Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2025
This year’s Latinx Heritage Month theme, Roots of Resilience: Cultivating Hope y Siguiendo la Lucha en Comunidad, celebrates the strength, perseverance, and collective spirit of the Latinx community. The theme connects this month’s events, which honor Latinx history, highlight cultural traditions, and inspire ongoing advocacy, emphasizing how community and resilience continue to shape the future.
Don't forget to register for this year's Latine Conference, which will be held on Friday October 17, 2025. The theme is "La Diáspora en Movimiento: Expression, Belonging, and Power." This day-long conference explores how diasporic communities use art, dialogue, and storytelling to navigate intersectionalities, build community, and explore power across identities.
Please RSVP below to register. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at diversity@newark.rutgers.edu.
View the complete Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 Event flyer here.
Latine Heritage Month Kick-off
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | PRCC Essex Rooms
Join us for the Kick-off to Latine Heritage Month 2025 with food, music, and belonging within the comunidad.
Hosted by: Intercultural Resource Center
Almuerzo at Abuela’s
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | PRCC Monmouth
Join LAA for a family-style lunch event featuring cuisine from 4 local Latino restaurants.
Hosted by: Latin American Association
Bajo El Sol
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Stonsby Lounge
Join Dominican Talks as they create a welcoming space for first-gen and Latinx students to connect, ask questions, and build community.
Hosted by: Dominican Talks
Fiesta Latina
SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Newark Museum of Art
Join The Newark Museum of Art for a meaningful cross-cultural connections with the Greater Newark community.
Hosted by: The Newark Museum of Art
Ritmos sin Fronteras
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | PRCC Monmouth Room
Join LSU for a lively music event where participants guess song titles, artists, and the countries they originated from.
Hosted by: Lambda Sigma Upsilon
Family Feud
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | NJIT
Join La Unidad Latina for a fun game show where everyone can enjoy, compete, and learn about Latin heritage through engaging trivia questions.
Hosted by: La Unidad Latina
Level Up Your Español
OCTOBER 1, 2025
2:30 AM - 4:00 PM | PRCC Bergen Rooms
Join Dominican Talks for a cultural music event listening to popular Dominican songs and exploring the deeper meaning behind the music that shaped generations.
Hosted by: Dominican Talks
A conversation with Nicolas Nuvan: Building Community
OCTOBER 2, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Express Newark 213
Join CPRA for a conversation about building community through polarized times with TiKTok influencer Nicolas Nuvan.
Hosted by: Rutgers-Newark Chancellor’s Team
Tu Voz, Tu Voto
OCTOBER 6, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | PRCC Samuels Plaza
Join LTA and the League of Women Voters of NJ to register voters and highlight the importance of voting.
Hosted by: Lamba Theta Alpha
Immigration Education
OCTOBER 7, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | PRCC Bergen
Join La Unidad Latina for a storytelling event sharing childhood immigrant experiences and how education shaped their journeys and identities.
Hosted by: La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilion Lambda
Arte y Sabor: Painting and Mocktail Tasting
OCTOBER 8, 2025
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | PRCC Dance Theatre
Will feature mocktail tastings of Peruvian drinks, chicha morada, and inca sunrise, while students get to paint their flags on canvases or on their own tote bag!
Hosted by: Peruvian American Cultural Association
Raíces Y Ritmos
OCTOBER 8, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM | PRCC Essex Rooms
Join Lambda Theta Alpha and La Unidad Latina for a Bachata class and dance competition filled with music, movement, and cultural celebration.
Hosted by: Lambda Theta Alpha x La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilion Lambda
Latin Bash
OCTOBER 9, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | PRCC Essex Rooms
Latin Bash is aimed at celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. The event will showcase the different roots and cultures that make up the Hispanic/Latinx diaspora. We will use food and music to cultivate a welcoming environment.
Hosted by: LHM Committee Organizations
Purple Talks: Latinx Leader Panels
OCTOBER 13, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM | PRCC Essex Rooms
Join Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc. for a panel on how heritage shapes life, education, and careers.
Hosted by: Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Incorporated
Salsa Game Night
OCTOBER 14, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | PRCC Dance Theatre
Join Hallyu Club for games, Hispanic snacks, a look at Latin influences in Korea, a salsa lesson, and an open dance floor.
Hosted by: Hallyu Club
Latinx HIV and STI Awareness and Testing Day
OCTOBER 16, 2025
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Blumenthal Hall 203
Join us for an advocacy day concerning HIV/AIDS and HIV testing.
Hosted by: Rutgers-Newark Student Health Services & Health Promotion Division
Latine Conference
OCTOBER 17, 2025
9:00 PM - 4:00 PM | PRCC Essex Room
This year's conference theme is "La Diáspora en Movimiento: Expression, Belonging, and Power." During this day-long conference, we'll be exploring how diasporic communities use art, dialogue, and storytelling to navigate intersectionalities, build community, and explore power across identities
RSVP: go.rutgers.edu/runlatine25
Hosted by: Intercultural Resource Center
