A town that gathers.
Painters, surfers, farmers, fishermen, chefs and musicians — and a calendar that brings them together. From the Festival del Arte in February to the WSL at Cerritos and GastroVino in December, these are the events that make Todos Santos, El Pescadero and Cerritos a community rather than a destination.
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Tropic of Cancer Music & Arts Festival
- 9festivals and events a year
- Oct–Febwhen most of them happen
- 2raise funds for the volunteer firefighters
- 28editions of the Festival del Arte by 2025
The year in Todos Santos
Tap an event to see it. Most of the calendar falls between October and February; summer is for the locals — hot, quiet, and the best time to see what living here is really like.
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January 13–17, 2027
Tropic of Cancer Music & Arts Festival
Intimate venues across town · Todos Santos
Every January, musicians who split their lives between Nashville and Todos Santos host what they call an annual pilgrimage: five days of concerts in small rooms and courtyards around town, where "the audience and the artist blend as one." Founded by the…
♥ Supports Bomberos Voluntarios de Todos Santos
Art & film
Early February, every year
Festival del Arte Todos Santos
Teatro General Manuel Márquez de León & the streets of the centre · Todos Santos
The town's oldest celebration of itself. Organised by citizens "for the whole community" and timed to the anniversary of the Teatro General Manuel Márquez de León, it turns the centre into an art fair with dance, concerts, aerial acrobatics and an open…
Food & wine
A long weekend · check the calendar
Todos Santos & Pescadero Culinary Experiences
Restaurants of Todos Santos and El Pescadero · Todos Santos · El Pescadero
A weekend given over entirely to cooking: visiting chefs from Baja California, the United States and beyond cook with the kitchens of Todos Santos and El Pescadero. Its 2022 edition counted more than 36 chefs, among them Javier Plascencia, Rick Bayless and…
Around October 12, every year
Fiestas de la Virgen del Pilar
The church and the plaza · Todos Santos
The patron-saint fiestas, "one of the town's most deep-rooted traditions": a celebration that gathers families and visitors every October around faith, culture and the plaza. If you want to understand who Todos Santos belongs to, this is the week to be here.
November 6–8, 2026
Todos Santos Wellness Fest
Santa Terra Living · Todos Santos
Born in 2024, it gathers the town's teachers for three days of yoga, meditation, breathwork, sound healing and live music — at Santa Terra, among lavender, mango trees and vines, and in free, bilingual sessions in the town square. The 2026 edition…
Surf & sport
November 19–22, 2026
WSL Pacífico Surf Open Cerritos
Playa Los Cerritos · El Pescadero
The World Surf League comes to Cerritos for the third year: a QS 2,000 qualifying event with around 120 international surfers, four days of heats on the beach where most people here learned to surf, and live music and community events around…
November 23–29, 2026 · 21st edition
Festival de Cine de Todos Santos
Teatro y Cine General Manuel Márquez de León · Todos Santos
Two decades of cinema in the town's historic theatre: international films, Mexican productions and work made in Baja California Sur, with an animation section, the «Hecho en BCS» competition, masterclasses, outdoor screenings and the Leonardo Perel film school. Diego Luna, Dolores Heredia…
Early December, every year
De Mar a Mar
Los Barriles → Sierra de la Laguna → Todos Santos · Todos Santos
A three-day trail race across the peninsula, from Los Barriles on the Sea of Cortez to the Pacific at Todos Santos, through the Sierra de la Laguna Biosphere Reserve, with two camps in the mountains at San Dionisio and Rancho La Rueda.…
Food & wine
Early December (2025: December 5–7)
GastroVino · Baja Food & Wine Festival
Plaza and restaurants of the centre · Viñedo Las Tinajas · Todos Santos
Mexico's winemakers meet the kitchens of Todos Santos. The 2025 edition opened with a blind tasting at Viñedo Las Tinajas, walked a sixteen-stop GastroTour through the centre on Saturday and filled the plaza on Sunday with more than twenty wineries and about…
♥ Supports Bomberos Voluntarios de Todos Santos y Pescadero
The events, month by month
Confirmed dates where the organisers have published them; otherwise, the month they usually happen. Always check the official link before you travel.
Intimate venues across town
Music · Todos Santos
Tropic of Cancer Music & Arts Festival
January 13–17, 2027
Every January, musicians who split their lives between Nashville and Todos Santos host what they call an annual pilgrimage: five days of concerts in small rooms and courtyards around town, where "the audience and the artist blend as one." Founded by the band The Cordovas, it now brings more than fifty artists — from Peruvian cumbia to Nortec to soul — and gives back to the Bomberos Voluntarios de Todos Santos.
- WhereIntimate venues across town
- What50+ artists · Five days · Benefit for the volunteer firefighters
- SupportsBomberos Voluntarios de Todos Santos
Source: tropicofcancerfestival.mx
February
Art & film · Todos Santos
Festival del Arte Todos Santos
Early February, every year
The town's oldest celebration of itself. Organised by citizens "for the whole community" and timed to the anniversary of the Teatro General Manuel Márquez de León, it turns the centre into an art fair with dance, concerts, aerial acrobatics and an open mic — the 28th edition ran February 5–9, 2025. It is when the galleries stay open late and the plaza fills.
- WhereTeatro General Manuel Márquez de León & the streets of the centre
- WhatSince the 1990s · Art fair · Dance & music · Non-profit
Source: teatrogralmanuelmarquezdeleon.org
June
Food & wine · Todos Santos · El Pescadero
Todos Santos & Pescadero Culinary Experiences
A long weekend · check the calendar
A weekend given over entirely to cooking: visiting chefs from Baja California, the United States and beyond cook with the kitchens of Todos Santos and El Pescadero. Its 2022 edition counted more than 36 chefs, among them Javier Plascencia, Rick Bayless and Benito Molina. Dates change year to year — check the official calendar.
- WhereRestaurants of Todos Santos and El Pescadero
- What36+ chefs · Dinners & demonstrations · Two towns
Source: tspculinary.com · CaboViVO
The church and the plaza
Tradition · Todos Santos
Fiestas de la Virgen del Pilar
Around October 12, every year
The patron-saint fiestas, "one of the town's most deep-rooted traditions": a celebration that gathers families and visitors every October around faith, culture and the plaza. If you want to understand who Todos Santos belongs to, this is the week to be here.
- WhereThe church and the plaza
- WhatPatron saint · Families · Faith & fiesta
Source: cabomil.net
Live it like a resident
Book a casita for the week of the Festival del Arte or the film festival, and you will meet in five days the people it takes a season to meet otherwise.
Santa Terra Living
Wellness · Todos Santos
Todos Santos Wellness Fest
November 6–8, 2026
Born in 2024, it gathers the town's teachers for three days of yoga, meditation, breathwork, sound healing and live music — at Santa Terra, among lavender, mango trees and vines, and in free, bilingual sessions in the town square. The 2026 edition runs November 6–8 at Santa Terra Living.
- WhereSanta Terra Living
- WhatYoga · Meditation · Sound healing · Free sessions in the plaza
Source: Destino Los Cabos · Cabomil
November
Surf & sport · El Pescadero
WSL Pacífico Surf Open Cerritos
November 19–22, 2026
The World Surf League comes to Cerritos for the third year: a QS 2,000 qualifying event with around 120 international surfers, four days of heats on the beach where most people here learned to surf, and live music and community events around it. Local names to watch include La Paz's Lucas Cassity.
- WherePlaya Los Cerritos
- WhatWorld Surf League · QS 2,000 · 120 surfers · Live music
Source: Mexico News Daily · Destino Los Cabos
Teatro y Cine General Manuel Márquez de León
Art & film · Todos Santos
Festival de Cine de Todos Santos
November 23–29, 2026 · 21st edition
Two decades of cinema in the town's historic theatre: international films, Mexican productions and work made in Baja California Sur, with an animation section, the «Hecho en BCS» competition, masterclasses, outdoor screenings and the Leonardo Perel film school. Diego Luna, Dolores Heredia and Tenoch Huerta are among those who have come. The 21st edition runs November 23–29, 2026.
- WhereTeatro y Cine General Manuel Márquez de León
- WhatMexican & international cinema · «Hecho en BCS» · Film school
Source: Peninsular Digital · todossantoscinefest.org
Los Barriles → Sierra de la Laguna → Todos Santos
Surf & sport · Todos Santos
De Mar a Mar
Early December, every year
A three-day trail race across the peninsula, from Los Barriles on the Sea of Cortez to the Pacific at Todos Santos, through the Sierra de la Laguna Biosphere Reserve, with two camps in the mountains at San Dionisio and Rancho La Rueda. First run in 2022; the 2025 edition (December 4–7) brought 1,100 runners from at least ten countries. The finish line is in Todos Santos.
- WhereLos Barriles → Sierra de la Laguna → Todos Santos
- WhatTrail · ~105 km in 3 stages · Sea of Cortez to the Pacific
Source: El Independiente · México Desconocido
December
Food & wine · Todos Santos
GastroVino · Baja Food & Wine Festival
Early December (2025: December 5–7)
Mexico's winemakers meet the kitchens of Todos Santos. The 2025 edition opened with a blind tasting at Viñedo Las Tinajas, walked a sixteen-stop GastroTour through the centre on Saturday and filled the plaza on Sunday with more than twenty wineries and about twenty kitchens and food trucks from Todos Santos, La Paz, El Triunfo and Los Cabos. A silent auction supports the volunteer firefighters of Todos Santos and Pescadero — "a celebration that now belongs to everyone."
- WherePlaza and restaurants of the centre · Viñedo Las Tinajas
- What25 wineries · ~20 kitchens · GastroTour · Benefit for the firefighters
- SupportsBomberos Voluntarios de Todos Santos y Pescadero
Source: Journal del Pacífico · GoLaPaz
Get involved
Behind most of the calendar are a few institutions that keep the town running. Supporting them is the fastest way from visitor to neighbour.
- Bomberos VoluntariosThe volunteer fire department of Todos Santos and Pescadero — the cause behind Tropic of Cancer and GastroVino.
- Tortugueros Las PlayitasProtects sea-turtle nests on the beaches north of town and releases hatchlings at sunset in season.
- Teatro Márquez de LeónThe town's historic theatre: home of the Festival del Arte and the Festival de Cine.
- Cerritos Beach DogsA community coffee shop in Cerritos whose profits fund a local dog rescue.
Come for a festival. Stay for the town.
Festival weeks fill fast: book early, eat where the residents eat, and spend a morning looking at the neighbourhood you could call home.
Be here for all of it.
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