Growing up, our families all had their own holiday traditions, traditions that made the event we were celebrating feel even more magical and then one day we were adults, living our own lives, and discovering new traditions that just fit better. One of those new traditions may be the decision to travel during the holidays, heading towards warmer temperatures and trading in the celebration of a white Christmas for one that honors a white sand Christmas, and if this magical journey just so happens to bring you to the coastal village of Rocky Point in Mexico, we encourage you to stop your travels at the doorsteps of our FMI Rentals holiday hideaways. Come inside and let the warmth and comfort of our homes offer another type of holiday magic as you explore all that a vacation in Puerto Peñasco has to offer. This guide will show you all the ways magic will become reality this Christmas in Rocky Point.
Mermaid Market, Sonoyta – Shrimp Plaza in the Center of Town, Open First & Third Saturday of the Month
The Mermaid Market, Rocky Point’s longest continuously running open air market, is always a great place to find unusual gifts and souvenirs, but at Christmas, it becomes a shoppers’ paradise. Offering booths that may be decorated for the holiday with colorful lights that twinkle merrily and the opportunity to find the most creative of gifts, ensuring that the recipients of each thoughtfully chosen piece of art, jewelry, clothing, or other gift will be stunned at your creativity and thoughtfulness. This market is one of our favorites and has helped us cross off all the names on our Christmas list every year of its existence!
Art in the Park, Saturday after Thanksgiving, Las Conchas
Thanksgiving arrives a little later this year, shortening the holiday season somewhat, but Art in the Park will help you get up to speed on your holiday cheer quickly. Offering a celebration of local art, this event provides a second opportunity to cross those names off your list and the live entertainment, holiday music, and delicious food will ensure that the moments spent here will be memorable ones. In past years, their offerings have included driftwood Christmas trees that would be great to bring home to your holiday hideaway, giving it holiday flair, but whatever you find at this fun event is destined to add joy to your celebration.
Cholla Bay Light Parade, Dates TBD
The Cholla Bay Light Parade is one of those casually fun Christmas experiences, one that isn’t really planned out in advance and offers the opportunity for anyone to be a part of the procession through town. All you need to do is decorate your car, golf cart, whatever mode of transportation you have with you, grab some candies or small trinkets to toss from the car to the eagerly awaiting crowds, and get in line. Locals and residents alike love the low key vibe and the magic of the holiday just seems to grow exponentially with each piece of candy you toss. Mexico isn’t a country of tightly woven plans and carved in stone schedules, it is a place where we go where the winds take us, where we love our family and friends more than anything, and when we celebrate, we celebrate hard and the Cholla Bay Light Parade follows along that line of thought, bringing joy and magic to all who participate.
The Magic of Home
You may be hundreds or even thousands of miles away from your own home sweet home, but the beauty, comfort, and charm of our holiday hideaways will keep you from feeling homesick. Choose an oceanfront escape and spend your spare moments walking along the sandy shores, letting the serenity of the sea help calm the noises in your brain, the worries that you may be doing too much or too little to celebrate this holiday season. Inside these special escapes, your holiday celebrations will retain the warmth and charm of the traditions you grew up with as you stream your favorite Christmas movies watching from the comfort of plush sofas in the living rooms, bake Christmas cookies in our fully equipped kitchens, and stay up late on Christmas Eve, putting together the complicated toys you swore you would never purchase, but couldn’t resist. These moments leading up to the “main event” will be ones filled with their own magic, the magic of love, family, and the belief in Santa Claus.
Christmas in Rocky Point Dawns Bright and Clear
Here in Mexico, we take Christmas very seriously, and very few, if any, shops or restaurants will be open, but that’s ok. You will have all you need at home with FMI Rentals. Seeing the flush of excitement and the sparkle of joy in your children’s eyes, gleefully tearing away the wrapping paper of each gift, taking that first sip of coffee to wipe away the morning fog, and simply breathing and enjoying this time with family. Reserve your favorite holiday hideaway today and discover all the types of magic a vacation in Rocky Point can provide.
