Oaxaca, Oaxaca Mx.

Tentative Reunion Agenda

November 6th -10th 2025

 

 

Your journey starts by flying to the Oaxaca International Airport. When you arrive, you can take a taxi to the hotel and will cost you approximately $30US. The other option is to arrange private transportation. I will provide a contact for you at a later date. Please convert your dollars to pesos before you arrive. There are no currency conversion booths at the Oaxaca airport.

 

Before I get into detail, this weekend is a CASUAL event. There are no needs to buy expensive dresses or shoes. All of the events are CASUAL. Oaxaca is a walking city and you are required to wear walking shoes or tennis shoes. Streets are cobblestone and sidewalks are narrow and old. Days are warm but nights are cool. Plan to wear a warm jacket/coat, sweater for the evenings.

 

Thursday November 6th:

We are going to meet at 7:00pm for dinner at one of these three restaurants. The dinner cost is NOT included in your ticket prices, so please plan accordingly.

1-Bar El Gallo/ Resturante Alambiq, dentro del Centro Cultural del Mezcal, Av. Miguel Hidalgo #12

2-Restaurante Zandunga, Garcia Vigil #512-E

3-Asador Bacanora, 5 de Mayo 614, Barrio deJalatlaco.

If you cannot fly in on Thursday, it is mandatory you arrive on Friday since the fun starts at 4:00pm

Friday November 7th:

For those that are interested, we are planning a "private" sunrise tour to Monte Alban, This means nobody else will be there but yourselves. The morning tour will start at 6:00am till 8:00am.

Ticket prices for this tour are minimal and we will announce that when you buy your reunion ticket in January. We are also trying to see if they will let Martha Laird conduct a short Yoga session for those that are interested. 

Small booths are proposed within the lobby of the Grand Fiiesta Americana Hotel. Local artisans will be invited to present you their textiles, baskets, ceramic, jewelry and more for sale. This is NOT part of your ticket prices. It's really to give you a personal interaction with the artisans in the area and hopefully you will purchase something to support their efforts. Time will be between 9:00am -2:00pm.

At 4:30, we are to meet at the Grand Fiesta Americana lobby. We will take a short walk to the Quinta Real Hotel. Those that do not want to walk, we will have a shuttle available.

 

At the Quinta Real, we will meet at the "Lavaderos" . There, we will offer two cocktails of mescalina flavors, aguas frescas, background music, instrumental Oaxaca sound, and music provided by Alex our DJ. Since this is a casual event, please plan to wear the t-shirts you ordered with our reunion logo. 

I will provide a short welcome speech. We will have high and low top tables and plan to be there for one hour.

Prepare yourself for the "Calenda" which leave promptly at 6:30pm. This is a percussion that will include a band, fireworks, large figures that will celebrate our 48th reunion and a pictureque walk to the Plaza Domingo. Once we reach the plaza, we will take a group photo. This walk takes about 15 minutes and its on cobble stone streets. You are required to wear comfortable shoes or sneakers to avoid tripping. Also, the streets are narrow and are not paved in certain areas. We will also have a sprinter van nearby for those that have trouble with the walk. Total walk is two blocks.

Once we reach Plaza Sto Domingo, we head up the a roof top bar called "La Vaca". La Vaca has an incredible view of the St Domingo plaza and church. Once there, we will enjoy cocktail and robust appetizers.

Bar will be "Open" The event will conclude at 11:00pm. We will also have a jazz trio there for ambient music. Just so you know, the event has stairs and also an elevator.

 

Saturday November 8th:

 

There will be a guided walking tour of the significant Oaxaca City highlights which could include a visit to the large local market. We will have an English speaking and Spanish speaking tour giude. These tours are NOT part of your ticket prices and are optional. Tour starts at 11:00am till 2:00pm. Plan to eat on your own. You must have walking shoes and preferably a hat. Suggested places to eat are

1- “El pasillo de los Humos” in the central market. Very rustic and typical and inexpensive.

2- *Retaurante chef Rodolfo Castellanos. We will post his restaurant next year as he is in the remodeling stage.

3-*Restaurante Criollo. A high end restaurant but amazingly exquisite.

 

Main Event:

The main event will be at the Palacio Municipal. Part of this building was built in the 15th century and added on till the19th century. We are fortunate to have a priority access to this event space with our planners in Oaxaca. So you know, we will have an ambulance "on call" if needed.

The first bus will pick up at the Fiesta Americana at 5:30 pm. Due to the challenges of the narrow streets, we cannot bring in the big buses so therefore we will have several sprinter vans.

Our icebreaker will start at 7:00pm at the fountain courtyard of the building. In the courtyard area, we will display our Altar de Los Muertos and Daniela will make a short speech commemorating those that have passed.

Once we move to the main event area, you will take in all the details of the decorations and display that will make this an unforgetable event. We are pleased to announce that Classic Journey from Los Angeles will be exclusively with us to play for 90 minutes all of the classic Journey songs.. Look for the lady making hand made tortillas and quesadillas for the after party. Professional photographer and videographer will be present during the entire time. Our caterer of choice is Carmelita which she has been doing catering to large events for over 30 years.

Their will be a short presentation from myself honoring those hard working reunion committee members and our staff on the ground. Their will also be a short trailer video that will promote our 50th reunion in Mexico City slated for Spring 2027.

DJ will kick off the evening and when the band concludes, the DJ will kick start again until 2:00am.

Return shuttles start at 11:00am, 12:00am,and 1:30am just like what we did in Merida.

Sunday November 9th

 

A quote from Charles Dickens:

"The pain pf parting  is nothing to the joy of meeting again"

We are planning a brunch at " La Catedral". This a 4th generation restaurant starting from the 18th century that has amazing food. The menu will be buffet and fixed. This brunch is included in your ticket prices.

As this will be the last event, you can choose to leave later that day or stay over till Monday.