Azucar will perform at National Dance Day 2024!

Saturday, September 21 @ 1:30 pm

Old Town Square

Azucar will perform and teach a variety Latin Dance moves at NATIONAL DANCE DAY!  National Dance Day celebrates dance of all genres with FREE performances and lessons for everyone!  Bring your friends to this family-friendly event!!

National Dance Day 2024 - 10 am - 3 pm   JOIN US and dust off your dancing shoes!

Visit our website for a complete schedule of dance performances here!

City of Fairfax Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation

Tuesday, September 24
6:15 pm - Mariachi Estrellas Performance
7pm - Council Meeting
Location: City Hall, 10455 Armstrong St., Fairfax

Please join us in person or online for the Council Meeting where Mayor Read will be presenting the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation.

HOLA Amiguitos! Let's Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the City of Fairfax!

Mr. Lilo is a singer and songwriter who has touched the lives of people with his fun, thoughtful music, sending a message to adults and children that we can and should unite to build a better world for all.

No Registration, but space is limited. Admission tickets will be handed out at the Information Desk beginning at 10 am on the day of the performance.

Register here

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the City of Fairfax Regional Library. THANK YOU!

Celebramos! Hispanic Heritage Month in Fairfax City!

We will read, sing and craft in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.  Ages 5 - 12

SUNDAY, September 29
10:30 - 11:30 am
City of Fairfax Regional Library, Room 101 A/B

Registration is required.  Register here: ¡Celebramos! Hispanic Heritage Storytime - Fairfax Library Calendar - Library Home (fairfaxcounty.gov) 

Storytime at Funday Monday!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the City of Fairfax Regional Library

Monday, September 30
Old Town Hall     ***   10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Join our favorite Library/Funday Monday Storytime presenter, Miss Becky. as we learn about and celebrate Hispanic culture.  Funday Monday is geared towards the preschool set, but children of all ages are always welcome!

Artist in Conversation: Latin Social Dance Workshop with Ballet Hispánico

Co-presented by the City of Fairfax and the Center for the Arts at George Mason University

This Hispanic Heritage Month event celebrates the ever growing and multifaceted Hispanic diasporas, featuring an interactive social dance workshop led by the “smashingly theatrical” dance company (Chicago Sun-Times) Ballet Hispánico. Move to the rhythms of salsa, merengue, cha cha and more! Founded by dance luminary Tina Ramirez on the principle that everyone deserves dance, quality dance training, and innovative performances, Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro has built the company to uplift the intersection of Hispanic cultures, pioneeringly breaking down boundaries and stereotypes. 

This complimentary event is an open-to-the-public presentation of the Friends of the Center for the Arts Artists in Conversation Series, and is offered in conjunction with Mason Artist-in-Residence Ballet Hispánico’s Oct. 5 performance at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University. 

FREE, but registration is required. Click here to register!

Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center
3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 22030

Approximately 90 minutes

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with

FIESTA FAIRFAX!

Saturday, October 5
2:00PM - 7:30 PM
Old Town Square
10415 North Street, Fairfax

 Many thanks and much appreciation to our Platinum Sponsor
Ox Hill Companies!

Entertainment Schedule:
     2:00  -  Mariachi Estrellas
     2:30  -  Welcome Remarks
     2:40  -  Alma Boliviana Fraternity
     3:00  -  Los Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble
     3:20  -  La Decana
     3:40  -  LUSA - Fairfax High School
     4:00  -  Azucar Latin Dance (George Mason University)
     4:30  -  Sol y Rhumba
     6:00  -  Kadencia 

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FIESTA FAIRFAX

Fiesta Fairfax is community celebration to observe Hispanic Heritage Month to include cultural performances, music, food and educational exhibits highlighting the contributions and experiences of the Hispanic, Latino and Latinx community. The Old Town Square stage will host folkloric dance performances from various countries as well as a salsa dance demonstration and class followed by a live band to practice your new dance moves. 

Latin food vendors from the around the area will be available to share the flavors from across Latin America. Area non-profit organizations will also be on-site to share information about services and opportunities to work with our growing Latino community.  

With Latinos comprising approximately 20% of the population of the City of Fairfax, it is our hope that Fiesta Fairfax will be a time for bringing the community together and celebrating the diversity of our wonderful City. 

A Conversation with Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Friday, October 18, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Stacy C. Sherwood Center
3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax

This FREE event is part of the Fall for the Book Festival 2024!

Bestselling author of Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia discusses her historical epic The Seventh Veil of Salome.

Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia closes the Fall for the Book Festival discussing her novel The Seventh Veil of Salome, an historical epic about the drama, on and off the screen, for a 1950s Hollywood actress who wins the role of a lifetime.

Kirkus Reviews calls her writing "intelligent, exciting and written absolutely beautifully...Moreno-Garcia proves, once again, that she is a master of her craft."  Moreno-Garcia is also the author of Mexican Gothic, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, and many other books. 

Get your FREE tickets here!

Deliciosa! Guava Artisanal Latin Bakery

FEATURED ITEMS OF THE MONTH:

Traditional desserts with flags that represent the country/regions the items originate.