A mixture of colours, shapes, textures and talents

The Feria Regional (crafts fair) of El Bolsón has added magic to the town for over 30 years.

It all started in 1979 when a group of inhabitants from Mallin Ahogado who worked the land and harvested what it produced needed to sell these products. Rowan Brain and Fernando Geronazzo organized a meeting to see how to go about. After a couple of meetings they proposed Miguel Cola (the mayor) selling what they produced and other goods in a market in town. In 1998 the first regulation act was passed for the establishment of a local crafts and products fair. At the beginning there were only 12 stalls selling vegetables, bread, cookies, wool, clocks, pottery and other products.

It was located in Pellegrini Street between “Banco Nación” and school N° 318 for 4 years until they moved to the actual location.

Nowadays the fair surrounds "Plaza Pagano" and is one of the main cultural attractive of El Bolsón.

It is considered one of the largest fairs in South America with more than 400 stalls that offer diverse and attractive crafts: Leather work, knives, musical instruments, board games, wood carvings, dried flowers, candles, candy and homemade cheese, vegetables and many other original products.

On the other hand there are some disadvantages, the garbage that is left after a day of fair makes the town look filthy. I think the organisers should take part in this business, but despite this, is a place that you should not miss, where you will discover the uniqueness and touch of passion every craftsman puts into their products, you will never forget... 

Ana Persano