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What’s on in San Miguel de Allende, minus the noise.

Día de Muertos is over, but San Miguel isn’t slowing down: the Feria Nacional de la Lana y el Latón (wool and brass fair) is back in the Jardín, the city’s first contemporary art fair opens, there’s a charity runway in the Hotel Real de Minas bullring, and the Jazz & Blues festival starts on Wednesday.

Here’s what’s vale la pena this week:

Vale la Pena

Friday, Nov 6

• Percepto Art Fair​
  ​Fri–Sun, Nov 6–8 · 11:00 AM–7:00 PM​
  ​Casa Mesones 71 · Map​
  ​San Miguel's first contemporary art fair brings big Mexico City galleries under one colonial roof for three days of looking and buying. Free, but register first.
  ​Register free →​

• Quartet in a 25-Seat Cinema​
  ​Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM​
  ​Cine Bacco · Map​
  A New York violin-and-guitar couple plus two Mexican players in a 25-seat screening room — about as close to a living-room concert as it gets. 600 MXN.
  ​Book on WhatsApp →​

Saturday, Nov 7

• Eternal Runway Fashion Show​
  ​Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM​
  ​Plaza de Toros, Hotel Real de Minas · Map​
  Local labels walk a runway inside the Hotel Real de Minas bullring, and every ticket goes in full to Fundación Pro Niño Leonés, a kids' education charity in León. 179 MXN with a welcome cocktail.
  ​Get tickets →​

Tuesday, Nov 10

• Talk: Who Really Holds Power in Mexico?​
  ​Tue, Nov 10 · 5:00 PM–6:30 PM​
  ​Hacienda La Casona · Map​
  Former Washington Post Mexico reporter Mary Beth Sheridan talks organized crime, politics and Sheinbaum, hosted by i3, a local speaker series, with a reception after. 325 MXN in advance, 350 at the door.
  ​Get tickets →​

The Local Table

Lanzafuegos 6+1 Anniversary​
​Fri–Sat, Nov 6–7 · 1:00 PM–10:00 PM (guest-chef sessions 1:00–5:00 PM and 6:00–10:00 PM)​
​Lanzafuegos · Map​
Chef Davide Giribaldi's countryside restaurant turns seven with guest cooks from four local restaurants taking the kitchen in turns, plus vinyl and produce stalls.
​Book on WhatsApp →​

Learn & Create

Talk: Why Collect Contemporary Art​
​Sat, Nov 7 · 12:30 PM–2:30 PM​
​Centro Cultural Instituto Allende · Map​
Curator and art-market consultant Catalina Restrepo walks newer collectors through how and why to buy contemporary art, with simultaneous interpretation. 550–700 MXN.
​Get tickets →​

Traditional Mole Workshop​
​Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM–2:00 PM​
​Rancho Vía Orgánica · Map​
A local cook has been making mole for more than 60 years, and she teaches you how to make it from scratch before everyone sits down to eat what they made. A 1,500 MXN donation with a drink; spots are very limited.
​Book on WhatsApp →​

TEDxCalle Aldama: Hoofbeats to Robotics​
​Wed, Nov 11 · 4:00 PM–6:30 PM​
​Fresnos 1, La Candelaria · Map​
A TEDx afternoon with a kids' robotics demo from DivertRobots, time with the horses at Esperanza Equina (a local horse sanctuary), and live sax. 900 MXN, free shuttle from Fábrica La Aurora.
​Get tickets →​

After Dark

ECHO Art Opening​
​Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM​
​CORE Design Studio · Map​
New multi-media work from San Miguel artist Patricia Larsen, whose former SMA Centro home was featured in Architectural Digest. Cocktails and a look around the showroom. Free.
​RSVP on WhatsApp →​

Bluesy Band Night & Dinner​
​Sat, Nov 7 · 6:30 PM​
​Paprika · Map​
A politically charged, bluesy band night with sax and a hip-hop guest set, all over dinner. 300 MXN cover plus a 200 MXN food-and-drink minimum.
​Book on WhatsApp →​

Neil Simon Comedy Reading​
​Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM (also Thu, Nov 12 at 6:00 PM; Fri, Nov 13 matinee at 1:00 PM)​
​Teatro Santa Ana, La Biblioteca · Map​
Short comedies set in a hotel room by Neil Simon, the famous Broadway playwright, read on stage by San Miguel Playreaders, a long-running local English theater group. 100 MXN donation at the door, first come, about an hour before.

Move & Reset

Sunset & Night Hike​
​Fri, Nov 6 · 4:00 PM–9:00 PM​
​San Miguel Outdoors · Map​
The hiking group's birthday walk ends at the San Miguel Outdoors hot springs, with local food, ping-pong, a sunset DJ set and a fireside ceremony into the evening. Only 30 spots, 290 MXN with a drink.
​Book on WhatsApp →​

A Local Tip

Feria Nacional de la Lana y el Latón​
​Fri, Nov 6–Sun, Nov 15 · 9:00 AM–9:00 PM​
​Jardín Allende · Map​
For the 48th year, weavers and brass-smiths from around Mexico fill the main square with hand-loomed rugs, blankets and hammered brass. Free to browse, open late every day.

Jazz & Blues Festival: Free Kickoff​
​Wed, Nov 11 · 1:00 PM​
​UG – Casa El Nigromante · Map​
The festival's 32nd year opens free with a daytime set from the Antonio Lozoya Jazz Trio — Lozoya directs the festival — mixing live music, jazz history and Q&A. Ticketed evening shows start Thu, Nov 12; we'll cover those next week.
​Festival info →​