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The ‘Grito’ & holiday closures

Father Miguel Hidalgo’s emotional 1810 “Grito” exhorting Mexicans to take up arms against their Spanish masters will be reenacted in the main plazas of cities, towns and villages the length and breadth of Mexico, at 11 p.m. on Thursday, September 15.

Cervantino Festival in exquisite Guanajuato is a must-see

Mexico’s best known arts festival, now ramping up for its October 2 kickoff, offers special allure to Jalisco audiences this year, in addition to its staggering lineup of international artists, such as the American and Emerson String Quartets, Spain’s National Dance Company and National Orchestra, France’s Ars Nova Instrumental Ensemble, the Peking Opera, Holland’s National Ballet, Mali’s Debademba, and Taiwan’s “A Moving Sound”— some 3,500 artists in total.