Dominican Culture

Browse Dominican culture in New York City including Dominican merengue, bachata, son Dominicano, dem bow, and alternative.

New York Dominican News

Romeo Santos Brings His “Formula Vol. 3 Tour” to Barclays Center

BARCLAYS CENTER, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn ~ The “King of Bachata” created urban bachata and popularized it around the world. 🇩🇴

Salute Tito Puente el Mambo Diablo, Celia Cruz, and La Lupe, with Family, Friends, and his Mambo Legends Orchestra, at Hostos Center

HOSTOS CENTER, Mott Haven, The Bronx ~ Go if you love mambo, salsa, and bolero by Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Vicentico Valdes, Santos Colon, and well you know.

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Big Band Holidays with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis features Dominican Vocalist Ashley Pezzotti

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, Columbus Circle ~ A New York holiday tradition with something nice for everyone. 🇺🇸 🇩🇴 🇮🇱

Merengueras Dominicanas: Ninoshka, Lidia de la Rosa, & Indira Rubiera Bring Quisqueya to Hostos Center

HOSTOS CENTER, Mott Haven, The Bronx ~ Three legendary women play their own flavors of Dominican merengue. 🇩🇴

Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest Gets over 10,000 New Yorkers Dancing in the Streets

DANCE PARADE
Chelsea, Greenwich Village, East Village

African, Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban, Bhangra, Bollywood, Bomba, Break Dancing, Caporales, Carnival, Dancehall, Flamenco, Folkloric, Hip-Hop, House, Jazz, Latin, Majorette, Mexican, Moko Jumbies, Reggae, Salay, Salsa, Samba, Soca, Street, Tammurriata, Tap, Tarrantella, Tinkus, and more. 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇮🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇹🇹

DANCEFEST Tompkins Square Park
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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Chosen Memories at MoMA Finds the Needle in the Haystack of Contemporary Latin American Art

The Cisneros Institute show the power of giving.

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Midtown, Manhattan
April 30 – September 9, 2023

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Xiomara Fortuna, the Queen of Afro-Caribbean Fusion, Plays Hostos Center

Saturday, April 1, 2023
HOSTOS CENTER
Mott Haven, The Bronx
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Carnaval Vegano in La Vega, is the Big Dominican Carnival

Sundays, February 5, 12, 19, 2023
Sunday-Monday, February 26-27, 2023
LA VEGA, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

Latin Roots of New York Fashion Week 2023 Fall Winter Collections

Thursday-Wednesday, February 9-15, 2023
SPRING STUDIOS Tribeca, NYC
AND around town
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Between Riverside and Crazy Goes to Broadway

HAYES THEATER, Times Square Theater District, Manhattan ~ Pulitzer Prize-winning New York playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (“The Get Down”) has New York City in his veins. 🇺🇸 🇩🇴 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🇵🇷

National Rum Day Celebrates the Spirit of the Caribbean

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Mega Bash Alex Sensation 2022

PRUDENTIAL CENTER, Newark, New Jersey 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇵🇷

The NY Comedy Festival 2022 Makes the Big Apple Laugh

NEW YORK CITY 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇭🇹 🇲🇽 🇵🇹 🇵🇷 🇸🇻 🇺🇸

New York Marathon 2022 is Fun to Run and Fun to Watch

Sunday, November 6, 2022
Staten Island > Brooklyn > Queens
> Manhattan > The Bronx > Manhattan
CENTRAL PARK
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Dominican Film Festival New York 2022

Tuesday-Wednesday, November 1-9, 2022
UNITED PALACE
ALIANZA DOMINICANA CULTURAL CENTER
CINÉPOLIS CHELSEA
COPACABANA
Washington Heights, Chelsea, & Hell’s Kitchen Manhattan
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Havana Film Festival New York 2022

Thursday, November 3-10, 2022
VILLAGE EAST CINEMA
East Village, Manhattan
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Bushwick Film Festival 2022 Features Over 100 Independent Films from Brooklyn and the World

RED CARPET RECEPTION
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Lot 45
Bushwick, Brooklyn

SCREENINGS
Williamsburg Cinemas
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

AWARDS
Monday, November 7, 2022
Lot 45
Bushwick, Brooklyn
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Hispanic Heritage Month NYC 2022 is a Celebration of the Global Heritage of the Americas

September 15 – October 15, 2022
USA
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Salsa Stories Sound of Light Edition is an Immersive Multimedia Salsa Block Party

Friday, October 14, 2022
KELLY ST Open Street
Longwood, The Bronx

Saturday, October 15, 2022
EAST 115TH ST Open Street
“El Barrio” East Harlem

Sunday, October 16, 2022
THE CLEMENTE
“Loisaida” Lower East Side

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The Latin Roots of New York Fashion Week September 2022: Spring/Summer 2023 Collections

Friday-Wednesday, September 9-14, 2022
SPRING STUDIOS
Tribeca, Manhattan
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CCCADI’s AfriBembé Festival: Sankofa! Celebrates Our African Roots in El Barrio!

HARLEM ART PARK “El Barrio” East Harlem 🌍🇧🇷🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇨🇬🇭🇬🇳🇭🇹🇵🇷

The Creole Food Festival NYC is at Serafina In The Sky

Saturday-Sunday, August 6-7, 2022
SERAFINA IN THE SKY
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
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NYC Restaurant Week 2022 Summer is as Diverse as New York City

July 18 – August 21, 2022
NEW YORK CITY
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LAMC 2022 Brings Great Latin Alternative Artists to NYC

Tuesday-Saturday, July 5-9, 2022
DROM, SOB’S, CONEY ISLAND AMPHITHEATER, RUMSEY PLAYFIELD
East Village, Hudson Square, Coney Island, Central Park
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