Latino Independence events in Bay Area [2023]
September 25 @ 8:00 am - October 14 @ 5:00 pm
Join the celebrations as we commemorate history, culture and traditions of our Latin American countries.
National Latino Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) is when we recognize the contributions made and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States.
Its roots go back to 1968, beginning on September 15, the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico, Chile and Belize. Learn more.
The biggest celebration is from Mexico called ‘El Grito’. Learn more.
Total events: 60.
Friday, Sept 6th
Music & Tacos with Los Cenzontles // Richmond
Saturday, Sept 7th
[free] Concert: Our Children Are Sacred // SF
[free] Mole & Mariachi Festival // Santa Cruz
Brazilian Independence Day // Berkeley
Sunday, Sept 8th
Festival Independencia Salvadoreña 2019 // San Rafael
Jaripeo Baile con Grupo Firme // Morgan Hill
Wednesday, Sept 11th
September 11, 1973 Remembrance Day of Chile
Thursday, Sept 12th
CBS TV Hispanic Heritage Month Reception // San Francisco
Solano Hispanic Chamber and Fairfield Suisun 2019 Chamber of Commerce
Breakfast Speaker Series – with Special Guest Dolores Huerta // Sonoma
Friday, Sept 13th
Compassion Has No Walls – ICE Vigil // SF
Mariachi Festival & Taco Eating 2019 Contest // Hayward
Mexican Flag raising 2019 ceremony // San Jose
OLE Latino Heritage Month Kick Off // Oakland
Libros de Artista Book Reading // SF
2nd Annual Dia De Los Muertos – Arts & Music Symposium // San Jose
evening
First Levi’s LATINO Concert Series // SF
Latino night at The Oakland Museum
Mónica María Son Jarocho @ Baobab // SF
Fiestas Patrias with Chulita Vinyl Club @ The Legionnaire // Oakland
Saturday, Sept 14th
[free] 64th Annual 2019 Festival of St. Leander // San Leandro
Independencia de Costa Rica 2019 // San Leandro
Horizons SF presents End Of Summer Jam / Mexican Independence Day Party // SF
Mission Flamenco @ SF Public Library ‘Viva Fiesta’
SF GIANTS: Free Latino Heritage Fiesta
Encuentrito Session: Battle for La Misión #2 // SF
San José Mexican Independence Cultural Cruise
evening
Boxing: Jaime Mungia & Ryan Garcia from Mexico: DAZN
[free] Noche Mexicana @ Tortas Ahogadas Tradicion Tapatia // San Jose
[free] Rock Espanol show @ Main Elm restaurant // Redwood City
Fiesta Latina @ Clift Hotel in San Francisco
Orale Mexican Independence Party @ Carbon // SF
Sunday, Sept 15th
[TV] Latino Heritage month TV programs on PBS
San Francisco: Calle 24 Fiesta De Las Américas
Fiestas Patrias // Redwood City
Santa Rosa Independence festival
Las Fiestas Patrias 2019 for South SF
Chile, Mole, Pozole // San Jose
May the Sofrito Be with You! PR Club @ SF Giants Game
El Grito 2019 celebration @ SF’s City Hall
Chevere Sundays: Mexican and Central American Independence // SF
Fiestas Patrias Chilenas: Dieciocho Popular – ¡Recorriendo Chile! // Berkeley
Monday, Sept 16th
Official Event Independence Celebration By Consulado General of Republic of El Salvador // SF
FreeTheChildren; Close the Camps: A Day Of Action // SF
Families Belong Together Procession // SF
[TV] Latino Heritage month cultural programs // PBS
Sabores de Wine Country, Latino Food & Wine 2019 Festival
Tuesday, Sept 17th
[TV] Latino Heritage month TV programs on PBS
Building Solidarity with the People’s Movement in Mexico // SF
SF Punchline- Latino Comedy All-Stars // SF
Wednesday, Sept 18th
[TV] Latino Heritage month TV programs on PBS
SF Public Library’s ¡VIVA! Celebration of Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month
[free] HISPANIC DIVERSITY PANEL DISCUSSION // San Jose
[exhibit] Why the Immigrants Come: Maya Art & Textiles from Guatemala // SF
Thursday, Sept 19th
¡Viva! Latino Hispanic Heritage Month // SF
Journeys: How Immigrants Made a Home in San José
Celebrating 40 Years of Tenant Power and Resilience // SF
Mission Housing 2019 Gala Fundraiser // SF
Friday, Sept 20th
¡Viva! Latino Hispanic Heritage Month // SF
Somos/Funky Art Opening Reception // SF
PARASOL- A Latin American Spirits Tasting atop the Hotel VIA // SF
Fandango Jarocho Mensual en La Peña // Berkeley
[free] Hurricane María 2 Years Later: Remembrance Ceremony // SF
Los Rumberos de la Bahía: MABAGWE [a Tribute to the Elders of AfroCuban Rumba] // SF
[film] Opening night! 2019 Cine+Mas San Francisco Latino film festival
House Party for Border Solidaridad // Oakland
Saturday, Sept 21st
Celebracion de la Cultura Maya // SF
9th annual Carnitas festival // Vacaville
[free] Salsa & Latin Rock Fiesta by Orquesta Adelante // Daly City
¡Viva! Latino Hispanic Heritage Month // SF
Redwood City annual Salsa festival
Day of Peace – Dia de Paz // San Jose
Afro-Latinx Festival 2019 // SF
Day of the Dead: Mexican Sugar Skulls Workshop // SF
[film] 2019 Cine+Mas San Francisco Latino film festival
Cena Baile – Coalicion Pinolera // San Bruno
Los Rumberos de la Bahía: MABAGWE [a Tribute to the Elders of AfroCuban Rumba] // SF
All White Boat Party by Sabor // San Francisco
Sunday, Sept 22nd
Defensa del Territorio Indigena en Yucatan // SF
Gran Festival Chapin // Petaluma
¡Viva! Latino Hispanic Heritage Month // SF
El Tecolote: a retrospective // SF
[free] Chevere Sundays: Hispanic Heritage Month // SF
Salsa By The Bay Annual All White Party w/ Alberto y su Orquesta // SF
Tuesday, Sept 24th
Dia de los Muertos Altar Building Series by TMM // SF
Wednesday, Sept 25th
[free] LGBTQ en Español: Capacitación de Mejores Prácticas // Sonoma
[free] 2019 Mayor London N. Breed Latino Heritage Celebration // SF
Thursday, September 26th
Tamale Making Workshop / Taller de Elaboración de Tamales // Rohnert Park
[free] Hispanic Heritage Month Mixer // Santa Rosa
[free] CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH HCCSF // SF
[film] Chulas Fronteras | San Francisco Premiere
[protest] Nos siguen faltando 43 y muchos más // SF
Identity and Territory: True Words Maya Poetry // SF
Poetry Reading with Leticia Hernández-Linares // SF
Saturday, Sept 28th
Super Custom Car Show & Taco Truck Festival // Antioch
2019 Latino Heritage Month Celebration: Assemblyman Ash // San Jose
[free] Latino Grammy Winner – Marlow Rosado @ SSF Concert in the Park 2019
[free] La Misa Negra, Concert // SF
La Diáspora Festival: 4 stages of music // SF
Kaisahan Unidad Pilipino and Mexican Folkloric Dance // SF
Day of the Dead: Mexican Sugar Skulls Workshop // SF
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FAMILY DAY & EXHIBIT // Santa Rosa
[film] Have You Seen Her, La Misión? // SF
LatinX Giving Circle // Fairfield
[theatre] El Rio: Presented by Brava Theater Center // SF
Sunday, Sept 29th
[free] Rohnert Park Latino Festival
Viva Nicaragua festival // Newark
MARIACHI SOL DE MEXICO DE JOSE HERANDEZ // Santa Rosa
De Cajón! Tocando la historia // SF
October
11th
LTX 2019: 4 AMAZING DAYS OF EMPOWERMENT with 1,000 Latinx Visionaries // Oakland
Hola Mexico Film Festival // SF
Music & Tacos: Noche P’urhépecha // San Pablo
Teatro Visión’s Macario // San Jose
12th
[free] Hispanic Heritage Month Event // Sonoma
La Cocina’s 2019 San Francisco Food Festival // SF
[free] Paseo Artistico: Protect The Sacred // SF
Fiesta de Muertos 2019 // San Leandro
Latino-Latina Role Model Conference, 29th Annual // San Jose
El Corazón Awards Community Celebration // SF
Hola Mexico Film Festival // SF
[free] Yerba Buena Night concert // SF
9na El Güegüense – Raza y Resistencia: Nicaragua // SF
Lucha Libre Mexicana // San Jose
Featherweight – Giving Indigenous Culture a Fighting Chance // Oakland
LILA DOWNS: Day of the Dead concert // Oakland
Teatro Visión’s Macario // San Jose
13th
5th Annual Gilroy Tamal Festival 2018
Fiesta del Mar 2019- Monterey Bay Aquarium
[free] Mission Dolores Basilica Fiesta 2019 – Annual Event // SF
Fiesta de Muertos 2019 // San Leandro
Hola Mexico Film Festival // SF
Teatro Visión’s Macario // San Jose
14th:
Chevere Sundays: Indigenous People’s Day // SF
18th
La Mezcla presents ‘Pachuquismo’ // SF
19th
[free] Facebook 2019 Latino Fiesta // Menlo Park
SHCC 12th Annual Awards & Recognition Gala
4th:
[free] Fiesta Day Of The Dead by St. John Church // San Lorenzo
5th:
[free] 15ª Feria de Salud // San Jose
[free] Fiesta Day Of The Dead by St. John Church // San Lorenzo
[free] Family Science Day + Astronomy Festival @ College of San Mateo
[free] Film Screening of “Dolores” Documentary about the life of Dolores Huerta // SF
VIVA FRIDA 2019 festival // San Jose
Dreamer Fund Presents: Danza for Resilience // SF
7th:
Tequila & Food Pairing Featuring Tapatio Tequila
8th
LTX 2019: JOIN 4 AMAZING DAYS OF EMPOWERMENT with 1,000 Latinx Visionaries // SF & Oakland
9th
LTX 2019: JOIN 4 AMAZING DAYS OF EMPOWERMENT with 1,000 Latinx Visionaries // SF & Oakland
10th
LTX 2019: JOIN 4 AMAZING DAYS OF EMPOWERMENT with 1,000 Latinx Visionaries // SF & Oakland
* Cancelled* LATINO HEALTH FORUM // Santa Rosa
Authentic Leadership Workshop by Hosted by Prospanica Silicon Valley // San Jose