"Life's a Beach"

Buy Playa invites you to the 4th Annual Run for Ak Lu'um 5K Spring Race!   The race will be down 5th Avenue and welcomes both runners and walkers. Children can participate in the 1k Run as well.  Registration for adults is $200 pesos and $100 pesos for children.  Fee includes water, event t-shirt, and lunch after the race. ...

Show your support for the Red Cross and Run to Save Lives!   The run will begin at 7:00am from 88th Street and 5th Avenue at Calle Pintores (Painter's Street). There are Men's and Women's categories from ages 14 and up.  Registration donations to the Red Cross are $150 pesos per person and can be made by calling ...

Dress up your furry friends for a chance to win prizes, socialize with other pet-lovers, and support the local dog shelter, SOS el Arca!  The festivities will be located at at Pintores Avenue and 10th Avenue in the Nicte Há neighborhood. Costume contest registration is $100 pesos and will be from 2:30-3:30pm with the contest ...

Mark this date on your calendars! March 9, 2013 - Wah Wah Beach Bar, Playa del Carmen, calle 2 and the beach. Come and meet the members and volunteers of Playa Animal Rescue. Great food/drinks and music, awesome prizes, all to benefit the dogs! Thanks to Wah Wah Beach Bar, in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico for hosting this event!    

Beginning July 14, 2012, the much loved Saturday Dog Washes will resume at the NEW Playa Animal Rescue shelter facility in Playa del Carmen! Anyone wishing to participate can gather in the parking lot of Mega on Ave. 30 and Constituyentes before 11:30 am on every Saturday (weather permitting). The shelter is located just about 10 minutes north by ...

Have your children outgrown their bikes? Have an old unused bike of your own that is headed for the curb? Don't throw them out! Donate your old bikes to MTB Cancun & Riviera Maya. They will make repairs to old bikes, make them usable and distribute them to less fortunate children and adults in outlying Maya communities. In Playa del ...

This weekend all of Playa del Carmen will open their closets and bodegas and bring their no longer needed needed goods to the Grand Andale Bazar. A twice yearly event, the Andale Bazar is so much more than a giant garage sale. There will be music and entertainment and offerings from the Riviera Maya's many artists and craftsmen. If you ...

Are you ready for the 2nd annual Ak Lu'um Eco-Reto?! This fun eco-challenge and competition invites local families to design and build a single game or toy that encourages creativity without damaging the environment. Each toy must be made of organic materials, materials from sustainable sources and/or recycled items and will be judged in ...

    The Red Cross of Playa del Carmen is holding a fundraising bazaar next Saturday, November 26th in its location on the corner of Avenida 25 and Juarez. In preparation for this event, El Papalote School (Avenida 25 and Calle 32) has been selected as the location to meet, gather and organize the materials to sell and distribute. ...

Don't miss Playa del Carmen's most anticipated culinary event, Taste of Playa! Taste of Playa is an annual culinary event in Playa del Carmen that celebrates the creativity and cultural influences of chefs throughout the Riviera Maya. The event is a platform used to promote the unique culinary perspectives that fuel the passions and ...