Things to do in NYC in March 2026 include the: Flamenco Festival New York City Center, Flamenco Festival New York, Teatro Fest NYC, and more.
MARCH 2026 ~ Week 1 | 2-8 | 9-15 | 16-22 | 23-29 | 30-31
March is Women’s History Month. It’s important because women are the guardians of culture.
There are no March U.S. national holidays. International Women’s Day (March 8) and St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) are popular holidays.
March weather is early spring. Average temperatures range from 36° – 51°F (2°-10°C), so it’s still cold.
Things to do in NYC in March 2026
ART
DANCE
- 25th Flamenco Festival New York ~ to Mar 15, 2026 🇪🇸
- Gala Flamenco Manuel Liñán, Eva Yerbabuena, El Farru, Juan Tomás de la Molía Flamenco Festival @ New York City Center ~ Sun, Mar 1 🇪🇸
- Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival & Dormeshia’s Ladies in the Shoe Tap Conference @ 92nd Street Y Mar 3-8, 2026 🇵🇷 🇺🇸
- Sara Baras Flamenco Festival @ New York City Center ~ Mar 5-8, 2026 🇪🇸
- Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival @ Guggenheim, Sun, Mar 8, 2026 🇺🇸
Latin Dance
- Latin Mondays NYC salsa ~ Mondays 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪 🇺🇸
- Tango La Nacional ~ Thursdays 🇦🇷 🇺🇸
- El Destino tango ~ Sundays 🇦🇷 🇺🇾 🇺🇸
FESTIVALS
- International Women’s Day ~ Mar 8
- St. Patrick’s Day ~ Mar 17 🇮🇪
FILM
MUSIC
- Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland ~ Sundays 🇨🇺 🇺🇸
- Tribute to Sabicas, Gerardo Núñez, Antonio Rey, and Álvaro Martinete, plus Olga Pericet, World Music Institute @ The Town Hall ~ Sun, Mar 14, 2026 🇪🇸
SPORTS
THEATRE
Things To Do in NYC in March 1, 2026
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Spanish Flamenco Festival
Manuel Liñán’s Gala Flamenca features Eva Yerbabuena, El Farru, and Juan Tomás de la Molía; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:30pm; on Saturday, February 28 at 7:30pm; and Sunday, March 1 at 2pm. From $45. 🇪🇸
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to dance tango nuevo at Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays with an intermediate lesson from 5-6pm, a guided práctica from 6-7pm, and dancing until 11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in March 2-7, 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band vintage jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; 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 with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage vintage jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Percussive Dance Festival & Conference
Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival of percussive dance, curated by Michelle Dorrance and Alison Manning, is in the 92nd Street Y’s Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; from Tuesday-Wednesday, March 3-4, 2026 at 7pm. From $45. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Percussive Dance Festival & Conference
Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival of percussive dance, curated by Michelle Dorrance and Alison Manning, is in the 92nd Street Y’s Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7pm. From $45. 🇺🇸
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Percussive Dance Festival & Conference
Dormeshia’s Ladies in the Shoe Tap Conference LIVE features performances by Demi Remick, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Amanda Castro (Puerto Rican), Josette Wiggan, Brenda Bufalino, and Dormeshia in the 92nd Street Y’s Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Thursday-Friday, March 5-6, 2026 at 7pm. From $45. 🇵🇷 🇺🇸
Spanish Flamenco Festival
Sara Baras, the Olivier Award winner, celebrates her Company’s 25th Anniversary with “Vuela,” a four-act tribute to flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucía; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from Thursday-Saturday, March 5-7, 2026, at 7:30pm, with a Sunday, March 8, 2026 matinee at 2pm. There is a pre-show flamenco dance lesson on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 6:30pm. From $45.
One hesitates to use the word “best,” but Sara Baras is one of the best and most influential flamenco dancers of our time.
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, gets busy at 9pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, March 6, 2026
Percussive Dance Festival & Conference
Dormeshia’s Ladies in the Shoe Tap Conference LIVE features performances by Demi Remick, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Amanda Castro (Puerto Rican), Josette Wiggan, Brenda Bufalino, and Dormeshia in the 92nd Street Y’s Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7pm. From $45. 🇵🇷 🇺🇸
Spanish Flamenco Festival
Sara Baras, the Olivier Award winner, celebrates her Company’s 25th Anniversary with “Vuela,” a four-act tribute to flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucía; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 7:30pm. From $45.
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Percussive Dance Festival & Conference
Dormeshia’s Ladies in the Shoe Tap CONFERENCE features classes and talks by the performers at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday-Sunday, March 7-8, 2026 starting at 9am. One day $185. Both days $300. 🇺🇸
Ladies in the Shoe Tap Conference RHYTHM LOUNGE is an open dance party at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 8:30pm for $15. 🇺🇸
Spanish Flamenco Festival
Sara Baras, the Olivier Award winner, celebrates her Company’s 25th Anniversary with “Vuela,” a four-act tribute to flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucía; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 7:30pm. From $45.
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Percussive Dance Festival & Conference
Dormeshia’s Ladies in the Shoe Tap CONFERENCE features classes and talks by the performers at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Sunday, March 8, 2026 starting at 9am. One day $185. 🇺🇸
Spanish Flamenco Festival
Sara Baras, the Olivier Award winner, celebrates her Company’s 25th Anniversary with “Vuela,” a four-act tribute to flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucía; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2pm. From $45.
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to dance tango nuevo at Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays with an intermediate lesson from 5-6pm, a guided práctica from 6-7pm, and dancing until 11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Tap Dance Festival
The Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival closes with Works & Process excerpts from Japanese tap dancer Naomi Funaki’s new work “Ikigai” (purpose of life) and “Yarin” (root, encounter, dialogue) by Kukai Dantza, a Spanish Basque contemporary dance company featuring traditional Basque dancer Jon Maya and flamenco dancer Andrés Marín, with live music by contemporary Basque musician Julen Achiary. It’s at the Guggenheim New York in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 7pm. From $25. 🇯🇵 🇪🇸
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in March 9-15, 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band vintage jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; 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 with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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, gets busy at 9pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, March 13, 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Spanish Flamenco Festival
Three generations of flamenco guitarists: Gerardo Núñez, Antonio Rey, and Álvaro Martinete, perform A Tribute to Sabicas (Agustín Castellón Campos), whose 1959 recital at The Town Hall, transformed the flamenco guitar from dance accompaniment to the star of the show. Dancer Olga Pericet channels the legendary Carmen Amaya who was Sabica’s long-time artistic partner. World Music Institute is producing the tribute on the same historic stage at The Town Hall in Midtown, Manhattan; on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 8pm. From $35. 🇪🇸
Sunday, March 15 2026
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to dance tango nuevo at Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays with an intermediate lesson from 5-6pm, a guided práctica from 6-7pm, and dancing until 11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in March 16-22, 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; 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 with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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, gets busy at 9pm, performances around 11pm, and “El Choclo” (last dance) around 2am. $25. 🇦🇷
Friday, March 20, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to dance tango nuevo at Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays with an intermediate lesson from 5-6pm, a guided práctica from 6-7pm, and dancing until 11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in March 23-29, 2026
Monday, March 23, 2026
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; 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 with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Friday, March 27, 2026
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to dance tango nuevo at Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays with an intermediate lesson from 5-6pm, a guided práctica from 6-7pm, and dancing until 11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Jazz
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Latin jazz at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm (Doors 7:30pm & 10pm). From $36 + per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC in March 30-31, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
Big Band Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; 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 with DJs at 5pm. Salsa lesson at 7pm. Live music for dancing at 9pm and 11pm with DJs and dance shows until late. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play big band hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹