Things to Do in NYC in July 2022 include the 4th of July, Brasil Summerfest, Colombian Parade, Peruvian Parade, Bastille Day, SummerStage, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, Shakespeare in the Park, and NYC Restaurant Week.
July is time for summer festivals, parades and street fairs. It’s Disability Pride Month.
The Fourth of July is a long weekend this year. Macy’s Fireworks and Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest are iconic.
This is peak summer, so it’s hot, but July is one of the best times to be in the water because it’s warmest now.
NYC July 2022
American Ballet Theatre, Brasil Summerfest, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, Shakespeare in the Park and SummerStage are ongoing.
Things to Do in NYC in July 1-3, 2022
Friday, July 1, 2022
It’s 4th of July Weekend!
NEW MUSIC
Kianí Medina, a Puerto Rican singer from a famous musical family who sings for Residente (Calle 13), El Laberinto del Coco and Lado Ve, is going solo as Kianí. She releases her first solo single and video, “Si tú supieras” (If You Only Knew), a rare song by renowned Afro-Puerto Rican poet Ángela María Dávila, on all streaming platforms on Friday, July 1, 2022. 🇵🇷
“Clara Sola” by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, a mystical Costa Rican coming of age movie, opens at IFC Center in the West Village on Friday, July 1, 2022. 🇨🇷
Dance Swing to 1940s Jazz by Fleur Seule at Tavern on the Green in Central Park on Fridays from 6-10pm. 🇵🇷
The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, with guest vocalist Malika Zarra and cellist Akua Dixon & Quartette Indigo, play a Carnegie Hall Citywide picnic performance at Bryant Park in Midtown on Friday, July 1, 2022 at 7pm. FREE. carnegiehall.org 🇨🇺
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall from 6-8:30pm. $20 suggested donation. 🇦🇷🇺🇾
Los Hacheros play Salsa for dancing, hosted by Talia Castro-Pozo, at Summer for the City at Lincoln Center on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 6:30pm. Free. 🇨🇺🇵🇷
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
Dênde & Band (Dendê Macêdo) plays Afro-Brazilian Funk in the Candomblé spiritual tradition, and NYC’s all-woman drum line Fogo Azul with Bahian percussionist Adriana Portela play Samba Reggae at Nublu in the East Village on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11pm (10pm doors). $20. 🇧🇷
Sunday, July 3, 2022
NYCFC vs Atlanta is Major League Soccer at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 5pm. From $26.
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach is at Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx from around 1pm – 6pm. FREE. 🇵🇷
Dance Argentine Tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in the East Village on Sundays from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble play Latin Jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+. 🇨🇺
Things to Do in NYC in July 4-10, 2022
Monday, July 4, 2022
Celebrate the 4th of July, U.S. Independence Day!
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest is at Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island on Monday, July 4, 2022 from 11am – 1pm. Free. majorleagueeating.com
Dance Salsa at Latin Mondays at Taj with Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Salsa dances, at Taj in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $10. 🇵🇷🇵🇪
The 46th Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2022 show is live on on NBC 4 from 8-10pm, and live on the East River between Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens on Monday, July 4, 2022. 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇨🇺🇫🇷🇵🇷
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience featuring Mario Grillo plays the Blue Note in Greenwich Village on Monday, June 6 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6pm & 10pm doors). From $25. 🇨🇺
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Celebrate Cinco de Julio, Venezuelan Independence Day on Tuesday, July 5, 2022! 🇻🇪
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free salsa dance lesson with Talia Castro-Pozo and then dance Salsa to DJ John John at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 from 6-8pm. 🇨🇺🇵🇷
LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE ~ OPENING NIGHT
The LAMC unofficial “Official” BMI Showcase features Audioiko, Neysa Blay, Randy Class, Ana Mancebo and Reyna at Drom in the East Village on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 from 8pm – 2am.
Los Hacheros with singer Jeremy Bosch play Salsa at The Django in Tribeca on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 10:30pm. 🇨🇺🇵🇷
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Remember Frida Kahlo. The Mexican artist, a global pop icon for Mexican culture, women, Indigenous peoples and LGBTQ+ communities, was born in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico on July 6, 1907. 🇲🇽🏳️🌈
RESERVATIONS OPEN
The 30th NYC Restaurant Week 2022 Summer promotion takes reservations on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 for prix-fixe lunches and/or dinners in New York City from July 18 through August 21, 2022. 🇩🇿🇧🇷🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇹🇫🇷🇯🇲🇲🇽🇵🇪🇵🇹🇵🇷🇸🇴🇪🇸🇹🇹
LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
LAMC Sounds from Spain features Valeria Castro, Tribade, Lao Ra, Marlena and a special guest at Drom in the East Village on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from 7pm – 12am. 🇪🇸
OPENING NIGHT
The Mosaics Exhibition opens with a reception at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Upper East Side on Thursday, July 6, 2022 at 6pm, and runs to July 22, 2022. Free with RSVP iicny.rsvp@gmail.com 🇮🇹
OPENING NIGHT
The Giglio Feast 2022 Williamsburg opens with a Coronation Mass and Procession at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 7pm. Free. 🇮🇹
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
Céu sings MPB, Rommel plays MPB and DJ Ubunto spins Brazilian music at Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 7:30pm (7pm doors). Free. 🇧🇷
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Celebrate World Chocolate Day on Thursday, July 7, 2022. 🇨🇴🇻🇪🇲🇽🇬🇹
LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
The LAMC Acoustic Showcase features Elsten Torres, Pehuenche, Del Mismo Racimo, YADAM, Airbag, Zoe Gotusso, ZETAK and GALE at SOB’s in Hudson Square, Manhattan on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 6-8:30pm. LAMC registrants only.
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free dance lesson and then dance Venezuelan Joropo with Talia Castro-Pozo at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 6-7pm. 🇻🇪
GIGLIO FEAST
It’s Children’s Giglio Family Night (1) at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 6:30pm. Free. 🇮🇹
LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
The LAMC Indie Showcase features NPR Alt.Latino’s Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre hosting Zoe Gotusso, YADAM, Pehuenche and Luna Luna at Drom in the East Village on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 7:30pm – 1am.
Dance Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan. Gets busy around 9pm (Intermediate class at 7pm). Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 8, 2022
Dance Swing to 1940s Jazz by Fleur Seule at Tavern on the Green in Central Park on Fridays from 6-10pm. 🇵🇷
SUMMERSTAGE / LAMC ~ LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
Mariah Angeliq, Brray, Ecko, Nino Freestyle and Pitizion Freestyle Rap and Reggaeton as Latin Alternative at the Coney Island Amphitheater in Coney Island, Brooklyn on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 7pm (6pm doors). Free. 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇺🇸
LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
The LAMC From Chile to Canada Showcase features Ceaese, Rubio, Entrópica, Battle of Santiago, Quique Escamilla, and Ramón Chicharrón at Drom in the East Village on Friday, July 8, 2022 from 7:30pm – 1am. Free. 🇨🇱🇨🇦
BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN
Ghanian American rapper Vic Mensa and Cuban Jamaican American poet Aja Monet rap the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). 🇬🇭🇨🇺🇯🇲🇺🇸
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
Rommel sings MPB with a dance afterparty with DJ Ubunto and DJ Gaspar Muniz spinning Baile Funk at Nublu in the East Village on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 11pm (10pm doors). From $20. 🇧🇷
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Celebrate Nueve de Julio, Argentine Independence Day on Saturday, July 9, 2022. 🇦🇷
Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Chiquinquira, patron saint of Colombia on Saturday, July 9, 2022. 🇨🇴
Celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Festival of the Sacrifice, Saturday, July 9 – Wednesday, July 13, 2022. ☪️
NYC vs New England is Major League Soccer at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx on Saturday, July 9 at 1pm. From $45. 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇬🇭🇪🇹🇲🇽🇵🇪🇷🇴🇺🇾
SUMMERSTAGE / LAMC ~ LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
Carla Morrison, Love of Lesbian, Dannylux and Canyon Cody play flavors of Latin Alternative at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 3pm (2pm doors). Free. 🇲🇽🇪🇸🇺🇸
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall from 6-8:30pm. Free, but $20 suggested donation. 🇦🇷
Sunday, July 10, 2022
The Disability Pride NYC Parade originally scheduled for Sunday, July 10, 2022 is postponed to Fall.
PERUVIAN PARADE
The Peruvian Parade celebration starts with the crowning of the parade queen at the Fiesta Banquet Hall in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 11am. 🇵🇪
FIAF’s Bastille Day 2022 Celebration is a French culture street fair on Madison Avenue from 59th St to 63rd St on Sunday, July 10, 2022 from 12noon to 5pm. Free. 🇫🇷
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach is at Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx from around 1pm – 6pm. FREE 🇵🇷
GIGLIO FEAST
There is Giglio Sunday Dancing of the Giglio and Boat at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sunday, July 10 at 1:30pm. Free. 🇮🇹
Dance Argentine Tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in the East Village on Sundays from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
SUMMERSTAGE
Puerto Rican Power, Domingo Quiñones and Lower East Salsa play Puerto Rican Salsa at Coney Island Amphitheater in Coney Island, Brooklyn on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 7pm (6pm doors). 🇵🇷
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble play Latin Jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+. 🇨🇺
Things to Do in NYC in July 11-17, 2022
Monday, July 11, 2022
Celebrate National Mojito Day! 🇨🇺
The Boundless Theatre El Barrio Raíces (Barrio Roots) Summer Program of free arts education for children ages 9-12 is at Julia de Burgos Center Performance and Arts Center July 11-29, 2022. boundlesstheatre.org 🇵🇷
Dance Salsa at Latin Mondays at Taj with Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Salsa dances, at Taj in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $10. 🇵🇷🇵🇪
Watch the full sun Manhattanhenge solar alignment on 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 57th or 79th streets in Manhattan on Monday, July 11, 2022 at 8:20pm.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free Salsa dance lesson with Manny Davis and then dance Salsa to DJ Jimmy Anton at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 from 6-8pm. 🇨🇺🇵🇷
GIGLIO FEAST
It’s Children’s Giglio Family Night (2) at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 6:30pm. Free. 🇮🇹
Watch the half sun Manhattanhenge solar alignment on 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 57th or 79th streets in Manhattan on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 8:21pm.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The Buck Moon, July full moon, is Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
GIGLIO FEAST
There is a Night Lift of the Giglio at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 7pm. Free. 🇮🇹
SUMMERSTAGE
Art Move Concept dances French Hip-Hop, and Passionfruit Dance Company dances the street and the club at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 8pm (7pm doors). Free. 🇭🇹🇫🇷
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Celebrate Bastille Day, the French national day on Thursday, July 14, 2022! 🇫🇷
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
Zabelê sings MPB with a pop up gallery by Rio artist Ana Bial at the Archway in Dumbo, Brooklyn on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 6pm. Free. 🇧🇷
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free dance lesson and then dance Afro Dance with Talia Castro-Pozo at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Thursday, July 14, 2022 from 6-7pm.
Jazz Cabaret singer Myriam Phiro celebrates Bastille Day at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in NoHo, Manhattan on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 7pm. $20. 🇫🇷
Dance Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan. Gets busy around 9pm (Intermediate class at 7pm). Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 15, 2022
SUMMERSTAGE
Taiwanese American dance company Na Ni Chen blends Chinese and Modern Dance, and Les Ballet Afrik blends West African and African American dance traditions at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Friday, July 15, 2022 from 7-9pm. Free. cityparksfoundation.org 🏳️🌈
Saturday, July 16, 2022
GIGLIO FEAST DAY
Celebrate the Mount Carmel Feast with a Mass and Procession at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 2pm. 🇮🇹
SUMMERSTAGE
To celebrate Colombian Independence Day, ChocQuibTown plays Pacific Coast Reggaeton, Nanpa Basico Raps, and Salt Cathedral spins House in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 6-9pm. Free. 🇨🇴
SUMMER IN THE CITY
Dominican-born Rita Indiana sings queer punk, and Bronx-born Puerto Rican PJ Sin Suela raps at Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 6pm. Free. lincolncenter.org 🇩🇴🇵🇷
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall from 6-8:30pm. Free, but $20 suggested donation. 🇦🇷
BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN!
Chicano Batman from Los Angeles plays Latin Alternative and Brazilian Norwegian Jazz singer Charlotte Dos Santos (Berklee) sings Latin Alternative at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇧🇷
Cipha Sounds and Julio Diaz make you laugh at SOBs in Hudson Square on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 8pm. $25. 🇩🇴🇵🇷
FELA! The Concert, the Fela Kuti story featuring members of the original Broadway cast, is at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 8pm. From $25. Earlier at 5:30pm, the FELA! cast leads a community drum circle at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park at 5:30pm. FREE with registration. 🇳🇬
Paloma San Basilio brings her “Te Lo Digo Con Música” tour of Spanish Pop to Kupferberg Center at Queens College in Flushing, Queens on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 8pm. From $47. 🇪🇸
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach is at Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx from around 1pm – 6pm. FREE 🇵🇷
OPENING DAY
The Harlem Meer Performance Festival opens with Lost Soul Found playing Funk, Soul and R&B from the 1960s-70s at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park from from 2-4pm. The festival runs Sundays through August 21 from 2-4pm. Free. centralparknyc.org
GIGLIO FEAST ~ CLOSING DAY
The Giglio Feast 2022 Williamsburg ends with an Old Timers Day Giglio Lift at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 3pm. 🇮🇹
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
Alice Braga (City of God) and Gabriel Leone star in the New York premiere of René Sampaio’s romantic comedy “Eduardo & Mônica” at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens on Saturday, July 17, 2022 at 4pm. $15. 🇧🇷
SUMMERSTAGE
Ney Matogrosso sings Brazilian MPB, Francisco El Hombre plays Mex-Brazilian Alternative, Fado Bicha sings Portuguese LGBTQ+ Alternative, and Surma sings Portuguese Alternative at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Sunday, July 17, 2022 from 6-10pm. 5pm doors). 🇧🇷🇲🇽🇵🇹🏳️🌈
Dance Argentine Tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in the East Village on Sundays from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Things to Do in NYC in July 18-24, 2022
Monday, July 18, 2022
OPENING DAY
The 30th NYC Restaurant Week 2022 Summer promotion of prix-fixe lunches and/or dinners is July 18 through August 21, 2022. 🇩🇿🇧🇷🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇹🇫🇷🇯🇲🇲🇽🇵🇪🇵🇹🇵🇷🇸🇴🇪🇸🇹🇹
Dance Salsa at Latin Mondays at Taj with Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Salsa dances, at Taj in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $10. 🇵🇷🇵🇪
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free Salsa dance lesson with Ernesto Palma and then dance Salsa to DJ Franklin Ayala at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 from 6-8pm. 🇨🇺🇵🇷
92Y JAZZ IN JULY ~ OPENING NIGHT
The Bill Charlap Trio featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman play Jazz in the Kaufman Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in the Upper East Side on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 7:30pm. From $35. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Celebrate Colombian Independence Day on Wednesday, July 20, 2022! 🇨🇴
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
Luan Barbosa’s Roda de Samba play Samba outdoors at the Brooklyn Public Library in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 20 at 7pm. Free. 🇧🇷
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL ~ OPENING NIGHT
A Night of Musical Masters features three generations of piano virtuosos: Joel Martin is “Jazzical,” Isaac Harlan blends Jazz, Broadway & Classical, and Matthew Whitaker adds Pop, R&B and Gospel at Little Island in the West Village on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸
Thursday, July 21, 2022
BRASIL SUMMERFEST
Eliseu Cavalcante’s “Ser Manguezal” photo exhibition highlights the importance of mangrove swamps in protecting the land at Steven Amedee Gallery in Tribeca, Manhattan on Wednesday, July 21 from 6-8pm. Free. 🇧🇷
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free dance lesson and then dance Salsa Calena (Colombian Salsa) with Talia Castro-Pozo at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 6-7pm. 🇨🇴
92Y JAZZ IN JULY
Three Jazz pianists Kenny Barron, Bill Charlap and Aaron Diehl play Jazz on two pianos in the Kaufman Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in the Upper East Side on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 7:30pm. From $20. 🇺🇸
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
A Night of Musical Masters features three generations of piano virtuosos: Joel Martin is “Jazzical,” Isaac Harlan blends Jazz, Broadway & Classical, and Matthew Whitaker adds Pop, R&B and Gospel at Little Island in the West Village on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸
The Hermanos Gutiérrez bring their smooth Latin Alternative, sort of a cowboy surf guitar, to the Bowery Ballroom in the Lower East Side on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 8pm. 🇪🇨🇨🇭
Dance Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan. Gets busy around 9pm (Intermediate class at 7pm). Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. 🇦🇷
SUMMER FOR THE CITY
“Paris is Burning,” Jennie Livingston’s iconic documentary on NYC’s 1980s drag ballroom voguing scene, screens at the Outdoor Cinema at Hearst Plaza in Lincoln Center on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 10pm. Free. 🏳️🌈
Friday, July 22, 2022
Wish Selena Gomez a happy birthday. The Mexican American actress and Pop star was born in Grand Prairie, Texas on July 22, 1992. 🇲🇽
SUMMER FOR THE CITY
Charangueando con la Tipica ’73 is a Latin dance party hosted by NYC’s Salsa Queen Talia Castro-Pozo with a dance lesson by Eddie Torres Jr. and Princess Serrano, a live music set by legendary Bronx Charanga band Tipica ’73, and DJ John John on the decks on Friday, July 22, 2022. Floor opens 6pm. Dance lesson at 6:30pm. Tipica ’73 at 7:30pm. Free. 🇨🇺🇵🇪🇵🇷
Dance Swing to retro Jazz by Fleur Seule at Tavern on the Green in Central Park on Fridays from 6-10pm. 🇵🇷
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
Feel Percussive Dance with Brinae Ali, Luke Hickey, Barkha Patel, Max Pollack and Soles of Duende at Little Island in the West Village on Friday, July 22, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸🇪🇸
Grupo Niche plays Salsa Colombiana at La Boom in Woodside, Queens on July 22, 2022 at 10pm. $50. 🇨🇴
Saturday, July 23, 2022
PERUVIAN PARADE
The Peruvian Parade celebration continues with flag raising ceremonies in Passaic, NJ at 10am and Clifton, NJ at 12pm and a Mass on Saturday, July 23, 2022. 🇵🇪
Celebrate Colombian Independence with Kombilesa Mi from San Basilio de Palenque (the first free Black town in the Americas) singing Colombian Rap fusions at Flushing Town Hall in Queens on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 2pm. (1pm dance lesson). $15. 🇨🇴
ECUADORIAN PARADE CELEBRATION
The 39th Ecuadorian Parade NYC 2022 celebration begins with a press conference at Sabor Latino in Elmhurst, Queens on Saturday, July 23, 2022 from 2-5pm. Free. 🇪🇨
Rock the Bronx 2022 continues with A Multitude of Drops playing Punk Rock and Left in the Attic playing Metal Rock at the Bronx Music Hall in Melrose, The Bronx on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 3pm. Free. 🇺🇸
SUMMER FOR THE CITY
Marivaldo Favellê is a Brazilian favela dance party with live music led by Marivaldo Dos Santos at The Oasis in Lincoln Center on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 6pm. Free. 🇧🇷
Grupo Rebolu plays Afro-Colombian Tropical music at the Esplanade Plaza in Battery Park City on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 6pm. 🇨🇴
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall from 6-8:30pm. Free, but $20 suggested donation. 🇦🇷
The Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band plays for Jazzmobile at Bryant Park in on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 7pm. Free. 🇵🇷
NYC vs Miami is Major League Soccer at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 7pm. From $43.
SUMMERSTAGE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dances Modern Dance at the Coney Island Amphitheater in Coney Island, Brooklyn on Saturday, July 23, 2022 from 7-1opm (6pm doors). Free. 🇺🇸
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
Feel Percussive Dance with Brinae Ali, Luke Hickey, Barkha Patel, Max Pollack and Soles of Duende at Little Island in the West Village on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸🇪🇸
Argentina’s Toia & Callaci Theater Company performs “Las Juanas, un herejía cósmica” at Teatro LATEA at The Clemente in the Lower East Side on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 8pm. $20. 🇦🇷
Jessi Uribe & Paola Jara bring their “La Conquista Tour” of Colombian Pop to Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 8pm. From $104. 🇨🇴
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Celebrate National Tequila Day on Sunday, July 4, 2022! 🇲🇽
Happy Birthday Jennifer Lopez! The Puerto Rican actress and Pop singer was born in Castle Hill, The Bronx on July 24, 1969. 🇵🇷
Remember Simón Bolivar “the Liberator” of northern South America, who was born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 24, 1783. 🇻🇪
Gospel singer Joshua Nelson and Ivory Coast drummer and dancer Vado Diomande do a Mini-Global Mashup, USA meets Ivory Coast, at Flushing Town Hall in Queens on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 1pm. $15. 🇺🇸🇨🇮
HARLEM MEER PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
Sound Bridges plays West African balafon mixed with Jazz and Tap at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park from from 2-4pm. Free. centralparknyc.org
CLOSING NIGHT
Brasil Summerfest ends with a Baile Funk dance party spun by Leo Justi (Heavy Baile), João Brasil making his U.S. debut, and Berlin DJ Daniel Haaksman (Man Recordings) at House of Yes in Bushwick, Brooklyn on Sunday, July 24, 2022 from 3-10pm. From $20. 🇧🇷
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach is at Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx from around 1pm – 6pm. FREE 🇵🇷
SUMMERSTAGE
A Party Called Rosie Perez (DJs Christian Mártir, Suce, & Laylo) spin a Latin dance party at Von King Park in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn on Sunday, July 24, 2022 from 4-7pm. Free. 🇺🇸
Dance Argentine Tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in the East Village on Sundays from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
See Generations of Dance with Laraine Goodman’s Jazz Tap Playground, Kevin Iega Jeff’s Jubilation! mature dancers performing “Church of Nations,” and Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance high schoolers performing “Unconquered,” at Little Island in the West Village on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸🇪🇸
Argentina’s Toia & Callaci Theater Company performs “El Ángel de la valija” (The Angel of the Suitcase) at Teatro LATEA on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 8pm. $20. 🇦🇷
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble play Latin Jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+. 🇨🇺
Things to Do in NYC in July 25-31, 2022
Monday, July 25, 2022
Many Latin Midsummer and Midwinter celebrations mark St James / Santiago Apóstol / São Joao on Monday, July 25, 2022. 🇧🇷🇬🇹🇵🇹🇨🇺🇪🇸🇵🇷
Celebrate Aggayú Solá, orisha of powerful flowing forces of nature on Monday, July 25, 2022. 🇨🇺🇭🇹🇵🇷🇧🇷
Celebrate the Feast of St James/Santiago Apóstol patron saint of Loíza, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Spain on Monday, July 25, 2022! 🇵🇷🇬🇹🇪🇸
Celebrate the Feast of St Christopher, patron saint of travelers on Monday, July 25, 2022. 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸
Dance Salsa at Latin Mondays at Taj with Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Salsa dances, at Taj in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $10. 🇵🇷🇵🇪
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free dance lesson with Claudio Reynoso and then dance Salsa to DJ Alex “El Maestro” at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 from 6-8pm. 🇨🇺🇵🇷
Mets vs Yankees is one side of the Subway Series at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 7:10pm. From $153. mlb.com
92Y JAZZ IN JULY
Saxophonist Joe Lovano, vibraphonist Warren Wolf and Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition winner Samara Joy play Jazz in the Kaufman Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in the Upper East Side on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 7:30pm. From $20. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Mets vs Yankees is one side of the Subway Series at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 7:10pm. From $151. mlb.com
PERUVIAN PARADE
The Peruvian Parade celebration continues with a Peruvian Independence Gala at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, NJ on Wednesday, July, 2022 at 7pm. 🇵🇪
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
Go Soul to Soul with Black Women in Music with Phylicia Rashad and Michael McElroy hosting legends Capathia Jenkins, Lillias White and Melonie Daniels singing spirituals, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Pop and R&B at Little Island in the West Village on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸
Salt Cathedral plays Latin Alternative at Elsewhere in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 8pm. $20.55. 🇨🇴
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Celebrate Peruvian Independence Day on Thursday, July 28, 2022. 🇵🇪
PERUVIAN PARADE
The Peruvian Parade celebration continues with a flag raising in Paterson, NJ on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 12noon. 🇵🇪
MIDTOWN DANCE
Take a free dance lesson and then dance Afro Peruvian Mix with Talia Castro-Pozo at Greeley Square Park near Herald Square on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 6-7pm. 🇵🇪
92Y JAZZ IN JULY ~ CLOSING NIGHT
Guitarist Mike Stern, saxophonist Chris Potter and rising sax star Nicole Glover play Jazz in the Kaufman Concert Hall at 92nd Street Y in the Upper East Side on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 7:30pm. From $20. 🇺🇸
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
Go Soul to Soul with Black Women in Music with Phylicia Rashad and Michael McElroy hosting legends Capathia Jenkins, Lillias White and Melonie Daniels singing spirituals, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Pop and R&B at Little Island in the West Village on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸
Dance Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan. Gets busy around 9pm (Intermediate class at 7pm). Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. 🇦🇷
Friday, July 29, 2022
Celebrate Al-Hijra, Muslim New Year Eve, tonight. ☪️
The Mobile Dance Film Festival is screening Friday-Saturday, July 29-30, 2022. mobiledancefilmfestival.com
Dance Swing to 1940s Jazz by Fleur Seule at Tavern on the Green in Central Park on Fridays from 6-10pm. 🇵🇷
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
Feel Beats, Rhymes, and Tap Shoes in dance impresario Maurice Chestnut’s tribute to seminal rap group A Tribe Called Quest at Little Island in the West Village on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸
Saturday, July 30, 2022
The 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Racing is from 9am – 5pm. The Festival is from 10:30am – 5pm. Free. 🇨🇳🇭🇰🇪🇬🇯🇵🇺🇸
The Mobile Dance Film Festival is screening Friday-Saturday, July 29-30, 2022. mobiledancefilmfestival.com
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall from 6-8:30pm. Free, but $20 suggested donation. 🇦🇷
Afro-Andean Funk plays Latin Alternative from their new album “The Sacred Leaf” at Culture Lab in Long Island City, Queens on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 7pm. Free. 🇵🇪
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
Feel Beats, Rhymes, and Tap Shoes in dance impresario Maurice Chestnut’s tribute to seminal rap group A Tribe Called Quest at Little Island in the West Village on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸
ECUADORIAN PARADE CELEBRATION
The 39th Ecuadorian Parade NYC 2022 celebration continues with the Parade Queen Coronation at Forest Hills Jewish Center in Forest Hills, Queens on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 8pm. Free. 🇪🇨
Sunday, July 31, 2022
The 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Racing is from 9am – 5pm. The Festival is from 11am – 5pm. Free. 🇨🇳🇭🇰🇪🇬🇯🇵🇺🇸
HARLEM MEER PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
Spanglish Fly plays Bugalú (1960s Latin R&B) at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park from from 2-4pm. Free. centralparknyc.org
SUMMER FOR THE CITY
Family Dance with Indigenous Enterprise brings Native American dance traditions back to New York City at The Oasis in Lincoln Center on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 4pm. Free. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
LITTLE ISLAND’S MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL ~ CLOSING NIGHT
See Generations of Dance with Laraine Goodman’s Jazz Tap Playground, Kevin Iega Jeff’s Jubilation! mature dancers performing “Church of Nations,” and Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance high schoolers performing “Unconquered,” at Little Island in the West Village on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 8pm. $25/$45. littleisland.org 🇺🇸
PERUVIAN PARADE
The Peruvian Parade and Festival is in Passaic, Clifton and Paterson, New Jersey on Sunday, July 31, 2022. 🇵🇪
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach is at Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx from around 1pm – 6pm. FREE 🇵🇷
SUMMERSTAGE
Solidarity for Sanctuary screens the Disney documentary “Mija” with performances by Helado Negro, Silvana Estrada, Doris Anahi and Jacks Haupt play Latin Alternative at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Sunday, July 31, 2022 from 6-10pm (5pm doors). 🇪🇨🇲🇽🇺🇸🏳️🌈
Dance Argentine Tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in the East Village on Sundays from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Hilarious Colombians (Pedro Gonzalez, Santi Espinosa, Alex Carabaño, Venessa Peruda and Oscar Collazos, featuring Antonio Sanint) bring their Colombian Heritage Comedy Tour to Carolines on Broadway in Times Square on Sunday, July 31 at 7pm. From $27.25. 🇨🇴
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble play Latin Jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+. 🇨🇺
Celebrate Pachamama Eve, Andean Mother Earth, on Sunday, July 31, 2022. 🇦🇷🇧🇴🇨🇱🇪🇨🇵🇪