The Waukegan Park District will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with several programs and events from Friday, September 15, 2023 to Sunday, October 15, 2023. The special programming will honor the Latino community and their contributions to arts, culture, and history.
Program/Event | Date | Time | Location | Fee | Registration |
Family Lotería Night | Friday, September 15, 2023 | 6pm to 7pm | Belvidere Recreation Center | Free | Past Event |
Family Lotería Night | Friday, September 22, 2023 | 6pm to 7pm | Belvidere Recreation Center | Free | Past Event |
Zumba Fitness Night | Monday, September 25, 2023 | 6pm to 7pm | Field House Sports, Fitness & Aquatics Center | Free | Past Event |
Parents’ Night Out | Friday, September 29, 2023 | 5:30pm to 9pm | Field House Sports, Fitness & Aquatics Center | Free/$15 | Register Here |
Family Movie Night | Friday, September 29, 2023 | 6pm to 8pm | Belvidere Recreation Center | $7/$9 | Register Here |
Young People’s Family Concert | Sunday, October 1, 2023 | 4pm to 6pm | Waukegan High School – Brookside Campus | Varies | Purchase Tickets Here |
Fall Festival and Family Social | Friday, October 6, 2023 | 5:30pm to 7pm | Adaptive Recreation Center | Free
| Register Here |
Sugar Skull Workshop | Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 10am to 12pm | Jack Benny Center for the Arts | Free | Register Here |
Sugar Skull Workshop | Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 10am to 12pm | Jack Benny Center for the Arts | Free | Register Here |
According to the National Archives, National Hispanic Heritage Month began as “Hispanic Heritage Week” under President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and expanded to “Hispanic Heritage Month” under President Ronald Reagan when it was enacted into law in 1988. September 15 is the start of Hispanic Heritage Month because it is the independence day for multiple Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Mexico’s independence day is on September 16 and Chile’s independence day is on September 18.