Advocate, promote and develop leaders through the Arts
BOOM
2nd semester
August - December, 2026
Classes and Apprenticeship and Events (advance)
August 5 - December 16, 2026
Bomba Apprenticeship classes
Every Wednesday
6:30pm – 8:00pm Instructor: Lydia Pérez
August 4 –November 17, 2026
Santos de Palo
Wood Carving Apprenticeship
Every Tuesday at 11:00am – 3:00pm.
Instructor Carlos Santiago
Saturday Bomba Booth camp
September (TBA), 2026
1:00AM – 4:00pm
and
October 2(TBA), 2026
1:00PM -4:00pm
Bombazo
November: Dia de la Puertorriqueñidad
Saturday November 21, 2026 At 1-4:00pm
December: Plena-Parranda
Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 1-4:00pm
Three days of "LA PEQUEÑA SANSE
The original "festival" (in the 1950’s) was organized by a priest at the San Jose Church, which is located on San Sebastián Street, to celebrate the feast day of San Sebastián. The annual feast-day festival lasted only a few years.
In 1970, the festival was restarted and it has been held annually ever since. It always occurs around San Sebastián’s feast day, which is January 20th. The festival is typically held on the third weekend of January, and usually runs from Thursday to Sunday. Always double check exact dates before making vacation plans around these dates as things have been known to change from year to year.
The San Sebastián Street Festival Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián), popularly referred to as La SanSe, is a Puerto Rican festival that takes place annually on the third weekend of January in the Old San Juan of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Originally a street-wide commemorate (on the street of the same name honor of Saint Sebastian.
