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Events in Central Arkansas during Hispanic Heritage Month in 2024

Little Rock, Arkansas – Now that September has arrived, many Latin American nations will be celebrating Independence Day throughout the month.
Even though Central Arkansas’s Hispanic Heritage Month doesn’t officially begin until Sunday, September 15, 2024, there are already a number of large fiestas going on. The festivities will conclude on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, after a month-long celebration.
Here is a schedule of events so that everyone can commemorate these nations’ independence, rich cultural heritage, and long history.
Little Rock:
• Fiesta en SoMa | Friday, October 4 | 4:00 p..m – 10:00 p.m. | SoMa District
• Celebrate Hispanic Independence Day 2024 | Saturday, September 14 | 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Plaza Frida
• All About Alebrijes | Saturday, September 14 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | CALS Children’s Library
• Basic Spanish grammar and conversational phrases | Saturday, September 7 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Dee Brown Library
• Family movie night: Book of Life | Wednesday, September 11 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Nixon Library
• Loterian: Mexican Bingo | Tuesday, September 17 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Nixon Library
• Piñata making | Monday, September 9 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Nixon Library
North Little Rock:
• NLR Hispanic Heritage Festival 2024 | Saturday, September 21 | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Argenta Plaza
• Hispanic Heritage Month Story Time | Monday, September 23 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | William F. Laman Public Library
Conway:
• Hispanic Heritage Festival 2024 | Saturday, September 7 | 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Laurel Park