Hispanic Heritage Month 2025: Here's when, what it is, why we celebrate

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National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15.

The mid-September start date coincides with the Independence Day of several Central American countries.

The month celebrates the cultural impact and history of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States.

is coming up soon! The name is relatively self-explanatory, but if you didn’t know, it’s a month of observance for the cultural impact Latino-Americans have had on the U.S. throughout our nation’s history.

And it doesn’t begin on the first day of a month; it starts halfway into September.

Here’s when Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 starts, what it is, when it began and why it starts halfway into the month.

When is Hispanic Heritage Month 2025?

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