General News

There are two significant dates to note prior to the September 15/16 independence celebrations.

Saturday, August 26, devout Catholics in Guadalajara gave air to their outrage at what they see as the sacrilegious nature of a piece of public art erected last month on Calzada Federalismo, combining as it does Catholic iconography with that of a “pagan” religion. 

Patriotic fever will engulf downtown Guadalajara from early afternoon on Friday, September 15, when Mexicans of all ages and backgrounds turn out in large numbers to celebrate their national day, waving flags, wearing giant sombreros, blowing horns, munching traditional foods and reveling in the unique, festive atmosphere.

Although only a few Tapatios in the city center seemed especially interested in last Monday’s solar eclipse, the event hosted by the University of Guadalajara Astronomy and Meteorology Institute was well attended, drawing 400 people, including many children.

A Chicago man police say ordered the killing and burning of a 15-year-old boy after he refused to flash a gang sign in 2009 was arrested last Saturday in Guadalajara after eight years on the run, the FBI announced Sunday.

The 23rd annual Tattoo Expo comes to Calle 2, a sprawling event center in Zapopan, Saturday and Sunday, September 2 and 3.

Here are some of the remaining free events scheduled for the final weekend of the city’s International Mariachi Festival.

Independent Jalisco congressman Pedro Kumamoto and political organization Wikipolitica Jalisco are behind “La Ocupacion,” a four-day conference/incubator (Wednesday, August 30 to Saturday, September 2)