Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Events

The ESB-MACC building is currently closed to the public. For information on the building expansion and renovation, visit MaccPhase2. Our programs are taking places at Recreation Centers, Libraries, and other sites!

See a full calendar of Museums and Cultural programs! (at various locations such as the Carver, DAC, AARC, etc)

Check our Facebook (@ESBMACC) for the most up-to-date event details.

PROGRAMS BY TYPE:

Casa de la Cultura

**All classes are free & bilingual (English and Spanish) - Todas las clases son gratis y bilingües (inglès y español). For questions, please email MACCCasa@austintexas.gov.

Photo of Aneika's Yoga class with students meditating

🧘🏽Yoga with Aneika
📅Saturdays @ 10:30am (Through December 2025)
📍Austin Public Library - Southeast Branch | 5803 Nuckols Crossing Rd, Austin, TX 78744

Join us for FREE Bilingual Yoga classes every Saturday with Aneika Perez! Body, mind and soul will align as we move with intention through gentle movement guided by breath. We will incorporate meditation and sound to regulate the nervous system. Extra yoga mats can be provided!
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🧘🏽Yoga con Aneika
📅Sábados a las 10:30 a. m. (hasta diciembre de 2025)
📍Austin Public Library - Southeast Branch | 5803 Nuckols Crossing Rd, Austin, TX 78744

¡Acompáñenos a las clases de yoga bilingües GRATUITAS todos los sábados con Aneika Pérez! El cuerpo, la mente y el alma se alinearán mientras nos movemos con intención a través de movimientos suaves guiados por la respiración. Incorporaremos meditación y sonido para regular el sistema nervioso. ¡Se pueden proporcionar tapetes de yoga adicionales!

kayakers posing for a photo with oars and life jackets

Sunset Kayak (18+)

📅 Wednesdays @ 6-7:30pm (Session dates below)
📍 Austin Rowing Club | 74 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701

Kayak Session dates:
Oct 8
Oct 22

Join us this Summer with Austin Rowing Club for FREE Kayaking on Lady Bird Lake! Experience a relaxing evening on the water. Kayaks, oars and life jackets provided! Upon arrival, please check in with MACC and ARC staff for a brief orientation conducted on land.

**Note: This program is not staff led/supervised on water. All participants must be adults and experienced swimmers.

**Pre-registration required - Email: macccasa@austintexas.gov. For parking validation: pre-registration is required a week prior to event date.

Inclement Weather
For safety concerns, ARC and MACC staff may cancel kayak sessions if weather is deemed unsafe. We will announce via social media and email if any sudden cancellations are necessary.
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Kayak al Atardecer (18+)

📅 Miércoles @ 6-7:30pm (Fechas abajo)
📍 Austin Rowing Club | 74 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701

Fechas de las sesiones de kayak
8 de octubre
22 de octubre

Acompáñenos este verano con el Austin Rowing Club para practicar kayak GRATIS en Lady Bird Lake. Disfrute de una tarde relajante en el agua. Se proporcionan kayaks, remos y chalecos salvavidas. Al llegar, regístrese con el personal de MACC y ARC para recibir una breve orientación

**Nota: Este programa no está dirigido ni supervisado por personal en el agua. Todos los participantes deben ser adultos y nadadores experimentados.

Se requiere pre-registro.

Envíe un email a macccasa@austintexas.gov
Para la validación del estacionamiento: se requiere prerregistro una semana antes de la fecha del evento.

Condiciones Inclementes
Por seguridad, el personal de ARC y MACC puede cancelar las sesiones de kayak si las condiciones se consideran inseguras. Anunciaremos a través de las redes sociales y por email si es necesaria alguna cancelación repentina.

Chair Yoga participants performing stretches while seated in a chair

Chair Yoga with Sana Yoga

⏰ 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 10am (Through December 2025)
📍 Dove Springs Recreation Center| 5801 Ainez Dr, Austin, TX 78744

⏰ 3rd Friday of each month @ 10:30am (Through December 2025)
📍 Windsor Park Library| 5833 Westminster Dr, Austin, TX 78723

A gentle form of yoga that can be performed seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people with various physical abilities
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Yoga en silla con Sana Yoga

⏰ Tercer miércoles del mes @ 10am (hasta diciembre 2025)
📍 Dove Springs Recreation Center| 5801 Ainez Dr, Austin, TX 78744

⏰ Tercer viernes del mes @ 10:30am (hasta diciembre 2025)
Windsor Park Library| 5833 Westminster Dr, Austin, TX 78723

Una forma suave de yoga que se puede practicar sentado en una silla. Estas modificaciones hacen que el yoga sea accesible para personas con diferentes capacidades físicas

Activities/Collaborations

Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin

The purpose of TGSA is to foster excellence in genealogy through educational programs and projects that preserve, produce and disseminate knowledge of genealogical or historical value. Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin has monthly Saturday meetings and Thursday Study Group sessions at the Carver Genealogy Center. The Genealogy Center is the little house facing the street. On the right side of it is the Carver Library and behind it is the Carver Museum. It is a big complex. You will find parking in front and on the south and north sides of the complex. If you park on the north side be prepared to do some climbing---lots of steps! One more important thing---no food is allowed in the building, so there will be no coffee or pan dulce. - TGSA Staff

WHO: All Ages
WHEN: 1st Saturdays of the month from 10AM - 12PM
WHERE: G.W. Carver Museum & Cultural Center 1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702

CONTACT: Minnie Wilson: minswil@yahoo.com

The Bronze Band

The Bronze Community Band Project

The Bronze Community Band Project (BCBP) is a group of Austin musicians dedicated to preserving Mexican American music. Rooted in community-based practice, the project provides culturally relevant music education in the regional bajo-sexto conjunto and orquesta tradition of Mexican American heritage. The Bronze Community Band Project’s mission is to research, promote and preserve the bi-musical heritage of the Mexican American community.

Artistic Director Robert Rivera Ojeda developed the project to give young adult to elder instrumentalists and vocalists an opportunity to: 1) increase their musicianship skills through basic music reading literacy, 2) showcase their talent, and 3) capture Mexican American music (normally passed down by oral tradition) in written notated form.

BCBP have repeatedly taught and performed at ESB-MACC in their commitment to music preservation and community education, bridging the young and older generations. It has also collaborated with other esteemed City of Austin partners like the Oakwood Cemetery and Austin Central Library in dedication to keeping Mexican American music alive and flourishing in Austin!

Examples of past collaborations with the Bronze Community Band Project include:

2018 - First showcase of the “Tribute To La Musica Chicana”at the Oswaldo Cantu Pan American Recreation Center.

2019 - Received the Raza Award at the 34th Annual Dia de la Raza Celebration presented by ESB-MACC

2019 - Second showcase of the “Tribute To La Musica Chicana” at the Austin Central Library. Partly funded by the Austin Central Library, Austin Cultural Arts Division, and ESB-MACC.

2020 - Historical presentation of Old California and Texas music (1769-1850) at the Austin Oakwood Cemetery (as part of a program called “Sacrificios”.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Robert Ojeda: robertojeda937@gmail.com
Contact Marie Ortiz marie.ortiz@austintexas.gov

Video (Below) The BCBP presented Old California and Texas music (1769-1850) at the Austin Oakwood Cemetery as part of their program called “Sacrificios". Their music can also be found at Reverb Nation.

MACC Education Department

Academia Cuauhtli:

Academia Cuauhtli is made up of a coalition of educators and community advocates helping families explore their cultural heritage through an inclusive curriculum centering the language, art, and history of Latinx/a/o/e and Indigenous cultures. Academia Cuauhtli provides a range of free extracurricular programs, including its Saturday bilingual arts program and summer coding camp, offered in partnership with Aztech Kidz Code.

Questions? Email katya.guzman@austintexas.gov

Students of the Cosecha summer camp sit with an instructor on a bench inside the Community Gallery

SUMMER CAMP
with the MACC Education Department

We are proud to offer dual-language cultural arts camps during Spring and Summer breaks. In these camps, youth explore the themes of Social and Environmental Justice as they rotate through curriculum in music, dance, visual art, theatre, and puppetry. Students learn the history of social movements throughout Latinx communities while learning the importance of caring for people, the environment, and the world around us.

Details for 2025 Camps will be posted at AustinTexas.gov/SummerCamps

Photo of an artists during the opening of the Figuralo Youth Exhibit in 2021

Figúralo: Youth Exhibit
with the MACC Education Department

The Youth Exhibit, Figúralo is the annual youth exhibit featuring artwork from young artists from across central Texas. Figúralo showcases the exploration of artistic mediums through figurines, figurative images and figurative narratives. This winter exhibit asks the question, where can my imagination take me?

WHERE: Virtual Exhibition through the Smithsonian Learning Lab

Check out the last year's digital exhibit on the Smithsonian Learning Lab!

Signature Events

Each year the ESB-MACC hosts four signature events organized for the community to honor, share, and celebrate our culture and heritage. Always free to attend and participate. Learn more about our yearly events below!

Day of the Dead November 1st 2-6pm Dia De Los Muertos

This beloved tradition brings family and community together to celebrate the lives of our ancestors, family, and friends, veterans, and public figures. This celebration includes kid's activities, local markets, food trucks, a community altar, music, & dance performances.

In 2025, the MACC's Day of the Dead celebration will take place on Saturday, November 1st at the Pan Am Recreation Center. For more information, please visit Austintexas.gov/dayofthedead.

Viva Mexico

Viva Mexico is hosted every year in September close to the 15th of September. The day of Mexico's Independence from Spain is remembered on the 16th of September. Mexico's father of independence is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, who started the revolt on the eve of the 15th of September. More information on past Viva Mexico events can be found at www.austintexas.gov/vivamexico.

La Mujer

A celebration of women inspired by the first feminist of the New World, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, with food, art, and performances by womxn. All details for the 2025 La Mujer event that occured on April 26, 2025 as well as details on our La Mujer Mosaic Mural can be found at https://www.austintexas.gov/MACCLaMujer.

Attendees at the 2021 Awards of Excellence Event

Awards of Excellence

Award Ceremony recognizing remarkable Latinx for the highest artistic excellence they bring to the cultural arts of Austin, TX. The Awards took place on June 28, 2025 at the Long Center. For more information, see AustinTexas.gov/MaccAwards.

COLLABORATE WITH US!

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is a vibrant arts center with 100,000 annual visitors. Since 2007, we have been offering countless cultural events and art classes focusing on performing arts, music, literature, film screenings, and the Latino Arts Residency Program. A collaboration is a one-time presentation that is co-produced with the ESB-MACC. It can be a panel discussion, music or theater presentation, film screenings or community engagement discussion. The ESB-MACC organizes year-round activities and also cooperates with a large number of partners who complete and strengthen programming through rentals and collaborations.