The portal between the living and the dead opens once again and San Miguel, like every year, becomes this limbo in which La Flaca merges with its inhabitants in this magical time of year. Day of the Dead.
Here we honor our deceased by living life to the fullest and honoring the things that used to make them happy as a way of paying homage. A way of staying alive while waiting for the eternal reunion.
These are the must-sees for November!
We start the month with Coloring Death which will be held until the 2nd in The Sanctuary Estate with multiple activities such as setting up an altar of the dead, cardboard making classes and a historian's narrative about the Day of the Dead in San Miguel.
It is worth highlighting its event of Coffee of the Dead where through a ritual ceremony this ancestral drink will be created and consumed by the attendees thanks to the wise guidance of Consuelo Venancio. Another experience worth highlighting is the takeover “La Última Cosecha” by Chef Juan Antonio Rodríguez and mixologist Cintia Salvador with Otomi food.
The Public Library dyes the pages of its books orange to celebrate the Day of the Dead Festival where you can recite and generate literary creation with the famous calaveritas.
Our friends from Petco join the beautiful tradition with a Pet costume party No doubt based on the famous parade that takes place in NY. It will be impossible for the cute 4-legged friends to give us any scares!
For lovers of electronic music and heavenly experiences, we bring the Ritual of Light in which Pandora Star's lighting technology combined with the music of Chilean Rodrigo Gallardo will connect us directly to Mictlán.
Day of the Dead Concert and Contemporary Art Exhibit will offer the contemplation of an altar of the dead dedicated to the memory of Frida Kahlo as well as a string concert by the Celaya Music Conservatory in the Ana Julia Aguado Gallery.
From Africa to the world, the Obini Bata It is an Afro-Cuban folkloric ballet in which we will see death from other ancestral cultures.
Jacobo and Jacobito Mendoza and Blanca Gómez are the master weavers whom we will celebrate in Master Weavers at an event with masks.
Dust off your huaraches because the Art Walk will take place on November 4th throughout Fábrica la Aurora.
Sculptural Mexico It is a happening that takes advantage of local sculptural art and highlights the immense talents we have for the creation of these pieces with plastic experimentation.
Hot Tamales is a band that comes to make you dance at Paprika and they live up to their name because their music is delicious!
Lila Downs She is the greatest pride of Oaxaca for the world and now we have the honor of hearing the interpreter of songs such as “Cariñito”, “Zapata se Queda” and “Urge” come to conquer San Miguel lands.
The second Forum of Contemporary Photography has Daniela Edburg as a guest in a conversation and her fascinating vision that ranges from textile art to photography.
Now more than ever we need to talk about Human Rights and the GUCE The European Film Festival in Guanajuato does so with its official selection of thought-provoking films.
In San Miguel we welcome everyone with our arms around Mexico and that is why we want to invite you to the talk Moving to Mexico where they will talk about different legal procedures that have to be carried out to become permanent residents as well as medical policies and insurance.
Maestro Leo Monzoy celebrates a decade of his artistic journey in Emergency exit, an exhibition that will present several of its formats.
From Puerto Vallarta and with a menu suitable for the whole family, the Chef Joel Ornelas Take over Naakary's kitchen to make everyone lick their fingers with how delicious their food will be.
From November 11 to 24, our ears will be delighted with one of the most complex and elevated genres in music: The City of Jazz comes to San Miguel and we are overjoyed.
