The “Nam Van Lake Craft Market” stalls registration is now open
Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the 2016 “Nam Van Lake Craft Market” will be held from 11 June 2016 to 1 January 2017 (on Saturdays and Sundays), at the Nam Van Lake Square. Craft Market stalls registration is now open and all cultural and creative entities and individuals are invited to register, in order to showcase and sell their original brands and products. The registration deadline is 6pm, 8 June 2016. Furthermore, to promote synergies with the Craft Market, the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Sports Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Institute for Tourism Studies, under the governance of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao S.A.R. Government, will jointly organize catering, water activities, cultural and creative activities and art performances at the Nam Van Lake Square, providing more comfortable leisure and tourism facilities to residents and tourists. In particular, the above mentioned newly established “Nam Van Lake Craft Market” will be held at the Nam Van Lake Square from 11 June 2016 to 1 January 2017 (Saturdays and Sundays), featuring 20 stalls operated by cultural and creative entities from Macao, Mainland China and Hong Kong who will sell their creative products. The Fair will also feature workshops and concerts to be held occasionally to enrich the atmosphere of the event. Applicants must be Macao residents; registration is free and can be made on behalf of a group or individually. IC will select stall operators according to the originality and peculiarity of their products. Application forms are now available at the Department for the Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (No. 567, Avenida da Praia Grande, BNU Building, 12th floor A-D, Macao) or can be downloaded at IC’s website (www.icm.gov.mo) and at the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Website (www.macaucci.com). Applicants must submit all required documents together with the completed application form to the Department for the Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries during the specific period of time stated in the Application Form. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Wong, staff member of IC, through tel. no. (853) 2892 4040 during office hours.