Los Cabos drew 250k
Over 250,000 people attended the Fiestas Tradicionales San José del Cabo 2026 and officials declared a 'saldo blanco'—no major incidents—after coordinated safety and cleanliness efforts. Local authorities are now launching a Semana Santa security operation to keep order during the upcoming high season. ( )
The Fiestas Tradicionales ran March 18–22 at the municipality’s new fairgrounds in the area known as “Los Carrizales.” (loscabos.gob.mx) Organizers report the final-night concert drew more than 90,000 people at the main stage during Julión Álvarez’s set, and the Teatro del Pueblo lineup included Enanitos Verdes, Edén Muñoz, Enrique Iglesias, Alemán and Gabito Ballesteros. ( ) Municipal tallies show roughly 10,000 attendees at events in Plaza Antonio Mijares and about 5,000 at the Expo Ganadera during the five-day program. (loscabos.gob.mx) The Dirección de Protección Civil, represented by Francisco Cota Márquez, said the security effort mobilized federal and local corps including Marina, Guardia Nacional and Seguridad Pública. (loscabos.gob.mx) The municipal Operativo de Vigilancia, Seguridad y Auxilio “Semana Santa 2026” is scheduled from March 30 to April 5 and will be formally launched with a banderazo led by Mayor Christian Agúndez Gómez, the city secretary Alberto Rentería Santana said. (loscabos.gob.mx) Planned measures for Semana Santa include interinstitutional response protocols, reinforced patrols, continuous public-service coverage, real‑time meteorological monitoring and rehabilitation of 47 beach accesses (39 in Cabo del Este and 8 on the Pacific) by Zofemat. (loscabos.gob.mx)
