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New York’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2023 Celebrates Música, Cultura y Alegría
New York's 66th National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2023 celebrates música, cultura y alegría (music, culture and joy on Fifth Avenue; on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 11am. It's broadcast on ABC-7 in New York and streaming worldwide on abc7ny.com from 12 noon. FREE! 🇵🇷 Over a million Puerto Ricans and friends are expected to line Fifth Avenue for the parade. It is one of America's … [Read more...] about New York’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2023 Celebrates Música, Cultura y Alegría
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is Back!
The 65th National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2022 is back on Fifth Avenue in Midtown and the Upper East Side on Sun, Jun 12 at 11am. nprdpinc.org 🇵🇷 #PRParade #QueBonitaBandera #WEPA The Parade is actually a series of events: Scholarships - applications due April 2, 2022152nd Street Cultural Festival - Sat, May 28, 2022Golf Outing - September 2022Jíbara Mass at St. … [Read more...] about The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is Back!
National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2021 is a TV Special with In the Heights on ABC-7
The 64th National Puerto Rican Day Parade virtual show is on ABC-7 and livestreams on abc7ny.com on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 12-2pm. FREE We'll miss waving la bandera on Fifth Avenue, but thank the organizers for keeping tradition alive, while keeping New Yorkers safe during the pandemic. America's biggest cultural celebration usually has over 75,000 marchers and over 1 … [Read more...] about National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2021 is a TV Special with In the Heights on ABC-7
National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2021 Scholarships
The deadline to apply for National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2021 scholarships is Friday, April 16, 2021. The Parade awards $2,000 scholarships to exceptional high school seniors and undergraduate students of Puerto Rican descent who are making a difference in their communities. Apply at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade website nprdpinc.org … [Read more...] about National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2021 Scholarships
Lin-Manuel, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Pedro Capo join the 2020 National Puerto Rican Day Parade show
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is America's largest cultural celebration. ¡WEPA! We march to show how proud we are of our people and our culture, support scholarships for exceptional students of Puerto Rican descent, and share our culture with our children. 63rd National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2020 Instead of marching up Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 14, 2020, … [Read more...] about Lin-Manuel, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Pedro Capo join the 2020 National Puerto Rican Day Parade show
National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2020 Scholarships
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is again awarding one hundred $2,000 scholarships to high school and college students of Puerto Rican descent who are making a difference in their communities. To qualify, you must have: Puerto Rican descentGPA 3.0 or betterHigh school senior or college freshman through juniorCollege students must be enrolled full-time in an accredited … [Read more...] about National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2020 Scholarships
National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2019 ¡Boricua!
New York City's National Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrates Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rican culture on the second Sunday of June. Take your flag and wave it!!! 62nd National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2019 America's largest cultural celebration is on Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 11am - 5pm. There are a host of events in the build-up to the parade. National Puerto … [Read more...] about National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2019 ¡Boricua!
National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2019 Gala at Chelsea Piers
The 2019 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gala is at Chelsea Piers Pier 60 on Friday, June 7, 2019 with a cocktail reception at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. Black Tie. $500 Mix and mingle with leaders of New York City’s Puerto Rican community and support the parade’s scholarship fund. Oh, and since we are Puerto Rican, you know there will be great music and we are going to dance … [Read more...] about National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2019 Gala at Chelsea Piers
National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship 2019
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is again awarding one hundred $2,000 scholarships to high school and college students of Puerto Rican descent who are making a difference in their communities. To qualify, you must have: Puerto Rican descent Age 17-25 GPA 3.0 or better A record of volunteer work or community service College students must be enrolled … [Read more...] about National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship 2019
2018 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gala features salsero Ismael Miranda
The annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gala supports scholarships and Parade events. National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gala The 2018 Gala is at the Sheraton New York Times Square on Friday, June 8, 2018 from 6 - 11 pm. The evening starts with a cocktail reception at 6 pm. The Master of Ceremony is newscaster Katiria Soto of Noticias Univision … [Read more...] about 2018 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gala features salsero Ismael Miranda
National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarships 2018
Education is the key to success in our society. Let our community help you achieve your dream! One of the main functions of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade is to give scholarships to exceptional students of Puerto Rican descent. The Parade awards scholarships, valued at $2,000 each, to one hundred students. Applicants must be: Age 17 – 25 High school … [Read more...] about National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarships 2018
Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours Play a Puerto Rican Holiday Jazz Parranda at Hostos Center
Papo Vázquez is a Puerto Rican jazz trombonist who is an NEA Latino Master and Grammy nominee with a long, storied career. He connects Puerto Rico's bomba tradition with jazz, and the 1970s golden age of New York salsa. His band is the Mighty Pirates Troubadours. Papo Vázquez in New York City Puerto Rican Holiday Jazz Parranda Papo Vázquez and the Mighty … [Read more...] about Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours Play a Puerto Rican Holiday Jazz Parranda at Hostos Center
Puerto Rican Culture in New York City
Danza Fiesta Performs “Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño” at Hostos Center
Danza Fiesta is one of the leading Puerto Rican folkloric dance theatre organizations in the Diaspora. Danza Fiesta in New York City Danza Fiesta, New York's Puerto Rican folk dance company, presents Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño, the grand finale of the 14th South Bronx Folk Festival; in the Main Theater at Hostos Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx; on Saturday, November … [Read more...] about Danza Fiesta Performs “Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño” at Hostos Center
NYC Parades
Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest Gets over 10,000 New Yorkers Dancing in the Streets
The 17th Dance Parade NYC 2023 is dancing in the streets with over 100 styles of dance, from Sixth Avenue at 17th St in Chelsea, to the DanceFest at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village; on Saturday, May 20, 2023 starting at 11:45am. FREE! 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇮🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇹🇹 Dance Parade NYC 2023 Parade Route The parade starts on Sixth Avenue this year. It is … [Read more...] about Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest Gets over 10,000 New Yorkers Dancing in the Streets
Celebrate Ghana Independence Day 2023!
Ghana Independence Day celebrates the Ghanaian declaration of independence by its first Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah on March 6, 1957. The first sub-Saharan country to achieve independence from colonial rule inspired the independence of many African countries. This was the beginning of decolonization. Ghana Independence Day Celebrations In Ghana and the Diaspora, … [Read more...] about Celebrate Ghana Independence Day 2023!
Gilberto Santa Rosa “De Amor y Salsa” Brings Puerto Rican Salsa to Bergen PAC
Gilberto Santa Rosa is a legendary salsa romántica and bolero singer and bandleader with over 25 albums and six Grammy Awards behind him. Known for his improvisational skills, Santa Rosa was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 21, 1962. Gilberto is a big fan of Puerto Rican Bolero and Salsa singer Tito Rodríguez. His collection of Rodríguez memorabilia … [Read more...] about Gilberto Santa Rosa “De Amor y Salsa” Brings Puerto Rican Salsa to Bergen PAC
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African American New York
“New York is a secret African city.” Robert Farris Thompson, American historian at Yale University Thompson's statement is true. Once you learn to read the signs, you see the parallel universe of the African Diaspora, everywhere. To preserve our heritage culture, we hid it in plain sight. New York Latin Culture … [Read more...] about African American New York
Celebrate the Feast of St. James, Patron Saint of Loíza Aldea Puerto Rico, Spain, and Guatemala
Saint James the Greater was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is the patron saint of Spain and Guatemala. He is also the patron saint of Galicia, the nation-state in the northwest corner of Spain, and many small towns across the Latin world including Loíza, Puerto Rico. Saint James In this epoch when we are reexamining the meaning of icons of identity, Saint … [Read more...] about Celebrate the Feast of St. James, Patron Saint of Loíza Aldea Puerto Rico, Spain, and Guatemala
National Dominican Day Parade 2022. ¡Quisqueya!
The National Dominican Day Parade 2022 is a celebration of Dominican culture, and Dominican contributions to our United States. One of the parade's core missions is to sponsor scholarships with mentoring for Americans of Dominican descent. It has raised and donated almost a million dollars of scholarships since 2015. Donate at natddp.org 🇩🇴 The parade is a chance to … [Read more...] about National Dominican Day Parade 2022. ¡Quisqueya!
Celebrate Colombian Independence Day, 20 de Julio!
Colombian Independence Day on July 20 marks the day in 1810 when protests in Bogotá, the capital, led to the formation of an independent government and ultimately to independence from Spain on July 20, 1819. Colombian Independence Day 2022 The next Colombian Independence Day is Wednesday, July 20, 2022. 2021 Colombian Independence Day is Tuesday, July 20, 2021. We … [Read more...] about Celebrate Colombian Independence Day, 20 de Julio!
116th Street Festival 2019 is a Puerto Rican party!
The 116th Street Festival is on Third Avenue in El Barrio East Harlem on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 11am - 5pm. FREE The 116th Street Festival is an annual June street fair in East Harlem, Manhattan. It offers family activities, food vendors and live music. The Festival is the day before the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. The entire weekend is filled with Puerto Rican … [Read more...] about 116th Street Festival 2019 is a Puerto Rican party!
Veterans Day Parade 2018
The Veterans Day Parade honors the men and women who served and are serving in our United States Armed Forces. The Parade is produced by the United War Veterans Council. They ask that politics be left out of it. Totally agree. It's just a great day to be American. Many Latins serve with pride and honor According to the Council on Foreign Relations, 43% of men and 56% of … [Read more...] about Veterans Day Parade 2018
Hispanic Day Parade 2018 ~ Desfile de la Hispanidad
New York City's Hispanic Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 12 noon. The Parade is usually held on the Sunday before or after Columbus Day. It celebrates the last days of National Hispanic Heritage Month which runs September 15 - October 15. About 2.5 million New Yorkers have a Hispanic heritage. New York City is the largest Hispanic … [Read more...] about Hispanic Day Parade 2018 ~ Desfile de la Hispanidad
International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC 2018
The International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC is at the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, Wednesday - Sunday, August 8 - 12, 2018. The Festival features Costa Rican, French, French - Canadian and Puerto Rican puppet shows. In the grand tradition of puppetry, the shows are for children and clever adults. The Festival is produced by Teatro SEA and The Morán … [Read more...] about International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC 2018
116th Street Festival 2018 is a Puerto Rican Party!
The 116th Street Festival is an annual June street fair in East Harlem, Manhattan. It offers family activities, food vendors and live music. The Festival is the day before the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. The entire weekend is filled with Puerto Rican cultural events. 116th Street east of Fifth Avenue is the main business district of Spanish Harlem (El Barrio). The … [Read more...] about 116th Street Festival 2018 is a Puerto Rican Party!
Dance Parade 2018
NYC’s 2018 Dance Parade, DanceFest and Afterparty is Saturday, May 19, 2018, rain or shine. Let’s dance! If you like to dance, you’ll love the Dance Parade’s 10,000 dancers, over 80 styles of dance from around the world, DJs, live bands, dance lessons, and a dance party of course. 2018’s theme is Cabaret of Life, Dance Parade 2018 The Dance Parade starts in Manhattan’s … [Read more...] about Dance Parade 2018