HERITAGE
New York City’s Latin culture draws from an extraordinary web of heritage lines — the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the European colonizers who reshaped the hemisphere, the African nations whose descendants forged new traditions, and the Asian communities who arrived through indentured servitude and later migration. More recent arrivals, from Lebanese to Japanese communities, have woven themselves permanently into Latin identity across generations. Explore events, artists, and cultural traditions organized by heritage, spanning the full breadth of the communities that make up NYC’s Latin world.
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Hostos Center Latin Spring
African American, Ballet, Classical Music, Cuban, Folkloric Dance, Hostos Center, Juneteenth, Mexican, Modern Dance, Mott Haven The Bronx, Puerto Rican, Roots Music, Salsa, Street Dance, Tap Dance, THEATERCalpulli Mexican Dance Company, “The Niceties,” Eddy Zervigón & Orquesta Broadway with Karen Joseph, Son del Monte, Foto Rodríguez y su Orquesta La Única, KR3TS, La Bruja, Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Joseph Parrish, Orlando Hernández, Roy Brown & Zoraida Santiago
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IFPDA Print Fair Latin
Ruiz Healy Art, Mixografia, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica S L, Fredric Snitzer Gallery
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International Romani Day Celebrates the Community That Created Flamenco
Flamenco, Jazz Manouche, Balkan Brass
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Film at Lincoln Center Latin 2026
New Directors/New Films, Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, New York African Film Festival
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Museum of Modern Art Latin 2026
New Directors/New Films, Naufus Ramírez Figueroa, Frida and Diego, Wilfredo Lam (Apr 11)
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Harlem Stage E-Moves Festival of Black Contemporary Dance
E-Moves Festival, Camille A. Brown, Ailey Partnership World Premieres, “Paris is Burning,” Black Men in Dance: Lil’ Buck, Gala
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SOB’s Sounds of Brazil Latin 2026
Dembow, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Global Music, Hudson Square, Indian, Latin Alternative, Mexican, Puerto Rican, SOB’s100% Dembow, Desi Saturdays, La Esquinita Latin Showcase, Alex Ferreira