Sueños takes pride in uplifting Latino culture and communities within Chicago and beyond. We are more than just a festival.
Core Programs
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council
$170,000 donated since 2022 for scholarships and immigration services, including $150,000 to Fiesta del Sol Scholarship (2022-24) and $20,000 in 2023 to the Latino Legal Institute for DACA support.
Yollocalli at National Museum of Mexican Art
Since 2023, we've proudly donated $100,000 to support young Latin artists and their dreams. This includes funding for free art supplies and visual arts programs. We’ve also partnered with Yollocalli to bring their creativity to Sueños, showcasing a special mural in 2024 and youth-led interviews in our press lounge.
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
We are proud to have contributed $100,000 to uplift youth through arts and music programs since 2023. In 2024, we're excited to invest $50,000 in a new community space for performance arts, building on our previous $50,000 commitment to music education and studio arts for children. Together, we’re nurturing the next generation of creative talent!
Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
Since 2022, we've contributed $150,000 to support arts spaces and programs, including $50,000 annually for a cultural exchange (2024), Performing Arts Theater (2023), and Youth Media Center (2022). Hosted Caribbean Cooking in the Artist Lounge (2023-24).
20 Days of Sueños
Every year, we bring the Sueños spirit to Chicago’s Latin neighborhoods by supporting local restaurants and distributing 400 tickets. It’s our way of celebrating and giving back to the community that makes this festival so special.
Lollapalooza & Sueños Job Fair
A free music festival career fair co-hosted with City Colleges of Chicago, open to all students to discover job opportunities with Sueños departments and vendors, plus workshops, panels, and keynotes that highlight pathways in the industry. Empowering Chicago’s Black and Brown communities, who make up 80% of attendees.
SRBCC x Sueños
The Sueños donation to the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center will support the development of a youth media center, which will provide instruments, music recording and film equipment, performance space, and more to support the creative expression of marginalized Latino students in the City of Chicago.
Share us your dream, we look forward to helping bring more dreams to life.
Rock & Recycle
Rock & Recycle program promotes among the Festival attendees the importance of recycling bottles & cans during Sueños Festival. Upon completing the program participants get a collectible Lineup T-Shirt.