18th Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival

The Seattle Latino Film Festival returns for its 18th edition, running from October 10 to 17, 2026. This year, The Beacon Cinema at 4405 Rainier Ave. S is one of the venues hosting the screenings, and it's where the festival kicks off on Saturday, October 10. Over the course of the week, the festival screens films that celebrate daily experience through music, literature, dance, and painting, with screenings spread across multiple venues throughout the city.

Because it's an 18th edition, the festival has a long history of bringing Latino cinema to Seattle, and this year's program follows that same thread. The films they select tend to look at the everyday—the small, lived-in moments of daily life—and they pull from a wide range of artistic traditions. You'll find music, literature, dance, and painting all playing a role in how these stories are told, so the screenings touch on more than just film. It's a festival that treats cinema as part of a larger cultural conversation rather than something that stands on its own.

Since the screenings are spread across multiple venues, you aren't tied to just one spot. The Beacon Cinema is one of the main anchors, but the festival reaches across the city over the eight days, which means you can catch different films in different neighborhoods rather than spending all your time in one theater. It's a good way to see a broader slice of the lineup without having to commit to a single venue for the whole run.

The festival runs from October 10 through October 17, with the first screenings starting at The Beacon Cinema on Saturday, October 10. If you're planning to go, keep in mind that the screenings are spread across multiple venues in Seattle throughout the week.