Manhattan is what most people mean when they say “New York,” “New York City,” or “The City.” It is the world capital of culture, finance, media ~ and Latin culture too.
Dance Parade NYC 2026 is NYC’s Biggest Dance Party
Bachata, Ballet Folklorico, Bhangra, Bollywood, Bomba, Capoeira, Caporales, Carnival, Congolese, Flamenco, Highland Dance, Hip Hop Merengue, Plena, Salsa, Samba, Tango, Voguing
Andrés Cepeda Brings Bogotá: La Gira to Beacon Theatre
“Día Tras Día,” “Besos Usados,” “Desesperado”
Free Shakespeare in the Park Romeo & Juliet Has Lovers Speaking Spanish
An iconic love story with a message for us all
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Has a Brazil Beyond Brazil Section
Brazi Beyond Brazil section, “Sun Ra” by Amin El Gotaibi, Port-au-Prince textiles
Frieze New York Has a Focus on Latin American Art
International contemporary art
El Clásico FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid is One of the World’s Most Watched Sporting Events
Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Pedri vs. Kylian Mbappé, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham
FUERZAfest Tributes Puerto Rican Pioneers of the Pride Movement
Queer short films, One-act play competition, “En Serio” queer comedy
New York African Film Festival is “As the Stars Sow the Earth”
“Promised Sky,” “The Eyes of Ghana, “Dust to Dreams”
Theater at Madison Square Garden Latin Concerts
Cazzu, Laura Pausini
New York Knicks, Led by Towns and Alvarado, Are Tearing Through the Playoffs
Karl-Anthony Towns “Bodega KAT,” José Alvarado “Grand Theft Alvarado”
Palladium Times Square Presents Latin Rock, Urban, and Regional Mexican
Caifanes, Grupo Bryndis, Guardianes del Amor, Industria del Amor, Paulo Londra; T.Y.S
Bryant Park Dance Party is Free Dancing Outdoors to Live Music with a Lesson
Salsa, R&B, Samba/Bossa Nova/Forró, Swing, Bachata, Salsa Cubana
Manhattan Latin Culture Sponsors
- 92nd Street Y, New York
- Atlantic Theater Company
- Blue Note Entertainment
- Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) 🇵🇷
- Carnegie Hall
- Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center
- Film at Lincoln Center
- Harlem Stage 🇺🇸
- Jazz at Lincoln Center
- Metropolitan Opera
- New York City Center
- NYU Skirball Center
- Rise Theater Directory
Thanks for sponsoring Latin culture in Manhattan!
Manhattan Latin Culture News
Manhattan Culture Venues
Manhattan Neighborhoods
Manahatta
Manahatta is the Native American Lenape name for the island that became Manhattan.
Broadway was the old trail from the trading post where the National Museum of the American Indian is now, to the Lenape village in Inwood, and on up the Hudson River to what is now Albany. Bowery/Third Avenue was the trail up the East River, to Long Island Sound, and the Atlantic coast.
Manhattan’s First Immigrant Was Dominican
The first immigrant was Juan Rodriguez from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1613.