Wat er het hele jaar speelt in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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

• Festival

  Ignacio Allende's birthday parade

  21 janGroot 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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Feria de la Candelaria (plant fair)

  28 jan – 15 feb · meestalGroot 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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen

• Festival

  San Miguel Writers' Conference

  5–20 feb · meestalKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Feria de la Candelaria (plant fair) (28 jan – 15 feb (meestal))

Druk — Semana Santa, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  14 mrt – 20 apr · meestalPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Semana Santa

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (14 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Santa Cruz del Valle del Maiz

  20–31 mei · meestalReligieus feest

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Dia de los Locos, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Rainy season

  1 jun – 30 sepMoesson

  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 · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

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

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season (1 jun – 30 sep)

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

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season (1 jun – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — Independence and Sanmiguelada, Alborada

• Festival

  Independence and Sanmiguelada

  15–18 sep · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Alborada

  26 sep – 1 okt · meestalLicht & vuurDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season (1 jun – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — Alborada, Day of the Dead

• Festival

  Day of the Dead

  30 okt – 2 novGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Alborada (26 sep – 1 okt (meestal))

Druk — Day of the Dead

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Day of the Dead (30 okt – 2 nov)

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

• Festival

  Las Posadas

  16–24 decKerst & nieuwjaar

  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. Bron ↗