Things to do in NYC this week, June 12-18, 2023 include American Ballet Theatre, Museum Mile Festival, New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, the Harlem Juneteenth Parade, the Mermaid Parade, and more.
Sunday is Father’s Day and next Monday is Juneteenth, so celebrations are on the weekend.
Latin Art
The Museum Mile Festival open house and street fair is on Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side and East Harlem, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, from 6-9pm, rain or shine.
Latin Music
New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks plays Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx; Central Park, Manhattan; Cunningham Park, Queens; Prospect Park Brooklyn, and an indoor program at the St George Theatre in Staten Island; Tuesday-Sunday, June 13-28, 2023. FREE!
Paul Winter’s 28th Summer Solstice Celebration Livestream Concert is at the Cathedral of St John the Divine; on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 4:30am. From $40. solsticeconcert.com
Blues legend Buddy Guy brings his Damn Right Farewell Tour to Rumsey Playfield in Central Park; on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 6-10pm (5pm doors). Benefit from $97. 🇺🇸
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen; on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $36+ $20 minimum. 🇨🇺
Latin Dance
Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, is one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties with salsa, cha-cha-cha, and more; at Taj in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷, 🇵🇦, 🇨🇴 🇵🇪 🇻🇪
It’s Salsa Tuesdays with live bands for dancing at Mamajuana Cafe Bronx, a Dominican restaurant in Pelham Bay, The Bronx from 8-11pm. No cover. 🇩🇴
Dance Argentine tango with younger dancers at the Tango Café milonga; at You Should Be Dancing in Hell’s Kitchen; on Wednesdays from 8-12pm. From $18. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional; at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC; Thursdays from 8pm – 2am. Performances around 11pm. $25. 🇦🇷
Dance Argentine tango at Central Park Tango, Saturdays, June-September from 6-9pm. Closest park entrance is East 67th St. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Dance Argentine tango with some of New York’s best dancers at the El Destino milonga; at Solas bar in the East Village; on Sundays from 6-11pm. $20 + 1 drink. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾
Latin Film
The 10th Americas Film Festival of New York opens with “The Beasts” by Rodrigo Sorogoyen; at Instituto Cervantes New York in Midtown East, Manhattan; on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 6pm. taffny.com 🇪🇸
Latin Festivals
Philippine Independence Day is Monday, June 12, 2023. 🇵🇭
Dia dos Enamorados, Brazilian Valentine’s Day, is Monday, June 12. 🇧🇷
Celebrate Eleguá, the orisha of destiny and the paths of life on Tuesday, June 13. 🇨🇺🇵🇷
Celebrate the Feast of St Anthony, patron saint of lost things on Tuesday, June 13. 🇮🇹
Remember Francisco Oller, the Puerto Rican Impressionist whose students included Impressionist legend Cezánne. Oller was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on June 17, 1833. 🇵🇷
Latin Parades
The Masjid Malcolm Shabazz 30th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Parade and Street Fair is on 116th St (between Malcolm X Blvd and Fifth Avenue); on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 11am to 6pm. themasjidmalcolmshabazz.com
The 41st Mermaid Parade is in Coney Island, Brooklyn on Saturday, June 17, 2023, with assembly at 10am and the parade at 1pm. coneyisland.com