La Mujer 2025
Saturday, April 26, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Parque Zaragoza, 2608 Gonzales St, Austin, TX 78702
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The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB MACC) presents La Mujer: A Celebration of Women. In its 14th year, the ESB MACC's annual La Mujer event celebrates women and women-identifying individuals in Austin’s Mexican American and Latina/o/x/e community.
This event is on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. It is a free event that is open to all ages, gender identities, and cultural identities where women can be seen, heard, and empowered. Free workshops and activities focus on wellness, women in justice, know-your-rights, and all-local visual and performing arts groups. There is a focus on uplifting and hiring women for all roles of this event, including our graphic design, sound engineer, etc!
EVENT LOCATION
For the first time, the ESB MACC will host this event at Parque Zaragoza, 2608 Gonzales St Austin, TX 78702. This will be an indoor & outdoor event using both the interior of the Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center and the park and outdoor stage behind it. There is a playground on site that will be open during the event for kids. The pool will not be open. Please dress accordingly. We are grateful to be hosting this event at Parque Zaragoza, a park with a long rich historical significance to East Austin.
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All event activities and workshops are free! This event will bring together women artisans, activists, and community builders! It will feature special appearances by Judge Bianca Garcia, Judge Denise Hernandez, Judge Sandy Avila Ramirez, and Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes. It will feature an artist marketplace by Frida Friday ATX, and free hands-on activities and workshops for all ages.
FRIDAY FRIDAY ATX - OUTDOOR ART MARKET
We are excited to partner with Friday Friday ATX Artisan Marketplace with TK Tunchez and Las Ofrendas! Frida Friday ATX is an economic movement of intersectional marketplaces & cultural spaces centering Latinx, BIPOC & queer folks. A great opportunity to shop & support local businesses!
The market will be open throughout the event, 12:00pm - 5:00pm.
PUBLIC ART SELECTED ARTISTS (Art in Public Places)
Kat Talley and Ruben Esquivel, the selected artists for the Art In Public Places Phase II sculptural project at the ESB-MACC will be engaging the community during the La Mujer event. The artists will inform and gather inspiration from the public, as they work towards the completion of their Conceptual Design. Participants will be able to learn more about the artists’ goals as well as share their own personal ESB-MACC stories.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE - INDOORS & OUTDOORS
12:00-1:00 pm: Frida Friday ATX market, arrive early to choose your workshops (The market is open all day 12-5pm!)
1:00 Yoga Workshop, Sound Healing Workshop
2:00 Yoga Workshop, Afro-Cuban Dance Workshop
3:00 Pilates Workshop
4:00 Activities Indoors and Outdoors
WORKSHOPS- Pre-Register to any of the Wellness Workshops on Eventbrite! 
Yoga in the Park 1:00pm-2:00pm -OR- 2:00-3:00pm
Workshop Leader: Aneika Perez
Outside - Parque Zaragoza
A gentle yoga class that invites you to soften the mind, restore your nervous system & reconnect with your inner flow. Through breath, movement, & sound we’ll create space for clarity and calm to emerge. Allow yourself to be held in a sanctuary of stillness-a sacred pause to nurture your body, mind, & spirit. Come as you are- no experience needed! Please bring a yoga mat, towel, or blanket. Register on Eventbrite!
Sound Healing -1:00-2:00pm
Workshop Leader: Andrea Cortez, Mind Body Music Center
Inside Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center- Classroom
Rest and restore in this sound healing session. Playing the harp and singing bowls, usic therapist Andrea Cortez will guide you through deep breathing, slowing down, and a serene connection to heart opening music. Andrea brings in elements of traditional healing of Mesoamerica, incorporating the sound medicine wheel. Enjoy renewed energy for your mind and body through her methods of sound medicine. Participants will be sitting on the floor or there will be chairs available. Please bring a yoga mat, towel, or blanket.
Pilates - 3:00pm-4:00pm
Workshop Leader: Empoderadas Gym
Outside - Parque Zaragoza
Our Pilates class is designed to strengthen your core, improve flexibility, enhance overall body awareness while having fun and an energetic playlist. This class focuses on controlled movements, breathwork, and proper alignment to build strength without bulk, leaving you feeling balanced and refreshed. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced practitioner, our instructor will guide you through a series of mat-based exercises that will challenge and empower your body. Come ready to move, stretch, and leave feeling stronger, longer, and more connected to your body! Please bring a yoga mat, towel, or blanket.
Exploring the Diversity of Cuban Folklore- 2:00-3:00pm
Workshop Leader: Oro Dance Company
Inside Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center -Gymnasium
Join us for an engaging workshop that delves into the rich diversity of Cuban folklore. Participants will explore the meaning and history behind these vibrant dance traditions and gain a deeper understanding of the profound influence of African culture on Cuban folklore, as seen in many Latinx dance forms. Open to all experience levels, ages, and genders, this workshop invites attendees to immerse themselves in the movements of the Orishas, Rumba Guaguancó, and more. Come ready to connect with culture, rhythm, and community through dance! Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES- OUTDOORS
We will also be hosting several community organizations and groups that will be offering resources.
OPEN PITCH- OUTDOOR STAGE
There will be an "Open Pitch", which gives Austinites a chance to speak about their business, craft, or organization, and an "Open Mic" featuring up-and-coming performers in music and poetry.
FOOD TRUCKS
El Mana- Mexican Food
Mission Dogs- hot dogs
Plenty of Snacks & Treats at the Frida Friday Market!
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE - OUTDOOR STAGE
12:00 DJ Helios: hyping up the vibe with reggaeton/ Latin tunes
1:30 Oro Dance Company: Afro-Latin all-female dance group who do storytelling through Cuban dance
2:00 Stephanie Valenzuela: Tejano Idol singer from Corpus Christi
Theater Performance by Teatro Vivo & the Indigenous Cultures Institute
3:00 Andrea Daniela: Latin fusion singer, who just released her album “Mestiza y Mala Mujer”
4:00 The Tiarras: Austin's favorite cumbia rock trio of the three Baltierra sisters, born and raised in East Austin!
If you need more information or want to participate in this event, email Estrella.DeLeon@austintexas.gov.
If you would like to volunteer please Sign up to Volunteer.
About the La Mujer Mural at the ESB MACC
The ESB MACC building is closed to the public under Fall 2025. The La Mujer Mural is outside the building. It was officially inaugurated in April 2023. The La Mujer mosaic mural is now a permanent outdoor art installation at the MACC, at the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail.
This mosaic mural was created by participants in the ESB MACC's Caminos teen leadership program under the guidance of local muralist J Muzacz and Caminos program founder Frederico Geib. This beautiful mosaic mural is truly representative of our MACC community. It has been installed as a permanent outdoor artwork at the Southeast corner of the MACC, at the edge of the property, by the Hike & Bike trail.
The mural was designed and created tile by tile to depict strong Latina leaders; mujeres that have inspired our teens to reach their greatest potential. Some of the iconic role models featured in the mural include Selena Quintanilla, Dolores Huerta, and Emma Barrientos. The mural celebrates their courage and success as trailblazers in art, music, and dance as well as their dual roles of activists, mothers, and community leaders.