First Friday Fiesta at MACLA
as Part of Monthly SoFA District Art Walk
All performances are FREE. No reservations or tickets required.
The notable #FirstFridayFiesta Series at MACLA brings several of the Bay Area’s most prominent Latin American music and dance companies to MACLA’s Castellano Playhouse in the heart of Downtown San José for an evening of free, educational, and engaging performances. The series is presented by MACLA during the monthly SoFA District Art Walk.
Next First Friday Fiesta
Join us for our next First Friday Fiesta in 2023!
PAST ARTISTS
December 2019 Holiday Boutique, handcrafted gift & local vendors.
November 2019 Cumbiamba Colombiana, Colombian Cumbia
October 2019 Rudy de Anda, Music and Dance
September 2019 Blue Tango Project, Tango & Blues
August 2019 Jahny Wallz, Latin Fusion Music
June 2019 Ajayu, Psychedelic Andean Music
May 2019 Pan Dulce, Funk, punk, metal, ska, and latinx influences
April 2019 Taller Bombalele, Afro Puerto Rican music and dance
March 2019 Danza Venezuela Bay Area, Venezuelan music and dance
February 2019 Conjunto Folklorico Panama America, Dances, folklore and traditions of Panamanian culture
December 2018 Cuba in the Mix, Afro-Latino Music, Dance and Poetry
November 2018 Banda Sin Nombre, Folk Music
October 2018 DJ Mare.e.Fresh, Cumbia, hiphop, reggaeton, and banda
September 2018 DJ Leydis, Cuban Hip-Hop
August 2018 La Clandestina, Latin American Music
June 2018 Calafia Armada, Afro-Colombian Music
May 2018 Rosa Los Santos, Afro-Peruvian Music and Dance
April 2018 Bolivian Dance Team, Bolivian Music and Dance
March 2018 Charged Particles, Latin Jazz Music
February 2018 Maracatu Pacifico, Brazilian Music and Dance
December 2017 4 Con 3, Cuban Music and Dance
November 2017 LoCura, Califas Mestizo Music
October 2017 Asociacion Cultural Kanchis, Peruvian Music and Dance
September 2017 Entre Son, Mexican Fusion Music
August 2017 Corazon Salvaje, Cumbia and Poetry
June 2017 Sonido Clash, Future Latino Sounds
May 2017 Sweet Spice, Latin Dance Standards
April 2017 Valverde Dance Theatre, Music and Dance from the Andes
March 2017 Silvestre Martinez, Afro-Oaxacan Jazz
February 2017 Sambaxé, Brazilian Dance and Music
December 2016 Alafia Dance Ensemble, African Haitian Dance
November 2016 Aguacero, Puerto Rican Bomba
October 2016 MaKrú, Rumba Flamenca, Reggae, Cuban Son, Cumbia, Ska
September 2016 Gabriel Navia and Sulkary, Jazz-flamenco and Cuban Music
August 2016 Cunamacué, Afro-Peruvian Dance
June 2016 La Mixta Criolla, Caribbean Music
May 2016 Tarimba, Son Jarocho Music
April 2016 Silvestre Martinez and the East Bay’s Conspiracy, Latin Dance Music
March 2016 Nosotras, Women’s Ensemble
February 2016 Gabriel Navia & Sulkary, Latin Music Fusion Artist
December 2015 Jaranón y Bochinche, Afro-Peruvian Dance
November 2015 Arenas Dance Company, Cuban Dance
September 2015 Columbian Soul, Colombian Dance
August 2015 Flamenco Society of San Jose, Flamenco Dance
June 2015 Aguacero, Puerto Rican Bomba Music and Dance
May 2015 Capoeira of San José, Brazilian Capoeira
April 2015 Nosotras, Women’s Ensemble
March 2015 Jaranón y Bochinche, Afro-Peruvian Dance
February 2015 Loco Bloco, Youth and Family Art Organization
December 2014 Los Leones, Cumbia, Latin Dance
November 2014 Future Arts Now!, Arts Education Program
October 2014 Yeye Suarez and Ensemble, Afro Latin Fusion Music
