San Miguel de Allende News, Expat Life, and Culture

San Miguel de Allende is an art colony turned global hotspot, known for its colonial charm, vibrant expat community, and cultural scene. In this section, follow stories on real estate, expat life, arts festivals, culinary events, and heritage tourism. Whether you’re living here or visiting, San Miguel continues to blend old-world beauty with modern sophistication.

San Miguel de Allende News

•December 2, 2025

San Miguel aquifer faces new threat from golf boom

A proposed fourth golf course in San Miguel de Allende has ignited warnings that tapping an already overdrawn aquifer could deepen a water crisis.

•November 28, 2025

San Miguel food tourism plan backs small local restaurants

Guanajuato tourism officials and San Miguel restaurateurs are aligning a new state plan to turn the city’s kitchens into a driver of future growth.

•November 28, 2025

San Miguel winter safety brings more shelters and patrols

San Miguel de Allende approved winter and holiday protection plans to coordinate shelters, road patrols and health messaging through early 2026.

•November 26, 2025

New solar projects in San Miguel de Allende face key review

Two utility-scale solar projects in Hidalgo and San Miguel de Allende enter Semarnat review, signaling fresh private investment in clean power.

•November 25, 2025

San Miguel star lanterns gift locals a glowing holiday sky

San Miguel de Allende’s historic center lights up with thousands of artisan brass star lanterns, a free seasonal gift from the city.

•November 25, 2025

Locals rediscover rupestrian paintings on San Miguel cliffs

A new guided trail in Juan Xidó Cabras is turning little known rupestrian paintings San Miguel into a nature and culture stop for hikers.

•November 25, 2025

San Miguel wedding tourism crowns Mexico romance hub

San Miguel de Allende now hosts more than 850 weddings a year, with mostly foreign couples driving over 3 billion pesos in local spending.

•November 24, 2025

San Miguel environmental damage as Martorell reshapes stream

Guanajuato’s environmental watchdog fined Espacio Vivo for altering a stream near San Miguel de Allende without permits, putting the Río Laja at risk.