Summer in New York City peaks around the 4th of July. The hottest time of the hottest month in New York is the best time to enjoy New York’s beaches and rivers.
New York on PAUSE for COVID-19
This is not a normal July. New York City has been on PAUSE for the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic since mid-March 2020. Please mask up, social distance, wash your hands and avoid crowds.
Things to do in NYC in July
These are New York City’s big Latin culture events in a normal July.
HOLIDAYS
- 4th of July (July 4, July 3 day off)
- Eid al-Adha (July 30, 2020)
PARADES
- Colombian Flower Festival (Cancelled)
- Disability Pride (Cancelled)
- Colombian Parade (Cancelled)
- Peruvian Parade (Cancelled)
- Harlem Silent Parade (Reconceived as a July 28 art exhibition)
STREET FAIRS
- Bastille Day on 60th Street (Virtual Saturday-Tuesday, July 11-14)
- Disability Pride Street Fair (Cancelled)
- Pasíon Colombia (Virtual July 12)
- Junta Hispana (Postponed to September 22)
- Harlem Day (Virtual moved to August 16-23)
INDEPENDENCE DAYS & NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS
- USA (July 4)
- Venezuela (July 5)
- Argentina (July 9)
- France (July 14)
- Colombia (July 20)
- Peru (July 26)
THEATRE
- Broadway is officially on hold until 2021.
- Shakespeare in the Park: “Richard II” WNYC radio play in four parts on July 13-16, 2020
- Puppet Fringe (Postponed until further notice)
MUSIC
- SummerStage (Virtual)
- Afro-Latino Fest (information requested, but no answer)
- LAMC Latin Alternative Music Conference (Virtual already passed)
- Jazz in July (Cancelled)
- Brasil SummerFest (Cancelled)
- Lincoln Center Out of Doors (Cancelled)
DANCE
- American Ballet Theatre (Virtual May 11 – July 4, 2020)
DANCING
- Midsummer Night Swing (Cancelled)
- Central Park Tango (Cancelled)
- VolvoTango (Cancelled)
FILM FESTIVALS
- 48th Dance on Camera Festival (Virtual, July 17-20, 2020)
- Dominican Film Festival (Postponed to October 20-25, 2020)
FOOD FESTIVALS
- NYC Restaurant Week (Cancelled)
- French Restaurant Week
SPORTS
- Baseball (60-game season Broadcast only starts July 23/24, 2020)
- Major League Soccer (MLS Is Back tournament Broadcast only July 8 – August 11)
SAINTS
- Our Lady of Chiquinquira (July 9, Colombia)
- Saint James (July 25, Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Spain)
NATIONAL DAYS
- World Chocolate Day (July 7)
- National Mojito Day (July 11)
- National Tequila Day (July 24)
BIRTHDAYS
- Simón Bolivar (July 24)
- Jennifer Lopez (July 24)
July in the Latin World
FRANCE
Tour de France is normally held in July.
COLOMBIA
The Feria de las Flores (Festival of Flowers) is in Medellín, Colombia from July 31 to August 9, 2020. Confirmed April 27.
Things to do in NYC in July 2020 week 27
June 29 – July 5, 2020
Wednesday, July 1
Thursday, July 2
Friday, July 3
Today is the Federal holiday of a long Fourth of July weekend!
“Hamilton,” the Broadway cast film, opens streaming on Disney Plus.
New York City is combining NYC Open Streets with NYC Open Restaurants so New Yorkers can eat out while social distancing.
Saturday, July 4
Celebrate the Fourth of July, U.S. Independence Day! Please stay home to protect your family and your fellow New Yorkers.
Sunday, July 5
Celebrate Cinco de Julio, Venezuelan Independence Day.
Things to do in NYC in July 2020 week 28
July 6-12, 2010
Monday, July 6
Tuesday, July 7
Celebrate World Chocolate Day.
[COVID-19 Cancelled]
NYC Restaurant Week reservations opened this day in 2019.
Wednesday, July 8
Major League Soccer returns with an “MLS is Back Tournament” through August 11.
Thursday, July 9
NYCFC vs Philadelphia Union MLS Is Back tournament Major League Soccer is on ESPN at 9am.
[VIRTUAL FOR COVID-19]
The LAMC, Latin Alternative Music Conference was rescheduled to earlier this summer.
Friday, July 10
[COVID-19 POSTPONED]
The 2nd International Puppet Fringe NYC Festival is at Teatro SEA in Manhattan’s Lower East Side through next Thursday.
Saturday, July 11
Celebrate National Mojito Day with Cuban rum!
Legendary tango composer Aníbal Troilo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 11, 1914.
The Bastille Day on 60th Street street fair goes online at FIAF.org as the Bastille Day Celebration through July 14.
Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls play the MLS Is Back Major League Soccer tournament on ESPN at 8pm.
Watch Neil Tyson’s “Manhattanhenge” sunset with a full sun from Manhattan’s major cross streets at 8:20pm. FREE
[2019]
NYC’s Afro-Latino Festival ran this weekend in 2019.
Sunday, July 12
[2019]
The Colombian Flower Festival “Desfile de las flores” marched on 37th Avenue from 69th St to 86th St in Jackson Heights, Queens on this day in 2019 from 11am – 2pm. FREE
[CANCELLED COVID-19]
The Disability Pride Parade marches down Broadway at 11am from Madison Square to the Disability Pride Street Fair in Union Square from 12 noon to 3pm. FREE
The Pasión Colombia Block Party moves online at 6pm.
Watch Neil Tyson’s “Manhattanhenge” sunset with a half sun from Manhattan’s major cross streets at 8:21pm. FREE
Things to do in NYC in July 2020 week 29
July 13-19, 2020
Monday, July 13
The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park presents “Richard II” Part 1 of 4 on WNYC radio at 8pm. FREE
Tuesday, July 14
Celebrate Bastille Day, the French national day when the French Revolution began with the storming of Bastille prison on July 14, 1790.
The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park presents “Richard II” Part 2 of 4 on WNYC radio at 8pm. FREE
Orlando City vs NYCFC MLS Is Back tournament Major League Soccer is on ESPN at 10:30pm.
Wednesday, July 15
The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park presents “Richard II” Part 3 of 4 on WNYC radio at 8pm. FREE
Thursday, July 16
[COVID-19 CANCELLED]
Celebrate the Giglio Feast at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
OPENING NIGHT
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York is a special online edition at 7pm. Through July 26. $7.50
#1 Latin DJ Lobo, a Dominican New Yorker, spins a reggaeton party from home on SummerStage Anywhere from 8-10pm. FREE
The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park presents “Richard II” Part 4 of 4 on WNYC radio at 8pm. FREE
Columbus Crew vs NY Red Bulls play the MLS Is Back Major League Soccer tournament on ESPN at 10:30pm.
Friday, July 17
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York continues online. $7.50 per film.
[VIRTUAL]
The 48th Dance on Camera Festival at Film at Lincoln Center opens virtually with French documentary “Maguy Marin: Time to Act” at 6:30pm. The festival runs through Monday. $9
Saturday, July 18
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York continues online. $7.50 per film.
[VIRTUAL]
The 48th Dance on Camera Festival at Film at Lincoln Center continues with Argentine short “Being” at filmlinc.org at 2pm. $9
CUBA [CANCELLED COVID-19]
It’s Carnival in Santiago de Cuba through July 27.
Sunday, July 19
[CANCELLED]
The Junta Hispana Hispanic family street fair is in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens from 11am – 6pm.
[VIRTUAL]
The 48th Dance on Camera Festival at Film at Lincoln Center continues with Italian documentary “Kemp. My best dance is yet to come.” at filmlinc.org at 12pm. $9
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York continues online. $7.50 per film.
OPENING NIGHT
“Liquidus,” Tabula Rasa Dance Theater’s Mexican, Argentine, Thai, Japanese COVID-19 dance from home, opens on YouTube Live at 7pm. Additional performances the next three Saturdays. Next day reruns at 2 & 7pm. FREE, but $3.63 donation requested
[VIRTUAL]
The 48th Dance on Camera Festival at Film at Lincoln Center continues with Khadifa Wong’s “Uprooted – The Journey of Jazz Dance” at filmlinc.org at 7pm. $9
NYCFC vs Chicago Fire MLS Is Back tournament Major League Soccer is on ESPN at 10pm.
Things to do in NYC in July 2020 week 30
July 20-26, 2020
Monday, July 20
New York City enters Phase 4 Reopening. Still no indoor activity in malls, restaurants or cultural institutions. Zoos and stadiums without fans are now allowed.
The new moon is at 1:32pm this afternoon.
Celebrate Colombian Independence Day, 20 de Julio.
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York continues online. $7.50 per film.
Ballet Hispánico’s Cuba-American Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro talks with Dance Curator Danni Gee on SummerStage’s Instagram channel at 7pm. Free
Tuesday, July 21
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York continues online. $7.50 per film.
[COVID-19 POSTPONED]
The Dominican Film Festival New York is postponed to October 20-25, 2020.
[CANCELLED]
The Jazz in July summer jazz festival is at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side Tuesday-Thursday through July 30.
Wednesday, July 22
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York continues online. $7.50 per film.
DOUGLA WEEK
Christopher Charles McDaniel talks ballet with “Dougla” alumni on Dance Theatre of Harlem’s YouTube channel at 8pm. FREE
Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls play the MLS Is Back Major League Soccer tournament on ESPN at 8pm.
Thursday, July 23
The 8th Colombian Film Festival New York continues online. $7.50 per film.
Latin Grammy winner Pedro Giraudo streams Argentine Tango Live from Barbès Brooklyn at 6pm. FREE
The New York Yankees start their 2020 Major League Baseball season at the Washington Nationals at 7:08pm. Go Yankees!
New York Puerto Rican salsa singer La India “La Princesa de la Salsa” talks culture with La Bruja on SummerStage Anywhere’s social channels at 8pm. FREE
DOUGLA WEEK
“Dougla” composer Tania León talks with Virginia Johnson about composing and conducting the work on Dance Theatre of Harlem’s YouTube and Facebook channels at 8pm. FREE
Friday, July 24
DOUGLA WEEK
Learn a phrase from “Dougla” on Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Instagram Live at 3pm. FREE
The New York Mets start their 2020 Major League Baseball season at home with the Atlanta Braves on ESPN at 4:10pm.
DOUGLA WEEK
Miyesha McGriff and Fábio Mariano give a live makeup tutorial for the iconic “Dougla” look on Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Facebook channel at 8pm. FREE
Simón Bolívar “El Libertador,” the founding father of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, was born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 24, 1783.
Puerto Rican-American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez was born in Castle Hill, The Bronx on July 24, 1969.
Celebrate National Tequila Day with the spirit of Mexico!
[COVID-19 CANCELLED]
NYC Restaurant Week ran through August 14.
Saturday, July 25
The 3rd Mobile Dance Film Festival at the 92nd Street Y includes mobile camera films from Brazil, Italy and Uruguay screening virtually at 92y.org at 7pm. $5
DOUGLA WEEK
Dance Theatre of Harlem premieres the Geoffrey Holder’s Trinidadian wedding ballet “Dougla” online with interactive chat by Company artists on YouTube at 8pm. FREE
Celebrate the Feast of Saint Christopher, the popular patron saint of travelers and bachelors.
Celebrate the Feast of Saint James, the patron saint of Spain, Guatemala and Loíza, Puerto Rico.
Celebrate La Fiesta de Santiago Apóstol (Saint James Festival) in Loíza, Puerto Rico.
Celebrate Puerto Rico Constitution Day.
Sunday, July 26
Watch Toronto FC vs NYCFC in the MLS Is Back Tournament’s Round of 16 on FS1 (Fox Sports) at 8:30pm ET.
Celebrate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990.
[CANCELLED]
The Peruvian Parade is in Passaic, New Jersey at 11am. The Peruvian Festival is from 12-9pm in Pulaski Park. FREE
[CANCELLED]
The Colombian Parade is on Northern Blvd from 69th St to 86th St in Jackson Heights, Queens from 12pm – 6pm. FREE
Things to do in NYC in July 2020 week 31
July 27 – August 2, 2020
Monday, July 27
Tuesday, July 28
Remember the Harlem Silent Parade when children marched for justice in 1917. That was over 100 years ago.
[REIMAGINED]
The annual Children’s March for Justice in Harlem becomes a Virtual Art Exhibition for Justice this year opening at sugarhillmuseum.org on July 28, 2020. FREE
Celebrate Peruvian Independence Day from Spain on July 28, 1821.
Wednesday, July 29
Remember Tisa B’Av, the Jewish fast that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in 423 BCE and 70 CE respectively, at sundown.
Thursday, July 30
Together, you can redeem the soul of our nation… Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.”
U.S. Representative John Lewis, 1940 – July 17, 2020, NY Times, July 30, 2020
Celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim sacrifice feast at sundown.
Andean families cook all night for Pachamama.
Spanish rapper Mala Rodriguez spins a DJ Set with La Mega’s DJ Flow on SummerStage Instagram at 4:30pm. FREE
Friday, July 31
Eid al-Adha is an NYC Schools holiday.
Celebrate Pachamama, the Andean Mother Earth.
World-renowned Cuban composer and conductor Tania León gives a Live Masterclass on nationalsawdust.org at 1pm. FREE
COLOMBIA GOES VIRTUAL FROM AUGUST 2-9.
The Feria de las Flores (Festival of Flowers) is in Medellín, Colombia through August 9, 2020.
July brings stunning Caribbean weather systems to New York City.