The Cohort

Are you a youth between 15-22 years old, interested in learning traditional dances from Mexico?

The Latino Center of Art & Culture will be teaching traditional dances from Mexico, their meaning, significance and historical context, culture, Spanish language skills, and practical life skills to 20 youth this year through our youth program Cultura es Fuerza.
Cultura es Fuerza develops youth leadership skills to strengthen positive and community identity.
The selected participants will attend 36 classes between March and November, and will perform during the summer and the fall. Class instruction will be given in Spanish, with translation for those who speak little or no Spanish. Our approach to teaching is experiential and the participants will learn by doing.

Interested in joining?
Fill out the March - November 2024 INTEREST FORM

Día del Niño

El Día del Niño is celebrated every April 30th in Mexico. During WWI many children were left vulnerable around the world. This celebration was created after the Declaration of Rights of the Child which was adopted on the 26th of November, 1925, by the League of Nations after recognizing that all children are left vulnerable after a war.

Save the date for our 11th Annual Día del Niño
This cherished tradition recognizes the importance of children in our community by promoting their well-being and celebrating their joy and innocence. On April 26th, we will bring the elements that support the whole child, honor our heritage, and amplify the joy of childhood by featuring family-oriented activities, arts and crafts, cultural games, and a resource fair, for free.

Aparta la fecha para nuestro 11º Aniversario del Día del Niño
Esta tradición apreciada reconoce la importancia de los niños en nuestra comunidad promoviendo su bienestar y celebrando su alegría e inocencia. El 26 de abril, reuniremos los elementos que apoyan al niño en su totalidad, honraremos nuestra herencia y amplificaremos la alegría de su infancia mediante actividades familiares, artes y manualidades, juegos culturales, y una feria de recursos, gratuitamente.

16th Annual El Panteón de Sacramento 2025

Location: 2700 Front Street Sacramento, CA 95818
Admission: $10
FREE parking located at 2300 Front Street, just up the street

The centuries-old tradition of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) will be celebrated this year on the grounds of the Latino Center of Art and Culture. This annual LCAC event, El Panteón de Sacramento, features live dance and music. And dozens of traditional memorials will be created by families and friends to honor those who have passed, telling the stories of their departed loved ones. These colorful ofrendas are adorned with sugar skulls, food and drink once enjoyed by the departed, flowers and personal mementos. Bathed in the light of the moon during evening hours and filled with drifting fragrances of copal and cempasuchil, the bright marigolds considered the flowers of the dead, El Panteón is not only a place of remembrance, but a joyous celebration of our loved ones.

El Panteón will have free off-site parking a few blocks away at 2300 Front St. We strongly recommend carpooling or using a rideshare app. The Center is also just a short bike or scooter ride from Midtown Sac. We will have a dropoff area in front for anyone coming via ridesharing app, or anyone else in need. We will also have limited handicapped parking close to the entrance, please bring your placard if you plan to use the handicapped parking. **

Join us for El Panteón de Sacramento and stay tuned for more information by following us on social media:

Community, we understand this is a difficult time for everyone. There is much pain and fear in our community and the Latino Center has taken a step back to find ways we can support you all.

In response, we have started a Revolutionary Wellnesss initiative with the goal to bring healing ceremonies and workshops to the Center every month. The first of these workshops is centered on Limpias and held by Cultural Bearer Sylvia Rios on February 16th from 5-6:30pm at the Latino Center.

We invite you to explore a Traditional Toltec Ceremonial Journey which will show us how to cleanse and seek harmony in mind, body and soul.

Future workshops in the series will delve further into traditional healing practices.

We want to give a huge thank you to the Sisters for the Creative Divine for sponsoring this first ceremony!

Parking is free!