El Patio de María specializes in carrying out social and cultural projects. Just 100 metres away from the Teatro Nacional de Cuba, this place hosts all sorts of social and community events such as club meetings, different sorts of debates, concerts and workshops. There is something for everyone, whatever your tastes and interests, from theatre to video. Among their activities, there is a rock music project as part of an AIDS prevention programme. Their most important events are the rock festivals, performance festivals and the events, which take place on International AIDS day. The most popular club is "El Fandango del Candil" which meets up every last Friday of each month, where Jorge García brings poetry and story-telling together.