Former Des Moines Police Lt. Joe Gonzalez will lead the 2015 Iowa Latino Heritage Festival, which this year will add new events and a social media campaign. This year’s Latino Heritage Festival will be held Sept. 26-27 on the Walnut and Locust street bridges in downtown Des Moines. The festival includes various musical entertainment, dancers, martial arts performers, a children’s area, Latin American foods, booths about the countries represented at the festival and more. New to this year’s event will be an increased social media presence, as well as a health village, an expanded artwork display that will continue to showcase the work of veterans but also young Latinos and Latinas’ art. There will also be live art, a civic engagement booth, and a hospitality tent for dignitaries and elected officials.