Tulum 2027: why this season is worth the trip

Peak season

December 31, 2026 to January 10, 2027

Zamna at 10

6 nights: Renaissance, Amnesia, Anyma ÆDEN, Black Coffee, Adriatique X and Adam Port

Day Zero

Saturday, January 9, 2027, "Begin Again", three stages

Clubs

Bonbonniere, Bagatelle and Tehmplo (Solomun, January 7)

Getting there

Tulum International Airport and Tren Maya station, or via Cancún

Every December it's the same story: half your feed announces they're off to Tulum and the other half swears not this year. The 2026–2027 season makes life hard for the second group. It isn't just another season: it's an anniversary, a comeback and, for many people, the easiest trip the destination has ever offered.

WHERE IT ALL STARTED

Tulum wasn't always the winter capital of electronic music. Day Zero, Damian Lazarus's festival, was born on December 21, 2012 to mark the end of the Maya calendar, with just under 3,000 people in a park on the edge of town. Lazarus thought it would be a one-off.

In January 2017 the Riviera Maya lived its worst night: the shooting at the closing party of The BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen, after which Playa's authorities cancelled electronic music festivals in the city. That same year, Zamna held its first edition in the Tulum jungle. Since then, the center of the season has moved south.

In the years that followed, Tulum filled up with concepts and people: local guides estimate the season draws visitors from more than 120 countries, and Zamna's series grew to more than ten nights between New Year's and mid-January. More parties, yes, but also higher prices, more traffic on the highway and, for some, the feeling that everything looked the same.

WHAT'S DIFFERENT IN 2027

The clearest change is how you get there. Tulum International Airport started receiving commercial flights on December 1, 2023, and has a Tren Maya station next to it. If you used to fly into Cancún and drive two hours, that changes the trip.

The second change is focus. Zamna concentrates its anniversary into six nights, from December 31 to January 10, instead of stretching the season. Fewer dates, each with its own concept and line-up. For travelers, that means something simple: less FOMO spread thin and more nights that actually feel like an event.

ZAMNA: TEN YEARS IN THE JUNGLE

Zamna started in Tulum in 2017 and today claims more than two million attendees in 27 countries and over 70 cities. For its tenth anniversary it returns to where it was born with a season that reads almost like a summary of its history.

Renaissance opens on New Year's Eve, the first time it takes that date, with Sasha, Maceo Plex, Ida Engberg and Sébastien Léger. On January 2, Amnesia, the Ibiza club, celebrates its 50th anniversary with its Tulum debut. On the 4th, Anyma brings ÆDEN with CamelPhat, Cassian and Layla Benitez. The 6th is Black Coffee's night, alone on the bill. On the 8th, Adriatique presents X with Mind Against, SAMA and WhoMadeWho. And on the 10th, Adam Port closes the season.

The idea is clear: big names, but with identity. There's a night for melodic, for afro house, for old-school progressive and for anyone who wants to see Anyma turn the jungle into a show. The Multipass lets you pick three nights; in presale, general admission was around 375 US dollars, so it's worth doing the math before buying single tickets.

A word of caution: some local guides are passing around a rumor that this could be Zamna's last season in Tulum. Nobody has confirmed it. We take it for what it is, a rumor, but also as one more reason not to miss the anniversary.

DAY ZERO: BEGIN AGAIN

Day Zero returns on Saturday, January 9, under the motto "Begin Again", with three stages and around 30 artists, including Damian Lazarus, &ME, Tiga, Satori, Vintage Culture, Chloé Caillet, Culoe De Song, Victor Calderone and RPR Soundsystem. It's the most ritual party of the season: it starts at sunset and ends in daylight. If you only go to one thing outside Zamna, this is usually it.

THE CLUBS: BONBONNIERE, BAGATELLE AND TEHMPLO

Beyond the festivals, the season plays out in the hotel zone. Bonbonniere, the club Mandala Group developed at kilometer 4 of the Boca Paila road, is back from December. It's an indoor club with a roof that opens to the sky; it entered DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs at number 74 in 2025, and Maceo Plex, Jamie Jones, Michael Bibi and Kölsch have all played its booth. Our calendar already has Darco on December 30 and Maxi Meraki on January 1.

Bagatelle, the French-Mediterranean beach club that's brunch by day and a dance floor by night, is also back for the season. It welcomes the new year with Guy Gerber and Kimonos and brings Marco Carola on January 8. It's the pick if you want to party with the sea in front of you rather than the jungle.

And at Tehmplo, the jungle event space that Mandala Tickets groups with Bonbonniere, Solomun returns on January 7, his fourth January in a row in Tulum. It's one of those dates where tables sell out before the full line-up is even out.

WHAT ABOUT VAGALUME?

Vagalume, the beach club where Hernán Cattáneo, Âme, ARTBAT, Guy Gerber and Lee Burridge have played, and home to concepts like Sinner and Sundaze, is listed as temporarily closed with no confirmed reopening date. If it reopens for the season, we'll let you know. For now, don't plan your trip around it.

AND THERE'S MORE

ILUMINAL Reset brings Traumer for 14 hours of minimal next to a cenote on January 5, ¿PorQuéNo? throws its day parties on January 2 and 3, and at the end of the month Arena Festival celebrates fifteen years between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, from January 28 to February 1. The season no longer ends on January 10.

IF YOU'VE BEEN BEFORE

If your question is "why go back if I've already done it?", the answer is in the calendar: it's the only year Zamna celebrates a decade, Amnesia debuts in the jungle and Renaissance takes New Year's Eve. These dates won't repeat. And if the chaos of past seasons wore you out, now you can fly straight into Tulum and pick a few great nights instead of many half-hearted ones.

IF YOU TRAVEL TO FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD

If you've done Ibiza in summer or your route includes Tomorrowland, Burning Man or Europe's big festivals, Tulum is the winter piece you're missing. The same artists you follow in July play here in January, but in the jungle, next to cenotes and a few kilometers from the Caribbean Sea. Few scenes in the world bring together Black Coffee, Solomun, Adriatique, Anyma, Marco Carola and Damian Lazarus in two weeks.

OUR ADVICE

First decide which nights you can't miss and build the trip around them: the strongest stretch runs from December 31 to January 10. Buy early, because prices go up in phases. Sort out your ride back from each party before you go in, especially for Zamna and Day Zero, which are inland. And don't try to do everything: in Tulum, the winner is whoever arrives with energy for the night that matters.

The whole season is in our events calendar, with tickets and guest list when available. See you in the jungle.

“It's the only year Zamna celebrates a decade, Amnesia debuts in the jungle and Renaissance takes New Year's Eve. These dates won't repeat.”