The 2026 Mérida School Fair opened its doors on August 17th and will run until September 15th at the Tulio Febres Cordero Cultural Center in the Libertador municipality of Mérida state. It features the participation of 24 entrepreneurs, established businesses, and manufacturers from the textile and stationery sectors.
Anngy Ramírez, general manager of the Mérida State Marketing Company (Emcomersa), explained that more than 4.000 people have visited the fair to purchase school supplies, textiles, and footwear at fair prices.
He noted that the fair is organized by the Mérida Governorate and the Ministry of Commerce, an institution that on this occasion is offering Plan Z, a program that includes footwear for children and adolescents.
Ramírez added that the School Fair is also being held in other municipalities in the state. He explained that it has already taken place in the jurisdiction of Rivas Dávila (Bailadores) and that it is planned for the municipalities that make up the Páramo region and for the municipality of Campo Elías (Ejido).
Entrepreneurs and beneficiaries
The fair space allows for the promotion and strengthening of local businesses, as confirmed by Mari Moreno, entrepreneur of La Montaña de Papel, who has participated for three consecutive years.
Moreno highlighted the sale of notebooks, pencils, colored pencils, glue sticks and other items included in the school supply list, offered at affordable prices.
Likewise, Emprender Juntos and Fomdes are present with exhibitors who diversify the offer through gastronomic and artisanal products, noted Miguel Dacosta.
For his part, Representative Néstor Cerrada highlighted that the fair has a wide variety of school products and that its prices make a difference compared to those of the private sector.
