22nd Gainesville Latino Film Festival: Event Calendar
EVENT CALENDAR
September 10–27, 2026 | Voices of Our Land

- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Opening Ceremony + Movie Screening
A Song for My Land — Argentina
Harn Museum | 5:00–9:00 PM
Opening ceremony followed by the film screening and a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Mauricio Albornoz.
- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Multicultural Food Festival
Vecinos | 5:00–8:00 PM
A family-friendly event celebrating food and culture.
- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Movie Screening
Comparsa — Guatemala
Smathers Library | 5:00–8:00 PM
Followed by an in-person Q&A with producer Anna Hadingham.
- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Movie Screening
A Wolf Among the Swans — Brazil
Reitz Union Auditorium | 6:00–8:00 PM
- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Baila Gainesville with Latin Swing Band
Bo Diddley Plaza | 7:00–9:00 PM
Gather with the community, dance, and enjoy a night of live Latin music!
- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Movie Screening
The Condor Daughter — Bolivia
Hippodrome | 6:00–9:00 PM
Followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Alvaro Olmos.
- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Movie Screening
My Straight Son (Azul y no tan rosa) — Venezuela
Smathers Library | 5:00–8:00 PM
Followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Miguel Ferrari.
- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Movie Screening
Once Upon a Fish — Dominican Republic
Vecinos | 6:00–8:00 PM
- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Latino Art Exhibition
Santa Fe Blount Gallery | 7:00–8:00 PM
Art Walk Reception
- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Movie Screening + Family Cultural Activities
My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin — Brazil
Matheson History Museum | 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Storytelling, crafts, and activities for the whole family.
- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
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- Movie Screening + Closing Ceremony
The Fishbowl — Puerto Rico
Cypress & Grove | 3:00–5:00 PM
- Movie Screening + Closing Ceremony
Followed by an in-person Q&A with filmmaker Glorimar Marrero.
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- Cumbia & Bullerengue Dance Circle
5:30 PM
- Cumbia & Bullerengue Dance Circle
Join the circle! Celebrate the culture that brings us together and dance to the rhythms of cumbia and bullerengue.
Guided by Colores de Colombia


