Cultural Events and Celebrations

Name: Free the Curls @ Redwood Shores
Start: 2026-06-17T01:30+00:00
End: 2026-06-17T02:15+00:00
Location: Redwood Shores Branch Library

As part of its celebration of local diversity, Redwood City recognizes a variety of cultural events and awareness days.

Free the Curls @ Redwood Shores

Date: 06/16/2026 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM 06/16/2026 6:30 PM 06/16/2026 7:15 PM
Location: Redwood Shores Branch Library
399 Marine Parkway
Redwood City, California 94065

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Meet Marissa McGee, the author of Free the Curls and a dedicated anti-bias educator. As an anti-bias educator, Marissa strives to create books where Black children can see reflections of themselves and children who do not identify as Black can engage in perspective taking. Marissa earned both her B.A. in Sociology, with a focus on social stratification and inequality, and her M.A. in Elementary Education from Stanford University. She spent ten years teaching in Washington, D.C. before taking time to travel. Now back in the Bay Area, Marissa serves as a Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and as a lecturer.

Part of the Juneteenth program series

Sponsored by Friends of the Redwood City Public Library

More Information:
Contact: Sonia Delgado
Phone: (650)780-7013
Email: sdelgado@redwoodcity.org

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Below is a list of the cultural days and months Redwood City recognizes annually. The list is not exhaustive; a range of other cultural celebrations and acknowledgements take place every year in Redwood City.

January

Poverty in America Awareness Month

Proclamation
Resources: Poverty in America Awareness Month reading list

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)

Proclamation
Resources: Martin Luther King Jr. Day reading list

February

Black History Month

Visit the Domini Hoskins Black History Month Pop-Up Museum

890 Jefferson Ave. (Formerly Cost Plus World Market)

Proclamation
Resources: Black History for Adults , Black History for Kids

Lunar New Year

World Day of Social Justice

Proclamation
Resources: World Day of Social Justice reading list

March

Women’s History Month

Proclamation
Resources: Women's History Month, Women's History for Kids!

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Proclamation
Resources: International Transgender Day of Visibility reading list

April

National Arab American Heritage Month

May

Mental Health Awareness Month

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

Proclamation
Resources: Jewish American Heritage, Jewish American Heritage for Kids

June

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Proclamation
Resources: Celebrate Pride, LGBTQ+ History Month

Juneteenth

Proclamation
Celebrate Juneteenth
Resources: Juneteenth Reads, Juneteenth for Kids

July

Disability Pride Month, National Disability Independence Day

Proclamation
Resources: Disability Independence Day for Kids!, Disability Pride Month

August

International Youth Day

Proclamation
Resources: International Youth Day reads

Senior Citizens Day

Proclamation
Resources: Senior Citizens Day reads

September

National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)

Welcoming Week

October

Filipino American History Month

Proclamation
Resources: Filipino American History Month

Indigenous People’s Day (second Monday in October)

Proclamation
Resources: Native American Heritage for Kids, Native American Heritage Month

National Coming Out Day

Resources: National Coming Out Day, LGBTQ+ History Month

United Against Hate Week

Proclamation
Programs
Skate Against Hate
Resources: United Against Hate Week, Building Tolerance

November

National Native American, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

Proclamation
Resources: Native American Heritage Mont h for Adults, Native American Heritage for Kids

Día de los Muertos

Resources: Dia de los Muertos (para Ninos)

Veterans’ Day

Proclamation
Resources: Veterans Day Reads, Veterans Connect

December

Universal Human Rights Month

Resources: Universal Human Rights Month reading list

Chanukah

Resources: Chanukah reading list

Black History Month

February 3-28

Black History Month Pop-Up Museum

890 Jefferson Ave. (Formerly Cost Plus World Market)

Lunar New Year

World Day of Social Justice

March

Women’s History Month

International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

National Arab American Heritage Month

May

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 16 @ 5:45 p.m.	Being Wellness: Stories of Hope in the Face of Mental Health Challenges	Library
May 19 @ 4 p.m.	Empowering Youth Through Storytelling	Library
May 21 @ 3 p.m.	Teen Mental Health Advocate Sadie Sutton @ Cyclismo Café	Cyclismo Café
May 25 @ 6:30 p.m.	Adult Makers: Mood Journals	Library

Resources:
Mental Health Awareness - Self Help,Mental Health Awareness - Memoirs,Children and Mental Health,Young Adults and Mental Health

Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

May 11 @ 6:30 p.m.	Adult Makers: APAHM Sewing Traditions	Library
May 11 @ 4 p.m.	Crafty Wednesdays: Flower leis	Library
May 14 @ 3:30 p.m.	Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy	Library

Resources:
Asian Pacific American Heritage reading list,Confronting History: Stories of Internment

Jewish American Heritage Month

June

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June 15 @ 6:30 p.m.

A Pride Month Poetry Workshop

Downtown Library

Resources:
Celebrate Pride, LGBTQ+ History Month

Juneteenth

June 4 @ 2 p.m.	Kid Makers: Juneteenth Crafts	Downtown Library
June 16 @ 6:30 p.m.	Celebrating Juneteenth	Downtown Library

Resources:
Juneteenth Reads

July

National Disability Independence Day

August 11 @ 11 a.m.

3rd Annual Inclusion Festival

Red Morton Park

Resources:
Disability Independence Day for Kids!, Disability Pride Month

August

International Youth Day

Resources:
International Youth Day reads

Senior Citizens Day

August 22 @ 2 p.m.

From the Heart: Older Adults Navigating Wellness

Downtown Library

Resources:
Senior Citizens Day reads

September

National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)

September 15 @ 6pm	Frida Kahlo Art Collage	Downtown Library
September 17 @ 3pm	Teen Makers: Mexican Tin Art	Downtown Library
September 24 @ 11am	Opening reception: Art exhibit of Lorenzo Cruz Sunu	Downtown Library
September 24-October 22	Rebozos Mexicanos: Exposición de Arte /Art Exhibit Exposición del artista/Art exhibit of Lorenzo Cruz Sunu	Downtown Library

Resources:
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids / El mes de la herencia latina para niños , Hispanic Heritage Month - Fiction, Hispanic Heritage Month - Non-Fiction

Welcoming Week

September 10, 11am-4pm	Social Service Tour at Pub in the Park	Red Morton Park
September 11 @ 1pm	Lunar Moon Festival	Redwood Shores Branch Library
September 13 @ 5pm	Healing Justice Workshop	Sequoia High School
September 15 @ 6pm	Celebration of Rights and Independence	Downtown Library
September 17 @ 1:30pm	Human Library	City Hall Plaza
September 18 @ 4-8pm	Social Service Tour at Fiestas Patrias	Courthouse Square

Resources:
Welcoming Week Reads

October

Diwali

October 26 @ 6pm	Diwali @ Redwood Shores Branch Library	Redwood Shores Branch Library
October 27 @ 6pm	Diwali @ Downtown Library	Downtown Library

Filipino American Heritage Month

Resources:
Filipino American Heritage Month

Indigenous People’s Day (second Monday in October)

October 25 @ 12pm

RCPL Book Club reading Round House by Louise Erdrich

Downtown Library

Resources:
Native American Heritage for Kids, Native American Heritage Month

LGBTQ+ History Month

October 26 @ 6:30pm

Adult Makers: LGBTQ+ Icons

Downtown Library

Resources:
LGBTQ+ History Month

National Coming Out Day

Resources:
National Coming Out Day

November

National Native American, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

November 5 @ 2pm	Kid Makers: Native American Crafts	Downtown Library
November 9 @ 4pm	Crafty Wednesdays // Miércoles de Manualidades	Downtown Library
November 12 @ 2pm	Teen Makers: Dream Catchers	Downtown Library

Resources:
Native American Heritage Mont h for Adults, Native American Heritage for Kids

United Against Hate Week

November 10 @ 5:30pm	Inner Peace this Holiday Season with Meditation	Downtown Library
November 13 @ 1pm	Teddy Bear Tea - Té Con Ositos De Peluche	Downtown Library
November 18 @ 11am	TransACTION Day of Change	Courthouse Square
November 19 @ 11am	Drag Storytime with Reina De Aztlan!	Downtown Library

Resources:
United Against Hate Week, Building Tolerance

Día de los Muertos

October 29 @ 11am	Calaveras de Azúcar / Sugar Skulls	Downtown Library
November 3- 5:00-7:00pm	Make a Nicho Altar Shadow Box- Free Art Workshop (regstration required)	CZI Community Space, 801 Jefferson Ave
November 6- 3:40pm-8pm	Dia de los Muertos Celebration Redwood City Courthouse Square is transformed into a play, where musicians, dancers, artists, family altars are on display; sugar skulls, marigolds and more will decorate the Square and bringing it to life. Catrinas will be walking around the plaza greeting visitors, and a procession will walk through downtown Redwood City. Papel picado adorns the Food Court area with an array of traditional foods and the vendor booths that line the streets. Inside of the San Mateo County History Museum is a FREE exhibition of altars, as well as free arts and crafts for kids where they can create traditional art and enjoy hands on activities.	Courthouse Square & San Mateo County History Museum

Resources:
Dia de los Muertos (para Ninos)

Veterans’ Day

November 5, 7 @ 10am and November 8 @ 6pm	Operation Connect	Downtown Library
November 11, 10am-12pm	Veterans Day Celebration	Courthouse Square

Resources
Veterans Day Reads, Veterans Connect

December

Universal Human Rights Month

Chanukah

December 18, Time TBA

13th Annual Chanukah Festival

Courthouse Square

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