The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
A joint operation by federal authorities at the sprawling Sunday flea market known as El Baratillo resulted in the seizure of 345 wild and exotic animals being sold illegally, officials reported.
For the first time, the Michelin Guide has awarded stars to restaurants in Jalisco, placing the state firmly on the global gastronomic map. The announcement came during a ceremony held in Guadalajara on May 20.
On a quiet stretch of Calle San Felipe, behind a Moorish facade that hints at exotic secrets, stands one of downtown Guadalajara’s most storied — and strangest — buildings.
A massive 10,750-square-meter mural celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been completed in Guadalajara, making it the largest such artwork in the state of Jalisco.
Since the Coro del Estado de Jalisco was founded in 1982, it has soared as a symphonic choir, performing classical music and operas with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra and traveling around the state and outside the country, even to prisons, presenting classical, popular and historical music. But it has also endured personnel cuts (from 76 members to 22), paltry pay raises, and zero health and retirement benefits.
Guadalajara will extend a royal welcome to Spain’s King Felipe VI, who will visit the city on June 26 to watch his national team play in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The annual Guadalajara Honey Fair returns Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25 with a new, larger home at Parque San Nicolás de Bari in Zapopan, just in time for World Bee Day (May 20).
Just weeks before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, a 6.5-meter bronze statue of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has been installed outside the iconic Estadio Jalisco — the very stadium where he led Brazil to glory in the 1970 World Cup.
The annual Guadalajara Honey Fair returns Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25 with a new, larger home at Parque San Nicolás de Bari in Zapopan, just in time for World Bee Day (May 20).
