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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.
Three rooms in semi-darkness, studded with starkly illuminated mostly black-and-white geometric constructions, frames with stark pictures of rooms and doors, a video screen or two with a bench for the audience, curtains that visitors must pass through.
The Edificio Arroniz, headquarters of the Jalisco Culture Department, will host two free performances this month: Wixárica (Huichol) Dance and Mixtec Music on Friday, August 15 at 7 p.m., and D´Rumbaos, presenting Mediterranean and Spanish music with flamenco influences, on Sunday, August 17, noon.
Karen Romo of Ciudad Guzmán was crowned the 2025 Mariachi Festival Ambassador on June 3.
If you missed the Universidad de Guadalajara Ballet Folclorico’s recent performances at the Degollado Theater you’ll have another opportunity to see this acclaimed troupe in action this September.
An exciting new multimedia spectacle debuting in Guadalajara this weekend is billed as an “artistic and sensorial experience” that reinterprets the origins of Mexico from a contemporary perspective.
Ballet de Jalisco
The state’s only full-time professional troupe presents the premiere of Giselle, a romantic classic that tells the tragic story of a young peasant girl who falls in love with a nobleman disguised as a commoner. Four shows in total.
Teatro Degollado: Thursday, July 31 and Friday, August 1, 8 p.m.; Saturday, August 2, 7 p.m.; and Sunday, August 3, 1 p.m. 300–650 pesos, available at the theater box office or boletomovil.com.
