Must-see entertainment in Western Central Highlands

Watching masked luchadores (wrestlers) with names like El Terrible and Blue Panther gut-punching each other makes for a memorable night out. Expect…

Charreadas (or charrerías), similar to rodeos, are held at noon most Sundays in this ring just behind Parque Agua Azul south of the city center. Charros …

With the Conservatorio de las Rosas, this is a pillar of Morelia’s cultural life. Housed in an old Carmelite monastery dating from the 17th century, it’s…

Founded in 1743, this is the oldest music conservatory in the Americas and remains something of an ‘old-school’ music college. In its Alhambra-esque…

A rambling 19th century complex in Tlaquepaque made up of dozens of small cantinas that all share one huge courtyard occupied by droves of mariachi. From…

This erstwhile 17th-century church and monastery (which mostly now dates from the 1860s) is home to a well-respected cultural center hosting a wide range…

This retro glam jazz club – table cloths, chandeliers, martinis – on the 1er piso (1st floor, not ground floor) of a downtown city building has sets most…

Numerous renovations since its inception in 1828 haven't dampened the refinement of Morelia's centrally located Teatro Ocampo. It hosts everything from…

The hippest venue in town hosting a wide range of range of drama, dance and music performances. It stages traveling Broadway shows, concerts with local…

This historic theater is a downtown cultural center that hosts a range of drama, dance and music performances.

You’ll have to trek out to Zapopan if you want to see the beloved ‘Chivas’ (ie Guadalajara’s fútbol team) juggle footballs and – hopefully – make their…

On the northern side of Plaza Chica and cheek by jowl with the Biblioteca Gertrudis Bocanegra, this ornate structure was a convent until it was converted…

Teatro Morelos, part of the Centro de Convenciones complex 3km south of the city center, stages theatrical performances and concerts.

This recently renovated cinema screens blockbusters in English with subtitles or dubbed Spanish.