Cozumel attracts divers and other active visitors who play hard all day and wind down at night. The nightlife scene is often low-key and peaks in the early evening. The exception is the cruise-ship crowd. Most of the music and dance venues are in two areas: one is just north of the main plaza on Rafael Melgar, and includes the Hard Rock Cafe (tel. 987/872-5271); the other is in the Punta Langosta shopping center, in front of the pier of the same name, not far from Hotel Plaza Las Glorias. Here you'll find Carlos 'n' Charlie's (tel. 987/869-1646) and Señor Frog's (tel. 987/869-1651). On Sunday evenings the place to be is the main square, which usually has a free concert and lots of people strolling about and visiting with friends. People sit in outdoor cafes enjoying the cool night breezes until the restaurants close.

The town of San Miguel has three movie theaters. Your best option is Cinépolis, the modern multicinema in the Chedraui Plaza Shopping Center, across Avenida Melgar from the Plaza Las Glorias Hotel. It mainly shows Hollywood movies. Most of these are in English with Spanish subtitles (película subtitulada), but before buying your tickets, make sure the movie hasn't been dubbed (doblada).