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All month long: Poetry Festival--San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi. International poetry festival featuring the works of Juan Gelman, Alvaro Mutis, Raul Zurita, Agusto de Campos, Decio Pignatari, David Huerta y Tomás Segovia. This festival will take place in the four areas of the state and features lectures, readings and conferences by world-renowned poets.

1-11 SEP: 12th International Mariachi and Charro Festival (12° Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi y la Charreria)--Guadalajara, Jalisco. Annual celebration of mariachi music in the mariachi capital of the world, gathering musicians from Mexico and around the world.

8 SEP: Tepozteco Challenge (Reto al Tepozteco)--Tepoztlan, Morelos. Performance depicting King Tepoztecatl's conversion to the Catholic religion. Procession leads to the Tepozteco Pyramid, where offerings are made. This event includes a food festival, chinelo dances dating back to prehispanic times, and fireworks.

15-16 SEP: Mexican Independence Day (Dia de la Independencia Mexicana)--Nationwide. Mexico celebrates its declaration of independence from Spain in 1810. The night of September 15, marks "El Grito," a dramatic reenactment of revolutionary Father Hidalgo's call for his fellow Mexicans to join the uprising, which takes place at city halls across the country. On September 16, military parades are held in almost every Mexican city.

24 SEP: Running of the Bulls at San Miguel (Sanmiguelada)--San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Also known as the Pamplonada because it is Mexico's imitation of Spain's "running of the bulls," the Sanmiguelada is an annual festival usually taking place the third Saturday of September in honor of Saint Michael the Archangel. The event involves dances, concerts, fireworks and bulls running through town. Daring participants meet at high noon.

19-21 SEP: Fall Equinox at Kulkulcan (Equinoccio de Kulkulcan) -Chichen-Itza, Yucatan. Thousands of people from around the world gather at this Mayan ruin on the Yucatan Peninsula to witness the afternoon shadow of the snake-god Kukulcan slowly "crawl down" the country's largest Mayan pyramid, El Castillo.

28 SEP-3 OCT: National Antique Festival (Muestra Nacional de Antigüedades)--Saltillo, Coahuila. Now in its 10th year, this festival gathers together top antique dealers from all over Mexico and features exhibitions of international treasures, accompanied by a musical and educational program.