Please join us for the Multicultural Book & Family Festival in conjuction with the Lead Summit XIV!!
Inland Empire Region Multicultural Book & Family Festival
Saturday, October 4, 2025
10am – 3pm
California State University San Bernardino
5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407
FREE admission
Acompáñenos al Festival Multicultural del Libro y de la Familia Sabado, 4 de octubre, 2025 10am-3pm Cal State University San Bernardino 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407 Entrada GRATIS
PROGRAM
10AM – Opening Ceremony
12pm – Keynote Ignacio Gomez
Ignacio Gomez Ignacio Gomez is a renowned artist, muralist, designer, sculptor, and illustrator born & raised in Boyle Heights, LA. Best known for his image of Edward James Olmos for the poster for the movie Zoot Suit, and most recently, the unveiling of the life-sized Cheech Marin statue at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Arts & Culture in Riverside, Ca. .
About Our Host
STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS...
Check out last year's 2024 Festival Schedule Below
2024 Multicultural Book & Family Festival of the Inland Empire Region Team
Thank you all for the support through out the years! We hope you can continue being part of this team because only together is how we can create change in our communities!
–Cesar Caballero –Kathryn Irwin – Angelica Hurtado – Nailea Ndrekaj
-Lisa Peña – Norm Nuñez – Isabel Guzman – Martin Valdez
-Robie Madrigal – Kirk Whisler – Tammy Garcia Chiang – Melissa Lopez
-Danny Morales – Gloria Chavez – Felix Zuñiga – Manny Veron
About the event
The purpose of the event is to help and impart opportunities in the community, ideally reaching out to Multicultural families and youth. Highlight the importance of literacy (books, health, wealth) and promote awareness of college, career paths, and community resources. Meet our Award Winning role model authors as they share the importance of reading, activism & equal representation.
The Multicultural Book & Family Festival of the Inland Empire Region is an extension of the Latino Book & Family Festival organized in collaboration with California State University San Bernardino and Empowering Latino Futures. Empowering Latino Futures has held 72 Latino Book & Family Festivals since the first one was celebrated in 1997. There has been festivals in eight markets around the USA including Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
The Latino Book & Family Festivals is a community program of Empowering Latino Futures, a 501c3 nonprofit headquartered in Fallbrook, CA. The organization believes that community success is limited by access to resources and so it provides this free setting to learn and be exposed to opportunities.