Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the 2017 Nam Van Lake Craft Market will be held from 1 January to 31 December 2017 on Saturdays and Sundays, from 2pm to 9pm, in Anim’Arte NAM VAN. Registration for Nam Van Lake Craft Market from July to December 2017 is now open until Friday, 16 June 2017, at 5pm. All cultural and creative entities and individuals from Macao, Mainland China and Hong Kong are welcome to register, in order to showcase and sell their original brands and products.

The Nam Van Lake Craft Market features 25 stalls where cultural and creative entities from Macao, Mainland China and Hong Kong offer original brands and products; handicraft workshops are also held in the Craft Market. All interested entities and individuals are welcome to register for the “Nam Van Lake Craft Market”; registration is free. IC will select stall operators according to the originality and peculiarity of their products; if the number of eligible applications exceed the original allocated quota, stalls operation time will be assigned by drawing lots.

Application forms are now available at the Department for Promoting Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (Cultural Affairs Bureau Building, Tap Siac Square, Macao) or can be downloaded at IC’s website (www.icm.gov.mo) and the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Website (www.macaucci.com).

Applicants must submit all required documents together with completed application form to the Department for Promoting Cultural and Creative Industries during the specific period stated on the Application Form. For updates on the Craft Market and handicraft workshops, please visit the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Website (www.macaucci.com) or the Craft Market page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MacaoCraftMarket). For enquiries, please contact Ms. Wong, staff member of IC, through tel. no. (853) 8399 6255 or 8399 6288 during office hours.