Festival Chapín L.A. held its 2026 edition on August 29 and 30, 2026. It is free, no reservation is required, and it is run by a California nonprofit whose stated mission is to supply teaching materials, furniture and equipment to schools in Guatemala. Everything on this page comes from the organizer’s own site, festivalchapin.com, read on September 4, 2026.
The 2026 edition
| Dates | Saturday August 29 - Sunday August 30, 2026 |
| Admission | Free — “El evento es gratuito y no se requiere reservación” |
| Reservation | Not required |
| Organizer | Chapín Summer Festival Inc. |
| City | Los Angeles, California |
| Source | festivalchapin.com, read 4 Sep 2026 |
The dates appear in three places on the site: a countdown on the homepage reading 29 agosto 2026 and 30 agosto, the homepage line “Del 29 al 30 de agosto, descubre la belleza y celebra la diversidad de la cultura guatemalteca”, and the contact page’s “al Festival Chapín que llevaremos a cabo el próximo 29 y 30 de agosto”.
Who runs it, and where the money goes
This is the part that makes Festival Chapín different from a promoter’s concert. The organizer’s information page describes Chapín Summer Festival Inc. as “una organización sin fines de lucro, registrada en el Estado de California, cuya misión es proporcionar material didáctico, mobiliario y equipo a instituciones educativas en Guatemala; así como, promover el Arte y la Cultura en el extranjero.”
In plain English: a California-registered nonprofit that buys teaching materials, furniture and equipment for schools in Guatemala, and promotes Guatemalan art and culture abroad. The site says participation “ayudará a la promoción de la educación, la salud y el bienestar de los niños necesitados en Guatemala.”
The site names its Los Angeles team — Walter A. Rosales, president, and Jorge M. Marroquín and Ernesto Castellanos, directors — and lists a separate contact team based in Guatemala. General enquiries go to info@festivalchapin.com.
What actually happens there
By the organizer’s own description, the festival is built around three things:
- Culinary demonstrations — the site describes a dozen kiosks (una docena de kioscos) where traditional Guatemalan dishes are cooked in front of visitors, with “los principales ingredientes y un sabor inolvidable del País de la Eterna Primavera”.
- An artisan market — authentic Guatemalan crafts, accessories, home decor and Guatemalan products.
- Marimba and live music — the homepage’s invitation is to “COMPARTE con Tu Familia, la ALEGRÍA y los RECUERDOS de Nuestra LINDA GUATEMALA al Ritmo de la MARIMBA”, and the information page describes a weekend of marimba plus accompanying musical groups.
The site frames it explicitly as a reunion event rather than a concert: a place where “miles de guatemaltecos, quienes encuentran un pedacito de su terruño querido”, and where Mexican and Central American neighbours come to discover Guatemalan folklore. It also runs a vendor and sponsor programme, with downloadable contracts and applications on the site.
Getting there
The organizer’s contact page embeds a map pointing to 625 S. La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles, 90057. That address appears in the contact-page map embed and in the site’s downloadable brochure PDF (brochure-festival-chapin-la-2025.pdf), which prints “625 S. LAFAYETTE PARK PLACE LOS ANGELES CA 90057” — the site never prints a venue name anywhere in its text, and does not publish parking, transit or gate information. If you are planning around a future edition, treat the address as the location the organizer’s own map points to, and confirm with the organizer before travelling.
The 2027 date is not announced
As of September 4, 2026, festivalchapin.com publishes no date for a 2027 edition. The site’s countdown and all its date text still refer to August 29-30, 2026. Its photo gallery runs from 2017 through 2022, which is the only edition history the organizer publishes — the site does not state an edition number for 2026, so this page does not give it one.
The most reliable signal for a future date will be the same countdown on the homepage, which the organizer updates.
Not the Oklahoma Festival Chapín
There are two different Guatemalan festivals in the United States using the name Festival Chapín, and they are unrelated:
| Festival Chapín L.A. | Festival Chapín, Guatemalan Festival | |
|---|---|---|
| City | Los Angeles, CA | Moore, OK |
| 2026 date | Aug 29-30, 2026 | Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM-11:00 PM |
| Organizer | Chapín Summer Festival Inc. | Comité Guatemalteco Oklahoma |
| Admission | Free, no reservation | Free, Eventbrite registration |
| Source | festivalchapin.com | Eventbrite |
Both read 4 Sep 2026. If you searched “Festival Chapín” and landed on a September date, you were probably looking at Oklahoma.
Related guides
- Guatemalan events in the USA (Sep-Oct 2026) — the full verified table, all fourteen events
- Festival Guatemala 2026, Providence — the recurring East Coast festival, September 13, free
- Guatemala Independence Day 2026 — the September 15 holiday itself
- Guatemalan diaspora services from the USA — passports, DPI, voting and consular paperwork
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Festival Chapín Los Angeles 2026?
August 29 and 30, 2026. The festivalchapin.com homepage carries a countdown headed ‘29 agosto 2026’ and ‘30 agosto’, and the site states ‘Del 29 al 30 de agosto, descubre la belleza y celebra la diversidad de la cultura guatemalteca’. The contact page repeats it: ‘al Festival Chapín que llevaremos a cabo el próximo 29 y 30 de agosto’.
How much does Festival Chapín Los Angeles cost?
Nothing. The organizer’s homepage states ‘El evento es gratuito y no se requiere reservación’ — the event is free and no reservation is required. No ticket seller carried the event, and there is no published admission or registration fee of any kind.
Who organizes Festival Chapín Los Angeles?
Chapín Summer Festival Inc., which the organizer’s information page describes as a nonprofit registered in the State of California whose mission is to provide teaching materials, furniture and equipment to educational institutions in Guatemala, and to promote Guatemalan art and culture abroad. The site lists Walter A. Rosales as president and Jorge M. Marroquín and Ernesto Castellanos as directors, plus a separate contact team in Guatemala.
Is Festival Chapín in Los Angeles the same as Festival Chapín in Oklahoma?
No. They are two separate events with different organizers. Festival Chapín L.A. is run by Chapín Summer Festival Inc. in Los Angeles and was held August 29-30, 2026. A different event also called ‘Festival Chapín, Guatemalan Festival’ is organized by Comité Guatemalteco Oklahoma and runs September 12, 2026 at 701 Southwest 22nd Street in Moore, Oklahoma, with free registration through Eventbrite.
