Legal Drinking Age

The legal minimum drinking age in Mexico is 18.

Alcohol Licensing Laws

Mexican stores, restaurants and bars are allowed to sell alcohol 24 hours a day. A dry law is enacted once every 6 years - just before, during and just after the General Election Day - for roughly 72 hours.

Drinking on the street

Technically, it is illegal to drink on the street, but people do, especially in tourist areas. If you want to drink a cold beer while walking down a street in the blazing heat - go ahead. But don't get too drunk - it will call attention to yourself, and you may end up having to deal with the police.

Drinking and Driving

Drinking and Driving is a serious crime in Mexico. If you drink, take a cab, they're not expensive. Mexico's police are stepping up their campaign against drunk-drivers, which will reduce accidents and deaths, but it will take time, as these things always do. Don't drink and drive in Mexico, you will not get any leniency as a foreigner for driving drunk.