Latinx Heritage Month
2026 Events
Date: Wednesday, September 16
Title: Welcome Back BBQ
Time: 11am - 12:15pm
Location: Campus Center Courtyard
Celebrate the start of Latinx Heritage Month and enjoy a celebratory drink. We will offer a drink station featuring Horchata, Piña Colada, and Morir Soñando. Join us afterwards for some Piñata Action.
Date: Wednesday, September 16
Title: Family Story Night
Time: 5:30pm - 7pm
Location: Parent Learning Center, Frost 269
Join us for a reading of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" in Spanish, English, and American Sign Language. We'll also be offering crafts and pizza!
Date: Thursday, September 17
Title: Dispatch Donuts & Dominoes
Time: 9am - 10:30am
Location: The Fort, Frost 233
Celebrate Adult Learners Week + Latinx Heritage Month! Join the HCC Campus Police & ALANA Team for Donuts and Dominoes! (Children of HCC students are welcome!)
Date: Friday, September 18th
Title: Breakfast/Snacks & Positive Affirmations
Time: 8:30am - 10am
Location: Advising Center, Campus Center 102
Start your morning with free Breakfast Snacks and uplifting positive affirmations. We will also feature delicious Puerto Rican Pastries and afirmaciones en Español to nourish the body and mind.
Date: Tuesday, September 29
Title: Resource Fair
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: Campus Center Cafeteria
Prepare for Día de los Muertos! Paint your own skull, cut papel picado, and decorate frames for the ofrenda
Date: Tuesday September 29
Title: Certified Fresh: Short Film Critique
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Location: El Centro Sala, Campus Center 248
Embrace your inner film critic! Enjoy a short film, then gather to discuss, review, and assign a “Tomatometer” Score
Date: Tuesday, October 6
Title: Salsa & Salsa
Time: 12pm - 2pm
Location: Campus Center Cafeteria
Spice up your day with a beginner friendly Salsa Lesson and/or treat yourself to a spread of salsas and chips. A bit of Salsa for everyone!
Date: Wednesday October 7
Title: Latinx Fiesta
Time: 11am - 12:30pm
Location: Campus Center Cafeteria
Travel through Latin America by visiting tables representing Latinx countries, enjoy delicious food and music, make a craft, grab free giveaways, and celebrate the vibrant cultures and traditions represented across Latin America.
Date: Wednesday October 7
Title: Connection through Resistance: Why Movement Matters
Time: 11am - 12:15pm
Location: El Centro (CC248)
A panel discussion highlighting the interconnectedness that our Black and Brown people cultivated through their partnerships in Social Justice Groups that focused on race, ableism, LGBTQ+, and food insecurity.
Date: Thursday, October 8
Title: Froteria Tres
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: KC 301
Join us to Eat Frituras, Play Loteria (Spanish BINGO), and Win Prizes!
