Festivales Voces Vivas y Original Mexico cultural celebration, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City, Mexico): Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the Fiesta de Culturas Comunitarias 2026: Voces vivas, salvando al fuego and the Original. Encuentro de Arte Textil, Decorativo y Utilitario are intended to recognize, dignify and promote the cultural greatness of Mexico.
She made the remarks at her morning press conference.
Sheinbaum said the cultural wealth of Mexico is unmatched anywhere in the world and is a source of pride for all Mexicans. She added that both events aim to honor the legacy of Indigenous peoples and to ensure that artisans can live with dignity from their work.
The Fiesta de Culturas Comunitarias 2026: Voces vivas, salvando al fuego will take place Saturday, November 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the Zócalo of Mexico City.
Culture Secretary Claudia Curiel de Icaza said more than 1,000 children from 181 municipalities in 28 states have been invited, drawn from Casas de Canto Cuicallis, Semilleros Creativos and children’s choirs created under the Plan Michoacán por la Paz y la Justicia.
Curiel de Icaza said the performance will feature a monumental choir and orchestra and include speakers of 17 Indigenous languages, among them Chichimeco Jonaz, Chontal of Oaxaca, Maya, Mazahua, Mixteco, Náayeri, Náhuatl, Otomí, P’urhépecha, Rarámuri, Tének, Tepehuano del Sur, Tlapaneco, Totonaco, Tsotsil, Wixárika and Zapoteco. The event will be broadcast on Canal 22 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Original. Encuentro de Arte Textil, Decorativo y Utilitario will be held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos from November 12 to 15.
Deputy Secretary of Cultural Development Marina Núñez Bespalova said admission is free and the event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
daily. It will feature 580 artisans and display about 174,000 pieces, with an expected impact on 12,535 artisans by the end of the year.
Núñez Bespalova said the event will also include foreign participants from Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Norway, New Zealand, Paraguay and Peru. A Festival Música Original is scheduled for November 12.
According to Núñez Bespalova, training hours have increased by 72 percent over two years and the number of sessions by 100 percent. New initiatives include a Professionals Program to build fair collaboration models, Original LAB, a space for experimentation and research on traditional Mexican art, and the Taller Original line sold exclusively through Fonart, which includes a special bonus for artisans.
Activities for children have increased 127 percent this year, and programs for older adults and young children were also created in 2025.
