O que acontece em San Miguel de Allende, México, ao longo do ano

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

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  Ignacio Allende's birthday parade

  21 JanGrande 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. Fonte ↗

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  Feria de la Candelaria (plant fair)

  28 Jan – 15 Fev · normalmenteGrande 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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — viajantes descrevem como alta temporada

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  San Miguel Writers' Conference

  5–20 Fev · normalmenteFestival de artesReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Feria de la Candelaria (plant fair) (28 Jan – 15 Fev (normalmente))

Movimentado — Semana Santa, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Feriado

  Semana Santa

  14 Mar – 20 Abr · normalmentePáscoa e Semana SantaLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Semana Santa

Nada novo começa em abril.

Ainda em andamento: Semana Santa (14 Mar – 20 Abr (normalmente))

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

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  Santa Cruz del Valle del Maiz

  20–31 Mai · normalmenteFesta religiosa

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Dia de los Locos, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Temporada

  Rainy season

  1 Jun – 30 SetMonção

  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 · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Tranquilo — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em julho.

Ainda em andamento: Rainy season (1 Jun – 30 Set)

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Rainy season (1 Jun – 30 Set)

Lotação máxima — Independence and Sanmiguelada, Alborada

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  Independence and Sanmiguelada

  15–18 Set · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

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  Alborada

  26 Set – 1 Out · normalmenteLuzes e fogoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Rainy season (1 Jun – 30 Set)

Lotação máxima — Alborada, Day of the Dead

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  Day of the Dead

  30 Out – 2 NovGrande festivalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Alborada (26 Set – 1 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Day of the Dead

Nada novo começa em novembro.

Ainda em andamento: Day of the Dead (30 Out – 2 Nov)

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

• Festival

  Las Posadas

  16–24 DezNatal e Ano-Novo

  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. Fonte ↗