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Schedule for the Fiestas Patrias for SMA
September 6
–- Welcome to the Lions Club presidents with Mayor Jesús Correa – Plaza Principal – 5:15
– Salute to the Flag + official Fiestas Patrias program with Queen’s Dragon’s band – Jardín – 6:00

September 7
–- Mañanitas & Alborada honors the Virgen of Loreto in the Oratorio at Insurgentes & Calle Pepe Llanos – 6:00 a.m.
– Sunday Serenade in the Jardín – 1:00 and 7:00
– Women’s athletic competition leaves from Casa de Allende, corner of Jardín – 4:00
– Athletic competition leaves from the Parroquia – 5:30
– Coronation of the Queen of Campesinos in Angela Peralta Theater – 7:00

September 8
– Celebration of Our Lady of Loreto at the Ermita Chapel, the Salida a Querétaro and the Oratorio at Insurgentes & Calle Pepe Llanos – all day
– Commemoration of the Molino del Rey battle in the Jardín – 10:00 a.m.

September 9
– Art exhibits – 28th young artists show & Luz y Solidaridad by Susan Plum in Bellas Artes, Hernández Macías 75 – open all day

September 10
– Lecture for children on Ignacio Allende in Biblioteca Municipal on Calle Pepe Llanos – 6:00
– Theater “Life of Allende” by Aficionados del Teatro in Angela Peralta Theater – 8:00
– Ceremony and Concert in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the SMA fire department in the Jardín – 8:15

September 12
– Lecture for children “Being Child Heroes” in Biblioteca Municipal on Calle Pepe Llanos – 5:00
– Art exhibit by Simone Pontecorbo in Bellas Artes, Hernández Macías 75 – 7:00
– Movie “The Atomic Firefighter” with Cantinflas in Jardín – 8:00
– Theater “Life of Allende” by Aficionados del Teatro in Angela Peralta Theater – 8:00

September 13
– Commemoration of Niños Héroes in Jardín – 10:00 a.m.
– Traditional athletic competitions commemorating the conspirators and the beginning of Mexican independence leaves from Museo Casa de Allende, corner of Jardín – 5:00
– Salute to the flag in Jardín – 6:00
– Coronation of the Queen of the Fiestas Patrias with tropical music group Sonora Santanera in Jardín – 8:00
– Theater “Life of Allende” by Aficionados del Teatro in Angela Peralta Theater – 8:00

September 14
– Firefighters parade in main downtown streets – 11:00 a.m.
– Mass for firefighters in La Parroquia – 1:00
– Calvacade of Conspirators from Querétaro arrives in Jardín – 5:00

September 15
– all activities in Jardín
– Salute to the flag – 6:00 a.m.
– Fraternal message from different municipalities – Museo de Casa de Allende – 10:00 a.m.
– Athletic competition & symbolic torch arrives from Querétaro for El Grito ceremony – 3:15
– Fraternal message from representatives from Querétaro – 5:00
– Salute to the flag – 6:00
– Traditional dances by Ballet Mazatl of Casa de la Cultura – 8:00
– Salute to the flag as Mayor Correa moves the flag from the former Presidencia to the Museo Casa de Allende – 10:45
– Liberty torch arrival with athletes along Calle San Francisco – 10:55
– El Grito ceremony led by Mayor Jesús Correa from Museo Casa de Allende – 11:00
– Midnight – Party

September 16
– Salute to the flag – 6:00 a.m.
– Commemoration of the 198th anniversary of independence, former Presidencia – 9:00 a.m.
– Military parade from Ancha de San Antonio via Canal, Hernández Macías, Mesones to Jardín – 11:00 a.m.
– Salute to the flag – 6:00
– Parade, entrance of the insurgents via Av. Independencia, Insurgentes, Hernández Macías, Canal to Jardín – 6:15
– Cavalcade, flag procession in Jardín – 8:00
– Dance – Ballet Folklórico de San Miguel in Jardín – 8:15
– Fireworks in Jardín – 8:15

September 17
– Commemoration of the first independent city council in Jardín – 10:00 a.m.
– Lecture “Un grito por la libertad” (A cry for freedom) in Biblioteca Municipal, Calle Pepe Llanos 14 – 5:00
– Lecture for children “Miguel Hidalgo”) in Biblioteca Municipal, Calle Pepe Llanos 14 – 6:00

September 18
– Lecture “Benito Diaz de Gamarra & Colegio San Francisco de Sales & the influence or Cartesian philosophy at the beginning of the 19th century in the former Presidencia – 6:00
– Official annual report of activities by Mayor Jesús Correa with State governor Juan Manuel Oliva attending in Jardín – 8:00

September 19
– Salute to the flag – 6:00 a.m.
– San Miguel fair parade from Ancha de San Antonio via Canal, Hernández Macías, Insurgentes, San Francisco to Jardín – 6:00
– San Miguel Fair opens with circus, games, ice rink, rodeo, cockfights, live music at the fairgrounds off the Salida a Querétaro behind the new Presidencia – 8:00

September 20
– Traditional bullfight, Plaza de Toros de Oriente, Calle Recreo ­ 4:00 -Tickets at Jardín, Restaurant El Corero, Plaza Oriente box office
– San Miguel Fair opens – 4:00
– Theater of the City presents Romantic music group Los Ángeles Negros – 9:00

September 21
– Local mountain bike championship leaves from Call El Cardo through Guadiana, Colonia Allende, Ojo de Agua & southern part of Centro – 9:00 a.m.
– San Miguel fair opens – noon
– Theater of the City: singer Lyz Vega

September 22
– San Miguel fair opens – 4:00
– Theater of the City presents grupera band Mercenario – 9:00

September 23
– San Miguel fair opens – 4:00
– Theater of the City presents grupera band Viento y Sol – 9:00

September 24
– San Miguel fair opens – 4:00
– Lecture for children about the brothers Aldama, Juan de Umarán, Francisco Lanzagorta and Miguel Malo in Biblioteca Municipal, Calle Pepe Llanos 14 – 6:00
– Theater of the City presents tropical music group Sonora Dinamita – 9:00

September 25
– San Miguel fair opens – 4:00
– Talk, The Royal Academy of San Carlos from Manuel Tolsá in Tres Guerras in Biblioteca Municipal, Calle Pepe Llanos 14 – 6:00
– Theater of the City presents comedian “Evelio con v” – 9:00
– The announcement of a literary prize, the Aura Estrada Prize, named for a 30-year old Guanajuatense writer who was “making it” in the field of letters in both English and Spanish. The prize will be a combination of cash and residencies in writers colonies and publication in Spanish Granta. It will be given every two years to a Spanish-language young woman, 35 or younger who lives in either Mexico or the USA. Visit www.auraestradapriye.org and www.hunter.cuny.edu/creative-writing/memoriam/.