FiestaSep 11 – 28, 2026
Feria de las Fiestas Patrias, Dolores Hidalgo
Dolores Hidalgo
Independence season where it started: the Grito on Sep 15, the Sep 16 parade, concerts, fireworks and street food for nearly three weeks.
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Callejoneada Estudiantina
Plaza San Roque · Guanajuato$
The classic singing walk through the alleys of Guanajuato — capes, mandolins, wine in a porrón, and the legend of the Callejón del Beso.
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Hotel Villa María Cristina
Barrio de la Presa · Guanajuato$$$$
The most upscale hotel in the Presa de la Olla neighborhood, with courtyards, terraces and spacious rooms in a restored mansion on Paseo de la Presa. Popular for anniversaries, weddings and special-occasion stays.
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Hotel Quinta Las Acacias
Barrio de la Presa · Guanajuato$$$$
Boutique hotel set in a historic mansion on Paseo de la Presa, a short walk from Presa de la Olla. Mexican decorative interiors, garden views and a quiet residential setting away from the callejones of Centro.
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Pizzería Bardom
Barrio de la Presa · Guanajuato$$
Family-run pizzeria on Paseo de la Presa serving thin-crust pizza, and a common last stop on a walk around Presa de la Olla.
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Small boutique hotel in the Barrio de la Presa with a residential feel, close to the upper end of Paseo de la Presa. La Victoriana's terrace restaurant sits on the same property.
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Jardín Reforma · Guanajuato$$
Forty mezcales from Oaxaca and Michoacán, plus a small plates menu that locals swear by. Ask for the pechuga.
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FoodSep 18 – 20, 2026
Festival del Taco, Guanajuato Capital
Guanajuato
Three days of tacos from across Mexico on the Alhóndiga de Granaditas esplanade — regional taquerías, a Michelin-starred kitchen, cooking workshops and local crafts.
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FiestaSep 25 – 29, 2026
Fiesta de San Miguel Arcángel
San Miguel de Allende
The patron-saint festival: pre-dawn Alborada fireworks over the Parroquia, mojigangas, xúchiles and days of processions and dance.
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Festival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato
The 54th edition of Latin America's biggest performing arts festival — 16 days of theatre, music, dance and opera, with France as guest country of honour.
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FiestaLate Oct – early Nov, 2026
Feria del Alfeñique & Fiesta del Señor de la Columna
Guanajuato
Guanajuato Capital's sugar-craft fair: stalls of hand-painted alfeñique skulls, animals and fruit figures set up around the centro in the run-up to Día de Muertos, alongside the Fiesta del Señor de la Columna.
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FiestaOct 31 – Nov 2, 2026
Día de Muertos — Tradición con Vida
Guanajuato
The Universidad de Guanajuato's Día de Muertos programme, Tradición con Vida: a monumental ofrenda built by students on the steps of the Edificio Central, traditional altars across the centro, the Festival Vive la Muerte, exhibitions, music and community activities.
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FiestaNov 7 – Dec 4, 2026
Fiesta Tradicional de las Iluminaciones
Guanajuato
A month of neighbourhood street parties across Guanajuato Capital: barrios string their callejones with strands of bulbs and sell traditional food and drink under the lights, one barrio at a time.
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FestivalNov 13 – 16, 2026
Festival Internacional del Globo
León
More than 200 hot-air balloons lift off at sunrise over the Parque Metropolitano lake, plus night glows and headline concerts.
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FiestaDec 12, 2026
Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Guanajuato
Mexico's biggest feast day in the capital: masses from dawn, baptisms and confirmations, dances in the church atrium, fireworks and stalls of regional antojitos.
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FestivalLate Feb 2027 (dates confirmed each January)Dates provisional
Festival Internacional de Cine de Horror Aurora
Guanajuato
The Universidad de Guanajuato's horror film festival: a week of free screenings, retrospectives, essay and short-film competitions and late-night sessions across university auditoriums and historic theatres in the capital.
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FestivalMarch 2027 (dates confirmed each February)Dates provisional
FILUG — Feria Internacional del Libro de la Universidad de Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Mexico's longest-running university book fair: eleven days of book launches, author talks, lectures, workshops, film cycles and concerts in the courtyards of the Universidad de Guanajuato's Edificio Central.
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