Black August celebrations are among the many Latin things to do in NYC in August 2026.
LATIN FESTIVALS NYC
Black August
Commemorates wrongly-incarcerated people of color
LATIN MUSIC NYC
Jey One
Dominican dembow
La Casa del Mofongo and Piano Bar 207, Inwood
Sat, August 8, 2026 | Late, 8pm doors
$29+
Yasser Tejeda: Mezclansa Live
Dominican Latin Alternative
Afro-Dominican guitarist plays the album that made him famous
Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater
Fri, August 14, 2026 | 9:30pm
$30
About Yasser Tejeda
Tito Puente Jr. and His Latin Jazz Ensemble
Puerto Rican Latin jazz and mambo
WBGO Presents Brunch
Blue Note
Greenwich Village
Sat, August 15, 2026 | 12:30pm and 2:30pm
$33+ and $20 minimum per person
Bebel Gilberto Tanto Tempo 25th Anniversary
Brazilian bossa nova
Electronic bossa nova album that launched her international career
City Winery Main Stage
Chelsea
Wed-Thu, August 19-20, 2026 | 7:30pm
$66+
Mon Laferte: Femme Fatale Tour
Chilean Mexican Latin Alternative
Radio City Music Hall
Midtown
Sat, August 22, 2026 | 8pm
$52+
Banda MS: Somos MS Tour
Regional Mexican banda sinaloense
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
Sat, August 22, 2026 | 8pm
$142+
Asake: In God We Trust Tour
Nigerian Afrobeats
Barclays Center
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Wed, August 26, 2026 | 8:30pm
$52+
Lagos-born Asake is one of the defining voices of the current Afrobeats wave, blending Yoruba-language lyricism with Afropop and street percussion in a style that feels both ancient and urgently modern. Joining him is South African DJ and dancer Uncle Waffles — making this an all-African billing that belongs front and center in Brooklyn’s global culture conversation.
Grupo Frontera: Triste pero bien c*bron
American Música Mexicana
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
Fri, August 28, 2026 | 8pm
$97+
LATIN PARADES NYC
Ecuadorian Parade
Northern Blvd: 69th St to 87/89th St
Jackson Heights, Queens
EXPECTED: Sun, August 9, 2026
The Ecuadorian Festival is a second part of this.
National Dominican Day Parade Gala
Scholarship fundraiser
Community, cocktails, dinner, dancing
Greentree Country Club
New Rochelle, Westchester
Fri, August 8, 2026 | 8pm
National Dominican Day Parade
World’s largest celebration of Dominican culture and heritage, outside the Dominican Republic
Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas)
35th St to 56th St
Sun, August 10, 2026 | 11am
India Day Parade
World’s largest Indian outside of India
Madison Avenue: 38th St to 27th St
EXPECTED: Sun, August 16, 2026
Indians are Latin through the Caribbean, especially Trinidad. That’s why we have good curry at the West Indian Day Parade.
LATIN SPORTS NYC
Major League Soccer
Black Excellence Night, 2025 Supporters’ Shield winner, Postseason and elite vs working-class rivals
Yankee Stadium
Concourse, The Bronx
Sun, August 16, 2026 | 6:30pm