Things To Do in NYC in July 2025 include the Ecuadorian Parade, Festival de las Flores, Colombian Parade, Peruvian Parade. New York’s summer festivals provide mostly free outdoor events: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, Bryant Park Picnic Performances, Summer for the City, and Summerstage.
July 1-6 | 7-13 | 14-20 | 21-27 | 28-31
July is Disability Pride Month.
Fourth of July is a U.S. national holiday. Argentina, Canada, Colombia, France, Philippines, Puerto Rico, USA, and Venezuela have national days. There are feast days for Chiquinquirá (Colombia), Aggayú Sola (Yoruba flowing nature), Ogun Balenyo (Dominican Republic), Anaisa Pye (Dominican Republic), Saint Anne (Dominican Republic), Saint James (Santiago Apóstol, Spain), Santa Marta la Dominadora / Mami Wata / La Sirena (Dominican Republic), and Pachamama Eve (Inca Mother Earth in Peru). The Feast of Saint James is important because the celebration of the patron saint of Spain was the best place for colonized Indigenous and African peoples to hide and preserve their heritage traditions without being abused by Spanish colonizers.
July weather is peak summer. It’s the hottest month of the year with average temperatures of 69°-84°. This is the best month to enjoy lakes, rivers, bays, and beaches because in New York, water bodies are warmest in July.
Things to do in New York City in July 2025
SUMMER FESTIVALS
- BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn ~ Jun 7 – Aug 16, 2025
- Bryant Park Picnic Performances ~ May 30 – Sep 12, 2025
- SummerStage ~ Jun 4 – Aug 31, 2025
- Summer for the City is Jun 11 – Aug 9, 2025
- Brasil Summerfest is Jul 10-24, 2025 🇧🇷
ART
- 8th Latin American Foto Festival ~ Jul 10 – Aug 3, 2025
DANCE
- American Ballet Theatre summer season ~ Jun 10 – Jul 19, 2025
- BAAND Together Dance Festival ~ Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2025
Dancing
- Latin Mondays NYC salsa ~ Mondays
- Tango La Nacional ~ Thursdays 🇦🇷
- Central Park Tango ~ Saturdays 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
- Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach ~ Sundays 🇵🇷
- El Destino tango ~ Sundays 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
FESTIVALS
- Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks ~ Fri, Jul 4 🇺🇸
- Frida Kahlo birthday ~ Jul 6 🇲🇽
- Our Lady of Chiquinquirá (Colombia) ~ Jul 9 🇨🇴
- Giglio Feast Our Lady of Mount Carmel ~ Jul 9-20, 2025 🇮🇹
- Manhattanhenge ~ Jul 11-12 🗽
- Cuban and Hispanic American Parade of New York ~ Sun, Jul 13, 2025 🇨🇺
- L’Alliance Bastille Day Celebration ~ Sun, Jul 13, 2025 🇫🇷
- Bastille Day, French national day ~ Jul 14 🇫🇷
- Ecuadorian Parade Queen Presentation ~ Sat, Jul 19, 2025 🇪🇨
- Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano ~ Sun, Jul 20, 2025 🇨🇴
- Simón Bolívar birthday ~ Jul 24 🇻🇪
- Ecuadorian Parade Queen Coronation ~ Sat, Jul 26, 2025 🇪🇨
- Summer Streets Queens and Staten Island ~ Sat, Jul 26, 2025 🗽
- Summer Streets Queens and Staten Island ~ Sat, Jul 26, 2025 🗽
- Grand Parada Dominicana de El Bronx ~ Sun, Jul 27, 2025 🇩🇴
- Colombian Day Parade ~ Sun, Jul 27, 2025 🇨🇴
- Peruvian Parade & Festival ~ Sun, Jul 27, 2025 🇵🇪
FILM
FOOD
- French Restaurant Week ~ Jul 7-20, 2025 🇫🇷
- World Chocolate Day ~ Jul 7
- National Mojito Day ~ Jul 11 🇨🇺
- Pisco Day ~ Jul 23 🇵🇪
- National Tequila Day ~ Jul 24 🇲🇽
MUSIC
- Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ~ Sundays 🇨🇺
- Latin Alternative Music Conference ~ Jul 8-12, 2025
- Django Festival, French jazz ~ Jul 10-13, 2025
- Jazz in July ~ Jul 15-26, 2025
SPORTS
- Subway Series ~ Jul 4-6, 2025
- FIFA Club World Cup soccer ~ Jun 14 – Jul 13, 2025
THEATRE
Things To Do in NYC in July 1-6 2025
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 4, 2025
National Day
The United States celebrates 249 years on the Fourth of July, on Friday, July 4, 2025. 🇺🇸
Fireworks
The 49th Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2025 will fire from the Brooklyn Bridge and four East River barges. The show can be viewed from the Lower East River, and on NBC on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 8pm, and on Telemundo at 9pm. FREE 🇺🇸
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 7-13, 2025
Monday, July 7, 2025
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Latin Alternative Concert
The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) 2025 Sony Music Latin Showcase presents NOREH, Oscar Ortiz, TIAGO IORC, and Luz Gaggi; at Drom, the world music night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 8pm. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇲🇽 🇻🇪
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Brazil Summerfest Samba Concert
Os Clavelitos, one of New York City’s American samba bands, plays Brazilian samba in English for Brasil Summerfest; at the Archway in DUMBO, Brooklyn; on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 6pm. FREE. 🇧🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 11, 2025
Latin Alternative Concert
The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) 2025 Indie Showcase presents ZTVZ, Mi Amigo Invencible, Silvestre y La Naranja, and Marilina Bertoldi; at Drom, the world music night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 8pm. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇪🇸 🇵🇷 🇺🇾
Natural Phenomena
Manhattanhenge, the spectacular solar alignment with Manhattan cross streets; is best viewed on 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 57th, 79th streets in Manhattan; with the full sunset on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 8:20pm. FREE.
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Latin Alternative Concert
The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) 2025 and SummerStage NYC present Camilo, Ela Taubert, Guitarricadelafuente, and a DJ set by KEXP’s Albina Cabrera; at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park; on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 6pm. FREE, but go hours early or enjoy the concert outside. 🇦🇷 🇨🇴 🇪🇸
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Natural Phenomena
Manhattanhenge, the spectacular solar alignment with Manhattan cross streets; is best viewed on 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 57th, 79th streets in Manhattan; with the half sunset on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 8:22pm. FREE.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Italian Street Fair
The Giglio Feast AKA Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, the Italian religious festival and street fair that is famous for the dancing of the Giglio tower; is at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; from July 9-20, 2025. Giglio Sunday on July 13 includes a Capo Parade, Paranza Mass, and Dancing of the Giglio, from 9am – 5:30pm. Free. 🇮🇹
Cuban Parade
The Cuban and Hispanic American Parade of New York 2025 (Desfile Cubano y Hispanoamericano) celebrates Cuban and Hispanic culture and contributions to the United States, in a lively parade down Madison Avenue from 38th St in Murray Hill, to 27th St in NoMad, Manhattan; on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 10am – 6pm. FREE. 🇨🇺
French Street Fair
The L’Alliance Bastille Day Celebration 2025, NYC’s grand French culture street fair with entertainment, family activities, and a French Market; celebrates outdoor living on the Côte d’Azur (French Riviera); on Madison Avenue from 59th to 63rd St, in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Sunday, July 13, 2025, from 12noon to 5pm. FREE with food and crafts for purchase. 🇫🇷
International Club Soccer
The 21st FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain, is at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Sunday, July 13, 2025; at 3pm. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
Brasil Summerfest Film
“Os Afro Sambas,” a 2024 documentary about the making of the 1966 Baden Powell and Vinícius de Moraes live album, one of the most treasured Brazilian albums of all time, screens for Brasil Summerfest at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens; on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 6:30pm. 🇧🇷
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 14-20, 2025
Monday, July 14, 2025
French Festival
Bastille Day, the French national day, commemorates the storming of the Bastille Prison which launched the French Revolution on July 14, 1789. 🇫🇷
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Food Festival
NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2025 reservations open Tuesday, July 15, 2024; for dining from Monday, July 21 to Sunday, August 17, 2025.
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
American Jazz
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with John Pizzarelli play American jazz, for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Brasil Summerfest Samba Concert for Dancing
Gafieira Rio Miami plays big band Brazilian samba for partner dancing, for Brasil Summerfest and Summer for the City; in Josie Robertson Plaza (the main plaza) at Lincoln Center in Manhattan; on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6pm. FREE.
Nuyorican Jazz
The Carlos Henriquez Nonet plays Nuyorican jazz, for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $45. 🇵🇷
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 18, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
American and Chilean Jazz
Tenors of Our Time features tenor sax players Melissa Aldana (Chile), Chris Lewis, Walter Smith III, and Lew Tabackin; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸 🇨🇱
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 21-27, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025
Food Festival
NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2025, a great time to try new restaurants with family and friends is Monday, July 21 to Sunday, August 17, 2025. Reservations open July 15, 2025.
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
American Women’s Jazz
Celebrating Geri Allen and Mary Lou Williams features Vanisha Gould, Nicole Glover, Aaron Diehl, Yasushi Nakamura, and Terri Lyne Carrington paying tribute to two great jazz women; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Spanish Jazz
Marta Sánchez Quintet plays Spanish jazz; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇪🇸
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 25, 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
African American, Brazilian, & Cuban Jazz
NYO Jazz, Carnegie Hall’s youth jazz ensemble led by master trumpeter Sean Jones, features Brazilian composers with Grammy-winning Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza, a new commission by Cuban drummer and Grammy-nominee Dafnis Prieto, and works by jazz greats including an NYO Jazz alumni commission by trumpeter Janelle Finton. This special jazz concert is at Carnegie Hall on the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage in Midtown, Manhattan; on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 7pm. From $25. carnegiehall.org 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇺
American Jazz
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society with Aaron Diehl plays big band jazz including an Argue arrangement of Diehl’s “Organic Consequence: and the world premiere of “A Banquet for the Birds,” Argue’s suite for piano and jazz orchestra; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 28-31, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷