Events Calendar

Year Round Activities

City Tours
Meet colonial Mexico by walking its streets and visiting its historical buildings, churches, museums and art shops.
1 -2 hours.

Gallery Tours
A thriving artist community provides opportunities for art gallery tours customized to any medium, guests can choose private tours that focus on painting, sculpting, ceramics, jewelry or multi-media with stops that include the Fabrica La Aurora and other hidden studios.

House and Garden Tours
Sponsored by the library, these weekly tours take visitors behind the doors of some of the most beautiful private haciendas and gardens in San Miguel.  Every Sunday at noon, 2 hours.

Bellas Artes (El Centro Cultural "El Nigromante")
One of the major cultural institutes, Bellas Artes offers a variety of classes and worshops including:  ceramics, silver work, Spanish language, photography, glass blowing, copper and silver artistry.  In addition, the historic building and beautiful courtyard is the site for regularly scheduled foreign films and music recitals.

Instituto Allende
With exquisite inner patios, a lovely chapel and beautifully proportioned arches, this former residence of Don Manuel Tomas de La Canal dates to 1735.  Today it is the home of the Instituto Allende, which offers history, language and numerous art classes throughout the year as well as a coffee and gift shop 
www.instituto-allende.edu.mx.

El Charco del Ingenio (Jardin Botancico)
A great location for nature walks, this 20 acre botanical garden is located only a few minutes from the center of San Miguel and features an extensive collection of cacti and succulents distributed in three zones:  the dry chaparral, the canyon and the wetlands.  Panoramic lookouts, picnic and camping areas and a temazcal (traditional herbal steam bath) and special programming during the full moon. Open daily. 
www.laneta.apc.org/charco

Academia Hispano-Americana
For Spanish at all levels as well as lectures on Mexican history and literature. 
www.mexoline.com/academia

Horseback Riding
Enjoy an unforgettable day of beauty above the city while you explore beautiful canyons, the Mexican country side and Old San Miguel de Allende or at a nearby beach.

Regional Tours
San Miguel's central location is perfectly situated for guest's exploration of neraby cities and towns of cultural and historical interest, including: Guanajuato's underground streets, mansions, colonials monuments and museums; the nearby town of Atotonilco and The Santuario De Atotonilco, an 18th century church with centuries old frescos and the location where father Miguel Hidalgo took the flag of the revered Virgin Guadalupe; Mindera de Pozos, a ghost town known throughout colonial Mexico for its' mining industy; Queretaro, a place of opals, Mexican art, churches and baroque architecture.  The town of Dolores Hidalgo, founded in 1610, is known as the "Cradle of Mexican Independence" and Our Lady of Sorrows Church where Father Hidalgo first uttered, "Viva Mexico," the cry of Mexico's independence.  Today, Dolores Hidalgo is noted for its creative artisans, Talavera style pottery and the best ice cream.

For more information on local news and events: www.atencionsanmiguel.org