Hey everyone! Whether you’re a local looking to practice your English, an expat working on your Spanish, or a traveler just passing through, come hang out this week.

It’s all about meeting cool people, practicing languages naturally, playing some board games, and enjoying great vibe networks. No pressure, just fun.

📅 The Lineup:

• Wednesday: Aloha Bar | 🕒 6:00 PM
• Thursday: Wombat Bar | 🕒 6:00 PM

✨ What to expect:

• Language immersion (Spanish/English and more!)
• Board games & icebreakers.
• New friends from all over the world.
• Special promos on drinks for attendees.

No entry fee, just bring your best energy (and maybe a friend).

P.S. Looking for more cool things to do around town this week? Just Google "que onda oaxaca" to check out the local cultural agenda and find more events. See you there! 🙌

Regular Wednesday social if you're new or just want to meet people

Not sure how many people here are expats or long-term travelers but figured this was worth posting.

There's a weekly language exchange every Wednesday at 6pm that I've been organizing. Rotates between Aloha Bar and Wombat (fow now). It's bilingual Spanish/English but the vibe is more "game night" than language class — icebreakers, group stuff, actual conversations.

Honest take: the first 20 minutes feel slightly awkward like any social thing, and then it's fine. Met some genuinely interesting people there, both locals and foreigners. It's one of the few events in the city that regularly mixes both.

You can check que onda oaxaca for which bar it's at each week, I list it along with other events.

Free to attend, no signup needed.

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I live in Oaxaca. Every July I watch the same thing: people show up underprepared, overpaying for taxis, scrambling for hotels, and buying tickets from the wrong places.

So I wrote the guide I wish had existed.

It covers the official ticket info, yes — but also the things that don't make the tourism brochures: how transport actually works here (hint: it's not what you'd expect), what the deal is with water in July, how to not pay tourist prices for taxis, what's actually free and how to access it, and why there's been a genuine ongoing debate for 20 years about whether the official festival serves the communities it comes from.

It's bilingual (ES/EN) and I tried to write it like a local explaining to a friend, not like a PR piece.

queondaoaxaca.com/en/blog/guelaguetza-2026-guia-completa

Happy to answer questions in the comments if anything's unclear or outdated.Been living in Oaxaca for a while. Every July I watch the same thing: people show up underprepared, overpaying for taxis, scrambling for hotels, and buying tickets from the wrong places.

So I wrote the guide I wish had existed.

It covers the official ticket info, yes — but also the things that don't make the tourism brochures: how transport actually works here (hint: it's not what you'd expect), what the deal is with water in July, how to not pay tourist prices for taxis, what's actually free and how to access it, and why there's been a genuine ongoing debate for 20 years about whether the official festival serves the communities it comes from.

6-guia-completa

Been living in Oaxaca for a while. Every July I watch the same thing: people show up underprepared, overpaying for taxis, scrambling for hotels, and buying tickets from the wrong places.

So I wrote the guide I wish had existed.

It covers the official ticket info, yes — but also the things that don't make the tourism brochures: how transport actually works here (hint: it's not what you'd expect), what the deal is with water in July, how to not pay tourist prices for taxis, what's actually free and how to access it, and why there's been a genuine ongoing debate for 20 years about whether the official festival serves the communities it comes from.

It's bilingual (ES/EN) and I tried to write it like a local explaining to a friend, not like a PR piece.

Happy to answer questions in the comments if anything's unclear or outdated.Been living in Oaxaca for a while. Every July I watch the same thing: people show up underprepared, overpaying for taxis, scrambling for hotels, and buying tickets from the wrong places.

You can find it in the comments