Things To Do in NYC in July 2025 include the Ecuadorian Parade, Festival de las Flores, Colombian Parade, Peruvian Parade. New York’s summer festivals provide mostly free outdoor events: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, Bryant Park Picnic Performances, Summer for the City, and Summerstage.
July 1-6 | 7-13 | 14-20 | 21-27 | 28-31
July is Disability Pride Month.
Fourth of July is a U.S. national holiday. Argentina, Canada, Colombia, France, Philippines, Puerto Rico, USA, and Venezuela have national days. There are feast days for Chiquinquirá (Colombia), Aggayú Sola (Yoruba flowing nature), Ogun Balenyo (Dominican Republic), Anaisa Pye (Dominican Republic), Saint Anne (Dominican Republic), Saint James (Santiago Apóstol, Spain), Santa Marta la Dominadora / Mami Wata / La Sirena (Dominican Republic), and Pachamama Eve (Inca Mother Earth in Peru). The Feast of Saint James is important because the celebration of the patron saint of Spain was the best place for colonized Indigenous and African peoples to hide and preserve their heritage traditions without being abused by Spanish colonizers.
July weather is peak summer. It’s the hottest month of the year with average temperatures of 69°-84°. This is the best month to enjoy lakes, rivers, bays, and beaches because in New York, water bodies are warmest in July.
Things to do in New York City in July 2025
SUMMER FESTIVALS
- BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn ~ Jun 7 – Aug 16, 2025
- Bryant Park Picnic Performances ~ May 30 – Sep 12, 2025
- SummerStage ~ Jun 4 – Aug 31, 2025
- Summer for the City is Jun 11 – Aug 9, 2025
- Brasil Summerfest is Jul 10-24, 2025 🇧🇷
ART
- 8th Latin American Foto Festival ~ Jul 10 – Aug 3, 2025
DANCE
- American Ballet Theatre summer season ~ Jun 10 – Jul 19, 2025
- BAAND Together Dance Festival, ballet, modern, contemporary ~ Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2025
- Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca, Spanish flamenco ~ Jul 29 – Aug 10, 2025 🇪🇸
Dancing
- Latin Mondays NYC salsa ~ Mondays
- Tango La Nacional ~ Thursdays 🇦🇷
- Central Park Tango ~ Saturdays 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
- Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach ~ Sundays 🇵🇷
- El Destino tango ~ Sundays 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
FESTIVALS
- Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks ~ Fri, Jul 4 🇺🇸
- Frida Kahlo birthday ~ Jul 6 🇲🇽
- Our Lady of Chiquinquirá (Colombia) ~ Jul 9 🇨🇴
- Giglio Feast Our Lady of Mount Carmel ~ Jul 9-20, 2025 🇮🇹
- Manhattanhenge ~ Jul 11-12 🗽
- Cuban and Hispanic American Parade of New York ~ Sun, Jul 13, 2025 🇨🇺
- L’Alliance Bastille Day Celebration ~ Sun, Jul 13, 2025 🇫🇷
- Bronx Dominican Parade Queen Coronation ~ Gran Parada Dominicana de El Bronx ~ Sun, Jul 13, 2025 🇩🇴
- Bastille Day, French national day ~ Jul 14 🇫🇷
- Peruvian Festival Queen Coronation ~ Fri, Jul 18, 2025 🇵🇪
- Bronx Dominican Parade 2025 Press Conference ~ Fri, Jul 18, 2025 🇩🇴
- Ecuadorian Parade Queen Candidates ~ Sat, Jul 19, 2025 🇪🇨
- Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano ~ Sun, Jul 20, 2025 🇨🇴
- Simón Bolívar birthday ~ Jul 24, 1783 🇻🇪
- Bronx Dominican Parade Gala ~ Gran Parada Dominicana de El Bronx ~ Thu, Jul 24, 2025 🇩🇴
- Saint James the Greater ~ Jul 25 🇪🇸
- Saint Christopher ~ Jul 25 🇮🇹
- Aggayú Solá, Yoruba orisha ~ Jul 25 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
- Ogun Balenyo, Dominican Palo saint ~ Jul 25 🇩🇴
- Puerto Rico Constitution Day ~ Jul 25, 1952 🇵🇷
- Ecuadorian Parade Queen Coronation ~ Sat, Jul 26, 2025 🇪🇨
- Summer Streets Queens and Staten Island ~ Sat, Jul 26, 2025 🗽
- Bronx Dominican Parade ~ Gran Parada Dominicana de El Bronx ~ Sun, Jul 27, 2025 🇩🇴
- Colombian Day Parade ~ Sun, Jul 27, 2025 🇨🇴
- Peruvian Festival Paterson ~ Sun, Jul 27, 2025 🇵🇪
- National Dominican Day Parade, Manhattan Dominican Heritage Celebration ~ Thu, Jul 31, 2025 🇩🇴
- Pachamama, Andean new year’s eve ~ Thu, Jul 31 🇦🇷 🇨🇱 🇧🇴 🇪🇨 🇵🇪
FILM
FOOD
- French Restaurant Week ~ Jul 7-20, 2025 🇫🇷
- World Chocolate Day ~ Jul 7
- National Mojito Day ~ Jul 11 🇨🇺
- National Pisco Day ~ Jul 23 🇵🇪
- National Tequila Day ~ Jul 24 🇲🇽
MUSIC
- Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ~ Sundays 🇨🇺
- Latin Alternative Music Conference ~ Jul 8-12, 2025
- Django Festival, French jazz ~ Jul 10-13, 2025
- Jazz in July ~ Jul 15-26, 2025
SPORTS
- Subway Series baseball ~ Jul 4-6, 2025
- FIFA Club World Cup soccer ~ Jun 14 – Jul 13, 2025
THEATRE
Things To Do in NYC in July 1-6 2025
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 4, 2025
National Day
The United States celebrates 249 years on the Fourth of July, on Friday, July 4, 2025. 🇺🇸
Fireworks
The 49th Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2025 will fire from the Brooklyn Bridge and four East River barges. The show can be viewed from the Lower East River, and on NBC on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 8pm, and on Telemundo at 9pm. FREE 🇺🇸
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 7-13, 2025
Monday, July 7, 2025
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Latin Alternative Concert
The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) 2025 Sony Music Latin Showcase presents NOREH, Oscar Ortiz, TIAGO IORC, and Luz Gaggi; at Drom, the world music night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 8pm. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇲🇽 🇻🇪
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Brazil Summerfest Samba Concert
Os Clavelitos, one of New York City’s American samba bands, plays Brazilian samba in English for Brasil Summerfest; at the Archway in DUMBO, Brooklyn; on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 6pm. FREE. 🇧🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 11, 2025
Latin Alternative Concert
The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) 2025 Indie Showcase presents ZTVZ, Mi Amigo Invencible, Silvestre y La Naranja, and Marilina Bertoldi; at Drom, the world music night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 8pm. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇪🇸 🇵🇷 🇺🇾
Natural Phenomena
Manhattanhenge, the spectacular solar alignment with Manhattan cross streets; is best viewed on 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 57th, 79th streets in Manhattan; with the full sunset on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 8:20pm. FREE.
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Latin Alternative Concert
The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) 2025 and SummerStage NYC present Camilo, Ela Taubert, Guitarricadelafuente, and a DJ set by KEXP’s Albina Cabrera; at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park; on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 6pm. FREE, but go hours early or enjoy the concert outside. 🇦🇷 🇨🇴 🇪🇸
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Natural Phenomena
Manhattanhenge, the spectacular solar alignment with Manhattan cross streets; is best viewed on 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 57th, 79th streets in Manhattan; with the half sunset on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 8:22pm. FREE.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Italian Street Fair
The Giglio Feast AKA Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, the Italian religious festival and street fair that is famous for the dancing of the Giglio tower; is at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; from July 9-20, 2025. Giglio Sunday on July 13 includes a Capo Parade, Paranza Mass, and Dancing of the Giglio, from 9am – 5:30pm. Free. 🇮🇹
Cuban Parade
The Cuban and Hispanic American Parade of New York 2025 (Desfile Cubano y Hispanoamericano) celebrates Cuban and Hispanic culture and contributions to the United States, in a lively parade down Madison Avenue from 38th St in Murray Hill, to 27th St in NoMad, Manhattan; on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 10am – 6pm. FREE. 🇨🇺
French Street Fair
The L’Alliance Bastille Day Celebration 2025, NYC’s grand French culture street fair with entertainment, family activities, and a French Market; celebrates outdoor living on the Côte d’Azur (French Riviera); on Madison Avenue from 59th to 63rd St, in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Sunday, July 13, 2025, from 12noon to 5pm. FREE with food and crafts for purchase. 🇫🇷
International Club Soccer
The 21st FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain, is at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Sunday, July 13, 2025; at 3pm. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
Brasil Summerfest Film
“Os Afro Sambas,” a 2024 documentary about the making of the 1966 Baden Powell and Vinícius de Moraes live album, one of the most treasured Brazilian albums of all time, screens for Brasil Summerfest at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens; on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 6:30pm. 🇧🇷
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 14-20, 2025
Monday, July 14, 2025
French Festival
Bastille Day, the French national day, commemorates the storming of the Bastille Prison which launched the French Revolution on July 14, 1789. 🇫🇷
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Food Festival
NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2025 reservations open Tuesday, July 15, 2024; for dining from Monday, July 21 to Sunday, August 17, 2025.
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
American Jazz
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with John Pizzarelli play American jazz, for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Brasil Summerfest Samba Concert for Dancing
Gafieira Rio Miami plays big band Brazilian samba for partner dancing, for Brasil Summerfest and Summer for the City; in Josie Robertson Plaza (the main plaza) at Lincoln Center in Manhattan; on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6pm. FREE.
Nuyorican Jazz
The Carlos Henriquez Nonet plays Nuyorican jazz, for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $45. 🇵🇷
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 18, 2025
Peruvian Festival Queen Coronation
The 7th International Peruvian Festival Parade 2025 Queen Coronation is a press conference, coronation, and reception at J Nazca Palace Restaurant in Corona, Queens; on Friday, July 18, 2025 at 7pm. FREE with drinks for purchase. 🇵🇪
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Ecuadorian Festival
The Ecuadorian Parade NYC Queen Candidate Presentations; are at Sabor Latino Restaurant in Elmhurst, Queens; on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 3pm.
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
American and Chilean Jazz
Tenors of Our Time features tenor sax players Melissa Aldana (Chile), Chris Lewis, Walter Smith III, and Lew Tabackin; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸 🇨🇱
Major League Soccer (vs Messi)
New York Red Bulls vs Inter Miami (Messi’s MLS team), is Major League Soccer; at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey; on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 7:30pm. 🇨🇲 🇨🇱 🇬🇦 🇬🇭 🇵🇦 🇵🇾 🇺🇾 🇻🇪
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Peruvian Festival Parade
The 7th International Peruvian Festival Parade 2025 marches on 37th Avenue, from 69th St to 89th St, in Jackson Heights, Queens; on Sunday, July 20, 2025, from 12noon to 3pm. FREE. 🇵🇪
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Colombian Street Fair
Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano 2025 celebrates Colombian Independence with Colombian music headlined by Orquesta Guayacán, plus food, crafts, and family activities; outside the New York Hall of Science at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Colombian Independence Day, Sunday, July 20, 2025, from 1:30-9:30pm. From $13. 🇨🇴
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 21-27, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025
Food Festival
NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2025, a great time to try new restaurants with family and friends is Monday, July 21 to Sunday, August 17, 2025. Reservations open July 15, 2025.
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
American Women’s Jazz
Celebrating Geri Allen and Mary Lou Williams features Vanisha Gould, Nicole Glover, Aaron Diehl, Yasushi Nakamura, and Terri Lyne Carrington paying tribute to two great jazz women; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Spanish Jazz
Marta Sánchez Quintet plays Spanish jazz; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇪🇸
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Peruvian Festival Gala
The Peruvian Festival Paterson Gala features cocktails, dinner, and dancing to Colombian salseros Sonora Dinamita, plus music by Fernando Quevedo, Milagros Albrecht, Juan Colmenares, and Sond’Kalle ; at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey; on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 6pm. 🇵🇪
Dominican Parade Gala
The Bronx Dominican Parade 2025 Gala Dinner Dance includes cocktails, dinner, and dancing to NCue Band with special guests Nestor Moreno and Isidro “La Rana;” at Marina Del Rey Caterers in Throggs Neck, The Bronx; on Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 7pm. For tickets, call 347-515-4120 🇩🇴
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 25, 2025
Spanish Festival
The Feast of Saint James (Santiago Apostól) celebrates the patron saint of Spain on July 25. Santiago Apostól is the Spanish icon of killing people of color. Many Indigenous and African cultures in the Americas preserved their heritage traditions by syncretizing them with Saint James, the colonizer’s patron. That enabled the people to say we’re not celebrating our gods (which could get you killed), we’re celebrating yours. LOL. 🇪🇸
Cuban Yoruba Festival
Aggayú Solá, the Cuban Yoruba orisha of flowing forces of nature, is celebrated on July 25. 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
Dominican Palo Festival
Ogun Balenyo, the Dominican Palo saint of Santiago de los Caballeros, is celebrated on July 25. 🇩🇴
Italian Festival
The Feast of Saint Christopher, the traditional patron saint of travelers, is July 25. 🇮🇹
Puerto Rico Festival
Puerto Rico Constitution Day, celebrates the signing of the first Puerto Rican Constitution on July 25, 1952. 🇵🇷
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Street Festival
Summer Streets Queens is a pedestrian street fair on Vernon Blvd, from 44th Drive to 30th Drive, with rest stops at 30th Drive and 41st Avenue; in Long Island City and Astoria, Queens; on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 7am – 3pm. FREE 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇵🇷🗽
Summer Streets Staten Island is a pedestrian street fair on Forest Avenue, from Broadway to Bard Ave, with a rest stop at Elizabeth Street; on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 7am – 3pm. FREE 🇲🇽 🇵🇷 🗽
Peruvian Festival
The Peruvian Festival Paterson Mass is at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, New Jersey; on July 26, 2025, at 9am. A Peruvian flag raising ceremony follows at City Hall at 11:30am. 🇵🇪
Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is a outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. $10 recommended donation. We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
African American, Brazilian, & Cuban Jazz
NYO Jazz, Carnegie Hall’s youth jazz ensemble led by master trumpeter Sean Jones, features Brazilian composers with Grammy-winning Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza, a new commission by Cuban drummer and Grammy-nominee Dafnis Prieto, and works by jazz greats including an NYO Jazz alumni commission by trumpeter Janelle Finton. This special jazz concert is at Carnegie Hall on the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage in Midtown, Manhattan; on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 7pm. From $25. carnegiehall.org 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇺
American Jazz
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society with Aaron Diehl plays big band jazz including an Argue arrangement of Diehl’s “Organic Consequence: and the world premiere of “A Banquet for the Birds,” Argue’s suite for piano and jazz orchestra; for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇺🇸
Ecuadorian Festival
The Ecuadorian Parade NYC Queen Coronation is at Forest Hills Jewish Center; in Forest Hills, Queens; on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 8pm. 🇪🇨
Colombian Urban DJ
Alex Sensation DJs the I Love Saturdays party with support from Prostyle and Lilo; at Salsa Con Fuego Dominican restaurant and lounge; on Saturday, July 26, 2025. 10pm doors. Free until 12midnight with ticket. From $29 without. 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇵🇷
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Food Festival
National Pisco Day celebrates the spirit of Peru, a Peruvian brandy from colonial times, on the fourth Sunday in July. 🇵🇪
Peruvian Parade
The Peruvian Festival Paterson Parade celebrates Peruvian Independence by marching from Gregory and Main Avenue in Passaic, along Main St in Clifton, to the Peruvian Festival at Main Memorial Park in Paterson, New Jersey; on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 9am. 🇵🇪
Dominican Parade
The 36th Bronx Dominican Parade 2025 features Young Capo, Harrrayao, MVPlavuelta, El Mello OG, Kayiri, Leo RD, and D Flow AKA; parading up Grand Concourse, from 167th to the main stage on 176th St; from Concourse, through Claremont, to Mount Hope, The Bronx; on Sunday, July 27, 2024 from 11am to 5pm. 🇩🇴
Colombian Parade
The Colombian Day Parade NYC 2025 marches on Northern Blvd from 69th St to 89th St in Jackson Heights, Queens; on Sunday, July 27, 20245, from 12-3pm. FREE. 🇨🇴
Peruvian Festival
The Peruvian Festival Paterson 2025 is a Peruvian culture street fair of music, dance, and food, headlined by Roberto Blades; on Memorial Drive and Market Street, near the Peruvian Consulate in Paterson, New Jersey; on Sunday, July 27, 2025, from 12pm. 🇵🇪
Puerto Rican Salsa Dance Party
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach 2025 is a casual outdoor salsa dance party in Parking Section 5 at Orchard Beach, The Bronx from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, on Sundays from 12-5pm. The dancing is free, but you have to pay for parking. 🇵🇷
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in July 28-31, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
Peruvan Festival
Peruvian Independence Day is a two-day celebration of the Peruvian declaration of independence on July 28, 1824, and the founding of the Republic of Peru. 🇵🇪
Old Timey Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance Party
Latin Mondays NYC by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties, is at 5th&Mad in Murray Hill, Manhattan; on Mondays. Doors open at 5pm. Salsa class at 7pm followed by DJ sets. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Old Timey Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Ballet, Modern, & Contemporary Dance
BAAND Together Dance Festival 2025 brings five of New York City’s leading dance companies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem and New York City Ballet; to dance ballet, modern, and contemporary; at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center; on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 7:30pm. The Festival continues through Saturday. Pay-what-you-wish, with a $35 suggested ticket price.
Spanish Flamenco (Opening Night)
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca dances the world premiere of their 2025 flamenco show “Legacy of Our Dreams;” at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 7:30pm. The show continues for two weeks Tuesday-Sunday, through August 10, 2025. There is a curtain chat on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. From $52. 🇪🇸
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Ballet, Modern, & Contemporary Dance
BAAND Together Dance Festival 2025 brings five of New York City’s leading dance companies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem and New York City Ballet; to dance ballet, modern, and contemporary; at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center; on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 7:30pm. The Festival continues through Saturday. Pay-what-you-wish, with a $35 suggested ticket price.
Spanish Flamenco
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca dances the world premiere of their 2025 flamenco show “Legacy of Our Dreams, with a curtain chat;” at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $52. 🇪🇸
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
Tango La Nacional, New York City’s most traditional and longest-running milonga (tango dance party), is at La Nacional, the old Spanish social club in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursdays, with an intermediate lesson at 7pm, dancing at 8pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $30. 🇦🇷
Manhattan Dominican Heritage Celebration
The 43rd National Dominican Day Parade Manhattan Dominican Heritage Celebration features Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine with special guests, local talent, and light refreshments; at United Palace Theatre in Washington Heights, Manhattan; on July 31, 2025, at 6pm (5:30pm doors). Free with rsvp. 🇩🇴
Ballet, Modern, & Contemporary Dance
BAAND Together Dance Festival 2025 brings five of New York City’s leading dance companies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem and New York City Ballet; to dance ballet, modern, and contemporary; at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center; on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 7:30pm. The Festival continues through Saturday. Pay-what-you-wish, with a $35 suggested ticket price.
Spanish Flamenco
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca dances the world premiere of their 2025 flamenco show “Legacy of Our Dreams;” at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 7:30pm. From $52. 🇪🇸
Andean New Year Festival
Pachamama celebrations of Mother Earth and the Andean new year, begin on the eve of August 1. 🇦🇷 🇨🇱 🇧🇴 🇪🇨 🇵🇪