Mariachi festival winds down
The Guadalajara Mariachi Festival truly lives up to its name as an international celebration of the genre.
The Guadalajara Mariachi Festival truly lives up to its name as an international celebration of the genre.
The third Festival Internacional de Música Vocal Jalisco Canta, featuring talented a cappella groups, duets and solo performers from both Mexico and abroad, has scheduled 13 recitals in Guadalajara, as well as shows in Chapala, Tepatitlan, Lagos de Moreno, Acatlan de Juarez, Mazamitla and Tapalpa.
The magical sound of mariachi will resonate across Guadalajara for ten glorious days when the 22nd International Mariachi Festival gets underway on Friday, August 28.
FREE RECITALS IN CITY MALLS
Friday, August 28
Gran Plaza Fashion Mall, 5:30 p.m.
Plaza Patria, 5:30 p.m.
Plaza Andares, 6 p.m.
Saturday, August 29
Plaza Patria, 5:30 p.m.
Gran Plaza Fashion Mall, 5:30 p.m.
Plaza Andares, 6 p.m.
Plaza del Sol, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 30
Plaza La Gourmetería, 5 p.m.
Plaza Patria, 5:30 p.m.
Gran Plaza Fashion Mall, 5:30 p.m.
Plaza Andares, 6 p.m.
Plaza del Sol, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, September 1
Plaza Galerías, 5:30 p.m.
Plaza Patria, 5:30 p.m.
Gran Plaza Fashion Mall, 5:30 p.m.
FREE PERFORMANCES IN THE PLAZA LIBERACION
Friday, August 28
4 p.m. Mariachi Internacional
5:15 p.m. Mayra Calderon
6:30 p.m. Orquesta Típica del Estado
Saturday, August 29
Noon Mariachi Internacional
1 p.m. Mariachi Internacional
4 p.m. Mariachi Internacional
4:45 p.m. Chilakil Brass
6 p.m. Máyela Orozco
7:15 p.m. Mariachi Internacional
Monday, August 31
4 p.m. Mariachi Internacional
5 p.m. Mariachi Internacional
6 p.m. Concierto Especial Mariachi Vargas
Traditional Mariachi Festival
Fandangos Mariacheros are a new festival feature this year.
Plaza de las Americas (facing the Zapopan Basilica), Friday, August 21, 8 p.m.
Acclaimed British writer Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses” and “Children of Midnight,” will open activities in the Literary Salon at the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) later this year.
The full title of the city’s annual mariachi blast is frequently overlooked: Encuentro Internacional de Mariachi y Charreria. This last part is of huge importance to the many fans of Mexican-style rodeo.