SPOOKY NEWSFLASH: Goblins of Fogo Azul New Jersey incant sinister spirits from Fogo Azul NYC to haunt Clifton NJ’s Halloween Parade!

Fogo Azul NYC joins our besties, Fogo Azul NJ, in this delightfully eerie parade, part of HarvestFest (11:30-4:30). with festivities for the whole family! Click VIEW EVENT below for details. Or click here for more info.

(Fogo Azul New Jersey is recruiting! Contact us through IG here!)

Parade starts at 12:15pm

Parade route: From Van Houten Avenue to the City Hall Municipal Complex (900 Clifton Avenue)

Fresh off their 2024 WNBA championship, the New York Liberty are bringing back their biggest community celebration, featuring the fierce Fogo Azul NYC, leading the Dribble Parade at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Free and open to all, the Brooklyn Dribble event invites thousands of kids and their families to grab a basketball and join a one-mile dribble parade. (Registration required: click here. First-come-first-served!). Dribble to the Brazilian samba-reggae funky beats of Fogo Azul as we parade from Pier 6 to Pier 2, where a full Liberty Fan Fest will keep the celebration going.

Fogo Azul kicks off the one-mile Dribble Parade @ 1:00 pm, starting from Pier 6 and ending at the Fan Fest on Pier 2!

Come by this lovely park in Williamsburg for an autumnal day of family fun with pumpkin painting, puppet shows, face painting, snacks, games, and more! All ages welcome!

Registration is required: click here!

Don’t miss Fogo Azul at 3:00 pm!

NYC's favorite drumline, Fogo Azul, takes our Brazilian funky rhythms to Pier 76 to cheer on the riders of Bike MS: NYC 2025!

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Join Fogo Azul at the Finish Line Festival, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Multiple sets with live DJ in between!

Come out and dance to Fogo Azul’s Brazilian samba-reggae rhythms at the Halloween edition of the beloved annual Battle Hill Block Party in Greenwood Park, Brooklyn:

Catch Fogo Azul at 7:30pm and stick around for food, fun and lots of other performances throughout the evening. Costume required!

The Met Fall Festival is a day filled with performances, art making, family-friendly activities, programs, and more. All outdoor events are free; indoor events are free with Museum admission and no registration is required.

The fabulous front steps leading to The Met’s Fifth Avenue entrance will superbly showcase Fogo Azul’s high-energy funky Brazilian samba-reggae rhythms! (In case of rain, performance will move indoors to the lobby.)

Fogo Azul fires things up with two sets: @ 12pm and @ 4:30pm!

NYC’s favorite drumline is playing the amazing two-day food festival EEEEEATSCON on Pier 76! On Day 2, Fogo Azul cooks up another fresh hot set at 2:45pm!

Sample 25+ restaurants from New York and beyond and enjoy live music, celebrity panels, and the chance to ask restaurant critics about your dining dilemmas.

NYC’s favorite drumline is playing the amazing two-day food festival EEEEEATSCON on Pier 76! Day 1: Fogo Azul serves up a tasty set at 2:45pm!

Sample 25+ restaurants from New York and beyond and enjoy live music, celebrity panels, and the chance to ask restaurant critics about your dining dilemmas.

Join us Monday, Sept 29 at 12pm in Washington Square Park for drums, plant-based power, and Dr. Ostfeld—let’s beat cancer with food, rhythm & action!

Fogo Azul gets a little bit “country” at the Queens Agricultural Fair! Enjoy pie eating and corn husking contests, hayrides, pony rides, square dancing, and more! Visit the main stage and family entertainment tents featuring an array of live music and theatrical performances, check out local craft and food vendors and get recycling tips!

Fogo Azul performs on Sunday 9/28 from 12:45-1:30pm! A Brazilian samba-reggae hoedown? Why not!

Fogo Azul is thrilled and honored to open the 2025 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park at 5:00 pm with a big Brazilian bang!

The world’s biggest artists and entertainers will lead calls for an end to extreme poverty, along with advocates, philanthropists, and 60,000 dedicated global citizens. This year’s Global Citizen Festival will be headlined by Cardi B and Shakira!

Tickets to the Global Citizen Festival are free and can be earned by taking action on campaign goals on the Global Citizen app or website. In addition the festival will stream live around the world.

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Hop onboard and join the kick-butt fitness evening with IronStrength and Dr. Jordan Metzl on the Intrepid!

Advanced registration is required and this FREE event always “sells out”. Check Dr. Metzl’s website and follow his Instagram for the official announcement.

Fogo Azul gets things pumping from 5:45 - 6:15pm!

Loud and proud! Fogo Azul NYC welcomes riders who biked all the way from Philadelphia to New York raising funds for Housing Works HIV/AIDS Services! Come and help us cheer them over the finish line with hot samba-reggae grooves to cool them down.

Fogo Azul kicks off the Closing Ceremony at 4:30pm, then blasts big beats again after closing remarks!

Favela Fridays is back @ Sounds of Brazil! The best new Brazilian party in NYC with baile funk DJs, live percussion, batucada,caipirinha specials, and late night happy hour.

Party to the music of ANITTA, LUDMILLA, PEDRO SAMPAIO, PABLLO VITTAR, MC FIOTI, LUÍSA SONZA, KEVIN O CHRIS, TROPKILLAZ, KEVINHO, MC POZE DO RODO, LEXA, and more baile funk, funk ostentação, MPB, and electro-samba all night long with music by DJs Mango & Ginger!

Live Percussion by:  Fogo Azul NYC (around 11:00pm)

FREE ENTRY w/ RSVP from 11:00-11:30pm (subject to venue capacity). Or, purchase a ticket online for priority entry and arrive any time.

Welcome to the Jersey City LGBTQ+ Pride Festival

The Jersey City LGBTQ+ Pride Festival is more than just a single-day celebration—it is a year-round movement that champions diversity, inclusivity, and LGBTQ+ visibility. As we honor August as Jersey City LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the festival serves as a powerful symbol of unity, equality, and the vibrant spirit of our community.

Fogo Azul joins the annual parade on August 25, 2025. Head over and dance to Fogo Azul’s Brazilian samba-reggae rhythms!

Join us for a special opening performance outside Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island as we celebrate Gotham FC competing in the Concacaf W Champions Cup.

Experience the excitement as Fogo Azul ignites the crowd with powerful rhythms with a 6:15pm set right outside of the game gates!

Fogo Azul NYC brings high-energy beats to Summer Streets:Manhattan at Foley Square! Experience the excitement as our drumline ignites the crowd with powerful rhythms.

Celebrate New York City's 400th anniversary by exploring blocks of car-free fun, fitness, and live entertainment as the city's streets transform into playgrounds for all to enjoy.

Performance by Fogo Azul @ 12:00pm!

Fogo Azul NYC brings high-energy beats to Summer Streets:Manhattan at Foley Square! Experience the excitement as our drumline ignites the crowd with powerful rhythms.

Celebrate New York City's 400th anniversary by exploring blocks of car-free fun, fitness, and live entertainment as the city's streets transform into playgrounds for all to enjoy.

Performance by Fogo Azul @ 12:00pm!

Brazilian beats plus a drumming workshop by Fogo Azul cheers on this thriving adorable neighborhood garden and park in the LES!

Fogo Azul performs at 2:00. Public drumming workshop begins around 2:30.

Go wild dancing with Fogo Azul NYC as we drum for prancing participants in the BKLYN MILE, benefiting Girls on the Run NYC, presented by #HOKA: Hooray!

BKLYN MILE is a road race running northward along Kent Ave, under the Williamsburg Bridge and onward through the heart of N Brooklyn from South 10th to North 9th Streets: Route

Fogo Azul energizes all seven waves of participants as they cruise by from 9:00-11:30AM, at the SE corner of South 2nd Street and Kent Avenue.

Fogo Azul NYC brings high-energy beats to Summer Streets:Manhattan at Foley Square! Experience the excitement as our drumline ignites the crowd with powerful rhythms.

Celebrate New York City's 400th anniversary by exploring blocks of car-free fun, fitness, and live entertainment as the city's streets transform into playgrounds for all to enjoy.

Performance by Fogo Azul @ 12:00pm!

Who is Fogo Azul? We could be YOU! Curious? Want to learn Brazilian samba-reggae drumming? Sign up for the upcoming New Member Session— click “JOIN” at the top of this page, or “VIEW EVENT” below for more information. Don’t be shy; give it a try!

The Queens Night Market is a large, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens, featuring over 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances, all celebrating the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens. Queens Night Market begins at 4:00pm.

Performance by Fogo Azul @ 6:00pm. Don’t miss us!

Fogo Azul is excited to perform at Coronate, a day to celebrate the incredible diversity that defines Corona and Queens!

Come and be part of this extraordinary celebration of culture, community, and creativity. We can't wait to see you there!

Our set begins at 4:30pm!

Fogo Azul brings the heat and the beat to Vernon Blvd in Queens! 

Summer Streets is an annual celebration of New York City's most valuable public space – our streets.

Come out for some car-free fun, fitness, and live entertainment as the city’s streets transform into playgrounds for all to enjoy.

Fogo Azul performs at 2pm! (Vernon Blvd from 41st Dr to 30th Rd)

The Sleepy Hollow Mermaid Festival is a community celebration that encourages Hudson River access and education. There will be art-making, music, performances, bounce houses, food trucks, a costume contest, a mermade marketplace, and a parade on land and water. All are invited to this FREE family-friendly festival!

Parade performance by Fogo Azul @ 1:00pm. See you there!

Happy 4th of July! Fogo Azul will be marching in one of the oldest 4th of July parades in the United States!

Come celebrate Independence Day with Ridgefield Park’s small-town vibes and Fogo’s big-boom beats!

Parade starts at 11:30 from Preston St. and Hudson Ave.

This Sunday afternoon-evening, cheer for Pride in Chelsea at the Annual Boxers NYC Pride Block Party and Street Fair: Live performances! Dancing! Community love! Unstoppable NYC Pride energy!

Fogo Azul ramps it up at 6:30 pm!

Fogo Azul is proud to play an opening set outside of the church for the annual Pride Disco Mass at St. Marks Church In-The-Bowery.

Come join Fogo Azul for a joyful celebration of life and love… and Afro-Brazilian samba-reggae rhythms at 10:45 am!

This year the NYC Dyke March will step off from Bryant Park at 5pm on June 28 and continue down 5th Avenue to Washington Square Park.

Thousands of Dykes take the streets each year in celebration of beautiful and diverse Dyke lives, to highlight the presence of Dykes within our community, and in protest of the discrimination, harassment, and violence faced in schools, on the job, and in our communities.

Fogo Azul will march the whole route ending in the park with a set of powerful rhythms.