The “third time’s the charm,” they say, but in the case of Arena Guadalajara, that expression should be amended to “the fourth, or maybe fifth time.”

Mexico’s fabled Museo del Perfume (Perfume Museum or MUPE) is opening its second location this month in Tlaquepaque. The new attraction is located on the Andador Independencia, the craft center’s most emblematic cultural corridor. 

Famed tenor Plácido Domingo will be the guest of honor at the Guadalajara premiere of the zarzuela “El Orgullo de Jalisco”  by Spanish composer Federico Moreno Torroba. The performance takes place on Sunday, September 14, at 6 p.m. in the Degollado Theater in the  city center.

Famed tenor Plácido Domingo will be the guest of honor at the Guadalajara premiere of the zarzuela “El Orgullo de Jalisco”  by Spanish composer Federico Moreno Torroba. The performance takes place on Sunday, September 14, at 6 p.m. in the Degollado Theater in the  city center.

Jazz

Canadian jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, and pianist Ben Wendel is a two-time Grammy nominee who has collaborated with many renowned artists.

A hallmark of the annual International Mariachi Festival (Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi y la Charrería) is its vibrant array of free events across Guadalajara and the wider Jalisco region. While high-end ticketed galas at venues like the Degollado Theater support the festival’s global outreach, the free public performances truly represent the festival’s heart and soul.