Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations are among the many Latin things to do in NYC in September 2026, the end of summer and start of NYC’s 2026-2027 cultural season.
COMEDY
Nati de los Santos es “Quejitas”
Argentine stand-up comedy
Broadway Comedy Club Red Room
Hell’s Kitchen
September 4, 2026 | 7:30pm
$34+
Audrey Mora Presenta: Standriendo
Mexican stand-up comedy in English, Spanish, and Spanglish
Broadway Comedy Club Red Room
Hell’s Kitchen
Fri, September 18, 2026 | 9pm
$29+
Monólogos Sin Propina Presenta: Parados
Colombian stand-up comedy trio
Broadway Comedy Club Main Room
Hell’s Kitchen
Sat, September 19, 2026 | 6:30pm
$80+
Risoterapia Con Moisés González
Venezuelan stand-up comedy about immigrant life
Broadway Comedy Club Red Room
Hell’s Kitchen
Sun, September 27, 2026 | 6pm
$34+
FASHION
New York Fashion Week
One of the world’s Big Four Fashion Weeks
Wed-Mon, September 9-14, 2026
For the trade, with some ticketed shows
FILM
New York Latino Film Festival
September 15-20, 2026
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FOOD
Latin Food Fest
70+ vendors of Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Venezuelan cuisine and more with live music and DJs spinning bachata, merengue, bachata, reggaeton+
Location TBD
The Bronx
Sat-Sun, September 19-20, 2026 | 12-8pm
Free entry with RSVP. Bring cash for vendor booths.
HOLIDAYS
Virgen de Regla
Pilgrimage to la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla in Regla, Havana, Cuba for the Catholic Marian saint syncretized with Yemayá
September 7
MUSIC
Kany Garcia: Puerta abierta Tour
Puerto Rican pop
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
Sat, September 26, 2026 | 8pm
$60+
Juanes: North American Tour
Colombian alternative rock star
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
Fri, September 18, 2026 | 8pm
$60+
Chayanne: Bailemos otra vez Tour
Puerto Rican pop
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
Sat, September 12, 2026 | 8pm
$95+
NATIONAL DAYS
Brazilian Independence Day
O Grito do Ipiranga (The Cry of Ipiranga)
Dom Pedro I declared Brazil’s independence from Portugal and his father the king. It was a peaceful transition.
September 7, 1822
PARADES
New York Carnival (Labor Day Carnival)
AKA Labor Day Carnival
Full Caribbean Carnival in the Trinidadian tradition
Soca and Dancehall concerts, Junior Carnival, Steel Panorama, and the West Indian Day Parade
Thu-Mon, September 3-7, 2026
FREE and ticketed events
Central American Heritage Parade
37th Avenue (69th to 89th St)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Sun, September 6, 2026 | 12-3pm
FREE
J’ouvert
Carnival Daybreak Festival run by the NYPD
Empire Blvd and Nostrand Ave
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
(Labor Day) Mon, September 7, 2026 | 6am
If you are not from the neighborhood, don’t go before sunrise
FREE
Labor Day Parade NYC (West Indian Day Parade)
Barbadian, Belizean, Grenadian, Guadeloupean, Guyanese, Haitian, Jamaican, Martinican, Trinidadian, Vincentian marchers
Kompa, reggae, soca
Eastern Parkway
From Rochester Ave to Grand Army Plaza
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
(Labor Day) Mon, September 7, 2026 | 11am
FREE, but take cash to enjoy street vendors
Central American Independence Parade and Cultural Festival
30th Anniversary of Honduran and Garifuna communities celebrating their Afro-Indigenous culture and commemorating the Happy Land tragedy. Storytelling, drumming, singing, and dancing. Punta, great food, and more.
From Happy Land Memorial on Southern Blvd at East Tremont Avenue, down Southern Blvd to Boston Road, to the Cultural Festival in Crotona Park
Sun, September 13, 2026 | Formation 10am, Parade 12pm
FREE
African American Day Parade
Theme: “Good Businesses Sustain Our Future”
Harlem, NYC
– Street Fair: Sat, September 19, 2026
– Parade: Sun, September 20, 2026 | 1pm ~ 6pm
FREE with vendor booths
Mexican Day Parade
Celebrates Mexican Independence Day
Madison Avenue
39th St to 27th St
(EXPECTED Sun, September 20, 2026)
FREE
Queens Hispanic Day Parade (Desfile Hispano de Queens)
37th Avenue (69th to 89th St)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Sun, September 27, 2026 | 12-3pm
FREE
SPORTS
US Open Tennis Championship
Late summer influencer hotspot
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
August 30 – September 13, 2026
Women’s Singles Final: Sat, September 12
Men’s Singles Final: Sun, September 13
NYCFC: Noche Latina (Latino Night)
New York City FC vs Nashville SC
Major League Soccer
Yankee Stadium
Concourse, The Bronx
Fri, September 4, 2026 | 7:30pm
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NYCFC: Boston Rivalry
New York City FC vs New England Revolution
Major League Soccer
Citi Field
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Wed, September 9, 2026 | 4:30pm
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Mets: Subway Series
Mets vs Yankees
Citi Field
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Fri-Sun, September 11-13, 2026
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Mets: Mexican Heritage Night
Mets vs Baltimore Orioles
Citi Field
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Wed, September 16, 2026 | 7:10pm
$22+
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NYCFC: Hudson River Derby
New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls
Major League Soccer
Yankee Stadium
Concourse, The Bronx
Fri, September 18, 2026 | 7:30pm
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Mets: Carlos Beltrán Hall of Fame Induction
Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
Citi Field
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Sat, September 19, 2026 | 4:10pm
$40+
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NYCFC: Pride Night
New York City FC vs Atlanta United
Major League Soccer
Yankee Stadium
Concourse, The Bronx
Sat, September 26, 2026 | 7:30pm
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THEATER
La Ventana de Los Chévere
Ivan Acosta’s tragicomedy about a Latin family’s fortunes after 9/11
Teatro LATEA at The Clemente
Lower East Side, Manhattan
September 3-30, 2026
$35
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NYC Broadway Week Summer
2-for-1 Tickets to Popular Broadway Shows
Times Square Theater District
On Sale: Tue, August 18, 2026
Shows: September 8-20, 2026
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