Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month at the AANHPI ’26 Celebration at Pacifica Square on Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Aurora, Illinois. Enjoy live cultural performances, K-Pop dance showcases, martial arts demonstrations, food vendors, music, community art activities, interactive attractions, and more during this free, family-friendly community celebration honoring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander cultures.

The Village is hosting 2026 Kapwa: A Celebratio nof Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage on Saturday, May 30.

The festival is envisioned as a vibrant, inclusive gathering that brings together authors, poets, thinkers, journalists, translators, publishers, and readers to explore Indian literature in all its diversity - across languages, regions, and the diaspora.

The largest and most comprehensive Asian American social service organization in the Midwest-Cultural Voices honors AANHPI Heritage Month, elevates community voices, and highlights the strength, leadership, and contributions of the AANHPI community.

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with LGBTQ+ community at the queer, Black women-owned bar Nobody's Darling, where they serve both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Learn the fundamentals of Zen Meditation and Zen Buddhism as taught and practiced at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago in Evanston.

In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month, drop by this open house and enjoy highlights from the Northside Neighborhood History Collection related to Asian American history.