Latin and Roots things to do in New York City in September 2026.
FESTIVALS
New York Carnival
AKA Labor Day Carnival, WIADCA Carnival
New York Carnival Week 🇹🇹
Sep 3-6, Thu-Sun
J’ouvert 🇹🇹
Daybreak Festival run by NYPD
Empire Blvd, Nostrand Ave
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Sep 7, Labor Day, Mon, 6am
Parades
West Indian American Day Parade 🇹🇹
Eastern Parkway: Rochester Ave to Grand Army Plaza
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Sep 7, Labor Day, Mon, 11am
57th African American Day Parade 🇺🇸
Theme: “Good Businesses Sustain Our Future”
Harlem, NYC
– Street Fair: Sep 19
– Parade: Sep 20, Sun, 1pm ~ 6pm
Mexican Day Parade 🇲🇽
Madison Avenue; 39th St to 27th St
Sep 20, Sun EXPECTED
FASHION
New York Fashion Week
One of the world’s Big Four Fashion Weeks
Sep 9-14, Wed-Mon
SPORTS
US Open
One of the world’s four major tennis tournaments
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens
Aug 30 – Sep 13
– Women’s Singles Final, Sep 12, Sat
– Men’s Singles Final, Sep 13, Sun