Things to do in NYC in September 2025 start with the US Open tennis championship, New York Carnival and the West Indian Day Parade over Labor Day Weekend, the popular end of summer. That’s followed by the Armory Week art fairs, New York Fashion Week, NYC Broadway Week, and the Central American Independence Parade.Then comes the African American Day Parade and Hispanic Heritage Month with Mexican Independence Parades. The month ends with the New York Film Festival and NYC Off-Broadway Week.
September 1-7 | 8-14 | 15-21 | 22-28 | 29-30
September is Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. The odd dates include national days of Central America, Chile, and Spain. Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday. September weather is early fall. Average temperatures range from 60-77 °F / 25-16 °C.
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Things to do in NYC in September 2025
ART
- Armory Show ~ Fri-Sun, Sep 5-7, 2025 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
- Independent 20th Century ~ Thu-Sun, Sep 4-7, 2025 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇻🇪
- Art on Paper ~ Thu-Sun, Sep 4-7, 2025 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🇿🇦
Ongoing
- Jangueando: Recent Acquisitions, 2021-2025, El Museo del Barrio, Aug 28, 2025 – Summer 2026 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇵🇷
BOOKS
- Nuyorican Bowery Slam, Mondays 🇵🇷
DANCE
Latin Dance
- Indigenous Enterprise ~ Tue-Sun, Sep 16-21, 2025 🇺🇸
- Latin Mondays NYC salsa ~ Mondays 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
- Tango La Nacional ~ Thursdays 🇦🇷
- Central Park Tango ~ Saturdays (June to September) 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
- El Destino tango ~ Sundays 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
FESTIVALS
- New York Carnival ~ Thu-Mon, Aug 28 – Sep 1, 2025 🇹🇹
- Labor Day Parade ~ Sat, Sep 6, 2025 🇺🇸
- Brazilian Independence Day ~ Sep 7, 1822 🇧🇷
- Our Lady of Regla, Cuban patron of sailors and the sea ~ Sep 7 🇨🇺
- Yemayá, Yoruba great mother orisha of the sea ~ Sep 7 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
- Mexican Day Parade ~ Sun, Sep 21 🇲🇽
- Queens Hispanic Parade ~ Sun, Sep 21 🇦🇷 🇧🇴 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇨🇷 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇪🇨 🇸🇻 🇬🇶 🇬🇹 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇳🇮 🇵🇦 🇵🇾 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇺🇾 🇻🇪
- Rosh Hashanah ~ sundown, Mon-Wed, Sep 22-24, 2025 ✡️
FILM
MUSIC
- Raulín Rodríguez, Dominican bachata, Fri, Sep 5, 2025 🇩🇴
- Eddy Lover, Panamanian reggaeton, Sat, Sep 6, 2025 🇵🇦
SPORTS
THEATRE
- Repertorio Español, Sep 6 🇵🇷, Sep 7 🇪🇸, Sep 20 🇩🇴, Sep 27 🇪🇸
Things To Do in NYC This Week: September 1-7, 2025
New York Carnival Climaxes at the West Indian Day Parade 🇹🇹 🇯🇲 🇳🇬 🇻🇨
US Open Tennis Championship Climaxes with Men’s and Women’s Finals 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇮 🇨🇱 🇨🇳 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇭🇰 🇮🇹 🇯🇵 🇱🇧 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇵🇹 🇷🇴 🇿🇦 🇪🇸 🇹🇼
Armory Show Brings Latin Galleries and a Focus on the American South to New York City 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
It’s Armory Week, the week of contemporary art fairs that cluster around the Armory Show.
Monday, September 1, 2025
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; 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. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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, September 5, 2025
Contemporary Art Fair
The 31st Armory Show 2025 brings over 235 international modern and contemporary art galleries from over 35 countries, including Argentine, Brazilian, Colombian, French, French Canadian, Indigenous, Italian, Mexican, Nigerian, Peruvian, South African, and Spanish galleries, plus a focus on the American South; to Javits Center in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 11am-7pm. The Fair continues through Sunday. From $42. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
Contemporary Art Fair
The 4th Independent 20th Century 2025 contemporary art fair presents over 50 artists at 31 exhibitors with a focus on installations, self-taught, Arab women, and Latin American artists; at Casa Cipriani in the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan’s Financial District; on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 11am to 7pm. Through Sunday. From $45. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇻🇪
Contemporary Art Fair
11th Art on Paper New York 2025, a contemporary art fair of art made from or on paper, presents over 100 galleries; at Pier 36 in Manhattan’s Lower East Side; on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 11am to 7pm. From $35. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🇿🇦
Tennis
The US Open Tennis 2025 Championship plays Women’s Doubles Final plus Wheelchair and Juniors at 12noon; with Men’s Semifinals Djokovic vs Alcaraz at 3pm and Sinner vs Auger-Alias at 7pm at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Friday, August 5, 2025. From $156. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇮 🇨🇱 🇨🇳 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇭🇰 🇮🇹 🇯🇵 🇱🇧 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇵🇹 🇷🇴 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Midtown, Manhattan
The Labor Day Parade NYC 2025 marches on Fifth Avenue from 44th St to the grandstand at 64th St; in Midtown, Manhattan on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10am. FREE. 🇺🇸
Contemporary Art Fair
The 31st Armory Show 2025 brings over 235 international modern and contemporary art galleries from over 35 countries, including Argentine, Brazilian, Colombian, French, French Canadian, Indigenous, Italian, Mexican, Nigerian, Peruvian, South African, and Spanish galleries, plus a focus on the American South; to Javits Center in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 11am-7pm. From $42. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
Contemporary Art Fair
The 4th Independent 20th Century 2025 contemporary art fair presents over 50 artists at 31 exhibitors with a focus on installations, self-taught, Arab women, and Latin American artists; at Casa Cipriani in the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan’s Financial District; on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 11am to 7pm. From $45. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇻🇪
Contemporary Art Fair
11th Art on Paper New York 2025, a contemporary art fair of art made from or on paper, presents over 100 galleries; at Pier 36 in Manhattan’s Lower East Side; on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 11am to 7pm. From $35. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🇿🇦
Tennis
The US Open Tennis 2025 Championship plays Men’s Doubles, Wheelchair and Juniors Finals at 12pm (11am gates); and the Women’s Final at 4pm; at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Saturday, September 6, 2025. From $156. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇮 🇨🇱 🇨🇳 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇭🇰 🇮🇹 🇯🇵 🇱🇧 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇵🇹 🇷🇴 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
Argentine Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is an outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. Recommended donation $10 . We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Puerto Rican Theatre
“Los Soles Truncos,” René Marqués’ story about the pain of gentrification in Puerto Rico, told by three upper class sisters who feel that the Americans have taken everything from them; is in Spanish with English subtitles at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan; on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 7pm. From $27. 🇵🇷
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
Dominican Bachata
Raulín Rodríguez, “El Cacique,” one of the greatest traditional Dominican bachata singers; plays Salsa Con Fuego Dominican restaurant and lounge; on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 2am (10pm doors). From $40. 🇩🇴
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Brazilian Independence Festival
Brazilian Independence Day, “Sete de Setembro,” is September 7, 1822. 🇧🇷
Yoruba Orisha Festival
Yemayá, the Yoruba great mother orisha of the sea, is celebrated in Cuba and Puerto Rico on September 7. 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
Cuban Saint Festival
Our Lady of Regla, patron saint of sailors and the sea, a Catholic Yemayá, has a procession in Cuba on September 7. 🇨🇺
Contemporary Art Fair
The 31st Armory Show 2025 brings over 235 international modern and contemporary art galleries from over 35 countries, including Argentine, Brazilian, Colombian, French, French Canadian, Indigenous, Italian, Mexican, Nigerian, Peruvian, South African, and Spanish galleries, plus a focus on the American South; to Javits Center in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; on Sunday, September 7 2025, from 11am-6pm. From $42. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
Contemporary Art Fair
The 4th Independent 20th Century 2025 contemporary art fair presents over 50 artists at 31 exhibitors with a focus on installations, self-taught, Arab women, and Latin American artists; at Casa Cipriani in the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan’s Financial District; on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 11am to 6pm. From $45. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇻🇪
Contemporary Art Fair
11th Art on Paper New York 2025, a contemporary art fair of art made from or on paper, presents over 100 galleries; at Pier 36 in Manhattan’s Lower East Side; on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 11am to 6pm. From $35. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🇿🇦
Spanish Theatre
“La Ternura,” Alfredo Sanzol’s reality-showish Shakespearean Spanish comedy about three women trying to avoid the domination of men on a desert island; is in Spanish with English subtitles; at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan; on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at 3pm. From $27. 🇪🇸
Tennis
The US Open Tennis 2025 Championship plays the Men’s Final; at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at 3pm. From $156. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇮 🇨🇱 🇨🇳 🇨🇴 🇫🇷 🇭🇰 🇮🇹 🇯🇵 🇱🇧 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇵🇹 🇷🇴 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
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. 🇨🇺
Panamanian Reggaeton
Eddy Lover (Perdóname), sings Panamanian reggaeton; at Salsa Con Fuego Dominican restaurant and lounge; on Saturday, September 6, 2025, 9pm doors. From $35. 🇵🇦
Things To Do in NYC This Week: September 8-14, 2025
Broadway Theatre Promotion
NYC Broadway Week offers 2-for-1 tickets to popular Broadway shows from September 8-21, 2025. 🇺🇸 🇨🇺 🇵🇭 🇫🇷 🇮🇹
Monday, September 8, 2025
Yoruba Orisha Festival
Oshún, the Cuban Yoruba Orisha of fresh water, fertility, and love is celebrated in Cuba and Puerto Rico on September 8. 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
Cuban Saint Festival
Our Lady of Charity, La Caridad del Cobre, patron saint of Cuba, is celebrated on September 8. She is a Catholic Oshún. 🇨🇺
Catholic Marian Festival
The Nativity of Mary (birth of the Virgin Mary) is celebrated by Catholics on September 8. 🇮🇹
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; 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. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
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, September 12, 2025
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is an outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. Recommended donation $10 . We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. From $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Kenyan American Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park reopens the Delacorte Theater with Saheem Ali’s production of “Twelfth Night” (ca. 1601-1602), a riotous romantic comedy with gender themes. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Junior Nyong’o together on stage for the first time as the lead characters Viola and Sebastian, plus many actors you will recognize from film and television. It’s at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan; on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 8pm. FREE. 🇰🇪
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 This Week: September 15-21, 2025
Broadway Theatre Promotion
NYC Broadway Week offers 2-for-1 tickets to popular Broadway shows from September 8-21, 2025. 🇺🇸 🇨🇺 🇵🇭 🇫🇷 🇮🇹
Monday, September 15, 2025
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; 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. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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, September 19, 2025
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance
Central Park Tango is an outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. Recommended donation $10 . We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Queens Hispanic Parade
The 49th Queens Hispanic Parade 2025 celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month on 37th Avenue, from 69th to 86th St, in Jackson Heights, Queens; on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 11am. 🇦🇷 🇧🇴 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇨🇷 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇪🇨 🇸🇻 🇬🇶 🇬🇹 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇳🇮 🇵🇦 🇵🇾 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇺🇾 🇻🇪🇦🇷 🇧🇴 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇨🇷 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇪🇨 🇸🇻 🇬🇶 🇬🇹 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇳🇮 🇵🇦 🇵🇾 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇺🇾 🇻🇪
Mexican American Parade
The 31st Mexican Day Parade celebrates Mexican independence and culture; on Madison Avenue from 41st St to 21st St from Murray Hill through Kips Bay to NoMad, Manhattan; on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 12pm. FREE. 🇲🇽
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. 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 This Week: September 22-28, 2025
Monday, September 22, 2025
Jewish Festival
Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year 5786, and the start of the High Holy Days, is from sundown on Monday, September 22 to sundown on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. “Shanah Tova.” ✡️
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; 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. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025
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, September 26, 2025
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance ~ End of Season
Central Park Tango is an outdoor milonga (tango dance) at the Shakespeare Statue at the south of of The Mall in Central Park; on June through September Saturdays, from 6-9:30ish pm. Recommended donation $10 . We always give $20. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Argentine Tango Dance Party
El Destino milonga draws brings some of NYC’s best Argentine tango dancers to Solas Bar in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. 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 This Week: September 29-30, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
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; 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. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam live poetry competition, is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6pm line, 6:30pm doors and signup). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theater at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). From $25. 🇮🇹