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Cancun’s superclubs, bars and lounges make it a great place to have tons of nightlife fun that can last into the wee hours of the next day. The drinking age in Cancun is 18.

Cancun Superclubs

Coco Bongo is a great place for Cancun nightlife In Punta Cancun you will find the heart of Cancun nightlife – the “superclubs” like Coco Bongo, Dady O’s, the City and Dady Rock.

Cancun Super Clubs are not your regular clubs - they feature circus type entertainment with mimes, balloons, acrobats and the whole show. During Spring Break and other high traffic times for Cancun nightlife, famous DJs and popular artists perform at some of these superclubs.

Entrance fees to these clubs run about $40 and include an open bar until 3am. (This does not include shots offered by shot girls, so take extra cash for your jello shots, tequila, and whiskey). Buying your tickets in advance or through your hotel may get you a discount on Cancun nightlife.

Most of the Cancun superclubs give out colorful wristbands with the entrance fee and you can see many people wearing these all the way up their arms to show how many clubs they have been to!

If you are looking for a party, Punta Cancun is a top spot for Cancun nightlife that parties all night long. Sometimes the Superclubs don’t close until the sun comes up. These clubs are definitely the place to be seen during Spring Break.

Cancun Bars

Carlos N Charlies is great for festive Cancun nightlife lovers Want Cancun nightlife, but not a club kinda of person? Places like Senior Frogs or Carlos N Charlie’s serve food during the day and serve fun at night.

If you are looking for a casual place to do the congo line, a festive Cancun bar is the place. Look for yards of margaritas, lots of tequila shots and dancing contests. Beware of your first sip from your straw, sometimes they fill it with alcohol as a surprise.

Most of the bars in Cancun close around 1 or 2 in the morning, earlier than the rest of Cancun nightlife,

You can pay by the drink or get an open bar package which run any where from $20 – $40.

The Cancun bars are mostly located in Punta Cancun, convenient if you want to pre-game and then go to the clubs to experience more Cancun nightlife.

Cancun Lounges

If you are looking for more of a hip, martini drinking Cancun nightlife, you might want to head downtown to Cancun city.

These places, such as chelounge, offer a more sophisticated way to enjoy the Cancun nightlife, but might cost you a bit more. An open bar at a lounge in downtown Cancun is closer to the $100 range. There are also a couple of lounges in the Hotel Zone, like Nectar Bar which overlooks the Nichupte lagoon. But don’t forget your wallet when going out at these Cancun nightlife spots – a bottle of tequila goes for upwards of $80.

Entertainment and Live Music

Live music and DJ style music is featured in a lot of Cancun nightclubs and some interesting shows are occasionally featured. If you do a little homework you should be able to find something to guarantee that anyone in your group will enjoy Cancun nightlife.

Call ahead to make sure you are going to get what you want in the way of entertainment, as scheduled shows sometimes have a way of changing without notice.

Cancun Nightlife Spots

When dialing the local number of these Cancun nightlife hot spots from the U.S. or Canada, always dial 011 52 (998) before the number shown.