You are likely to recognize some of the most popular games played at Mexican fiestas! Even though some of these games are usually for kids, you can make them more appealing to adults by adding a lot of fun twists. Throughout the event, each activity is a wonderful way to keep your guests engaged and entertained!

Hang a Piata

Piata is one of the most common party games in Mexico. The piata is a colorful papier-mâché container adorned with vibrant tissue paper fringe. The piata has a hollow center so you can give your guests a variety of treats and other small gifts!

Put a guest in a blindfold and spin them around to disorient them for the game. Then, give them a stick and let them hit the piata three times. Breaking it open will cause the treats to fall to the ground, which is the objective!

Especially if your guests have been drinking Corona beers, breaking the piata usually takes longer than you might think! A well-constructed piata can be tough and difficult to open! However, when the prizes inside begin to fall, guests rush to grab their prizes!

In Mexico, piatas are frequently stuffed with candy and sweet tropical fruits. Feel free to stuff your piata with whatever you want at your party! To increase the level of competition, you might include some more desirable prizes!

Your piata’s contents might even be the most important party favors for the evening. To make it easier for guests to pick up and transport their belongings, you might want to think about giving out colorful bags or containers.

Play Lotera, a colorful game of chance that is sometimes referred to as “Mexican Bingo

Each card is a stunning work of art based on Mexican culture, not a grid of letters and numbers. Lotera cards are frequently created and sold by artists in a variety of color schemes, themes, and motifs; therefore, choose the game that best complements your style!

Each board is a four-by-four matrix with images arranged at random. Instead of a “caller,” there is a “cantor” in lotera. This individual selects a card from a deck and reveals the image they have chosen.

A player can mark off the image on their card if they have it. Dried beans are traditionally used by Mexican players to mark their cards. Once a player has marked four images in a row, the cantor will continue to choose cards and read clues.

Rather than yelling “Bingo!” You guessed it, “Lotera!” they yell. The player will be awarded a prize if they have correctly covered the images. You can make the stakes higher by giving away expensive or desirable prizes, or you can keep it light by giving out silly gifts!

Try a Limbo Challenge

Playing musical limbo is a fantastic, thematic way to involve your Mariachi band! Numerous hilarious photos result from this physical challenge!

Two invited guests can hold either end of a long, decorative stick or pole while your Mariachi band plays. To begin, they should hold it up high enough for guests to easily pass underneath it. But there’s a catch! Your players will line up and dance beneath the stick as the Apollo Music plays.

Lower the stick after each lap to make it harder to walk underneath. To pass underneath without touching the floor, guests will need to bend, squat, and shimmy. Guests who fall are deemed “out.”

Keep playing until the final guest is no longer able to dance low enough! A prize may be awarded to the last man standing for their remarkable adaptability and inventiveness!