[free] 3 days: San José Flor y Canto Festival 2026
Experience a free art workshop, art show & exhibit, youth poetry event, open mic and a Book Fair!
Join La Raíz Magazine and San José Flor y Canto for their Poetry & Art Festival weekend.
This FREE festival is full of fun and family-friendly activities, such as poetry & art workshops, art exhibitions, youth events with an open mic, and a book fair! Kick off the weekend with poetry workshops, attend the Jovenes Poetry Showcase on Saturday, and be sure to pick up a book on Sunday.
Friday, April 24 / Saturday, April 25 /Sunday, April 26th.
Locations: San Jose.
Free Tickets available! Donations Welcome!
Schedule:
Plan to share your work created in workshops, present in Open Mics, and promote your books.
Open Mic sign ups are on-site, except for contributors who may e-mail or DM.
Friday, April 24, 2026
5:30-7pm ~ Poetry Workshop A: Hay Poesía en la casa: Writing About Home with Christiane Williams-Vigil
7pm-8:30pm ~ Art Show & Poetry Open Mic (Exhibit by 3 artists, include art presentations!)
La Raíz Magazine, 3275 Stevens Creek Blvd Ste 301, San José, CA 95117
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:30am-12pm ~ Poetry Workshop B: Recobrando corazón: Taking Back Your Heart with EJMontelongo
12:30pm-2pm ~ Poetry Workshop C: Tezkatlipoka’s Obsidian Mirror: Seeing Ourselves Clearly with Montezuma III
La Raíz Magazine, 3275 Stevens Creek Blvd Ste 301, San José, CA 95117
5pm-6:30pm ~ Jovenes Poetry Showcase (music by Entre Zurcos and free tamales!)
6:30pm-8:30pm ~ Feature Poetry Showcase
Escuela Popular, 149 N. White Rd, San José, CA 95127
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:30am-1:00pm ~ Raza Book Fair & Author Open Mic (Small Presses, authors, poets, zines)
Dr. Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Branch Library, 3090 Alum Rock Ave, San José, CA 95127
Free Tickets available! Donations Welcome!
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