See mariachi-jalisco.com.mx for full details
- Free mariachi shows are offered in the Cultural Pavilion set up in the Plaza Liberation facing the Teatro Degollado.
These showcase domestic and international bands and run daily from Friday, August 25 through Friday, September 1 (no performances Sunday, August 27 due the “gala publica” taking place in the plaza).
- Dozens of local and international mariachi bands, folk dancers and charro horsemen and women take part in the colorful opening parade on Sunday, August 27, starting at 10 a.m. at the Niños Heroes monument at avenidas Niños Heroes and Chapultepec. The parade runs all the way down Chapultepec to Avenida Mexico.
- A mariachi mass is held in Guadalajara Metropolitan Cathedral, Sunday, August 27, noon.
- A public gala featuring top bands is held in downtown’s massive Plaza de la Liberacion Sunday, August 27, 6:30 p.m.
- Splashy and emotive evening galas at the Teatro Degollado are the big-ticket item at the 24th Guadalajara International Mariachi Festival. The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra lines up alongside the biggest names in the genre: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Mariachi de América de Don Jesús Rodríguez de Hijar, Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán and Mariachi Sol de América. Friday, August 25; Saturday, August 26; Tuesday, August 29; Wednesday, August 30; Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1. All start at 8 p.m. Tickets 500-2,250 pesos at Degollado box office or through Ticketmaster.
- These musical interludes in city shopping centers have become more and more popular in recent years of the festival. The 2017 program is bigger than ever, with bands scheduled to perform on multiple days. See website for full details.
- The National Charro Championship, to be held at Lienzo Charro El Triangulo de Arenas (Camino a La Llave, Tlaquepaque). The venue will host charreria (Mexican rodeo) events from Friday, August 25 to Sunday, August 27.