This is popular with locals on every night of the week, especially Fridays, Saturdays, and all-day Sundays. There is a concrete mini amphitheater for performances and entertainment for children. During my visit, someone set fire to the large palapa, the main stage of the park. The fate of the structure is unknown to me.
It has an almost flea-market atmosphere every night, with vendors hawking mass-produced clothing, shoes, and jewelry. You can buy snacks from the homemade-food vendors, or try the local fare from the round structure. Sit at a table under an umbrella to order.
On weekends, the youth set up near the Mayan Hostel, where there is incense floating on the air, live music, international dreadlocked vendors with candles, handmade jewelry, and clothing. New since my last visit is a piercing booth. I was just in time to see the needle go through a young woman's tongue.