Celebrate Fiestas Patrias with folkloric dancing at Kirkland Urban on October 2—or check out two other major area events for the occasion at Sea Mar and the Washington State Fair.
Celebrate Fiestas Patrias with folkloric dancing at Kirkland Urban on October 2—or check out two other major area events for the occasion at Sea Mar and the Washington State Fair.
Celebrate Fiestas Patrias with folkloric dancing at Kirkland Urban on October 2—or check out two other major area events for the occasion at Sea Mar and the Washington State Fair.

The 30 days between September 15 and October 15 are considered Hispanic Heritage Month in the US, a period of time that contains independence days and national holidays (“Fiestas Patrias”) for Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. If you’re looking to take part in this occasion—and you should!—we’ve rounded up a handful of events in and around Seattle for you to celebrate and broaden your cultural understanding, from the Seattle Latino Film Festival to the MEXAM NW Festival.

SEPTEMBER 13–OCTOBER 13

FESTIVALS

MEXAM NW Festival
Curated by Seattle’s Mexican consulate in cooperation with local partners, this multi-venue and multi-event festival honors our neighbors to the south and our longstanding close relationship with them. Now in its fifth year, Mexam 2021’s headline event is the Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias festival. Other highlights during this month-long event include Concierto “El Grito” (Wed Sept 15 at the National Nordic Museum), an afternoon with National Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera (Fri Sept 18 at Artxchange), concerts at the Good Shepherd Center (Oct 6 & 13), the B-Town Fiesta (Sat Sept 25 in Burien), and AQUÍ Y AHORA: Without Borders (all month on KEXP), so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to immerse yourself into the rich and varied Latinx culture.
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