2025 | Holiday Celebration: Showcasing Fanal Craft & Relishing Soup Joumou, 19 December | Event in Washington

2025 | Holiday Celebration: Showcasing Fanal Craft & Relishing Soup Joumou

Association of Haitian Professionals - AHP

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Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm

2.5 hours

Embassy of Haiti

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Date & Location

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm (GMT-05:00)

Embassy of Haiti

2311 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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2025 | Holiday Celebration: Showcasing Fanal Craft & Relishing Soup Joumou
Join in our Tradition for: Homestyle End-of-Year Celebration at the Embassy of Haiti. Space is limited, please RSVP

About this Event

The Embassy of the Republic of Haiti, in Collaboration with the Association of Haitian Professionals (AHP) are hosting the 3rd Annual Holiday Celebration Showcasing Fanal Art Craft on Friday, December 19, 2025.

Join us for a fun and creative exhibit of fanals at the Embassy's Ballroom! Get ready to display the product of your inner artist and share your creative side while basking in the Culture. A fanal is a lantern crafted like home that is part of Haiti’s Christmas and year-end holiday tradition, unfortunately now on the brink of extinction.

This year's Celebration includes our 2nd Annual Fanal and Soup Jomou Contests

Our Holiday Celebration will have an exhibit of Fanals and tasting of Soup Joumou from participating contestants. All curated by local Teaching Artists and Chefs with selected Jury and Entertainment. Our continuing Fanal workshops and Art show segment represent our building block towards preserving the tradition. Welcome remarks will be delivered by His Excellency, Haitian Ambassador Lionel Delatour to be followed by an exposé of the history-context of the fanal tradition and our emblematic Soup Joumou, including the Children's Activities section. Light Refreshments will be served.


For the Fanal and Soup Joumou Contest segment during the event, you will have the opportunity to judge and vote for your favorite fanal and soup joumou upon tasting. Winners will be announced at the event.

If you have a fanal that you created at home or at one of our workshops, please bring it to the Embassy, register for the contest. If you are a remarkable Soup Joumou maker, indulge and showcase your culinary skills. Register for the contest

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Participate in our upcoming workshops, which will begin on November 9 and end on December 7. The workshops will be hosted by various teaching artist volunteers. Admissions for ages 5 and up, RSVP Requested.

Fanal templates are available for purchase at $15.

Volunteers and donations for supplies are appreciated.

RSVP at this link for workshops .


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Participate in our Fanal Contest.

Click Here for more information and to sign up


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Participate in our Soup Joumou Contest.

Click Here for more information and to sign up


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Tickets for 2025 | Holiday Celebration: Showcasing Fanal Craft & Relishing Soup Joumou can be booked here.

Ticket type Ticket price
General Admission (In-person) Free
Donation | help offset costs of this Event Free
Supporting Sponsor 535 USD
Friend Sponsor 269 USD
Fanal Contest Sponsor 109 USD
Community Supporter 55 USD
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2025 | Holiday Celebration: Showcasing Fanal Craft & Relishing Soup Joumou, 19 December | Event in Washington
2025 | Holiday Celebration: Showcasing Fanal Craft & Relishing Soup Joumou
Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm
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