Event· Puerto Escondido (BCS)· Mexico

Loreto Fest

25° 48.8′ N · 111° 18.7′ W · approximate

The Sea of Cortez's big end-of-season cruiser rendezvous at Puerto Escondido—potlucks, jam sessions, a swap meet, bay clean-up, games and fundraising for local schools—held around the first weekend of May.

Practical

Coordinate is approximate: Puerto Escondido harbour. Dates have varied: May 1-4, 2008 (12th year, about 250 sailors and 115 boats); April 30-May 2, 2010; a downsized 'reinvented' Fest on May 1-2, 2015 run by Hidden Port YC (no live band, potlucks instead). A Cruising World writer put it at four days and about 300 participants in 2009. No recent (2024-2026) dates were found—confirm on the cruiser nets or at the marina before planning around it.

Best for

Meeting the fleet at season's end

Season

Late April / early May (verify)

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