Cabo San Lucas will hold the El Marino y el Pescador festival on June 13 at Plaza Amelia Wilkes Ceseña, with family activities tied to fishing, maritime identity, and care for the sea.
The event begins at 5 p.m., according to the municipal invitation. Karina de la O Uribe, the Cabo San Lucas delegate, called on families to attend.
The program includes a marine costume contest made with recycled materials. It is open to fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students.
Festival connects families with Cabo’s fishing roots
Students may dress as sailors, captains, lifeguards, fish, sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, mermaids, or starfish. City officials said the contest is meant to promote creativity, material reuse, and respect for marine ecosystems.
Cabo’s link to the water runs deeper than tourism. A local tourism history traces the port through navigation, trade, and fishing before modern resort growth. It notes that a marine products company began processing tuna in 1925. That industry became a base of the local economy for more than 50 years.
The city’s shift from fish to resort growth was also explored in this Los Cabos origin story.
The environmental message arrives in a place where boats, fishing gear, and marine life often share the same waters. Earlier this year, crews rescued Los Cabos sea lions tangled in fishing line, a reminder that ocean use and ocean care are hard to separate here.
Parents who want information about the contest can call the Cabo San Lucas Education Coordination at (624) 105-0946 or visit its offices in Cerrito del Timbre.
The municipality has not published a full activity schedule beyond the festival invitation and contest details. The event is open to children, young people, and adults.
