Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations are among the many Latin things to do in NYC in October 2026.
DANCE
Limón Dance Company: 80th Anniversary Season
New York Mexican modern dance pioneer legacy
Joyce Theater
Chelsea, Manhattan
Tue-Sun, October 6-11, 2026 | 7:30pm, 2pm weekend matinees
$17+
HOLIDAYS
Columbus Day
The day in 1492 when a Spanish sailor first sighted land in the Americas. Columbus claimed he saw it first to claim the reward for himself. He lied (just like you know who). The US made it a national holiday in the hope that Americans would stop lynching Italians for living with African Americans. It worked and Italians went from being an “other” to being American. That’s why Italian Americans are attached to Columbus.
Mon, October 12, 2026
NOTE: We know Columbus was evil. He became an Italian American symbol before this was common knowledge.
MUSIC
Don Omar: The Last King World Tour
Puerto Rican reggaeton
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
Sun, October 11, 2026 | 8pm
Rawayana: Dónde es el after? World Tour
Venezuelan Latin alternative
Barclays Center
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
(Halloween) Sat, October 31, 2026 | 8pm
$53+
PARADES
Queens Dominican Parade
Desfile Dominicano de Queens
37th Avenue (69th St to 89th St)
Jackson Heights, Queens
October 4, 2026 | 12-3pm
FREE
Panamanian Parade & Street Fair
The biggest Panamanian festival outside of Panama celebrates Panamanian Independence with marching bands, folk dancers in polleras and montunos, Panamanian music, and a street fair of Panamanian food and artisanal crafts. The Diaspora from the entire East Coast comes to celebrate.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Sat, October 10, 2026
– 9am: Opening Ceremony at Bergen St & Franklin Ave
– 10am: Parade down Franklin Ave
– 2-6pm: Street Fair on Classon Ave
FREE
Hispanic Day Parade
Hispanic Day Parade Mass
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Midtown East
Sun, October 4, 2026
Hispanic Day Parade
Fifth Avenue
44th St to 69th St
Midtown to Upper East Side
Sun, October 11, 2026 | 12-4pm
Over 10,000 marchers from 21 Spanish-speaking countries celebrate their culture and contributions.
Columbus Day Parade
Fifth Avenue
44th St to 69th St
Midtown to Upper East Side
(Columbus Day) Mon, October 12, 2026 | 12~4pm
National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade
Broadway
Madison Square Park to Union Square
(EXPECTED Sat, October 17, 2026)
– 9am Line-up in Madison Square Park
– 10am Opening Ceremony
– 12pm Parade
– 2pm Closing Ceremony
Festival de Las Flores Jackson Heights
Colombian Flower Festival New York
NYC’s version of Medellín’s famous Feria de las Flores, where silleteros carry huge flower displays on chairs tied to their backs in remembrance of the way Colombian farmers used to carry people and products up and down Andes Mountains trails. Colombia dominates the US fresh-cut flower trade.
37th Avenue (69th to 89th St)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Mon, October 19, 2026 | 12-3pm
FREE
Jackson Heights Halloween Parade
NYC’s largest children’s Halloween Parade
37th Avenue (89th to 76th St)
Jackson Heights, Queens
(Halloween) Sat, October 31, 2026 | 12-5pm
FREE
SPORTS
NYCFC: Día de Muertos Night
New York City FC vs CF Montréal
Major League Soccer
Fan Appreciation Night at last home game
Yankee Stadium
Concourse, The Bronx
(Halloween) Sat, October 31, 2026 | 4pm
$11+
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