Thousands of families, students and community leaders are expected to gather this fall for the 3rd annual Sacramento Latino Book & Family Festival, a free event dedicated to celebrating literacy, culture and community.

The festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Valley High School in Sacramento, which is located t 6300 Ehrhardt Ave.

Last year, more than 4,000 people attended the festival, and organizers expect an even larger crowd this year.

Civil rights icon and labor leader Dolores Huerta will serve as the keynote speaker. At 1 p.m., Huerta will join KCRA anchor and award-winning children’s author Leticia Ordaz in the main auditorium for a fireside chat discussing her historic role in the labor movement, the power of culturally relevant books, a

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