Bay Area Maya Festival
The Bay Area Maya Festival, a single-day festival on the Mission Campus of CCSF, shares the ancient knowledge and the contemporary concerns of the Maya community. It is the only event in the Bay Area that brings together Maya people across various Maya regions, languages, and traditions. The festival aims to unify people across Maya traditions and educate the community. The festival not only offers workshops on Maya weaving and fashion, but also includes presentations on the Maya calendar and their indigenous world view. Today’s pressing issues will be addressed in workshops on earth healing and immigrant rights. In years past, we have had an estimated audience of 600 Yucatec and Mayan people from throughout the Bay Area.
The festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 9AM to 1:30PM, and includes readings by noted poets, writers, professors, as well as a parade of traditional clothing from various Maya villages, an exhibit of Maya art, and workshops on Mayan languages. Festival events are open to community members from young adults to elders. Please see the attached brochure of the 2019 festival for a visual representation of what the festival offers.
Solito2Solidarity 