Acapulco is a tourist town, with 75% of the population somehow related to travel. So the majority of venues cater to the visitor, with a small local gay clientele appearing on some nights. Acapulco has long been known for its nightlife, and a recent flurry of activity has brought more gay-oriented venues into the mix.

Moons nightclub is “the original pop club” in Acapulco, and hordes of revelers take it over every weekend, with go-go dancers writhing to the beat on strip poles. Down the block, Savage brings a taste of Vegas showgirls to their drag performances as muscled men shuffle to thunderous techno music upstairs at Demas. Shurakk is a relative newcomer, competing against the single owner of Moons, Savage and Demas, to revive a bit of the glamorous feel to the local gay scene. Drag queen/nightlife king Tito Vasconcelos’ Mexico City empire has expanded to Acapulco with the recent opening of Cabaré-Tito Beach as well.

There are more options than ever in Acapulco for staying out all night, a perfect complement to the daytime languor that has been here for centuries: white sand beaches, parasols and margaritas await the intrepid gay traveler!