Overview

• Governor Alejandro Armenta announced the monthlong program from the Puebla government office in Mexico City after attending the National Public Security Council meeting.
• The Museo Internacional del Barroco is hosting a comprehensive José Luis Cuevas retrospective with eight monumental sculptures, about 150 works and dozens of letters, scheduled to run through March 2026.
• The museum also features the immersive show Desafío Dalí, presented as Puebla’s first Mexican stop for the exhibition and slated to close at the end of September.
• The Biblioteca Palafoxiana marks 20 years on UNESCO’s Memory of the World register with renewed spaces, including a permanent room dedicated to Bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza and new temporary displays.
• Independence Day festivities include a free Julión Álvarez concert on September 15 at Paseo Bravo in the capital, where officials expect roughly 40,000 attendees.