Over Twenty Artisan Artists Sell Their Works Along the Avilanian Boulevard for Father’s Day

With the pretext of honouring fathers on their day, this third Sunday of June 2026, the Cuban Fund for Cultural Goods (FCBC) has once again turned to one of its major contributions: the marketing of utilitarian art in the city of the parks with the «Art for Dad» fair.

Each year, the artisan artists of the Avilanian branch, along with others from the Cuban Association of Artisan Artists (ACAA), join this initiative, which, throughout the country, commemorates significant dates such as Mother’s Day with an expo-fair that brings together artisans working in leather, wood, clay, and textiles.

On festive June days, the Avilanian boulevard has been filled with tables on its porticos for the sale of exquisitely manufactured gifts with a total sense of utilitarian aesthetics, featuring allegorical motifs celebrating the dedication of fathers and the joy of the rest of the family in having them.

More than 20 artisan artists are represented in this fair, which brings together not only beauty, near-perfect structure, but also that which is useful in the home and not just as an accessory for fathers.

Hats in various materials, mugs and kitchen aprons, pillows, towels embroidered with allegorical phrases, mobile holders and glass and bottle holders, candelabras, belts and leather handbags, are just some of the gifts that anyone can take home as a refined and value-added present.

FCBC workers told Invasor that this fair is one of the most anticipated by the Avilanian people, along with the Mother’s Day one, because people know that here they find an exclusive, non-industrial gift, with an air of greatness and authenticity, at relatively accessible prices.

The «Tienda de los regalos» and «La Figura» are the epicentre of this thematic fair, and well into the afternoon, Avilanians can come to buy the gift of their choice and size, as well as at the various mobile sales points along the boulevard.

Compared to other years, this commercial and cultural event has been marked by economic adversities, crises aggravated by the tightening of the US blockade against the Island, as well as by the poor participation of some artists and artisans.