s to come this fall and winter
The Los Cabos social season lasts roughly November through May; that’s when hordes of tourists fly down for the winter and Los Cabos gets ready to offer a hearty welcome with the social season. It’s a time of fetes, fundraisers, and fun. Whether you are a social butterfly, like to party for a cause, or just like to see and be seen, there’s plenty to do. For more event listings, visit www.eventsloscabos.com.
November 1
Don Sanchez Restaurant in San José del Cabo hosts a Day of the Dead party benefiting Liga MAC (League of Mexicans, Americans, and Canadians). Costumes are encouraged. www .donsanchezrestaurant.com
November 2
The Art Walk in San José del Cabo’s historic art district takes place every Thursday, 5 p.m.–9 p.m., starting in November and running through June. www.artcabo.com/art-walk
November 8–12
The sixth annual Los Cabos Film Festival continues to attract worldwide attention to Los Cabos, having partnered with the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. It draws more than 5,000 attendees annually with notable guests such as Academy Award-nominated actors Edward Norton and Matt Dillon. Its mission is to serve as a cultural conduit between Mexico, the United States, and Canada and to encourage Mexican filmmakers and talent to participate in the international arena. The festival showcases some of the world’s best films. www.cabosfilmfestival.com
December 2
Sabor a Cabo is an annual event for foodies, gluttons, and gourmets, especially those who enjoy tastings on a mammoth scale. Approximately 50 restaurants participate in this epic international food and wine celebration, whose name in Spanish means “taste of Cabo” or “flavors of Cabo.” Not only do you get to traipse from tent to table, you may even break into a dance step or two to the top-notch professional music brought to Los Cabos for this event. Some of Los Cabos’ finest chefs prepare their signature dishes. Money raised is donated to local fire departments, Los Cabos Children’s Foundation, and the Red Cross. Canirac, the Los Cabos restaurant association, organizes the festival, one of the most anticipated events of the season. www.saboracabo.com
December 5
Each year, Liga MAC teams up with the Shoppes at Palmilla to kick-start the “Spirit of Giving” for the holidays. Starts at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Admission is an unwrapped, non-battery-operated toy for a child 1–12 years of age. The toys are given to low-income families. This is a fun evening of holiday cheer and a wonderful way to brighten the holidays for less fortunate children in the community. www.ligamac.org
December 9
One of the most anticipated and glamorous events of the year is Dressed to the K9’s, a gala to see and be seen in holiday finery with the theme of “Night in White.” Guests are invited to wear all white. The 12th-annual charity event will be held at the De Cortez pool deck of the Sheraton Grand Hotel Los Cabos with a VIP dinner at Pitahayas Restaurant. Proceeds benefit Los Cabos Humane Society. www.loscaboshumanesociety.com
February 6–10
Las Estrellas de Todos Santos presents its fourth theatrical production, Kitchen Witches, a hilarious romp with two cooking show hosts who hate each other. Galeria de Hotel Casa Tota in Todos Santo is the venue. www.facebook .com/casatota
February 24
Casino Night at the elegant Villa Bellissima in Pedregal in Cabo San Lucas benefits Building Baja’s Future (BBF), a nonprofit that grants college scholarships to young, qualified scholars less fortunate who could not otherwise obtain a university education. www.buildingbajasfuture.org
March 7–11
The 15th-annual Festival de Cine de Todos Santos. www .facebook.com/festivalcinetodossantos
March 9–11, 14–17
For its 18th season, Baja Shakespeare will once again present a parody of the English Bard with Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway, a story of flappers and gangsters with live music, local jokes, and crazy antics. The venue is Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort in Los Barriles on the East Cape. A bonus for those attending closing night is the Festival de Artes on Sunday, March 18.
March 15–17
Attendees will witness a spectacular arts festival known as Gala de Danza at the architecturally renowned Mar Adentro Hotel in San José del Cabo. The space is transformed into a global amphitheater to create a stage that appears to be floating on water and converging with the sea while patrons watch in awe from chic hotel suite balconies sipping Champagne and nibbling on canapés. Arts impresario and founder Christina Lyon has secured international renowned principal dancers from the American Ballet Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet. www.galadedanza.com Y
