Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and co-organised by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, this year’s “Tap Siac Craft Market” will be held from 17 to 20 November 2016 (from Thursday to Sunday) at Tap Siac Square. Craft Market stall 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, 26 October 2016 (Wednesday).
This year’s “Tap Siac Craft Market” features a total of 240 stalls. In addition to local cultural and creative practitioners, IC will also invite participants from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia, amongst others. Concurrently, music performances and handicraft workshops will be held for the public to enjoy diversified activities.
Inaugurated in 2008, the “Tap Siac Craft Market” is Macao’s first large-scale integrated platform for the display and sale of cultural and creative products, while also featuring original music performances. Every year the event attracts participants from Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia and has been highly appreciated by both residents and tourists since its inception. For details, please visit the Tap Siac Craft Market page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MacaoCraftMarket).
Applicants must be Macao residents, registration is free and can be made on behalf of a group or individually; IC will select stall operators considering the originality and peculiarity of their products. Application forms are now available at the Department for Promoting 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 from 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 the completed application form to the Department for Promoting 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.