Puerto Vallarta is once again among the world’s top small cities, earning the No. 2 spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards. The city ranked first in Latin America and 15th in the international beach category, with more than 798,000 readers taking part in this year’s survey.
The Oceanic Marketing vessel displaying a giant advertising screen off Puerto Vallarta has an authorized docking and stay location in Nuevo Vallarta. Port records confirm its status, while questions remain about its advertising activities throughout the bay.
Vallarta Cares has received first place in the interior of Jalisco at the 2026 Premio a la Generosidad Jalisco, recognizing its continued work providing food, health care, education and disaster relief to vulnerable people and families here in Puerto Vallarta.
On October 30 & 31, the Vallarta Symphony Orchestra joins Brazil’s University of Brasília Choir and Poder Coral for Day of the Dead concerts. Enjoy works by Villa-Lobos, Revueltas, and Rutter's Requiem. Ticket sales support local youth music education programs.