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Things to do in Mazatlan

12 activities, venues and outings in Mazatlan, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Things to do in Mazatlan

  1. Do

    Dinner Theater or Comedy Club

    The newest evening time passers are the murder mystery dinner theater put on by Murder in Mexico, at Las Flores Beach Hotel on Tuesday nights.

  2. Do

    Estadio El Encanto

    Catch a professional soccer game at this stadium, home field for the Mazatlán Futbol Club, a top-tier pro team playing in the Liga MX. They play two seasons so a game could take place at almost any time of the year. The stadium is a modern, state-of-the-art facility built in 2020 to seat 25,000 rabid soccer fans.

  3. Do

    Estadio Teodoro Mariscal

    Mazatlan's hometown baseball team, the Venados, have been playing in Mexico's winter leageu (Liga Pacifica) since 1945, though the stadium itself dates from 1960. There's really not a bad seat in the house and prices are cheap (and so is the food and beer). If you're planning to go to a game, it might be better to take a bus or a taxi because there is no parking lot and street parking is tight.

  4. Do

    Estrella Del Mar Golf Course

    Rated one of the best courses in Mexico, Estrella Del Mar is a challenging 18-hole championship Mazatlan golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. It is 10 minutes from Mazatlan airport. The course is laid out alongside the ocean, fronts 5.5 km (3.5 mi) of beach and offers tropical landscaping, beautiful lakes and truly spectacular scenery.

  5. Do

    Estrella Del Mar Sea Turtle Sanctuary

    The largest privately funded sea turtle preservation and adopt a sea turtle program in Mexico. Established in 1998, the sanctuary was created with the goal of protecting and conserving olive ridley sea turtles.

  6. Do

    Mazatlan Comedy Club

    at Hotel Playa Mazatlan, which is on monthly between November and March. Approach the concierge at the hotel there to book.

  7. Do

    Playa Isla De La Piedra

    in the southern part of the city

    Not a phenomenal beach but a nice break from the bustle of Mazatlán proper. To get to the island there are two docks from which you can catch a ferry: and.

  8. Do

    Playa Norte

    Along the boardwalk you'll find the Fishermen's Memorial, better known as monkeys bichis; a bronze replica of a pulmonia taxi and a monument to the Pacific Brewery. This is great swimming and has a number of palm-roofed fish restaurants right on the beach. The southern end of this beach is dedicated to fishermen and their boats.

  9. Do Not mapped

    Carnaval de Mazatlán

    A five-day festival held in February which is purported to be one of the largest in the world. A large portion of the street in Old Mazatlán is closed down and live bands and vendors fill the streets.

  10. Do

    Playa Cerritos

    Also tourist country!

  11. Do

    Playa Delfines

  12. Do

    Playa Sábalo

    This is tourist country!

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Mazatlan (CC BY-SA 4.0).