Guided Search: Arts and Culture, Central America/Carribean

This specially designed program focused on understanding not only Cuba’s past and present, but also learning what its future may hold. This tour will feature family-friendly events and activities that will explore Cuba's unique history and beauty in ways that people of all ages can appreciate. 

The PECO Multicultural Series is back! Celebrate the diversity in Philadelphia with a series of cultural festivals presented by PECO. As we celebrate Mexican Independence Day, enjoy delicious Mexican food, cultural performances, and fun family activities at the Great Plaza. All festivals are free and open to the public.

The Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia and the Mexican Cultural Center invite you to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. As part of the celebration, the Mexican flag will be raised outside the City Hall and the Consul of Mexico, Carlos Obrador Garrido, will preside over the ceremony of 'El Grito'

On the occasion of Jamaica's 60th anniversary of independence, the honorary consul of Jamaica to Philadelphia, Mr. Christopher Chaplin, invites you to the Jamaica flag-raising ceremony.

Enjoy a fun afternoon with games, arts and crafts, prizes, and more. 

This exhibition provides a visual comparison between traditional textiles of two indigenous communities of Latin America—the Chilean Mapuche people and the Guatemalan Maya.