Mexican Folk Art & Cultural Tours
Friday, February 28 – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Your host and guide for this tour is Rick Hall. This tour presents multiple aspects of Carnival in the Huasteca region in the states of Hidalgo and Veracruz. In Nahua and Mestizo villages, we will experience masked and unmasked dances and rituals […]
Monday, December 30, 2024 – Thursday, January 9, 2025 Pastorela Dances in Michoacán This is an exciting tour for the traveler and photographer interested in learning about and witnessing the dances, masks, and customs associated with the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the mountain and lake regions of Michoacán. […]
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Saturday, July 20 – Sunday, August 4, 2024 This tour offers an in-depth look at the folk art and artisans of Michoacán. We start the tour with four nights in Pátzcuaro, visiting the Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares for an overview of the region’s history. We will see Tzintzuntzan, […]
Friday, September 20 – Sunday, October 6, 2024 We will start this tour in Mexico City. After, we will depart to Puebla, a World Heritage UNESCO Site. We will stay at a boutique hotel transformed into a guest house three blocks from the central plaza. We have three nights to […]
Thursday, October 24 – Monday, November 4, 2024 Our tour of Day of the Dead in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, is an unforgettable experience that will fill your soul and mind with memories for a lifetime. Our home base for this trip is Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México, where we will be staying in […]
Thursday, March 21 – Monday, April 1, 2024 Your host and guide for this tour is Rick Hall. This exciting tour presents multiple aspects of the traditions, folk art, and food of the most beautiful state in Mexico. The Tianguis Artesanal de Domingo de Ramos y Concurso (Palm Sunday folk […]
¡Saludos desde Pátzcuaro! I hope that everyone is doing well during this pandemic and everyone is receiving their vaccinations. Mexico was slow receiving vaccines initially, but more are coming daily. What happened to the last year? Kena and I have been very busy. We closed Destino Pátzcuaro, where we had […]
Due to the pandemic, the Palm Sunday Market was canceled for the second year. The artisans count on these markets for up to 60% or more of their yearly sales. The Instituto del Artesano Michoacano (IAM), the Fondo Nacional para el Fomento de las Artesanías (Fonart), and the city of […]
The Pátzcuaro Day of the Dead Artisanal Market 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. However, the 51st Concurso of the Day of the in Dead Pátzcuaro (LI Concurso Estatal de Artesanías en Pátzcuaro) held by the Instituto del Artesano Michoacano (IAM) and the Fondo Nacional para el Fomento […]