Salon G-11: the dock where the trajineras arrive with cempasuchil and the merch smells of copal because it comes from the chinampa kitchen

Salon G-11 occupies a house in the Xochimilco chinampa zone, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 200 metres from the Cuemanco dock. It is a 400-square-metre hall with compacted-earth floor, adobe walls with wooden beams, a central patio with a removable cempasuchil altar, a private dock with three trajineras seating 20 each, an open kitchen with a wood-fired oven for the popular fair, a service freight elevator on the side alley with restricted hours, and a security gate with vehicle screening. Inside these walls the independent-film producers and art collectives have staged Day of the Dead festivals in collaboration with the CDMX Ministry of Culture, the Oaxaca and Guerrero mezcal masters have launched their artisanal agave distillates in CDMX, the traditional bakeries and the metate chocolate producers have held their year-end popular fairs, the collectives defending the chinampas and wetlands against urban expansion have run their fundraising events, and the amaranto and chia producers selling to the Polanco restaurants have staged their harvest parties. What separates Salon G-11 from a comparable chinampa venue is that the merch leaves the kitchen with copal before the fair ends.

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Merch packages for Salon G-11

Visitor's box

Production of 80 to 240 pieces for festival attendees, the art collective members, the cultural chroniclers and the cultural-section journalists at the national newspapers. Recycled carton box with single-colour screen-printed seal of the festival motif, Oaxaca black-clay paperweight with the festival year, hand-cut papel picado at 30 x 40 cm with the Day of the Dead motif, calligraphed postcard with the visitor's name, beeswax candle with cempasuchil scent. Delivery at the patio counter with the festival producer's signature and grouped by altar table.

Organising collective merch

Uniforms for the organising collective, the independent-film producers, the fair cooks, the chinampa-zone guardians and the protocol team of Salon G-11. Hand-embroidered manta shirt or T-shirt with the festival's isotype screen-printed in one colour, raw-linen kitchen apron with pocket, badge with photo and festival credential, smartwatch with the day's agenda synced. Professional pressing, delivered to back-of-house 90 minutes before doors open.

Mezcal-master hospitality

Production of 12 to 40 pieces for the Oaxaca and Guerrero mezcal masters, the metate-chocolate producers, the amaranto and chia producers, and the chinampa-zone guardians invited to the festival. Box with 64 GB USB drive holding the festival memory in digital form, engraved plate with the producer's name and region, black-clay paperweight with the festival year, calligraphed card with the two-colour isotype. Delivery in the hall kitchen with control sheet and the guest producer's signature.

Guest chronicler recognition

Production of 2 to 8 pieces for the Day of the Dead guest chronicler, the national short-story award winner, the documentary-film director and the main-altar artist. Recycled-carton case stamped with the festival's isotype, signed first edition of the chronicler's book, Oaxaca cartoneria piece with the Day of the Dead motif, calligraphed postcard with the producer's dedication. Delivery to the chronicler at the close of the festival, in the Salon G-11 kitchen, with the chronicler's signature and the producer's countersignature.

Salon G-11 logistics, access and chain of custody

Salon G-11 loads through the side alley of the chinampa zone: the service freight lift runs on restricted hours (typically 06:00 to 11:00 for morning festivals and 14:00 to 19:00 for evening fairs) and requires prior identification of the uniformed staff. Delicate freight (signed-edition boxes, black-clay pieces, hand-cut papel picado) moves in a closed cart with festival-staff escort and sits in the house store until formal hand-over. The Salon G-11 staff walks each visitor from the dock to the central patio, handling cultural protocol by festival motif and local tradition.

For festivals with international producer presence (typically from LATAM, the US and Europe), we handle invoicing in USD or EUR at the Banco de Mexico FIX rate from the day before the festival, with USMCA compliance and deduction support as Cultural Outreach, Marketing or Corporate Communications expense in the collective's or CDMX Ministry of Culture fiscal close. For festivals with CDMX Ministry of Culture and INAH presence, we handle heritage-protocol compliance when the festival involves the chinampas declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The merch chain of custody is documented with signature, time stamp and photo at every checkpoint: freight lift entry, festival-staff inspection, house transfer, formal hand-over to visitor, post-fair pickup.

Salon G-11 confidentiality, compliance and restrictions

Salon G-11 runs under chinampa-zone, organising-collective and INAH rules: no heavy vehicles on the side alley during festival days (the neighbourhood is sensitive to heavy traffic and lake contamination), no merch carrying noise or distraction elements during the Day of the Dead chants and dances, no POP material with logos that do not respect the festival's cosmovision (Day of the Dead is not Halloween and the merch must respect tradition), no outside food or beverages beyond the festival kitchen, no phones in the central patio during the chants and offerings. For sessions that call for limited-edition merchandising (chronicler's signed book, Oaxaca cartoneria piece with the Day of the Dead motif, hand-cut papel picado from the main altar), we coordinate with the organising collective to ensure the piece clears the cultural protocol, the INAH heritage protocol and the broadcast protocol when the festival is closed and not transmitted externally.

For SAT invoicing we issue CFDI 4.0 with the 16% IVA breakdown and deduction support as Cultural Outreach, Marketing or Corporate Communications expense depending on how the merch is used. For collectives with IMMEX operations or international exposure, we handle complementary invoicing in USD or EUR with USMCA compliance support when the merch crosses the border as part of the disclosure material for international collectors resident abroad. For festivals with international fair presence (Morelia Film Festival, Cervantino Festival, CDMX Arts Festival), we handle bilingual (es/en) invoicing and USMCA compliance when the visitor's box crosses the border as part of the international distribution-network promotional material. Merch ships with carta porte 3.0 when interstate or international transit applies, with the foreign trade complement when applicable, and with the payment complement when the collective pays in instalments.

Salon G-11 MOQ, pricing and reservations

Visitor's box — from USD 53 per piece before VAT at a 150-piece run. Organising collective merch — from USD 83 per person at a 30-piece run. Mezcal-master hospitality — from USD 131 per piece at a 30-piece run. Guest chronicler recognition — from USD 250 per piece at a 4-piece run. Pricing does not include the Salon G-11 rental, which is quoted directly with the organising collective depending on the day, the hours, the cultural setup and additional services (wood-fired kitchen, dock, freight lift, festival-staff escort, broadcast).

For festivals on high-demand dates (Day of the Dead, collective anniversary, Cervantino Festival) we block the calendar 90 days ahead with a firm written commitment. For festivals on low-demand dates we block 45 days ahead. Express production under 21 days carries a +45% surcharge for the curation, dispatch and coordination with the hand-cut papel picado producers. The reservation runs on a fourteen-point brief: festival date, festival type, attendee count, pieces per package, collective brand manual, isotype palette, INAH cultural protocol, broadcast compliance, freight logistics, escort, SAT invoicing and USMCA compliance when the merch crosses the border.

Salon G-11 frequently asked questions

Can you deliver the visitor's box with a tradition-respecting Day of the Dead motif?

Yes — we deliver the box with a Day of the Dead motif that respects the Mexican cosmovision (not Halloween), with the festival producer's signature and grouped by altar table. The chain of custody is documented with signature, time stamp and a discreet patio photograph when the INAH protocol allows.

Can you handle merch for festivals that repeat every year?

Yes — we run an annual cadence with the same brand manual, scaling the run size to the festival agenda and the special guests (guest chroniclers, mezcal masters, metate-chocolate producers). Coordination with the organising collective for the editorial curation of the visitor's box.

Can you invoice the merch as Cultural Outreach expense?

Yes — we issue CFDI 4.0 to the SAT with the 16% IVA breakdown and deduction support as Cultural Outreach, Marketing or Corporate Communications expense depending on how the merch is used. For collectives with IMMEX operations we handle complementary invoicing in USD with the foreign trade complement and USMCA compliance.

Is Corp-Merch an official partner of Salon G-11?

No. Corp-Merch.MX is an independent atelier of curation, production and logistics for merch at Day of the Dead festivals, artisanal distillate launches and popular fairs in Salon G-11 and other Mexico City venues. Salon G-11 is referenced for descriptive purposes only.

Request a merch quote for Salon G-11

Tell us the festival date, the festival type, the attendee count, the collective brand manual, the isotype palette (when applicable), the INAH cultural protocol, the broadcast compliance, the freight logistics, the escort and the SAT invoicing requirements. We respond with a per-package itemised quote, a curation proposal and a digital mockup within 24 to 48 business hours.

Corp-Merch.MX is an independent atelier of curation, production and logistics for merch at Day of the Dead festivals, artisanal distillate launches and popular fairs in Salon G-11 and other Mexico City venues. We are not a partner, sponsor or official supplier of Salon G-11, the chinampa zone or any of the collectives referenced on this page. Figures, venues and suppliers mentioned are sector references and appear here for descriptive purposes only.