Guillermo del Toro’s latest feature film, the Netflix-produced “Frankenstein,” will be hitting local theaters next week.

Guadalajara’s annual Festín De Los Muñecos (Puppet Festival) showcases the immense creative forces of international puppet theater, this year featuring two innovative productions from Canada.

Arena Guadalajara, the city’s long-awaited multi-purpose indoor arena, officially opened last week with an inaugural concert by U.S. band Maroon 5, attended by 12,000 fans.

Eight years have passed since Morrissey headlined the first edition of Roxy Fest at the now-defunct Parque Trasloma. On November 4, the singer returns to Guadalajara to take center stage at Auditorio Telmex.

From October 4 to 10, 32 mariachi groups from Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero and Colima will take part in the XXIV National Traditional Mariachi Encounter, celebrating one of Mexico’s most iconic musical traditions.

Two Free Recitals

Piano recital, followed the next day by another recital from the Guadalajara Cathedral Children’s Choir.

Casa Museo López Portillo (Liceo 177, Centro Histórico), Saturday, October 4, 6 p.m., and Sunday, October 5, noon. Free admission.