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Annual Craft Fair

June 22 | 1:00 PM - July 6 | 1:00 AM
Central Atrium and first level

The 44th Annual Craft Fair arrives at PLAZA with the participation of 130 Puerto Rican artisans. A wide selection of crafts includes: religious carvings, bobbin lace, leatherwork, paper flowers, furniture, jewelry, ceramics, pottery, rag dolls, traditional sweets, mosaics, textiles, metalwork, musical instruments, needlework, fabric bags and accessories, crochet, hammocks, and more.

Workshop and Presentation Schedule:

Monday, 22nd

9:00 am: The 44th [event/conference/conference] begins. Annual Craft Fair at PLAZA

 

Tuesday, 23rd

9:30 am: Musical performance - Tanisha Galarza, Youth and Tradition

10:30 am: Opening activity

11:00 am: Musical performance - Tanisha Galarza, Youth and Tradition

 

Wednesday, 24th

1:00 pm: Woodturning Workshop with Jorge Rivera, artisan

1:30 pm: Recycled Paper Workshop with Karla Morales, artisan

2:00 pm: Weaving Workshop with Taize Sisco, artisan

2:30 pm: Ceramics Workshop with Víctor I. Sosa, artisan

 

Thursday, 25th

1:00 pm: Teapot Making Workshop with Ángel L. López, artisan

1:30 pm: Paper Flower Workshop with Anca Giju, artisan

2:00 pm: Bone Carving Workshop with Iris S. Torres, artisan

3:00 pm: Musical performance - Mell Padilla, Nova Trova

 

Friday, 26th

2:00 pm: Awards Ceremony

2:30 pm: Musical performance - Troventud, Jíbaro Music and Nueva Trova

4:00 pm: Bomba Workshop with Maribella Burgos

 

Saturday, 27th

1:00 pm: Artistic performance - Gracimá (sponsored by the ICP)

2:00 pm: Mundillo Workshop with Ana Marie Torres, artisan

2:30 pm: Vejigantes Workshop with Minerva Hernández, artisan

3:00 pm: Creative Wheel Workshop with Ralph K. Burgos, artisan

3:30 pm: Bomba Barrel Workshop with Emanuel Martínez artisan

 

Sunday, June 28 -

2:00 pm: Botanical Print Workshop with Gladys Serrano, artisan

3:00 pm: Artistic Presentation - Guateque (sponsored by the ICP)

June 29 to July 5, 2026:

 

Monday, June 29 -

9:00 am: Start of the second week of the 44th Annual Craft Fair at PLAZA

 

Wednesday, 1st -

1:00 pm: Woodturning Workshop with Dennis Colón, artisan

1:30 pm: Embroidery Workshop with Lisedia Rondón, artisan

2:00 pm: Painted Fig Tree Workshop with Yarielis Sevilla, artisan

2:30 pm: Coconut Jewelry Workshop with Beatriz Rodríguez, artisan

 

Thursday, 2nd -

2:00 pm: Awards Ceremony

2:30 pm: Musical Performance - Los Hijos del Campo, Jíbaro Music

 

Friday, 3rd -

1:00 pm: Woodturning Workshop with Atanael Muñiz, artisan

1:30 pm: Mask Making Workshop with Luis Carrasquillo Lanzó, artisan

2:00 pm: Carving of Saints Workshop with Zoraida Rivera artisan

3:00 pm: Musical performance by Majestad Negra (sponsored by the ICP)

 

Saturday, 4th

1:00 pm: Mixed Media Mosaic Workshop with Aida Balzac, artisan

1:30 pm: Natural Dyeing Workshop with Cindy Ramírez, artisan

2:00 pm: Recycled Wood Workshop with Gibran L. Colón, artisan

 

3:00 pm: Musical performance by Joey Medina, Alma Latina

Sunday, 5th

1:00 pm: Flute Workshop with Gerardo Hernández, artisan

2:00 pm: Coconut Mask Workshop with Teddy Vázquez, artisan

3:00 pm: Artistic performance by Monica Nieves

* Itinerary subject to change

Exhibition of a Craftsman of Great Imagination

June 22 | 1:00 PM - July 6 | 1:00 AM
Central Atrium

As a complement to the Annual Craft Fair, the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP) presents native instruments ranging from the triple and cuatro to the güiro. Some are made in their traditional form, while others reveal the imaginative power of their creator, the artisan Carmelo Martell Luciano.