Hispanic Heritage Month explainer: Here's what to know, why it's important to Latin culture Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration of cultures and customs that come from Hispanic/Latino countries.

HOUSTON, Texas -- Hispanic Heritage Month is underway, and as you get ready to partake in all the cultural festivities and food, here are a few things you may not know about the 30-day celebration.

In 2025, that’s not a rhetorical question. It’s a fight. Tradition says the president decides. In 1968, Lyndon Johnson created Hispanic Heritage Week. In 1988, Ronald Reagan stretched it to a month.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual observance in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15. The observance began as a week in 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson and was expanded to a ...

Every September, a special celebration kicks off across the U.S.—Hispanic Heritage Month! It’s a vibrant time when Latinx communities come together to honor their culture, traditions and incredible ...

Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and is an opportunity to celebrate the lives, culture and contributions of the 62.1 million Latinx/Hispanic people in the ...

Michigan will soon kick off its annual celebration of Latino and Hispanic heritage this fall. Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, marking a time to honor and uplift diverse Hispanic ...

Houston, home to one of the nation’s largest Hispanic populations, will begin Hispanic Heritage Month festivities this weekend, leading up to the observance’s official start on Sept. 15. The ...