Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Guanajuato, Mexico

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Feria Estatal de Leon

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  Feria Estatal de Leon

  9 jan – 6 febGroot festivalDruk

  The state fair in Leon, about an hour away, runs from early January into February: livestock and craft halls, bullfights, fairground rides, fireworks and big-name concerts. Entry is cheap and free on a couple of days. Bron ↗

Druk — Feria Estatal de Leon

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Feria Estatal de Leon (9 jan – 6 feb)

Druk — Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week

  15 mrt – 20 apr · meestalPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  On the Friday before Palm Sunday the old mine works, plazas and shop doorways fill with flower altars and people hand out ice water and paletas in the street. Holy Week itself brings processions and a full city. Bron ↗

Druk — Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week (15 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

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  Fiesta of Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato

  1–31 meiReligieus feest

  May is the month of the city's patroness: neighbourhoods and trade guilds walk in pilgrimage to the Basilica on Plaza de la Paz day after day, ending on 31 May with dawn bells, serenades and mass for her coronation anniversary. Bron ↗

Druk — Fiestas de la Presa de la Olla, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Rainy season

  15 jun – 30 sepMoesson

  Rain arrives as short heavy afternoon storms rather than all-day weather, and the hills around the city turn green for the only months of the year. The tunnels under the centre flood briefly in the worst of it.

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  Fiestas de la Presa de la Olla

  24 jun – 10 jul · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  The city walks up to the reservoir for the opening of the dam gates on the first Monday of July, after a fortnight of neighbourhood dances and the flower parade. It is a local festival, not a visitor one. Bron ↗

Druk — Fiestas de la Presa de la Olla, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season (15 jun – 30 sep), Fiestas de la Presa de la Olla (24 jun – 10 jul (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season (15 jun – 30 sep)

Druk — Independence days, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Independence days

  13–17 sepNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The independence war effectively started here at the Alhóndiga, so the middle of September carries more weight in Guanajuato than almost anywhere: the grito on the night of the 15th, then a full military and student parade. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season (15 jun – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — Festival Internacional Cervantino, Día de Muertos

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  Festival Internacional Cervantino

  5–28 okt · meestalKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The largest performing arts festival in Latin America takes over the city's theatres, plazas and church steps for most of October, with a guest country each year. Rooms go months out and prices roughly double. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Día de Muertos

  30 okt – 3 novReligieus feestDruk

  Altars in the university and the plazas, marigolds on the graves at the Santa Paula cemetery, and the mummy museum next door doing brisk trade. It lands straight after the Cervantino, so the city stays full. Bron ↗

Druk — Día de Muertos

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Día de Muertos (30 okt – 3 nov)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

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  Guadalupe feast and the posadas

  11–24 decReligieus feest

  The feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe on 12 December brings masses, fireworks and dancing in church courtyards with food stalls, and the nightly posada processions follow from the 16th until Christmas Eve. Bron ↗