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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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
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Blue Note Latin Jazz and More
Blue Note New York, Cuban, Greenwich Village, House, Jazz, Latin Alternative, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Son CubanoMusic of the Buena Vista Social Club, Ozomatli, Louie Vega, Tito Puente Jr.
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World Music Institute Latin 2026
African American, Brazilian, Cuban, Global Music, Indian, Japanese, Mexican, Música Mexicana, Puerto Rican, Roots Music, South African, Upper West Side, World Music InstituteLadysmith Black Mambazo, Son Rompe Pera, Pedrito Martínez, Cyro Baptista, Kaoru Watanabe, Suphala, Sunny Jain, Glen Velez, Batalá, Adam Rudolph
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Youth American Grand Prix YAGP 2026 Gala
American Ballet Theatre, Berlin State Ballet, La Scala Ballet, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet
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American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House
African American, American Ballet Theatre, Argentine, Ballet, Brazilian, Metropolitan Opera House, Mexican, SpanishSwan Lake, Onegin, Don Quixote world premiere, Sylvia
