The United Palace is a beautifully-restored 1930 vaudeville theater and movie palace that serves as a spiritual, community, and cultural center in the Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights, Manhattan. It regularly hosts theatre, film, and music including bachata, merengue, reggaeton, and dembow concerts.
Latin Culture at United Palace
OCTOBER
Dominican Film Festival
The 14th Dominican Film Festival New York 2025 opens with a red carpet screening of “Los Rechazados” (The Rejected), a wonderful comedy about a group of Dominicans rejected by society who are recruited for a secret submarine mission to save the world, at the United Palace theater in Washington Heights, Manhattan; on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:30pm. From $34. 🇩🇴
Dominican Dembow
El Alfa “El Último Baile World Tour” brings “El Jefe” (the boss), who most people consider the top Dominican dembow artist, to the United Palace theater in Washington Heights, Manhattan; on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 8pm (6:30pm doors). From $80. 🇩🇴
Mexican Day of the Dead & European All Saints Day
The 3rd “The Muse: Offerings to the Ancestors” turns the Grand Foyer into a giant community altar (ofrenda) in celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) and the European All Saints Day traditions; at the United Palace theater in Washington Heights, Manhattan; on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 7-8:30pm (6:30pm doors). Free with rsvp.
Past Featured Artists
- Annette Aguilar & String Beans
- Ballet Hispánico
- Camilo Sesto
- Dominican Film Festival New York
- Jennifer Lopez
- National Dominican Day Parade
- New York Comedy Festival
- Nicky Jam
- Tribeca Film Festival
About United Palace
Built in 1930 as one of Loew’s “Wonder Theatres,” the United Palace was one of New York City’s premiere vaudeville and movie houses until 1969. The architect Thomas Lamb also designed the Cort and Ziegfeld theaters. The interiors are a modern baroque fever dream. It’s really beautiful. The interior designer Harold Rambusch also designed the Waldorf Astoria and Radio City Music Hall.
In the 1970s, the United Palace of Spiritual Arts saved New York City’s fourth largest theater from demolition. The 3,350 seat theater is now a house of worship and center for popular culture for Upper Manhattan communities. Washington Heights is a Dominican neighborhood and the United Palace is one of New York’s centers of Dominican culture.
“The Muse” is a monthly community arts outreach program. This is cool because the United Palace isn’t just in the community, the Theater is part of it.
Social Media
Instagram @unitedpalacenyc
Get Tickets
United Palace
4140 Broadway
(at 175th St)
Washington Heights, Manhattan