Festivals
Disability Pride Month
July
Summer
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn
Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park
Bryant Park Picnic Performances
Bryant Park
Summer for the City
Lincoln Center
SummerStage
City Parks in all five boroughs
Parades
Colombian Parade 🇨🇴
Queens
Peruvian Parade 🇵🇪
Paterson, NJ
Lwas, Misterios, Orishas, and Saints
Olokun 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
Lucumí orisha of the deep sea
Cuba, Puerto Rico
Jul 16
Ezili Dantor 🇭🇹 🇩🇴
Sèvis Ginen lwa / 21 Divisiones misterio of motherhood
Haiti / Dominican Republic
Jul 16
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 🇨🇱
Catholic patron saint of Chile
Jul 16
Ogún 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
Lucumí orisha of iron, war, technology, and work
Cuba, Puerto Rico
Jul 25
Ogou St. Jacques 🇭🇹
Sèvis Ginen lwa of soldiers and police
Haiti
Jul 25
Ogun Balenyo 🇩🇴
21 Divisiones misterio of home, law, military, and police
Dominican Republic
Jul 25
St. James the Greater (Santiago Apóstol) 🇪🇸
Apostle and patron saint of Spain
Spanish icon of killing Moors
Major syncretized festivals across Latin America
Jul 25
Anaísa Pye 🇩🇴
21 Divisiones misterio of love, money, happiness
Dominican Republic
Jul 26
Saint Anne 🇨🇦
Catholic mother of Virgin Mary
Jul 26
Santa Marta la Dominadora 🇩🇴
21 Divisiones misterio of protection and justice
Jul 29
Saint Martha
Jul 29
National Days
U.S. Independence Day 🇺🇸
Jul 4, 1776 (Sat in 2026)
Venezuelan Independence Day 🇻🇪
Jul 5, 1811 (Sun in 2026)
Argentine Independence Day 🇦🇷
Jul 9, 1816
Bahamian Independence Day 🇧🇸
Jul 10, 1973
Bastille Day 🇫🇷
French national day
Jul 14, 1789 (Tue in 2026)
Colombian Independence Day 🇨🇴
Jul 20, 1810 (Mon in 2026)
Peruvian Independence Day 🇵🇪
Jul 28, 1821 (Tue in 2026)
Music
Shakira “Las mujeres ya no lloran World Tour 2026” 🇨🇴
Colombian pop
“Hips Don’t Lie,” “Waka Waka” “Whenever, Wherever”
Barclays Center; Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Jul 20, Mon, 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
$150+
Daniel Caesar “Son of Spergy Tour 2026” featuring Faye Webster 🇧🇧 🇯🇲
Barbadian Jamaican R&B
Barclays Center; Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Jul 30, Thu, 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
$273+
Sports
FIFA World Cup
Soccer bars
Jun 11 – Jul 19
FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Match
Teams TBD
MetLife Stadium
Jul 5, Sun
FIFA World Cup Final
Teams TBD
Metlife Stadium
Jul 19, Sun