2026 in Mexico
This article lists events occurring in Mexico during 2026. The list also contains names of the incumbents at federal and state levels and cultural and entertainment activities of the year.
Events
January
- 2 January – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Guerrero, killing two people.
- 8 January – Carlos Castro, the director of the online media outlet Código Norte Veracruz, is shot dead in Poza Rica.
- 13 January – The head of operations of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Guadalajara is arrested in Zapopan.
- 16 January – American fugitive Alejandro Castillo is captured in Pachuca after nearly 10 years on the run.
- 19 January – Businessman Carlos Slim announces he will buy two offshore oil fields previously owned by Russian oil company Lukoil, which was sanctioned.
- 20 January – Mexico extradites 37 suspected drug cartel members to the United States.
- 21 January –
- *Footballers Brian Gutiérrez and Richard Ledezma are granted approval by FIFA to play senior level international matches for the Mexican national team.
- *Canadian snowboarder and alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding is arrested in Mexico City.
- 22 January – César Alejandro Sepúlveda Arellano, the suspected leader of the Blancos de Troya criminal group, is arrested in Buenavista, Michoacán.
- 25 January – At least 11 people are killed in an armed attack at a football match in Salamanca, Guanajuato.
- 27 January – President Sheinbaum announces the suspension of oil shipments to Cuba.
- 29 January – Sergio Torres Félix and Elizabeth Montoya Ojeda, members of the Congress of Sinaloa for the Citizens' Movement, are injured in an armed attack in Culiacán.
Scheduled
- 31 March – The government begins construction of a 25 billion peso desalination plant in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, to be completed in 2029. The plant will be the largest and most modern in Latin America and will produce 2,200 liters of water per second.
- 7 June –
- 11 June – 19 July – 2026 FIFA World Cup
Sports
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 February – Constitution Day
- 17 March – Benito Juárez Day
- 17 April – Maundy Thursday
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 5 May – Cinco de Mayo
- 16 September – Independence Day
- 12 October – Día de la Raza
- 2 November – Day of the Dead
- 17 November – Revolution Day
- 12 December – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Art and entertainment
Deaths
January
- 16 January – Guillermo Fonseca Álvarez, 92, PRI politician, mayor of San Luis Potosí, governor of San Luis Potosí and two-term federal deputy.
- 22 January – Ernesto Gil Elorduy, 82, PRI politician, mayor of Pachuca, senator and two-term federal deputy.
- 31 January – Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, 62, PAN politician, municipal president of Mexicali and incumbent senator for Baja California.
- 31 January – Gerardo Taracena, 55, actor.
February
- 2 February – Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz, 75, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of La Paz, Baja California Sur.