[free] Frida Kahlo’s Birthday Tianguis & Block Party 2025
Join Us for a Summer Fiesta: La Peña’s Frida Kahlo’s Birthday Tianguis & Community Block Party!
Celebrate the spirit of summer at Frida Kahlo’s Birthday Tianguis & Community Block Party in Berkeley! Music, food, art – free admission!
Saturday, June 14th, 2025.
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Outdoors @ La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA
FREE & FAMILY-FRIENDLY | RSVP: Lapena.info/Tianguis
Join us for a vibrant day of art, food, music, and collective joy!
We’re transforming the block outside La Peña into an outdoor marketplace and community celebration full of local flavor, creativity, and connection. Our annual Tianguis uplifts over 60 Bay Area BIPOC vendors, offering handmade art, crafts, and goods rooted in culture and resistance.
This event is more than a market, it’s a community block party! A chance to connect with your neighbors and celebrate the diversity of our community, welcoming people from all walks of life, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and migrant communities. Let’s come together and bring our street to life with bright smiles, laughter, and shared joy!
This event is free and open to all! RSVP today to let us know you’re coming, and if you’re able, consider making a donation with your RSVP. Your support directly sustains free cultural events like this one, and helps ensure La Peña can keep celebrating community for generations to come.
🌼 Come for the…
▪︎Beautiful handmade crafts, jewelry, textiles, and original art
▪︎Imported gifts from across Latin America
▪︎Local food trucks and small batch treats
▪︎Live DJ set and community music jams for the people
▪︎Kid-friendly fun activities
▪︎Sunshine, dancing, and the warmth of our community
▪︎Bring your people, bring your joy, and don’t forget your hat and sunscreen!
🌞 This is one of our most beloved community gatherings of the year, and we can’t wait to share it with you.
¡Nos vemos familia!
🔸 Volunteer with us
Our annual Tianguis is a fun event to be outside and get to know our neighbors. Be a part of our growing volunteer community and sign up for a shift to help make this year’s Tianguis memorable. Sign-up form coming soon.
🎉 Celebrating 50 Years of La Peña
This year marks our 50th anniversary—half a century of art, resistance, and community at La Peña. Every RSVP, donation, and moment spent with us helps carry this legacy forward. Thank you for being part of it.
🚎 Getting to La Peña
Public Transit: The 18 bus line stops directly across the street (Shattuck & Woolsey), and Ashby BART is just two blocks away.
Parking: Free street parking is available, or park at the Ashby BART station for a fee.
Bike-Friendly: Bike racks are available outside the venue.
Questions? Contact us at info@lapena.org
❗️Vendor Open Call – Apply to be a vendor at our Tianguis!
Are you interested in applying for a spot at our Tianguis? Vendor applications are now OPEN!
Visit Lapena.info/Tianguis-Vendors (case-sensitive) for details.
