The story
Cozumel Carnival in Cozumel
Cozumel Carnival is the island's pre-Lenten celebration, held in the days before Ash Wednesday each February or March, following the wider Mexican Gulf and Caribbean coast carnival tradition. Comparsas in costume, elected carnival royalty, music, and dance fill the streets of San Miguel de Cozumel, giving the island a smaller, community-scale counterpart to the larger carnivals of Veracruz and Merida.
The most useful way to read Cozumel Carnival is as a street celebration built around Cozumel, Mexico, practical timing and the small choices that make the day work.