The International Cervantino Festival takes place each fall in the town of Guanajuato.It is one of the world’s four most important art festivals, drawing thousands of artists worldwide to display their creative talents in music, theatre, opera, literature, dance, plastic arts, and audiovisual media.The festival started in 1953 with a professor at the University of Guanajuato who took theatre into the streets using the works of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.This is the most significant cultural event in the Mexico/Latin-American region and is an important new tradition in Mexico that celebrates diversity and inclusion in art.
