Overview
- Mexico City’s Zócalo will host a free concert from 20:00 with La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, Alejandra Ávalos and Colectivo Legado de Grandeza, followed by the President’s Grito around 23:00.
- CDMX alcaldías confirmed local lineups, including Nicky Jam and Remmy Valenzuela in Gustavo A. Madero at 18:00, Julio Preciado in Cuauhtémoc, Yahir and María León in Miguel Hidalgo, and El Yaki after the Grito in Iztacalco.
- Puebla set Julión Álvarez for a free show at the Zócalo/Paseo Bravo at 23:59 on Sept. 15, with authorities deploying an Integral Security and Prevention Plan and a civic‑military parade at 10:00 on Sept. 16.
- Jalisco will proceed with Los Aguilar at Guadalajara’s Paseo Alcalde after Governor Pablo Lemus confirmed the contract despite a change.org petition reported with more than 200,000 signatures.
- Mexico City illuminated patriotic displays in the Zócalo as celebrations ramp up, and in Chicago a smaller El Grito gathering will take place at St. Paul Catholic Church in Pilsen after the downtown festival was postponed over ICE activity.