Sept. 30, 2022
DePaul kicked off Latinx Heritage Month on Sept. 22 with its inaugural FERIA, a festival that featured a lowrider car show, music by Africaribe and a presentation by the New Era Young Lords. Attendees enjoyed games, activities, a clothing swap and carne asada tacos.
Student organizations joined the Office of Student Involvement in sponsoring FERIA. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
Members of the Originales 4 Life Car Club showed off their lowrider cars in bright metallic colors and with hydraulics. (DePaul University/Courtney James)
More than 500 students attended FERIA to see the lowrider show, enjoy the entertainment and food, and celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. (DePaul University/Courtney James)
(DePaul University/Courtney James)
Professional airbrush artists painted customized t-shirts for the first 200 attendees. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
(DePaul University/Courtney James)
(DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
Students enjoyed tasty treats during the event. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
Africaribe, a performance ensemble that presents various styles of folk music from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, entertained guests at FERIA. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
The performance included song, dance, drumming and other percussion instruments. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
The New Era Young Lords, a community outreach group, also made a presentation during the evening's program. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
Students danced all evening. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)
The event featured a gender-inclusive clothing swap. (DePaul University/Dioni Savett)