17th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival
The Palm Beach Atlantic University College of the Arts is pleased to announce the 17th Annual Hispanic
Heritage Festival to be held on October 8-10, 2026, on the PBAU campus in West Palm Beach, Florida.
This year the Festival celebrates the Hispanic artistic culture with popular and classical music concerts and an exhibition of visual art.
Schedule
“Roots and Horizons:
Hispanic Identity in Dialogue”
Opening Reception
Tauni de Lesseps Art Gallery
6 PM
Admission is free.
Orquesta de la Playa – Baxter Green
7:30 PM
Latin Dance Music Concert. Orquesta de la Playa, Palm Beach County’s premier Latin dance band presents a concert of salsa and other Latin dance styles from all over the Hispanic American world.
Experience the sound and rhythms of a full 15-member salsa band under the stars on the Baxter Green.
Admission is free.
Duo Gastesi-Bezerra
Vera Lea Rinker Hall, HKP Recital Hall
7:30 PM
Enjoy the classical sounds of the founders of the Hispanic Heritage Festival as they present the music of Latin America in a duo piano recital in the Vera Lea Rinker Hall.
$15 general admission;
PBA students and those 18 & under are free.
Past Performers
Tres Romances Argentinos by Carlos Guastavino – Performed Live by Duo Gastesi-Bezerra
3 Canciones Negras by Xavier Montsalvatge performed by Zaray Rodriguez
Carnaval das crianças by Heitor Villa-Lobos Performed by Caio Pagano
Segundo tento do segundo tom by Manuel Coelho performed by Justin Rubin
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments, please contact:
Michael O’Connor, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
Director, Hispanic Heritage Festival
Palm Beach Atlantic University
oconnom@pba.edu
Eunice Lebron
Events & Auditions Coordinator
Palm Beach Atlantic University
561-803-2400 | Eunice_Lebron@pba.edu