A seventeenth-century courtyard with contemporary art installations and music spilling from the corridors: that is what Días Feriados feels like, the independent art fair in Guadalajara that takes over the Ex Convento de Santa Teresa for four days. There are no commercial galleries or catalog works here. There are self-managed projects, collectives, and production platforms that almost never share a space and that, for one weekend, set up under the same centuries-old roof.
What Días Feriados is and who organizes it
The name is no coincidence: Días Feriados plays with the idea of a pause, a break in the calendar to devote time to what everyday life often leaves aside. It is the first edition of this independent art fair, organized by Otro Espacio GDL (a self-managed Guadalajara project active since 2017), and it takes place as part of Guadalajara Art Week.
The focus of this edition is regional connection: most projects are from Jalisco, but guests from Morelia, Cholula, Querétaro, and León join them so that independent scenes with little history of direct exchange can meet, for a few days, under the same roof.
Independent spaces, collectives, and platforms: what you will find
At Días Feriados, more than ten projects, spaces, and collectives come together, usually showing contemporary art from Guadalajara in very different formats: production platforms, self-managed studios, and projects tied to the city’s underground scene. The confirmed list is Guadalajara90210, Castillo Interior, Trámite Buró de Coleccionistas, Sangre Caliente, Torre Andrade, Otro Espacio, Estallido, Avances Artísticos, Ästher Bóveda Creativa, Álamos, Staditche, Suelo, and Arsenal.
It is not a fair designed as a sales showcase; rather, it is a space for these projects to get to know one another and the public face to face over four days.
The venue: Ex Convento de Santa Teresa
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The Ex Convento de Santa Teresa is a seventeenth-century venue built by the Discalced Carmelites as one of Guadalajara’s first cloisters. Over the years it served as an inn, military barracks, and restaurant before becoming the cultural-events venue it is today. It is not the Ex Teresa in Mexico City: this one is in Guadalajara’s Historic Center, next to Parque Rojo and just a few blocks from the Cathedral and Teatro Degollado.
That contrast is precisely what makes Días Feriados special: young art, catwalk noise, and informal conversations within walls that have stood there for centuries.
How to visit it and combine it with other venues
If you are attending the full Art Week, save Días Feriados for the afternoon: it opens at three on most days, so there is time to explore the Centro beforehand and arrive at the fair afterward. Sala Roxy, with the Estudio ACME project on those same days, is within walking distance; Estación Material is already in the Americana, so it is best to save it for another day.
If you have never explored this part of the city, walk it during the day: our guide to what to do in Guadalajara’s Centro has more ideas for filling the day before the convent doors open.
Practical information: dates, hours, admission, and how to get there
Save these details before leaving home:
Dates: September 23–26, 2026 (first edition of Días Feriados).
Hours: September 23, opening night; September 24 and 25, 3:00–10:00 pm; September 26, 3:00–8:00 pm.
Admission: free, with required advance registration on Eventbrite.
Venue: Ex Convento de Santa Teresa, Guadalajara Historic Center, next to Parque Rojo.
Follow along on Instagram: @dias.feriados and @otroespacio.gdl.
All information is updated on the official Días Feriados website and on Eventbrite. As this is the first edition and admission is free, registrations may sell out before the weekend.
Frequently asked questions about Días Feriados
What is Días Feriados?
It is an independent art fair in Guadalajara that brings together self-managed projects, collectives, and production platforms from the city and other parts of the country for four days. Held at the Ex Convento de Santa Teresa in the Historic Center, it combines exhibitions, talks, performances, and a celebration.
What is the history of the Ex Convento de Santa Teresa?
The Discalced Carmelites built it in the seventeenth century as one of Guadalajara’s first cloisters. Over time, it served as an inn, military barracks, and even a restaurant, before being restored as the cultural-events venue that Días Feriados now occupies.
Is admission free?
Yes, admission to Días Feriados is free, but you need to register in advance on Eventbrite. Because it is free and this is the fair’s first edition, registrations are expected to fill quickly as the date approaches.
What are independent art fairs?
They are gatherings for projects that do not depend on commercial galleries: collectives, studios, and self-managed platforms that show their work outside traditional circuits. Días Feriados is a good example: it brings together more than ten projects from Guadalajara and other cities across the country.
Experience Días Feriados as if it were your own
Días Feriados does not expect you to arrive, see everything in order, and leave. It wants you to stay, talk with the person who made the piece you liked, and end up on the catwalk without planning it. That is the joy of this independent art fair taking over a seventeenth-century convent in the heart of Guadalajara for a few days.
If you would like to keep discovering the city’s creative side, get to know the Guadalajara artists who made history before fairs like this existed, or take advantage of the Centro to see some of the 6 religious gems in Guadalajara just around the corner.
