UT San Antonio Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebratory Events and Resources

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, UT San Antonio is featuring a variety of engagement opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the San Antonio community.

Explore Highlights

Student dress in Mariachi and folkorico dresses on a football field
SAT | Sep 20
Nuestras Voces: Stories of Resilience
7:30 PM
UT San Antonio Downtown Campus

This performance—featuring dancers and musicians from the Guadalupe Dance Company, Mariachi Azteca de America and Conjunto Guadalupe— unveils the inspirational stories of Mexican American leaders.

Illustration of Central America with traditonal food graphics
SAT | Sep 20
Ven a Comer: La Frontera
5:30 PM
Stable Hall

Celebrate the bold flavors and rich stories of the Mexican borderlands, inspired by UT San Antonio’s Mexican Cookbook Collection. Events include a signature dinner, cocktail reception, book signing with chef Pati Jinich and cookbook-making workshops.

UT San Antonio's Mariachi Los Paisanos
WED | Sep 24
Mariachi Los Paisanos Concert
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
UTSA Recital Hall

Join us for an evening of exceptional music with a concert by Mariachi Los Paisanos, one of UT San Antonio's most beloved and fastest-growing student ensembles! Enjoy this special performance in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month featuring traditional instrumentation, songs and trajes.

3 person musical band
MON | Sep 29
Postcards from South America: Chaski
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
UTSA Recital Hall

Join us for a concert that spans the continent in song, dance, and stories. The trio brings to the stage a dazzling collection of instruments, infectious rhythms, and haunting melodies. It’s a musical scrapbook of the Latin American repertoire that built Chaski’s distinctive sound and style.

Student dress in Mariachi and folkorico dresses on a football field
SAT | Oct 11
UT San Antonio Football Hispanic Heritage Game
2:30 PM
Alamodome

Cheer on our Roadrunners as they face Rice University! Featuring a special halftime show with Ballet Folklórico Sol de San Antonio and Mariachi Los Paisanos performing with the Spirit of San Antonio Marching Band. Get tickets early - this game also celebrates Homecoming and Family Weekend, and is sure to be popular!

An illustration of a Latina woman holding a large spoon
Digital Collection
Mexican Cookbook Collection
UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

This collection, one of the largest of its kind in the country, includes nearly 3,000 cookbooks from 1789 to the present. Peruse digitized selection from the collection online, including handwritten recipe books providing an intimate view of domestic life and Mexican culinary culture.

Additional Hispanic Heritage Month Events

Visit our Hispanic Heritage Month category page on RowdyLink for information on programming sponsored by academic and student organizations for the UTSA community.