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So now we are starting the magic that will become the 10th Festival Atitlan. It will be on march 17th, 2012, from 11:30AM to 12 midnight. Our events are very special....you can read a running story of how the last one went , see photos and listen to some of the music on The Bands 2010 page. You can see the story and hear some great recordings of the bands that played in former years on the Album 2009 page.
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SPECIAL DEAL:Tickets for the 2012 festival will be a Q125 donation... if you buy your ticket online before February 15, It costs Q100..click on the button to go to the ticket page |
We were noticed this year by the press, and there were several articles in the local papers before and after the event. Check out the Press page. We also got noticed by National Geographic, and they included us on their travel Blog page: National Geographic Blog |
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Coro de Niños de Nebaj, dancing at Festival Atitlan 2010The proceeds for past festivals have gone to help the construction of the Hospitalito Atitlan in Santiago, as well as other projects. In 2010 we managed to raise about Q25,000 that will be used for our environmental education project. You can see details of the 2010 money trip on the Accounts page . You can see more about the Hospitalito story on the Hospitalito Atitlan page. |
The 2010 Festival was definitely too much work for Lani and I, who end up doing 90% of the organizing, and then end up picking up trash on Sunday morning while tired people watch us... we have already decided that the only way for us to continue putting on the Festival is to get a group of people together who are willing to take an active part in organizing and carrying out the many details that it takes to put on an event of this kind..(If you want to help, WE NEED YOU, see the Help! page). | LeRoy Mack and Friends: You are my Sunshine
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Do you wanna help for the 2012 Festival??!!!HELP ORGANIZE, Play with the kids, recycling, the small stage, the art gallery, backstage, security. Or , if you prefer, donate something to help pay for the sound system for 2012Theres lots to do if we are going to have a festival next year! We need your help in many phases of next years festival. Help make next years celebration the best ever. |
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There are a lot of pictures from the 2010 festival in the 2010 Album . If you are confused about exactly where the festival took place, check the Getting here page. Check the different albums for information about past events. Since we have been doing this for awhile, there is history. You can also get information on what happened in 2009 for the kids on the Kids page, the Art section, and how the Camping went. The Spirit of the Festival is alive and well in Santiago! |
Special:We still have some t-shirts and posters from this and past festivals. Check it out: |
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Welcome to the Festival Atitlán site! Our festival has become one of the most interesting alternative cultural events in Guatemala.
We have patterned the festival on classic outdoor events, and the ambiance is very important. It's a day of friendly sharing in a free, peaceful, and very magical place, Lake Atitlan. Festival Atitlan is a totally non profit event, and the proceeds are always donated to a local cause. All of the artists and organizers donate their time and art for this special community event.
There are already musicians and artists of all kinds contacting me to be included... you too can join the Festival Atitlan family: (
This year 100% of the proceeds of the Festival Atitlan are being used to support a local educational project about the ecology of Lake Atitlan. We have released the first of our eco comics for illiterate adults and are working on comic books for the kids, educational material for the schools, and local radio and television programming in Tzutujil, Caqchiquel, and spanish that teaches regular people what they can personally do to stop the problem. You can see more information on the 
Putting on a Festival like this one is like building a small city for a day. You need to have everything arranged so that 1000 people have what they need and their basic necesities are well taken care of. Our thanks to all the outhouse movers, garbage cleaners, and invisible folk who make sure of this. In 2010 things went pretty smoothly, with only a couple of very minor security problems, and the tecnical side went very well thanks to Lenin Fernandez and crew.
