Austin Saltillo Sister Cities Association (ASSCA) invites Austin area artists to participate in the 2025 Mexican Independence Day Poster Contest with the winning image to be used in the event publicity for the 2025 “El Grito” Event.

The reenactment of Mexican Independence Day is slated for Sept. 15 at Republic Park Square, 422 Guadalupe Street. The poster contest winner will receive $1,000 and the submission deadline is Monday, June 30.

The Sept. 15 event, sponsored by ASSCA, the Mexican Consulate of Austin and the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, celebrates Mexican Independence Day with a community festival together with music, dance, vendors and the traditional Cry of Dolores given by the Mexican Consul Humberto Hernández Haddad.

The winning entry should visually document the significance of the Mexican Independence Day and its heroes in creating a free and sovereign Mexican nation.. The contest is open to individuals living in the Austin Metropolitan Area who are 18 years and older. Employees, judges, and immediate family members of the sponsors or organizing committee are not eligible to participate.

Learn More & Apply at: https://www.austinsaltillo.com/el-grito-2025