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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. |
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| 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). As of right now, as things stand, unless there is change there will not be a Festival Atitlan 2011. | ||
LeRoy Mack and Friends: You are my Sunshine
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Do you wanna help for the 2011 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 2011Theres 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 cultural events in Guatemala.
In 2010 we had another great lineup, including popular bands in many genres as well as dance, theatre, circus arts, graphic arts, and lots of stuff for the kids to do. The 13th of March, 2010, from 11 AM until early morning, we celebrated the ninth Lake Atitlan Internacional Music and Art Festival in Santiago Atitlan. All of the performances were wonderful, and we saw new acts that have never been seen on the lake. You can read a running story of how the day went , see photos and listen to some of the music on 
This year 100% of the proceeds of the Festival Atitlan will serve to support a local educational project about the cyanobacteria that is menacing Lake Atitlan. It includes an eco comic for illiterate adults, 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.
