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. Reserve Your Spot SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Multicultural Food Festival Vecinos | 5:00–8:00 PM A family-friendly event celebrating food and culture. Reserve Your Spot 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. Reserve Your Spot THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Movie Screening A Wolf Among the Swans — Brazil Reitz Union Auditorium | 6:00–8:00 PM Reserve Your Spot FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Baila Gainesville with Latin Swing Band Bo Diddley Plaza | 7:00–9:00 PM Gather with the community, dance, and [...]
The Gainesville Latino Film Festival returns this September for its 22nd edition, featuring a program dedicated to Latin American film, art, and culture, presented by the Latina Women’s League. Under this year’s theme, “Voices of Our Land,” the festival will take place from September 10–28, 2026, at various locations throughout Gainesville. The celebration will begin on Thursday, September 10, at the Harn Museum of Art with a screening of A Song for My Land, an Argentine documentary directed by Mauricio Albornoz Iniesta. The film follows a music teacher, his students, and a community that finds in music a way to make their voices heard. The documentary explores themes of music, education, community, and caring for the place we call home, connecting closely with this year’s festival theme. Opening Night Opening Night will coincide with Museum [...]
Four moms, all immigrants, with one common thread: their kindergartners. It was the summer of 2016; little boys and girls were leaving the safety and familiarity of their homes to step out in the big world. The elementary school was buzzing with a constant influx of parents and children. Did these moms cross paths or see each other amidst the chaos of the first day drop off? Maybe yes, maybe not. The school year commenced and slowly four boys gravitated towards each other. They were either desk partners, shoulder buddies during reading, or together in other activities which fostered their friendship. After a few weeks, one of them invited his three new best friends to his most memorable sixth birthday party. Four moms met for the first time and instantly connected. A sense of ease [...]
Three Artists Building Their Own Path. There is something special about walking through a Saturday morning market in Gainesville and suddenly stopping in front of a piece that moves you. A ceramic sculpture that takes you back to a trip you once took, or perhaps to a home you once visited. A one-of-a-kind statement necklace that catches the light just right. Or print with a digital illustration that weaves Latin American roots into a bold, contemporary visual language. In those moments, you realize this is not a Manhattan gallery or an international art fair. This is your Gainesville. And here, behind every piece, there is an artist building their dream, one market at a time. One City, One Scene Gainesville is not Miami or New York. It doesn’t have the scale or the cultural infrastructure [...]
