FERIA XCARET DE ARTE POPULAR MEXICANO

To establish a space where Mexican master artisans can exhibit and sell their creations, encouraging them to continue producing high-quality works that stand out for their cultural, artistic, technical, and aesthetic contributions, thereby helping to promote Mexican Folk Art as a Cultural Heritage of our country.

From Thursday, September 19 to Sunday, September 22, 2024.

From 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

At the Hacienda Henequenera in Xcaret Park.

Included with any Xcaret park admission or MXN 200 for entry to the Feria Xcaret de Arte Popular Mexicano only, payable directly at the park ticket office.

• Fair + Buffet meal at the Jalisco restaurant: MXN 893.

• Fair + Xcaret México Espectacular Show + Dinner: MXN 2,486.

Yes, you have free access to the Feria Xcaret de Arte Popular Mexicano.

Yes, the Soy Xcaret card includes your personal entry to the Feria Xcaret de Arte Popular Mexicano.

Exhibitions, technique demonstrations, contests, recognitions, presentations, fashion shows, and craft sales.

• Exhibition and sale of crafts: Explore colorful stalls with unique creations from participating master artisans.

• Technique demonstrations: Immerse yourself in the creative process with live demonstrations of artisanal skills and techniques.

• Contest: The competition adds excitement to the fair with a prize pool of nearly one million pesos divided into categories such as ceramics, textiles, wood, and other techniques.

• Recognition: Awarded to artisans wearing traditional attire all four days of the feria.

• Presentations: Listen to experts discuss topics related to the importance of folk art in our cultural identity.

• Fashion shows: Where fashion meets tradition, showcasing how folk art inspires designs, including a special fashion show and recognition for traditional attire.

Thursday, 19; Friday, 20; and Saturday, 21 at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, 22 at 5:30 p.m. The recognition will be given at the end of the show.

There will be three awards, with amounts of MXN 30,000, MXN 20,000, and MXN 10,000.

• Thursday, 19: “FOLK ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE” by Carlos Tejada, UNESCO.

• Friday, 20: “MAYA EMBROIDERY, A MILLENNIAL HISTORY” by Silvia Terán, UNESCO.

• Saturday, 21: “MAYA BLUE, RECOVERY OF A CULTURAL LEGACY” by Luis May, Cultural Promoter.

• Sunday, 22: “PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE, EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY” by Salomón Bazbaz and Patricio Chaves, Heritage Specialists.

At 4:00 p.m. in the Guadalupe Chapel.

Ceramics, textiles, wood, and other techniques.

Wixárika art, jewelry, leather, plant fibers, stone, gourds, toys, goldsmithing, metalwork, glass, hammocks, papier-mâché, carving, and assembly.

• 1st place: MXN 100,000.

• 2nd place: MXN 80,000.

• 3rd place: MXN 60,000.

• Honorable mentions: MXN 20,000.

280 master artisans from México.

Email: feriadeartepopularmexicano@xcaret.com