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Things To Do in NYC This Week May 22-28, 2023

Things to do in NYC this week May 22-28, 2023 include Latin dance, festivals, and music.

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Things To Do in NYC in This Week

Things to do in NYC this weekend: May 26-28, 2023 (Madrabothair/Dreamstime)
Things to do in NYC this week May 22-28, 2023 (Madrabothair/Dreamstime)

Latin Dance

46th DanceAfrica 2023 🇬🇭 🇺🇸
Midtown Dance Afro Dance
FOLKLORIC:

SALSA:
BIG Salsa Festival New York
Latin Mondays at Taj
Salsa Tuesdays at Mamajuana Bronx
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach
TANGO:
Tango Café
Tango La Nacional
El Destino

Latin Festivals

152nd Street Festival 🇵🇷
Loisaida Festival 🇵🇷

Latin Film

FilmAfrica

Latin Music

Anuel AA 🇵🇷
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra 🇨🇺


Monday, May 22, 2023

Dance salsa, cha-cha-cha, bachata, merengue and more at Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties; at Taj in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷, 🇵🇦, 🇨🇴 🇵🇪 🇻🇪

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Happy birthday Héctor Acosta “El Torito”! The Dominican merengue singer and politician was born on May 23, 1967. 🇩🇴

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. 🇩🇴

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

It’s Amateur Night at The Apollo, at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $29. “Be Good or Be Gone!” 🇺🇸

Dance Argentine tango nuevo with younger dancers at the Tango Café milonga; at You Should Be Dancing in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC; on Wednesdays from 8-12pm. From $18. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Remember George Floyd who was lynched by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2020. 🇺🇸

Celebrate Africa Day and the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on May 25, 1963.

Remember the May Revolution of 1810 which launched the Argentine War of Independence on May 25, 1810. It was the first South American independence movement to succeed, and the beginning of the end of colonization of the Americas. 🇦🇷

Thursday is New York’s main art exhibition opening night. It’s really fun to walk around the Chelsea, NYC art district from 6-8pm. The art is great and the people watching is great.

Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional; at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC; Thursdays from 8pm – 2am. Performances around 11pm. $25. 🇦🇷

Friday, May 26, 2023

It’s Memorial Day Weekend, the popular start of summer.

Celebrate Guyanese Independence Day from the UK on May 26, 1966. 🇬🇾

OPENING NIGHT
The BIG Salsa Festival New York 2023 salsa and bachata dance festival with workshops, dance parties, master classes, a bootcamp and the Pro-Am Yamulee Challenge; is at the New York Hilton Midtown; opens at 12 noon and runs Friday-Monday, May 26-29, 2023. From $66. Full Pass $267. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇪🇸

OPENING NIGHT
46th DanceAfrica 2023 celebrates Ghanian and African Diaspora dance; at BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene, Brooklyn; on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:30pm. Continues through Monday. From $25. 🇬🇭 🇺🇸

FilmAfrica 2023 celebrates film from Africa and the Diaspora, with an emphasis on Ghana; at BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene; from May 26 – June 1, 2023.

The 30th New York African Film Festival 2023 presents 30 African and Diaspora films from more than 15 countries; at Film at Lincoln Center, May 10-16, at Maysles Center in Harlem May 19-21, and at BAM the Brooklyn Academy of Music from May 26 – June 1, 2023. filmlinc.org 🇦🇴 🇨🇩 🇪🇹 🇪🇷 🇰🇪 🇲🇱 🇳🇬 🇸🇳 🇿🇦 maysles.org bam.org

Saturday, May 27, 2023

The BIG Salsa Festival New York 2023 salsa and bachata dance festival with workshops, dance parties, master classes, a bootcamp and the Pro-Am Yamulee Challenge; is at the New York Hilton Midtown; opens at 9am Saturday, May 27, 2023. From $66. Full Pass $267. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇪🇸

The 152nd Street Festival 2023 launches the 2023 National Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrations with a Puerto Rican family street fair of live music, dancing, food, and activities for little Boricuas, on 152nd St between Jackson and Tinton Ave in Longwood, The Bronx; on Saturday, May 27, 2023. FREE! 🇵🇷

46th DanceAfrica 2023 celebrates Ghanian and African Diaspora dance; at BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene, Brooklyn; on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 2 & 7pm. Continues through Monday. From $25. 🇬🇭 🇺🇸

WORLD PREMIERE
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company “Monarcas”, a folkloric dance series celebrating the contributions and sacrifices Mexican immigrants make for the USA; premieres at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $27. 🇲🇽

The Anuel AA “Legends Never Die Tour” brings one of the giants of Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey; on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $23. 🇵🇷

DJ Rich Medina spins the Home party tribute to the Paradise Garage (old school New York) in the Onyx Room; at House of Yes in Bushwick, Brooklyn; on Saturday, May 27, 2023. from 10pm – 4am (9pm doors). From $18. 🇺🇸

Sunday, May 28, 2023

The BIG Salsa Festival New York 2023 salsa and bachata dance festival with workshops, dance parties, master classes, a bootcamp and the Pro-Am Yamulee Challenge; is at the New York Hilton Midtown; opens at 9am Sunday, May 28, 2023. From $66. Full Pass $267. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇪🇸

The 36th Loisaida Festival 2023 kicks off summer in Alphabet City in the East Village with a community parade, live music, theatre, street food, artisanal crafts, and lots of family activities; on Avenue C (Loisaida Avenue) between 5th and 12th St in the East Village; on Sunday, May 28, 2023 from 12-5pm. FREE!

OPENING DAY
Salsa Sundays at Orchard Beach reopens for the season in Orchard Beach Parking Section 5, in Orchard Beach, The Bronx from ~ 12-5pm. FREE 🇵🇷

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company “Monarcas”, a folkloric dance series celebrating the contributions and sacrifices Mexican immigrants make for the USA; premieres at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3pm. From $27. 🇲🇽

46th DanceAfrica 2023 celebrates Ghanian and African Diaspora dance; at BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene, Brooklyn; on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3pm. Continues through Monday. From $25. 🇬🇭 🇺🇸

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. 🇦🇷 🇺🇾

The Anuel AA “Legends Never Die Tour” brings one of the giants of Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap to Madison Square Garden in Chelsea; on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 8pm. From $123. 🇵🇷

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 per person minimum. 🇨🇺

Next Week

Things To Do in NYC Next Week May 29 – June 4, 2023

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Published May 22, 2023 ~ Updated August 31, 2023.

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