October 26, 2025 3:30-8:00PM Viva la Salsa at Fringe Bar with Combo Melaza and DJ VSpice

 

VIVA LA SALSA @viva.la.salsa.philly is back at FRINGE BAR on SUNDAY OCTOBER 26th with Combo Melaza @combo_melaza_ ! Mark those calendars for the rest of 2025!!

SUNDAY OCT 26TH - LIVE music from Combo Melaza

October 26, 2025 4:00-11:00PM Of Hour T.Y.M.E. Entertainment, LLC Concert Recording Party at The Rotunda

 

THE 13TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF HOUR T.Y.M.E ENTERTAINMENT!!!

Get ready to have fun in the Fall Season, as one of Morton/Philadelphia’s Artists: Chris Nelson presents: “The 13th Anniversary Celebration Concert Recording Party Of HOUR T.Y.M.E Entertainment L.L.C.. The celebration event will take place on Sunday October 26, 2025. Performances are scheduled to take place from 4p.m.-11:00p.m. This party is a late afternoon/early night of entertainment and the cost is free for the people of The Delaware Valley, PA and beyond. There will be live music, an art vendor, and food vendors in attendance. During the event HOUR T.Y.M.E Entertainment’s C.E.O & Artist: Chris Nelson will be recording his first ever live deluxe album of his original composed music to honor and celebrate the music company and he is inviting the public to be a part of this historic occasion.

There will be special invited musical guests from the local area of Delaware County, Philadelphia Pa and neighboring State of Delaware. World renowned artists will be making an appearance at the 13th Anniversary Celebration Concert Recording Party For HOUR T.Y.M.E Entertainment. We will have a youth band name: H-Fam (Wilmington, DE), Hip-Hop Emcee Haddy X (Coastville/Philadelphia Pa), Hip-Hop Emcee Knowbody (Woodlyn, Pa), The Legendary Hip-Hop Emcee Supreem Da Rezarekta (Philadelphia, Pa), GhettoSongBird & The Roxsploitaion Band (Philadelphia, Pa), Local Super Star Comedian Malcolm Hill (Philadelphia, Pa) as well as up and coming R&B/Pop artist: Lawrenzz (Collegeville, Pa). The anniversary party will be hosted by: Kandy Brown (Philadelphia, Pa), Ant Geez (Philadelphia Pa/Sommerville New Jersey) and special guest host Too Deep from Buffalo, New York and C.E.O of KFSM Radio, Mixleplix T.V., Mixleplix Magazine and Mixleplix Radio 93.7 (Orlando, Florida).

the Rotunda

4014 Walnut St.

Philadelphia, Pa

October 25, 2025 Milonga Qilombo featuring Gabriel "Huracan" Gaumond & Catrinel Iftode

 

Join us for a special Milonga Qilombo on Saturday, October 25, featuring Gabriel “Huracan” Gaumond & Catrinel Iftode. Esteemed dancers and teachers, Gabriel & Catrinel teach in their home base of Washington, DC, and travel to teach and perform as well. Gabriel is one of the top tango DJs on the circuit today.

Read more about Gabriel & Catrinel here: https://www.philadelphiatangoschool.com/gabriel-huracan...

8:30-9:30 pm: All-levels Tango Class - Gabriel & Catrinel
9:30 pm-2 am: Milonga Qilombo

Pricing with pre-registration by Friday, October 24 at midnight:
Class + Milonga: $30
Milonga only: $20

REGISTER NOW: https://philadelphiatangoschool.cowtinker.com/.../milonga...

Pricing at the door:
Class + Milonga: $35
Milonga only: $25

Philadelphia Argentine Tango School

Philadelphia Argentine Tango School
2030 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19125
617-291-3798

October 25, 2025 1:00-5:00PM Taste of the Philippines at Cherry Street Pier

 

Everyone is invited to celebrate Filipino American History Month at the beautiful and spacious Cherry Street Pier. Celebrate and experience a taste of the Philippines with fantastic cuisine, entertainment, a marketplace, and more.

Cherry Street Pier is located at 121 N. Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia, just south of Race Street Pier.

Free event

October 24, 2025 8:00PM Afro-Cuban Rumba at iMPeRFeCT Gallery

 

Back after Summer hiatus! Now that it’s starting to get a little chilly tout there, we’re back hosting this beloved tradition. Rumbas are held on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month. They are Afro-Cuban percussion jams, open to anyone who plays its traditional rhythms. Rumbas are NOT performances, they're an immersive experience, we share food, drinks and joy! You are welcome to bring anything you would like to share or not. (Not necessarily appropriate for children, your call though)

NOTE: Tonight Oct 10, there will be a small crew of filmmakers around, our friends Melissa Skolnick-Noriega and Andres Cisneros from Activate Stories (https://facebook.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e087217019e60429db0262ed7&id=859a0f75e1&e=51ff21b987) , who are making a documentary of the Philly Rumba scene, if you're a rumba regular or not but would like to be a part of this documentation, get over here!

5539 Germantown Ave.

Philadelphia, PA

$10 suggested donation

October 23, 2025 10:00PM-2:00AM Noche de Cumbia: Día de los Muertos Fundraiser at Buena Vista Restaurant

 

 Noche de Cumbia: Día de los Muertos Fundraiser 

 Buena Vista Restaurant – 123 Chestnut Street, Old City, Philly
 Thursday, October 23rd

Join us for a very special Latin night celebrating community, culture, and dance! 

This Día de los Muertos Fundraiser will support Cultura Cuts, a local non-profit providing haircuts, food, and clothing to people in need here in Philadelphia.
 100% of the cover goes directly to Cultura Cuts.

 Noche de Cumbia • Bachata y más!
Enjoy the best of both worlds all night long — Cumbia, Bachata, and more Latin favorites with DJ Domo & DJ Thunder on the decks.

 Lessons start at 10 & 10:30 PM

Cumbia lesson with Gabe Unidos

Bachata lesson with Rebecca Bachata
(Beginner-friendly, no partner needed)

 Food & drink specials all night
 Kitchen open late
 Dancing until 2AM on a huge dance floor
 At Philly’s beautiful Latin venue: Buena Vista Restaurant

Come dance for a cause — celebrate life, culture, and community at Noche de Cumbia: Día de los Muertos!  

October 22, 2025 8:00-10:00PM Ernesto's Club at Sonny's Cocktail Joint

 

Ernesto’s Club is a piano and percussion duo which explores the choro and samba traditions of Brazil. Their name is a tribute to Ernesto Nazareth, the turn-of-the-century Brazilian composer who combined the Western classical with Afro-Brazilian traditions to create choro music, which evolved into samba, bossa nova and Musica Popular Brasileira. Their music is animated, joyful, and syncopated, and always bubbling with spontaneity. Both pianist Rob Curto and percussionist Gregg Mervine are Americans who learned their craft in Brazil, where they have lived off-and-on since the early 2000s.

Sonnys Cocktail Joint

1522 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146-1636

October 21, 2025 9:00PM York Street Hustle at Bob & Barbara's

 

York Street Hustle
Bob and Barbara's
10/21 | 9pm
NO COVER!

1509 South St.

Philadelphia, Pa

October 21, 2025 7:00PM Not So Latin Concerts: Kitt's Hummock

 

Join us tuesday, October 21st as we welcome Kitt’s Hummock to notsolatin!! Kitt’s Hummock is the project of twin songwriters Josh & Jake Hoffpauir, accompanied live by drummer Austin Wagner and Will Lauzon on pedal steel. Inspired by folk, alt-country and power pop, the band released the six song EP “Live From Japan” in 2024 and followed it up with a split EP with Rigby Picnic in 2025.

You don’t want to miss it!

Doors at 7, show at 730
1440 W Ritner St. Phialdelphia Pa

October 20, 2025 8:00PM-12:00AM Free Latin Dance Party with Orquesta Del Barrio at Live! Casino

 

Live! Casino

900 Packer Ave.

Free parking after 8:00PM

October 19, 2025 7:00PM Live Music & Art for the Soul at iMPeRFeCT Gallery

 

LIVE MUSIC & ART FOR THE SOUL
Sunday Oct 19,  7pm

Come and join us for a night of blues, jazz, originals, poetry, and short stories with Tamara Anderson (https://facebook.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e087217019e60429db0262ed7&id=6585efa8de&e=51ff21b987) (vocalist), Chris Farrell (guitar), Karen Smith (percussion), and Maya Anderson (poet-storyteller). Bring a friend or your entire squad. You will not want to miss this final concert for 2025 before Tamara hits the road!

RSVP for a discount:  https://facebook.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e087217019e60429db0262ed7&id=741df0d77c&e=51ff21b987

October 19, 2025 7:00PM Elio Villafranca and the Jass Syncopators at The Fallser Club

 

Born in Cuba and rooted in classical training, pianist Elio Villafranca lights up the stage with Afro-Caribbean rhythms, New Orleans swing, and global grooves. His Jass Syncopators channel tradition and innovation in equal measure, creating a joyous, infectious sound that’s impossible to sit still to.

Lineup: Elio Villafranca (piano/compositions), Freddie Hendrix (trumpet), Sam Dillon (tenor sax), Gregg August (bass), Joel de Jesus (drums), Carlos Maldonado (percussion)

Tickets: $20 + $1.40 fee

The Fallser Club

3721 Midvale Ave

Philadelphia, Pa  19129

October 18, 2025 12:00-3:00PM Drums and Dance! Drums Not Guns at Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center

 

October 17, 2025 7:30PM Caro Canion, Joe James & Andrea Nardello at The Bird's Nest

 

October 17, 2025 7:00PM Not So Latin Concerts: The Argentine Jam

 

GET READY FOR OCTOBER’S ARGENTINE JAM!!!

Join us once more for October’s installment of the Argentine Jam on Friday, October 17th! Bring your instruments, voice or just listen as the supremely talented Alejo De Los Reyes is your host for the evening. You don’t want to miss it!

Doors at 7, show at 7:30
1440 W Ritner St. Philadelphia Pa

October 17, 2025 6:00-9:00PM Noche de Bohemia: Colombia Carnaval and Cumbia at AMLA at Esperanza

 

¡ Quien lo Vive es Quien lo Goza !

If You Live It, You Love It!

El Carnaval de Barranquilla y la Cumbia Colombiana

The Carnival of Barranquilla & the Colombian Cumbia

By/Por: Maribel Egea García

Directora Son Colombia Las Américas

ENTRADA:

Viernes, 17 de Octubre

2025 |

Friday, October 17th, 2025

6 - 9 pm

ENTRADA:

$10.50

$12 @ Puerta

AMLA at Esperanza

4261 N 5th St,

Philadelphia, PA 19140

Entrada y Estacionamiento en Bristol Street

Entrance and Parking on Bristol Street

Tickets: $10.50

October 15, 2025 5:30PM Hispanic Heritage Concert in Love Park

 

The Hispanic Heritage Concert is back! / ¡Vuelve el Concierto de la Hispanidad Philly 2025! 🇪🇸🇨🇴🇻🇪🇵🇷🇲🇽🇨🇱

Let’s celebrate Latin culture, art, and unity in the heart of Philadelphia! 💃🏽🕺🏽
Celebremos juntos la diversidad, el arte y el orgullo latino en el corazón de Filadelfia.

📅 Wednesday, October 15 — 5:30 PM / Miércoles 15 de octubre — 5:30 PM
📍 LOVE PARK
🎟️ Free Event / Evento gratuito

Live music, Latin rhythms, and a joyful celebration of our heritage.
Música en vivo, ritmos de toda Latinoamérica y un ambiente lleno de energía y cultura.

Organized by Gente de Venezuela, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Latino Engagement and Philly Alternativo.
Organizado por Gente de Venezuela, en alianza con la Mayor’s Office of Latino Engagement y Philly Alternativo.

💙💛❤️ Save the date and join us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
💙💛❤️ ¡Guarda la fecha y ven a celebrar el Mes de la Hispanidad con nosotros!

October 14, 2025 7:00-10:00PM Mano a Mano, Corazón a Corazón ("Hand to Hand, Heart to Heart") at Fringe Arts

 

Mano a Mano, Corazón a Corazón
("Hand to Hand, Heart to Heart")
Fundraiser for Gaza Soup Kitchen
October 14th, 7 PM
Fringe Arts
140 N Christopher Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19106

Tickets: $25

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, community, and solidarity. Three incredible ensembles — De Tierra Caliente, Los Guachinangos, and Suena Cimarrón — will take us on a vibrant journey through the rhythms and traditions of Latin America.

All proceeds from the event will directly benefit Gaza Soup Kitchen, which supports families with daily meals, food parcels, and vital relief programs in Gaza.

Come celebrate music, resilience, and the power of standing together — hand to hand, heart to heart.

Get Tickets Here

October 14, 2025 7:00PM Not So Latin Concerts: Lelia Adu

 

Join us tuesday, October 14th as we welcome the mesmerizing Lelia Adu and her trio to Notsolatin! Her music explores her own roots (she is from New Zealand, Britain and Ghana), but Adu is always inspired by where she is, so Bali, France and Italy, and New York (where she lives now) manifest in her music. She has been compared to Nina Simone and Joanna Newsome by John Schaefer at New York’s WNYC, who described her as “a genuinely good singer, with a velvety, soulful voice.”

We are honored to have Lelia and her trio make notsolatin stop on their nation-wide tour.

Doors at 7, show at 7:30
1440 W Ritner St. Philadelphia Pa

October 13, 2025 10:30AM-5:00PM Indigenous Peoples' Day at Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty) Park

 

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly 2025, is coming soon!

On Monday Oct 13th from 10:30am-5pm, we will once again return to the historic Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty) Park. We are anticipating talented new and returning artists, artisans, and speakers. We will be announcing the inspiring line up throughout September, leading up to the day of the event.

EVENT NAME: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly 2025

IN-PERSON LOCATION: Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty) Park – 1301 N Beach St, Philadelphia, PA 19125

LIVESTREAM: (Like this event to receive updates)

FULL PROGRAM: TBA in late September

PAY-AS-YOU-WISH Suggested Donation at the door:
$12 for adults 21+, and $5 for elders-65+ and youth-12-17

This is a family-friendly event and wheelchair accessible.

Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty) Park 1301 N. Beach Street, Philadelphia PA 19125

October 12, 2025 7:00PM Not So Big Band Concerts: Josh Lee & The Extended Family

 

THE EXTENDED FAMILY IS BACK IN OCTOBER!!! 10/12!!

Join us for a very special edition of Notsobigband with the Extended Family as we collaborate with @wrtimusic for a live recording!! Celebrate the music of and originals inspired by the swing era during a night that will go down in history!

Doors at 7, show at 7:30pm

October 11, 2025 1:00-1:30PM Performance of "Hacia La Luz" at Philadelphia Museum of Art

 

Hacia La Luz Performance
October 11, 1:00–1:30 p.m.

Pasión y Arte, Philadelphia’s contemporary feminist flamenco company, presents Hacia La Luz. Choreographed by Artistic Director Elba Hevia y Vaca, this new work weaves Andean tradition with modern flamenco.

Free for members; no reservations required.

Saturday, October 11, 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Hacia La Luz combines traditional Andean cosmology and contemporary flamenco in a dance performance featuring 5 dancers, exploring connection and healing. This new work is choreographed by Elba Hevia y Vaca, Artistic Director of Pasión y Arte, a contemporary dance company in Philadelphia that embraces artistic excellence in performance, education, and community engagement focused on modern feminist flamenco.

Things to Know:

• Performance is approximately 25 minutes
• Free; no registration required
• Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early to find a seat.
• Performances will take place in the Williams Forum
  

About Pasión y Arte:

For the last twenty years, Pasión y Arte, Philadelphia’s premier all-female contemporary flamenco dance company under the direction of Artistic Director Elba Hevia y Vaca, has been embracing artistic excellence in performance, education, and community engagement focused on modern feminist flamenco. Pasión y Arte continues to strengthen flamenco’s legacy as a classical form but expands the trajectory of modern feminist flamenco through its conservatory classes, performances, and national tours. In nine original productions and its presentation of the 2012 and 2014 Philadelphia Flamenco Festivals, PyA empowers women through self-expression by embracing bold experimentation that challenges traditional flamenco gender stereotypes.

Main Building

2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-763-8100

October 11 -November 1, 2025 2:00-3:30PM Afro-Brazilian Percussion Classes with Dendê Macêdo

 

Join master percussionist Dendê for the next edition of this
introductory class in Afro-Brazilian percussion.

Classes will be held on Saturdays from 2-4 pm at Dendêzieros Studio in Germantown at 224 W. Walnut Lane
October 11 – November 1, 2025

Attendees will learn to play timbal, caixa, surdo, repique, xequere, tamborim, pandeiro and much more with a former member of Timbalada! Dendê will teach you proper technique, exercises, tuning and maintenance, improvisations and soloing, traditional rhythms from candomblé and samba de roda as well as the original rhythms and breaks from bands like Timbalada, Ilê Aiyê, and Olodum.

Cost: $80 for the 4-week series or $25/class

Register here