På gång i Guanajuato, Mexico under året

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Feria Estatal de Leon

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  Feria Estatal de Leon

  9 jan – 6 febStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Feria Estatal de Leon

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Feria Estatal de Leon (9 jan – 6 feb)

Mycket folk — Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

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  Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week

  15 mar – 20 apr · vanligtvisPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Viernes de Dolores and Holy Week (15 mar – 20 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

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  Fiesta of Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato

  1–31 majReligiös högtid

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Fiestas de la Presa de la Olla, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

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  Rainy season

  15 jun – 30 sepMonsun

  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 · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Fiestas de la Presa de la Olla, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Rainy season (15 jun – 30 sep), Fiestas de la Presa de la Olla (24 jun – 10 jul (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Rainy season (15 jun – 30 sep)

Mycket folk — Independence days, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

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  Independence days

  13–17 sepNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Rainy season (15 jun – 30 sep)

Mest folk — Festival Internacional Cervantino, Día de Muertos

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  Festival Internacional Cervantino

  5–28 okt · vanligtvisKulturfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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  Día de Muertos

  30 okt – 3 novReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Día de Muertos

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Día de Muertos (30 okt – 3 nov)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

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  Guadalupe feast and the posadas

  11–24 decReligiös högtid

  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. Källa ↗