36th Annual Peace Market/Mercado de Paz

Name: 36th Annual Peace Market/Mercado de Paz
Start: 2025-11-28T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-30T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Esperanza Peace & Justice Center

Schedule

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center | San Antonio, TX

***PERFORMANCE LINE-UP BELOW***
Join us for the 36th International Peace Market/Mercado de Paz
November 28, 29 & 30
• Friday & Saturday, 10am-6pm
• Sunday, 12pm-6pm
The International Peace Market/Mercado de Paz returns for its 36th year to the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, continuing a beloved tradition that combines cultural resilience with community engagement, the influence of art and economic empowerment.
The Mercado provides an alternative to Black Friday, it is rooted in the tradition of open-air markets of indigenous communities, inviting people to gather not as consumers but as community, building bridges through creativity, shared purpose, and relationships.
The market also offers live music from local performers and affordable and delicious food options all three days. Esperanza will be holding an hourly raffle for the beautiful goods donated by the artists.
Over 30 local artists and artisans will offer their handmade wares. Some of those are brand new to the Mercado de Paz — such as Mauro de la Tierra, Ink and Wire Gifts, Peace Offerings, and Vikky Jones Art — and many are popular returning ones.
In addition, this year we have international vendors joining for the first time, and many returning, all showcasing their huipiles, popotillo art, rebozos, alebrijes, clay figurines and so many other handmade beautiful items.

PERFORMANCE LINE-UP
🌟 FRIDAY - November 28 🌟
10am DJ Heavy Flow
11am Conjunto Heritage Taller
12pm Henry Gómez and Mariachi Esperanza
1pm Bexar Bones
2pm Tía Power Story Hour
3pm The Foreign Arm
4pm Nopalli
5pm Funk-O-Matic
🌟 SATURDAY - November 29 🌟
10am DJ Alyson Alonzo
11am Conjunto Heritage Taller
12pm Henry Gomez and Mariachi Esperanza
1pm Eddie “Lalo” Torres y Su Conjunto
2pm Variety Show Chingon with Los MENtirosos & Zombie Bazaar
3pm Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson
4pm Llamativa
5pm Grupo Tan Tan
🌟 SUNDAY - November 30 🌟
Music by Panfilo's Güera & More!