Latinx Heritage Celebrations

Celebrate Latinx Heritage at Fairyland!

Join us for three full weekends of family fun celebrating and uplifting the vibrant beauty within the Latinx diaspora. Traditional arts & crafts, games from various countries, hands-on learning activities, food exploration, enriching experiences, and exciting live cultural performances await!

Full Schedule of Festivities:

Weekend One: September 26 & 27
Each Day
🎲 Traditional Games | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎨 Themed Arts & Crafts | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🌮 Food-Centered Experience | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

“Cuentos con Ritmo” by Colors of Spanish 
🕐 1:30 PM & 2:30 PM | 📍 Emerald City
A Spanish-language program for young children and their families, immersing participants in stories, music, movement, rhymes, and games.

Weekend Two: October 3 & 4
Each Day
🎲 Traditional Games | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎨 Themed Arts & Crafts | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🌮 Food-Centered Experience | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Saturday, October 3 — Oakland’s Magic Kitchen with aLaMar Dominican Kitchen’s Chef Nelson
🕐 11:30 AM | 📍 Aesop’s Playhouse

Saturday, October 3 — Cascada de Flores
🕐 1:30 PM & 2:30 PM | 📍 Emerald City
Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with a musical live storytelling event: El Brujo y la Sirena (The Wizard and the Mermaid) — an original story with original music by Jorge Liceaga.

Sunday, October 4 — Ballet Folklórico by Cuicacalli
🕐 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM | 📍 Aesop’s Playhouse
The San Francisco-based dance company brings its youth dancers to Fairyland every year. Known for its Indigenous, Ballet Folklórico, and Contemporary Dance programs, this powerful show is a crowd favorite and a must-see performance.

Weekend Three: October 10 & 11
Each day:
🎲 Traditional Games | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎨 Themed Arts & Crafts | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🌮 Food-Centered Experience | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Afro-Peruvian Music and Dance by Cunamacué
🕐 1:30 PM & 2:30 PM | 📍 Emerald City Stage
Audiences of all ages will experience the rhythms, instruments, and expressive dances of Peru’s African diaspora, including Zamacueca, Zapateo, and Festejo.

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