Guadalajara Entertainment

  1. El Parián

    You can pay your respects to the mariachi tradition in its home city. The Plaza de los Mariachis, just east of the historic center, is an okay place to sit, drink beer and soak in the serenades of passionate Mexican bands. But you'll be happier at El Parián a garden complex in Tlaquepaque made up of dozens of small cantinas that all share one plaza occupied by droves of Mariachi. On the weekends the bands battle and jockey for your ears, applause and cash.

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  2. Plaza de Armas

    State and municipal bands present free concerts of typical música tapatía in the Plaza de Armas at on most Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and on other days as well during holiday seasons (and especially for the Fiestas de Octubre).

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