Bay Area Maya Festival 2024
This year’s theme was the weaving and narrative. Celebrating Maya culture with poetry, art, and food. Held at City College of San Francisco’s Mission Campus.
Program & Activites
| Time | Room | Activities / Workshops |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Patio | Opening Ceremony, with Francisco Icala |
| 109 | Community Information Tables (all day) | |
| 9:30 am | Workshop Session 1 | |
| 254 | “Fiesta del Pueblo” with the Folkloric Group of the Asociación MAYAB: with Daniela Jacobo Gamboa and Executive Director Mtra. Lydia Candila Chan | |
| 213 | Traditional Indigenous Recipes and Stories of the Indigenous/Latinx Community, with Carlos Izaguirre | |
| 229 | The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Maya, with Edgar Torres | |
| 108 | Maya Poetry: César Love, Gerardo Pacheco, John Curl, Ismael Chel | |
| 109 | Contemporary Maya Paintings from Guatemala exhibit, with Rita Moran of Maya Women in Art | |
| 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:45 am | Workshop Session 2 | |
| 254 | The Art of Weaving the History of the Woman, with Voces Mayas & Amplifying Sanctuary Voices | |
| Patio | Jornal-Heroes Painting Workshop with Francisco Icala | |
| 229 | Contract Mayan Interpreting: Business Strategies, with Oswaldo Martín | |
| 108 | The Blood of the Jaguar: Anthology of Maya Poetry with Alejandro Murguía and Pedro Uc Be | |
| 109 | Contemporary Maya Paintings from Guatemala exhibit, with Rita Moran of Maya Women in Art | |
| 11:45 am | Patio | Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | Patio | Parade of Traditional Yucatec Maya Dress plus Jaranera Dances with Asociación Mayab |
| Parade of Traditional Guatemalan Maya Dress plus Traditional Dances with Cultura Maya | ||
| 1:30 pm | Patio | Closing Ceremony |
City College of San Francisco Mission Campus 1125 Valencia St.
- Saturday, October 4, 2025
- 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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