The Latino Festival of Monmouth County

The Latino Festival of Monmouth County Next event will be on September 19, 2026 - Rain Date: Sept. 20, 2026 The LFOMC annually reaches over 5,000 audience members across the state.

Founded in 2005, the Latino Festival of Monmouth County (LFOMC) is one of New Jersey’s most popular and influential ambassadors of Latin American culture. The LFOMC will celebrate its 11th Anniversary Season on October 3, 2015, placing the Festival and its sponsors at the forefront of public awareness. The LFOMC 2015 season will be a return to the Annex parking lot in downtown Freehold Borough for

the eleventh consecutive year for its annual engagement of several performances, music and food from many Latin American countries, as well as writing and art contests and entertainment for all ages. The LFOMC’s 11th Anniversary Season will attract a diverse audience of thousands providing your business/company with high profile visibility through a year-round marketing and promotional campaign that reaches a broad public and gives your business/company opportunities for client entertainment and employee involvement.

06/10/2026

LOT CLOSED FOR PARKING.

On July 1, 2026 the overflow parking lot located on Jackson Street will no longer be accessible for public parking . ALL VEHICLES must be removed from the lot by July 15, 2026. Any vehicle that has failed to be removed by July 15, 2026 will be towed at the owners expense.

05/31/2026

Celebrate Juneteenth in Downtown Freehold!

The Monmouth County Diversity Alliance will host a community celebration featuring live entertainment, music, food, vendors, and more.

📅 Sunday, June 7, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Main Street, Downtown Freehold
(Between Court Street & Throckmorton Street)

Congratulations!
05/12/2026

Congratulations!

Congratulations to all of the incredible educators being honored by Princeton University for their outstanding impact on New Jersey students and communities.

A huge and heartfelt shout out to Angello Villarreal of Freehold Township High School for representing Monmouth County and Freehold Township with such distinction. What an amazing and well-deserved honor for a teacher making a real difference in the lives of students every day.

Five outstanding N.J. secondary school teachers named to be honored at Princeton Commencement

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/05/12/five-outstanding-nj-secondary-school-teachers-named-be-honored-princeton

05/08/2026

Ready to launch your legal career in public service? The New Jersey Attorney General’s Honors Program is now accepting applications for the 2026 class. This two-year program offers hands-on experience shaping policy, investigating cases, drafting pleadings, and arguing in court across a wide range of practice areas.

Learn more and apply before May 26: www.njoag.gov/honors

05/05/2026

🎓❤️ They Grew Up Here. They Belong Here.

Imagine working your entire life toward a dream, studying hard, graduating high school, doing everything right, only to have the federal government try to slam the door in your face.

That’s exactly what the Trump administration is attempting to do to our neighbors, our classmates, our children.

Last week, the DOJ filed yet another lawsuit against New Jersey, this time targeting the laws that allow undocumented students who grew up right here in our communities to access in-state college tuition and financial aid. These are young people who sat next to your kids in class. Who played on the same teams. Who marched at graduation. New Jersey is the only home they have ever known.

To qualify for these benefits, they had to attend a New Jersey high school for at least three years, earn their diploma, and commit to pursuing legal status as soon as they’re eligible. They did everything asked of them. And now Washington wants to punish them for it.

For many families in our community, the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition, over $14,000 a year at Rutgers alone, is the difference between going to college and not going at all.

We refuse to accept a future where our young people are told their dreams don’t matter.

New Jersey is fighting back. Governor Sherrill’s administration has vowed to defend these laws in court. And the Latino Coalition of New Jersey will be standing right there with them, because an attack on our Dreamers is an attack on all of us.

💬 Do you know a Dreamer whose life has been shaped by access to higher education? Share their story in the comments. Let’s remind each other, and the rest of the country, exactly who we’re fighting for.

🔁 Please share this post widely. Our community needs to know what’s at stake.



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🎓❤️ Crecieron Aquí. Pertenecen Aquí.

Imagínate trabajar toda tu vida por un sueño, estudiar con dedicación, graduarte de la escuela secundaria, hacer todo bien, y que el gobierno federal intente cerrarte la puerta en la cara.

Eso es exactamente lo que la administración Trump está intentando hacerle a nuestros vecinos, nuestros compañeros de clase, nuestros hijos.

La semana pasada, el Departamento de Justicia presentó otra demanda contra Nueva Jersey, esta vez apuntando a las leyes que permiten que estudiantes indocumentados que crecieron aquí, en nuestras propias comunidades, accedan a matrícula universitaria a precio estatal y ayuda financiera.

Estos son jóvenes que se sentaron junto a tus hijos en el salón de clases. Que jugaron en los mismos equipos. Que desfilaron juntos en la graduación. Nueva Jersey es el único hogar que muchos de ellos han conocido.

Para calificar para estos beneficios, tuvieron que asistir a una escuela secundaria de Nueva Jersey por al menos tres años, obtener su diploma, y comprometerse a buscar estatus legal tan pronto como fuera posible. Hicieron todo lo que se les pidió. Y ahora Washington quiere castigarlos por ello.

Para muchas familias en nuestra comunidad, la diferencia entre la matrícula estatal y la matrícula fuera del estado, más de $14,000 al año solo en Rutgers, es la diferencia entre ir a la universidad o no ir del todo.
Nos negamos a aceptar un futuro donde se le diga a nuestra juventud que sus sueños no importan.

Nueva Jersey está respondiendo. La administración de la Gobernadora Sherrill ha prometido defender estas leyes en los tribunales. Y la Coalición Latina de Nueva Jersey estará ahí junto a ellos, porque un ataque a nuestros Dreamers es un ataque a todos nosotros.

💬 ¿Conoces a un Dreamer cuya vida ha sido marcada por el acceso a la educación superior? Comparte su historia en los comentarios. Recordémonos mutuamente, y al resto del país, exactamente por quién estamos luchando.

🔁 Por favor comparte esta publicación ampliamente. Nuestra comunidad necesita saber lo que está en juego.

04/29/2026

Congratulations Frank Argote- Freyre
Humanitarian of the year Award

A Latin American history professor at Kean University, Argote-Freyre received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 2004. His first book, Fulgencio Batista: From Revolutionary to Strongman, was published in 2006. His second book, A Brief History of the Caribbean, coauthored with Danilo Figueredo, was published in 2008 with a second edition in 2024. He is the author of dozens of scholarly, journalistic articles, and public policy papers on a wide variety of topics from mental health to housing to public education.

Argote-Freyre is involved in many social causes, including the struggle for immigrant rights, affordable housing, and social justice. He was recently named Director of CRECE: The Hispanic Leadership Center at Kean University. In addition, he serves as Chair of the Latino Action Network Foundation, Chair of the Fair Share Housing Center, and Chair of the Argote Foundation. Argote-Freyre served as Director the Latino Coalition of New Jersey for 22 years and is past of Chair of the New Jersey Commission on New Americans.

Earlier in his career, he worked as a journalist and columnist for 10 years and as a congressional press secretary.

He is currently working on his next book, Fulgencio Batista: From President to Dictator.

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1 East Main Street
Freehold, NJ
07728

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