Celebrate September with a family-friendly day of special activities for all ages, music related crafts, and a Latin-inspired lunch menu specially curated by Chef Neena Perez available for purchase. In the afternoon, listen to a performance by the Latin Heartbeat Orchestra, a Grammy-nominated, cultural heritage preservation ensemble led by Director and Manager William Mendoza. The high-energy salsa and Latin Jazz music is guaranteed to have everyone dancing in the aisles.

11:00 – 12:00 | Wildlife Encounters

Come face-to-face with native wildlife and discover the wild world of raptors, reptiles, and amphibians with guest wildlife lecturer Christine Peyreigne.

11:30 – 2:30  | Lunch

Available for purchase in the Commons (credit cards only).

Lunch Menu

• Black Bean Soup
• Shrimp Saltado (Peru)
• Arroz con Pollo (Cuba)
• Enchiladas Verdes with Shrimp (Mexico)
• Mangú with Grille Portobello – Vegetarian Option (Dominican Republic)

3:00 | Latin Heartbeat Orchestra Concert 

The performance will be held in the Sanctuary and is included with your registration.

This event is sold out.

Grace Farms Members enjoy a 20% discount on programs and events. Learn more about Membership.

Students ages 18 and up qualify for special student pricing. Please be prepared to show your student I.D. or proof of enrollment at check-in. Grace Farms offers 30% off to all students with the exception of a few select events. 

Children ages 17 and under qualify for a special child price when available.

Grace Farms Foundation’s interdisciplinary humanitarian mission is to pursue peace through five initiatives — nature, arts, justice, community, and faith — and Grace Farms, a SANAA-designed site for convening people across sectors. Our stake in the ground is to end modern slavery and gender-based violence, and create more grace and peace in our local and global communities.