The 58th Feria Nacional de Artisanas de Barranquitas (National Artisan Fair) takes at Plaza Recreo Monsenor Miguel Angel Mendoza in Barranquitas, from July 12 – 14 2019.
This annual event brings together local artisans from around the island and the organizers expect around 200 local craftsmen and artisans will take part; making this the largest artisan gathering in Puerto Rico.
Brief History of the Festival
The National Artisan Fair of Barranquitas dates back to 1959 when the first artisan fair took place to mark the centenary of the birth of local barranquiteno hero Don Luis Munoz Rivera. At that time there was only a single kiosks where local craftsman displayed their creations. The following years fair saw even more artisans taking part and in 1961 the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture announced the first National Fair of Handicrafts in Barranquitas. Since then the fair has grown in popularity, not only with local artisans, but in the variety of cultural activities that occur during the event.
As usual here in Puerto Rico along with the local crafts, there will be music, food and children’s activities available each day.
For 2018 the Feria Nacional de Artisanas Schedule includes:
Friday July 12
10am, Mercado Artesanal (Artisan Market)
1pm, Taller Artesanal (Artisan Talks)
3pm, Grupo Asuba
4:30pm, Tres en Su Punto
6pm, Taller Retablo – ICP
7:30pm, Animales Parranderos
9:00pm, Pete Perignon y su Orquesta
Saturday July 13
9am, Mercado Artesanal (Artisan Market)
10am, Taller Artesanal (Artisan Talks)
12pm, Actividad para ninos (children’s activities), Columpio Colectivo – ICP
1pm, Odilio Gonzalez (El Jibarito de Lates)
2:30pm, Obra de Teatro El Mago de Oz Teatro del Centro Cultural
4pm, Misa
6pm, Grupo Mijo de la Palma
7:30pm, Si Senor
9pm, La Sonora Sanjuanera
Sunday July 15
8am, Mercado Artesanal (Artisan Market)
9am, Misa Parroquia San Antonio de Padua
10:30am, Taller Artesanal (Artisan Talks)
11am, Barry Barry!! El Mago
11:30am, Victor Ortiz y Alfredo Vazquez, Danzas Y mucho mas
1pm, Concursos de Trovadores Decimania de Puerto Rico, Dedicado a Don Joaquin Mounert – El Pitirre Fajardeno
4:30pm, Los Violines de Marquitos
6:30pm, Plenealo
8pm, Luisito Ayala & La Orquesta Puerto Rico Power
Barranquitas is located in the central region of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and west of Caguas. Google maps indicates that it should take around 1hr and 10mins to get to Barranquitas from San Juan. I would allow extra time due to traffic and driving part way on smaller non highway roads.
58th Feria Nacional de Artisanas (National Artisan Fair) of Barranquitas
When: Friday July 12 – 14, 2019
Where: Plaza Publica Monsenor Miguel Angel Mendoza, Barranquitas
GPS: 18.186390, -66.306655
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Images: Feria Nacional de Artisanas
