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GDLuz: A Brilliant Birthday Bash

Far from the rowdy blow-out I had braced for, opening night of the five-day GDLuz festival showed Guadalajara’s birthday bash to be a lovely, well-crafted gift from municipal and state governments to residents.

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Fireworks explode over the Cathedral on Wednesday, the opening night of the popular GDLuz sound and light festival. The free event features dozens of displays and projections along a mile-long route in the city center. The festival runs between 7:30-11 p.m. each evening through Sunday, February 16.

When I tried to enter the mile-long festival area at 7:30 p.m., I was miffed when officers sent me walking many blocks to the two sole entrances near the Cathedral along Calle 16 de Septiembre. But I soon realized there was a method to this madness—it resulted in an orderly flow of foot traffic in a huge festival area chock full of elaborate constructions. (In fact, GDLuz is the reason this week’s Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra program is being held at the faraway Conjunto Santander—the beautifully illuminated Degollado Theater is part of the festival and trying to allow patrons in and out of the concerts would have conflicted with the well-planned flow of GDLuz events.) 

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