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Holiday Saludos Weekend 2024

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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 Weekend 2023

 

The Perfect Way to Kick off 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.

This year we will bring the second Saludos Hallaca Festival where you will have the opportunity to learn about this iconic dish, participate in the hallaca-making process and taste one for yourself!

Nov 18th & 19th 2023

12–6 pm

3743 Garnet Street

 
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Participate

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

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Sponsors

To fuel the mission and make the celebration possible

Double the impact and help us achieve our goal of raising $60,000 to fuel our mission

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Volunteers

To help put on a great event

Enjoy while you contribute

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.

 

Learn about this year’s Weekend Experience!

There is something for everyone!

Donate

Holiday Saludos Weekend 2022

 

Tasting the flavors of 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.

This year we will bring the first Saludos Hallaca Festival where you will have the opportunity to learn about this iconic dish, participate in the hallaca making process and taste one for yourself!

November 20th 2022

12–6 pm

3743 Garnet Street

Houston

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Participate

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

Sponsor.png

Sponsors

To fuel the mission and make the celebration possible

Double the impact and help us achieve our goal of raising $40,000 to fuel our mission

Guest.png

Volunteers

To help put on a great event

Enjoy while you contribute

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.

Our Gratitude to our main supporters

Thanks to the generous support of Houston BANF we are bringing back our cherished Holiday Saludos Bazaar

And thanks to our main contributor, the Simon Bolivar Foundation your donations will be matched dollar to dollar up to $15,000!

 

Learn about this year’s Weekend Experience!

There is something for everyone!

 
 
 
 
 
 
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El Big Roundup

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Crezcamos juntos

Únete al gran encuentro venezolano — donde estaremos grupos, organizaciones, instituciones y negocios compartiendo información, servicios e ideas. No estas solo, estamos todos acá!

9 de mayo

 

3–5 pm

 

@laligavenezuela

Únete

Anótate como expositor, patrocinante, o simplemente ven y conéctate!

Representante

Para compartir información, servicios e ideas

Visitante

Para aprender y conectarte

 

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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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Participate

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.

Sponsor.png

Sponsors

To make the celebration possible

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Vendors

To share your flare to our guests

Guest.png

Volunteers

To help put on a great event

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.

US Premiere: Women of the Venezuelan Chaos

Into the Chaos

Follow the lives of five Venezuelan women as they navigate the Venezuelan crisis.

After its premiere in April, the documentary will be next presented in June at the Human Rights Film Festival in New York.

Humans are connected through art, film, music, and stories. That’s why we’re working with Women of the Venezuelan Chaos. To connect the world to the people we serve.

 
 
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Saludos Connection is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) non for profit organization

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