La Lengua del Tambor Screening x Concert Fundraiser
2026-02-21 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Taller Puertorriqueño, North 5th Street 2600, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19133, United States
Saturday, February 21, 6pm – 10pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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Immerse yourself in La Lengua del Tambor – Bomba documentary by Ant M. Rivera brought to life with live performances in El Centro de Oro!

La Lengua del Tambor Screening x Concert Fundraiser

La Lengua del Tambor is taking on a new form Saturday, February 21st for a special screening x concert fundraiser with Tumbao Entertainment at Philly’s beloved Taller Puertorriqueño. This night is about bringing the film to life. Not just seeing it, but hearing it, feeling it, moving with it. Live performances honoring the legacy of Bomba featuring:

Los Bomberos de la Calle

Julio del Hoyo

Los Buhos

Esencia Latina

This project has been a year in the making, and this moment marks what’s next. Every ticket purchased goes directly toward supporting the completion of the film, helping us carry La Lengua del Tambor into its final production stage. More than a fundraiser, this is a gathering rooted in community, cultura, and care.

Pull up to support the film and show love to Boricua-owned and local Philly businesses:

Amys Pastelillos

Coquí Cult Coffee

Wilde and Lovely

Power Street Theatre

Gabby Rodriguez

Astrid Salazar Ovalle

If you’re feeling extra generous, support the film’s GoFundMe

Arturo Schomburg Symposium Opening Reception: Capoeira Demonstration & Workshop with Mestre Cobra Mansa
2026-02-27 17:30 - 20:00
Friday, February 27 | 5:30PM – 8PM

At the African American Museum in Philadelphia | 701 Arch St.

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Join us on Friday, February 27 from 5:30pm – 8pm for the opening night of the 30th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium at the African American Museum on Philadelphia. One of our presenters, Mestre Cobra Mansa will lead a Capoeira Demonstration & Workshop. This event is open to all!

The symposium will take place the next day on Saturday February 28 from 9am – 5pm at Taller Puertorriqueño. Learn more about the Symposium’s programming here.

Arturo Schomburg Symposium
2026-02-28 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday ,February 28 from 9am – 5pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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The 30th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium traces how African-descended peoples, both enslaved and free, have sustained cultures and liberation struggles through rich, dynamic, spiritual, and religious expressions.

As the United States commemorates the Semiquincentennial in 2026, Taller Puertorriqueño’s guiding theme, “We Will Not Hide,” draws inspiration from the 1976 “Sin Colonias March” in Philadelphia—also called the “People’s Bicentennial”—which united over 40,000 African Americans, Indigenous activists, Puerto Ricans, and allies in a powerful demonstration of solidarity and resistance to a narrative that ignores their presence, needs, and contributions. This historic coalition serves as a touchstone for the symposium’s commitment to visibility, dignity, and self-determination. The Schomburg Symposium will kick off this year’s programming.

The Schomburg Symposium has, for the past 29 years, presented critical, celebratory, and reflective perspectives from the Latine, Latin American, African American, and AfroLatine communities, featuring leading scholars, activists, artists, and community voices.

Learn more about the Symposium’s programming here.

Climate Crisis is not Neutral: Reclaiming Land, Cultures & Futures
2026-08-01 09:30 - 18:00
Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 9:30am – 6pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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Registration Required | Free Admission

Join us for a powerful day of Indigenous-led panels, workshops, storytelling, ceremony, and collective visioning. Together, we will gather in community to share knowledge, build relationships, and explore how our histories, cultures, and lived experiences can guide us toward a more just and sustainable future.

The climate crisis affects us all, but not equally. Indigenous and frontline communities often bear the greatest impacts while also carrying generations of knowledge about caring for land, water, and community. This gathering creates space to learn from one another, uplift Indigenous and Latine leadership, strengthen community connections, and co-create solutions rooted in reciprocity, resilience, and collective care.

Preserving your Family's Keepsakes
2026-08-01 14:00 - 16:00
Saturday, August 1st, 2026 | 2pm – 4pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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Join us in person to discover how to protect the treasured items that tell your family’s story!

Join Taller Puertorriqueño in partnership with Penn Libraries and the University of Delaware for a free educational event to discover how to protect the treasured items that tell your family’s story. Whether you have photographs, letters, quilts, jewelry or documents you’ll learn practical techniques to help preserve them for future generations. Participants will explore best practices for handling and storing for family heirlooms. You can also bring a keepsake to have it digitized.*

(*We can photograph two-dimensional materials up to 13” x 18” (e.g. papers, photographs, cards, coins. It’s preferable that photos be unframed.)

Collaborative Stitches: The Making of Vámonos Pa’l Monte
2026-08-06 17:30 - 19:00
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 5:30PM

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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Lead artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz & costume designer Kristina Tollefson will discuss the production process of their upcoming project.

On Thursday, August 6, join us for “Collaborative Stitches: The Making of Vámonos Pa’l Monte,” with the creative team behind this Mural Arts project: lead artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz and costume and production designer Kristina Tollefson.

The artists will discuss the planning and considerations that go into producing their creative collaborations, with a deep behind-the-scenes dive on Vámonos Pa’l Monte, a public art and engagement project culminating this fall in Philadelphia’s Norris Square neighborhood and throughout the city. The conversation will be moderated by Nicole Calderón, founder and director of Calderón in New York City.

El jueves 6 de agosto, acompáñanos en “Puntadas colaborativas: La Creación de Vámonos Pa’l Monte,” con el equipo creativo detrás de este proyecto de Mural Arts: la artista principal, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, y la diseñadora de vestuario y de producción, Kristina Tollefson.

Las artistas hablarán sobre la planificación y los aspectos que hay que tener en cuenta a la hora de llevar a cabo sus colaboraciones creativas, con un análisis profundo de lo que ocurre tras bastidores en Vámonos Pa’l Monte, un proyecto de arte público y participación, que culminará este otoño en el barrio Norris Square de Filadelfia y en toda la ciudad. La conversación será moderada por Nicole Calderón, fundadora y directora de Calderón en la Ciudad de Nueva York.

This event is free and open to the public. | Este evento es gratis y está abierto al público.

Photo by Jon Kaufman. | Foto por Jon Kaufman.

Feria del Barrio 2026
2026-09-13 12:00 - 17:00
Sunday, September 13, 2026 | 12pm – 5pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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FREE EVENT

Save the date for our yearly block party Feria del Barrio. At Taller Puertorriqueño on North Fifth Street between Huntingdon and Lehigh. This event is RAIN OR SHINE!

Presented by Taller Puertorriqueño, Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas, HACE, Congreso, APM, Visit Philly and PHL 250.

La Guagua47 Community Concert
2026-09-26 19:00 - 21:00
Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 7pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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Join us for La Guagua 47 Community Concert at Taller Puertorriqueño on Saturday, September 26th at 7:00 PM as a featured event for Hispanic Heritage Month. This performance will serve as the special capstone of the Guagua47 artist residency. La Guagua 47 is a bilingual musical telling the story of a young girl from Puerto Rico who arrives in Philly feeling invisible, only to find belonging through the community she meets on the 47 bus. It’s a story of migration and connection told through salsa, bachata, reggaeton, and bolero.

Thanksgiving Community Lunch
2026-11-25 12:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, November 25, 12pm – 3pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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Holiday Celebration
2026-12-11 18:00 - 21:00
Friday, December 11, 6pm – 9pm

Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

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