What’s on in Guadalajara in September

September is simply a period of solemnisation successful Mexico arsenic the state commemorates its independency from Spain. Beyond the festivities that people this occasion, Jalisco’s superior volition big a assortment of events, including an Oktoberfest, a movie festival, and a solemnisation of corn. Lake Chapala besides contributes to the lineup with an breathtaking outdoor lawsuit featuring blistery aerial balloons.

Let’s get close into it!

European Film Festival 2025

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If you’re a movie lover, particularly a instrumentality of European cinema, you won’t privation to miss the European Film Festival. From documentaries that seizure unsocial stories to dramas and comedies that represent beingness successful antithetic European countries, this variation brings unneurotic 8 films with a wide assortment of genres and communicative styles. Some of the featured films see “Historjá,” “Hotel Pula,” “Animal” and more. 

Dates: Aug. 28-Sept. 5

Location:  Cineteca FICG, Av. Manuel Gómez Morin 1695

Cost: Free

Exposición de Francisco Toledo 

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Francisco Toledo (1940-2019), 1 of Mexico’s astir salient artists, volition beryllium honored successful Guadalajara with the accumulation “From Juchitán to the Universe: The Work of Francisco Toledo.” 

Famous for his enactment arsenic a painter, engraver, sculptor, ceramist, illustrator and taste promoter, his enactment is characterized by a ocular beingness influenced by Zapotec art, fantastical animals and integrated forms.

Dates: September-December 2025

Location: Guadalajara City Museum, Calle Independencia 684, Centro Histórico

Cost: Free

Regata de Globos de Ajijic 

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To footwear disconnected Independence Day festivities on the Chapala shore, you won’t privation to miss the folkloric blistery aerial balloon festival that takes spot successful the Magical Town of Ajijic. The lawsuit sees section teams and families travel unneurotic to motorboat colorful handmade insubstantial balloons of assorted shapes and sizes. Dubbed the Ajijic Balloon Regatta, this lawsuit has taken spot each September since the 1960s.

Dates: Sept. 13

Location: Campo Deportivo Cruz Azul

Cost: Free

Concierto gratis de Los Aguilar 

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To people Mexico’s 214th Independence Anniversary, Governor Pablo Lemús has announced a escaped performance featuring 1 of the astir salient families that correspond determination Mexican music: Los Aguilar. The unrecorded show volition spot the iconic Pepe Aguilar, on with his children Ángela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar, accompanied by a unrecorded mariachi band.

Dates: Sept. 15

Location: Paseo Alcalde, Historic Center. 

Cost: Free

Oktober Fest 

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Traditionally known arsenic Oktober Fest, this year’s variation has changed its sanction to OtoñoBierfest, successful a motion to the connection Autumn successful Spanish. 

Inspired by the German Oktoberfest, attendees tin expect trade and German beer, accepted foods and unrecorded German euphony nether a ample structure decorated successful Bavarian style. Featuring agelong tables and woody benches, OtoñoBierfest promises an authentic Oktoberfest atmosphere.

Dates: Sept. 19–21

Location: Predio Titanes, Av. Sebastian Bach and Av. Tchaikovski, Zapopan

Cost: Starting astatine 500 pesos 

Día del Maíz 

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National Corn Day (Sept. 29) was established successful Mexico to rise consciousness and support the diverseness of autochthonal corn. To observe the occasion, Guadalajara volition big an lawsuit to bring unneurotic maize producers, activists and the wide nationalist to bask ceremonies, workshops, maize tastings and exhibitions. The lawsuit volition besides diagnostic unrecorded euphony and assorted creator activities for the full family. 

Dates: Sept. 27

Location: Casa ITESO Clavigero (designed by Luis Barragán), C. José Guadalupe Zuno Hernández 2083, Col. Americana.

Cost: Free

El Orgullo de Jalisco performance astatine the Teatro Degollado

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“El Orgullo de Jalisco” is simply a zarzuela composed by Federico Moreno Torroba that fuses Spanish contented with emblematic Jalisco sounds. This year, it volition beryllium released again astatine the Degollado Theater successful Guadalajara. The re-release volition diagnostic the Jalisco Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by 11 salient singers and actors connected stage.

Dates: Sept. 14

Location: Teatro Degollado, Zona Centro.

Cost: Starting astatine 50 pesos 

Plant Fest Guadalajara

Calling each works lovers to be the Plant Fest Guadalajara, an lawsuit centered astir autochthonal flora. The lawsuit volition bring unneurotic much than 30 works exhibitors showcasing everything from cacti, succulents, collectible plants and orchids to carnivorous plants, effect trees and more. Attendees volition besides beryllium capable to acquisition gardening utensils, including pots, tools, ungraded and fertilizers. 

Dates: Sept. 26-28

Location: Vía Libertad, Calle Colonias 221, Colonia Americana

Cost: Free

Gabriela Solis is a Mexican lawyer turned full-time writer. She was calved and raised successful Guadalajara and covers business, culture, manner and question for Mexico News Daily. You tin travel her manner blog Dunas y Palmeras.