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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David Rubenstein Atrium: Latin Concerts and Dance Parties
African American, Argentine, Brazilian, Colombian, Cuban, Indigenous, Jamaican, Jazz, Latin Alternative, Lincoln Square, MPB, Roots Music, Taiwanese, VenezuelanManuela Sánchez Goubert, Brown Rice Family (Jamaica Day)
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Schomburg Centennial Festival 2026 Celebrates Global Black, Latin, and Afro-Diasporic Excellence in Harlem
Schomburg Center Literary Festival, Black Comic Book Festival, 135th St Block Party
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116th Street Festival 2026 is El Barrio’s Biggest Block Party
Brenda K Starr, Sean Paul, Kat DeLuna, Tito Puente Jr., Alfredo de la Fe, Luis Damon
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Queens Museum Latin Art and Community
Art Museums, British, Ecuadorian, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Queens, Folkloric Dance, Indigenous, Jamaican, Queens MuseumAbout Us: The American Imaginary, Ecuadorian Spring Recital, Sonia Boyce
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Latin Comedy at Broadway Comedy Club
Argentine, Colombian, COMEDY, Cuban, Dominican, Hell’s Kitchen, Mexican, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Spanish, VenezuelanEl Último Chiste: Hombres vs Mujeres, Maratón De Comediantes, Rogelio Ramos, El Último Chiste: Batalla de Comediantes
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Sony Hall Latin Concerts
Classical Music, Jamaican, Latin Alternative, Puerto Rican, Reggae, Sony Hall, Times Square Theater District, VenezuelanPuerto Rican 9AM Banger, Los Amigos Invisibles, Candlelight Tribute to Bad Bunny
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Bronx Music Hall Latin and Global Roots Arts in Melrose
African American, COMEDY, Cuban, Dominican, Jazz, Melrose The Bronx, Mexican, Plena, Puerto Rican, Salsa, Son CubanoLos Pleneros de la 21, Bochinchando: Uptown Solo Festival, Camila Cortina Trio, Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band Album Release Dance Party