The Guadalajara International Mariachi Festival gets into full swing this weekend with a host of familiar activities. Here’s a run-down of what’s on offer over the next ten days.
Performances in the Cultural Pavilion in the Plaza Liberation: daily Friday, August 26 through Friday, September 2 at 4, 5:15 and 6 :30 p.m. (except Sunday, August 28).
Concerts in commercial malls:
Gran Plaza: Aug. 26, 27, 28, Sept. 2, 3, 4, 5:30 p.m.
Andares: Aug. 26, 27, 28, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 p.m.
Plaza Patria: Aug. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5:30 p.m.
Plaza Galerias: Aug. 29, 30, 31, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 1, 2, 7 p.m., Sept. 3, 4, 5:30 p.m.
Plaza del Sol: Aug. 27, 28, 30, Sept. 2, 3, 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Outlet: Aug. 27, 28, 4 p.m.
Mariachi masses: Guadalajara Cathedral Sunday, August 28, noon; Basilica de Zapopan Sunday, September 4, noon
Opening parade: Avenida Chapultepec, Sunday, August 28, 10 a.m.
Gala Publica: Plaza Liberacion, Sunday, August 28, 6:30 p.m.
Verbena Popular: Glorieta Chapalita, Friday, September 2, 6:30 p.m.
Closing concert: Plaza Juan Pablo II (facing the Zapopan Basilica) Sunday, September 4, 7 p.m.
Mariachi galas: Teatro Degollado, see page 20.
National Charro Championship: Lienzo Charro Nito Aceves (Paseo de Cajititlán, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga) Thursday, Sept. 1, and Friday, Sept. 2, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, noon and Sunday, Sept. 4, noon and 4 p.m. (finals day).
For more information, see mariachi-jalisco.com.mx.