Holiday Saludos Weekend 2024

HOLIDAY SALUDOS BAZAAR

Holiday bazaar Fun, Local and visiting artists, and food with a Venezuelan twist

A weekend filled with joy and celebration, starting by a day of exploration and conversations with artists, writers and musicians, who will be sharing with us their works in an enriching space for the community. Enjoy the opportunity to taste different recipes of the iconic Venezuelan hallaca within our festival throughout the weekend. Continue with our traditional holiday bazaar with amazing vendors, food, and entertainment for the whole family.



EXPRESSIONS OF VENEZUELAN TRADITIONS CONVERSATION 

Saludos Encuentros - Saturday Nov. 23rd

Our Saludos Encuentros is our window to showcase a variety of cultural experiences. It’s an invitation to dialogue with cultural visual, literary and musical creators from local and visiting talents.

During Saludos Encuentros you are invited to:

  • Taste new recipes of hallacas at the kick off of the Saludos Hallaca Festival

  • Home in transition panel conversation with Lorena Morales and emerging artist Soraya Goode. Their work will be showcased at the event.

  • Conversation with visiting author Carolina Jaimes Branger, presenting her first novel Aquello que no se dice

  • Conversations with selected Texas-based writers in Spanish from our second open call literary contest - Short Stories

  • Conversation with local author Milagros presenting her first poetry book Amanecí bajo otro cielo

  • Musical performance by El Sistema Texas 

    All conversations will be in Spanish

    This event will be live streamed on Youtube


HOLIDAY SALUDOS BAZAAR


Holiday Saludos Bazaar - Sunday Nov. 24th

It’s an invitation for entrepreneurs and curious participants to enjoy an afternoon filled with discovery of art, artcrafts, food and community. It’s our joyful celebration in support of the community by creating opportunities for showcasing and promoting local creativity. This year we will enjoy live performances of dancers, singers, and more.

Get your bazaar tickets here $5

Complimentary valet parking on Sunday


HALLACA TASTING

Saludos Hallaca Festival - Weekend long

Saludos Hallaca Festival invites hallaca makers to share their delicious family treasured recipes of our traditional iconic dish. Within a display of images, stories and anecdotes, we will be filled with the familial and communal hallaca making spirit. We invite you discover the hallaca tasting four kinds, participate as a juror in the hallaca contest, and a raffle to win some more!

Get to know the hallaca from its traditions!

Buy your hallaca flight here

Limited quantities!

HALLACA FLIGHT


SALUDOS KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS


heartfelt Thanks to our sponsors

 

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Holiday Saludos Bazaar 2019

Lighting up the Holidays

Come join us to celebrate the holidays in our biggest event of the year. Share the joy of the season and enjoy family, friends, and food—with a Venezuelan twist.

November 24th

 

3–7 pm

 

3743 Garnet St

Houston, TX 77005

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Whether you want to give a gift as a sponsor, share your flare as a vendor, or join the team as a volunteer, we’re excited to have you.

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More than a celebration

Our Holiday Saludos Bazaar is the main fuel for our humanitarian work. The Bazaar not only helps us raise funds to grow our work within Venezuela, but also brings people together to learn about and share the Venezuelan culture—both are integral to our mission at Saludos. Whether you are a sponsor, a vendor, or a guest, we appreciate your help and we hope you enjoy the celebration.

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Holiday Saludos Bazaar 2017

Holiday Saludos Bazaar

Our biggest event of the year, filled with friends, family, food, and of course, hallacas.

November 19th

 

3–6 pm

 

3743 Garnet St


'tis the season

Our Holiday Saludos Bazaar is a family-friendly event to enjoy local crafts, delicious food, and a social cause. Our special delicacy are the hallacas, a very Venezuelan dish exclusive to the holidays. With more than twenty vendors to explore inside the Southside Clubhouse, we are very excited to welcome you! Each entrance is $5 for anyone older than 10. All of the funds collected will go towards our mission to change Venezuela.


fill the halls with Hallacas

We will be serving the holidays-exclusive Venezuelan dish known as hallacas. It consists of corn dough stuffed with red peppers, olives, raisins, shredded hen, and pulled pork, all wrapped in banana leaves. It is the essential Venezuelan holiday experience

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