EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - Evanston community members are invited to attend this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off Celebration with live music, art, food, salsa dancing and more on Sunday, September 13, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., on the grounds of Washington School, located at Main St. and Ashland Ave.

Presented by the City of Evanston and Latino Resources, this year’s cultural event will feature salsa dance instruction by Ilana Ventura and live musical performances by Victor Garcia’s Quartet and the Jarochicanos. Fun, family activities include a make-your-own piñata station, folkloric doll decorating, lotería/Mexican bingo and soccer shoot-outs. Admission is free and open to all ages.

The Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off celebration is a part of this year’s Streets Alive! event, a mile-long “open streets” initiative that aims to inspire healthy, green transportation and new ways to use public space.  

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed each year from September 15 to October 15. This year’s national theme is “Honoring Our Heritage. Building Our Future.” For more Hispanic Heritage Month events in Evanston, visit cityofevanston.org/hispanicheritagemonth.

This event is made possible by City of Evanston, Latino Resources, Evanston/Skokie School District 65, Oakton Community College, That Little Mexican Café, Evanston Minuteman Press, Evanston RoundTable and Evanston Township High School.

For more information, please call/text 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents in Evanston may simply dial 3-1-1.