10 fun things to do with kids in Oaxaca City.
We all know kids get bored easily. They just want to play and have fun. I have a 6 year old son, and we regularly go to these places to hang out and he absolutely loves them. Everything from swimming, play equipment, parks and kids museums.
Of course there’s the tourist places you can take them like Hierve el Agua and Monte Alban etc… But if you want to have fun with your kids in Oaxaca City between visiting the tourist sites, these are my 10 best kid focused places to go 👌
Ruta 66
This is my young fellas new favourite place! Ruta 66 has a big swimming pool with a water slide, a Go-Kart track, Paintball and varias jumping castles/trampolines. Also has food trucks with Oaxacan food, burgers, beers and soft drinks etc.. A great way to spend an afternoon and lots of fun for the kids.
Located in Xoxocotlan, 20 minutes from the city center and open Fri-Sun 12pm-7pm
Poing Poing
The biggest and the top pick of the play centers in Oaxaca City. Plenty of activities like laser tag, bumper cars, rock wall climbing as well as all the other play equipment. Located in Reforma just 5 mins from Centro. Cost around $120 pesos per child and Monday’s they have 2×1. Diversiones Poing Poing.
Parque Ecoturistico Huayapam
Step out of Oaxaca City and into nature. This Eco park is huge with plenty of activities for kids with zip-lines and airial games, play equipment, and big lake, ducks, horse rides and plenty of restaurants with delicious oaxacan food. Fun for the whole family just 20 minutes from Oaxaca City center.
Parque el Tequio
Enjoy the big wide open spaces where your kids can run around for an afternoon. This place is huge. Located right next to the airport you’ll see the kids get excited watching the planes land and take off. Perfect place for a picnic. There’s not too much on offer for food, with one little typical oaxacan food stall, so best to pack lunch and drinks. Best entrance is the main airport entrance and to the right.
Museo Infantil de Oaxaca (Oaxaca kids museum).
This place is really cool. It’s an old train station which they’ve turned into a museum and a kids library. Plenty of space for kids to run around outside and play. They also run lots of workshops for kids. Just 5 mins out of Oaxaca City center. Workshop details are published on their facebook page here
Parque Llano
One of the hearts of Oaxaca City, Parque Llano is great for families. There’s a couple areas for kids with play equipment, a big inflatable jumping castle which goes up every afternoon, small electric cars to hire on weekends and many kids skateboarding, rollerskating and riding bikes. On the weekends there’s also painting for kids too. There’s something for kids of all ages.
Zocalo
You’ll most likely be spending a bit of time around the Zocalo while in Oaxaca City. There’s always something happening, exhibitions, music, dance, clowns and Calenda’s. There’s always kids running around and playing with the long balloons next to the church. It’s chock full of families and a great place to for kids to hang out.
Flip Out
This place is awesome and your kids will love it. There’s about 40 odd different trampolines from simple to advanced areas parkour style. It’s a great dark set up with flouresent lights. Located 10 mins from centro and costs around $250 pesos for 2 hours. Flipout.
Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling)
One for the bigger kids who might enjoy a fun night out. Arena Pepe Cisneros brings you the super cultural, masked Lucha Libre wrestling where you can get up close to the wrestlers and get pics with them after each fight. They publish their event schedule on their facebook page here.
