Det sker i San Miguel de Allende, Mexico året igennem

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Ignacio Allende's birthday parade

  21. jan.Stor festival

  Independence hero Ignacio Allende was born here on 21 January 1769. The town marks the day with a civic ceremony at his birthplace on the Jardin and a parade of school bands, floats and costumed groups through the centre. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Feria de la Candelaria (plant fair)

  28. jan. – 15. feb. · normaltStor festival

  Around Candlemas on 2 February the town holds its two-week plant and flower fair, running for some seventy years: nursery stalls from across Mexico, a blessing of seeds for the planting season, dances and workshops. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson

• Festival

  San Miguel Writers' Conference

  5.–20. feb. · normaltKunstfestivalBook tidligt

  Five days of literary workshops, keynotes and readings that draw writers and readers from the US and Canada, landing in the middle of high season; the better hotels near the centre book out well ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Feria de la Candelaria (plant fair) (28. jan. – 15. feb. (normalt))

Travlt — Semana Santa, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa

  14. mar. – 20. apr. · normaltPåske & den stille ugeTætpakketBook tidligt

  Two weeks of processions rather than one, starting with the Senor de la Columna walked in from Atotonilco before dawn on the Sunday before Palm Sunday. The town is full and the hotels know it. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Semana Santa

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Semana Santa (14. mar. – 20. apr. (normalt))

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Santa Cruz del Valle del Maiz

  20.–31. maj · normaltReligiøs højtid

  One of the town's oldest barrios, rooted in Otomi and Chichimeca families, honours the Holy Cross in late May with conchero dances, mock battles between 'Indians' and soldiers, a greased pole and fireworks, asking for good rains ahead of planting. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Dia de los Locos, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Rainy season

  1. jun. – 30. sep.Monsun

  Storms in the late afternoon and evening, dry mornings, and the hills behind the town green for the only months of the year. The cobbles get slick and the jacaranda-lined streets flood at the corners.

• Festival

  Dia de los Locos

  14.–20. jun. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  On the Sunday after 13 June several thousand people in masks and costume dance through the centre throwing sweets at the crowd. It is a neighbourhood parade that outgrew itself, not a show for visitors. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Rainy season (1. jun. – 30. sep.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Rainy season (1. jun. – 30. sep.)

Tætpakket — Independence and Sanmiguelada, Alborada

• Festival

  Independence and Sanmiguelada

  15.–18. sep. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  The town is named for Ignacio Allende and takes the September holiday personally, with the shout in the Jardin on the night of the fifteenth and days of parades around it. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Alborada

  26. sep. – 1. okt. · normaltLys & ildTætpakket

  For the feast of the town's patron the fireworks start at four in the morning over the Parroquia and go on until sunrise. Nobody in the centre sleeps through it and nobody intends to. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Rainy season (1. jun. – 30. sep.)

Tætpakket — Alborada, Day of the Dead

• Festival

  Day of the Dead

  30. okt. – 2. nov.Stor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Altars in the doorways, marigolds up the cobbled streets and the cemetery lit at night, plus a large arts festival that has attached itself to the same days. Book months out. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Alborada (26. sep. – 1. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Day of the Dead

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Day of the Dead (30. okt. – 2. nov.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Las Posadas

  16.–24. dec.Jul & nytår

  Nine nights of candlelit processions between houses, ending with punch and a broken pinata. In a town this small they pass the same few streets, so you will meet one whether you look for it or not. Kilde ↗