Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15th to coincide with the independence days of five Central American countries: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica. The team at Fortune has compiled a list of events, books, movies, and TV shows and developed a Spotify playlist to help you celebrate.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PLAYLIST
Fortune has created a Spotify playlist to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! You can find it here.
EVENTS AROUND NEW YORK CITY
Hispanic Heritage Month Dance Programming
Ballet Hispánico • Sept 17 – Oct 2
Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s largest Latinx dance organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures, will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a robust and engaging programming line-up anchored by the organization’s annual A La Calle Block Party, which returns in person.
Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Party
Queens Public Library Langston Hughes • Sept 17
We are back in the Library! And we have a big party to celebrate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. On Saturday, September 17, from 12 – 4:00 pm, come with the family to enjoy an afternoon of a magic show – puppet show – piñata crafts – live music with singers of urban Latin music – face painting – gift bags – balloon craft – and more!
Movies Under the Stars: Vivo
Maria Hernandez Park • Sept 24
Vivo, Sony Pictures Animation’s first-ever musical adventure featuring all-new original songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, will take audiences on an epic adventure to gorgeous and vibrant locations never before seen in animation. Movies begin at dusk. This event is FREE and open to the public. Glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited. In the event of heavy rain or extreme weather, the screening may be canceled.
Las Flores de mi País: Virtual Exhibit Tour and Discussion
Online • Sept 27
In its first gallery exhibition,Las Flores de mi País, NYC Parks’ Latino Society aims to represent the diverse communities that make up this great city by exploring interpretations of Latinx culture using imagery of native flora from countries or territories of their choice. Botanicals are used as inspiration, symbols, a medium to create designs, a historical reference, and in textile design that reflects a culture or tradition.
Olive Street Garden Block Party
Olive Street Garden • Oct 10
Stop by and enjoy a day at Olive Street Garden! The street will be closed to celebrate Hispanic heritage and St. Nicolas Church will have a food festival with music.
BOOKS
NIGHT AT THE FIESTAS
A dark and beautiful collection of short stories set in Northern New Mexico.
BORDER-LANDS / LA FRONTERA
A semi-autobiographical account of queer Chicano identity
DROWN
A new story collection by the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
THE DEVIL’S HIGHWAY
In 2001, a group of 26 men tried to cross the border. Only 12 survived.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
The Nobel-Prize-winning story of the Buendia family.
THE HENRY RIOS SERIES
A gay criminal defense lawyer solves mysteries.
CHULITO
A young queer man comes out and comes of age in Hunt’s Point, South Bronx.
THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
An epic novel which follows three generations of the Trueba family.
TAINA
A teenager decides to believe that a pregnant 15 year old he knows is a virgin.
MOVIES AND TELEVISION
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