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Pride Disco Mass
Jun
29

Pride Disco Mass

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!

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NYC Dyke March
Jun
28

NYC Dyke March

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.

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Brooklyn Pride Center Comic Book Fair
Jun
21

Brooklyn Pride Center Comic Book Fair

  • Brooklyn Community Pride Center Crown Heights (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Celebrate Pride after the Mermaid Parade as Fogo Azul brings our badass Brazilian beat to the Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair 2025 in Crown Heights!

Noon-6:00pm: LGBTQIA+ comic book fair! Free and open to the public!

6:30pm: Fogo Azul leads the way along Union Street from the Brooklyn Community Pride Center to the after party at Whoopsie Daisy.

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Summer Solstice at Socrates Sculpture Park
Jun
20

Summer Solstice at Socrates Sculpture Park

Bring your friends and family to celebrate the summer solstice! Enjoy food by local vendors as the sun sets, workshops by Wearable Tracy, a guided tea meditation and ritual with Kimberly ChouTsun An, hot Brazilian samba reggae rhythms by Fogo Azul NYC, and food by Kinky Taco truck! RSVP free, here.

Fogo Azul dazzles the longest day of the year with two sets, at 6:30 and at 7:00!

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Brooklyn Pride Parade
Jun
14

Brooklyn Pride Parade

  • Park Slope, Brooklyn (5th Ave from Lincoln Pl to 9th St. Viewing Stand at 3rd St) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come shimmy your shimmers in the luminous crepuscule as Fogo Azul brings our Big Bad Booming Brazilian Beats to the only twilight Pride parade in the Northeast!

See schedule for other events from June 9-15, including Pride Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones, a 5k Run/Walk, and a Street Fest with an Entertainment Stage and a Family Fun Zone.

Parade with Fogo Azul starts at 7:30pm!

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Live at the Archway
Jun
12

Live at the Archway

Opening Night of the 2025 season! With bold Brazilian beats by Fogo Azul, music by T Marie & Bayou Juju, and art by Samantha Dion Baker.

Fogo Azul sounds off at 6:00pm!

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MS Climb To The Top: NYC 2025
Jun
8

MS Climb To The Top: NYC 2025

Time to step it up for MS with Fogo Azul NYC! Show the stairs who's boss at Citi Field, home of the NY Mets. Climb to the Top: NYC. Fogo Azul will have you dancing to irresistible samba reggae drumming while waving and cheering along with your fellow climbers to change the world for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis.

Fogo Azul lifts every step with multiple mini-sets throughout the event!

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Queens Pride Parade
Jun
1

Queens Pride Parade

  • Jackson Heights: 37th Avenue from 89th Street to 75th Street (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

2025 is the 33rd anniversary of Queens Pride! Found in 1993, it is held annually on the first Sunday in June, in the neighborhood of Jackson Heights. The parade is followed by a multicultural festival!

Fogo Azul marches at high noon in the Queens Pride Parade!

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The 2nd Annual Lower East Side Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival
May
31

The 2nd Annual Lower East Side Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival

Presented by El Grito de Lower East Side

Hosted by Dean Huertas

From the official website: Join us as we lift our voices and flags high, coming together to celebrate this powerful chapter in our collective journey.

More than a parade—it’s a movement!

Experience the energy of our powerful drumline in action as Fogo Azul parades up Columbia Street and Avenue D in celebration of LES PR Day!!!

Parade begins at 4pm on Columbia Street & Rivington Street.
Festival begins at 4:30pm on E11th Street & Avenue D.

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DUMBO Drop
May
30

DUMBO Drop

  • Washington St between Front St and Water St, Brooklyn (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

#DUMBODROP is an Annual Tradition where thousands of toy elephants parachute down from the skies of Dumbo onto our cobblestoned Washington Street - Brooklyn’s most iconic block. Plus, there's an epic block party with kids activities, restaurant row and more!

All proceeds from ticket sales go directly to Dumbo’s Title 1 public schools, PS307 Elementary + The Dock Street Middle School.

Fogo Azul jumps off with a short set at 5pm and 7pm!

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S.O.B.’s Favela Fridays
May
16
to May 17

S.O.B.’s Favela Fridays

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 11:30pm)

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.

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NYCRuns Half Marathon
Apr
27

NYCRuns Half Marathon

Go for the win with America's fastest growing race featuring over 25,000 runners in 2025! Official partner, Oatly, is drumming up a Halfway Halftime Show of unhinged entertainment fanfare to celebrate every runner’s race progress and Oatly’s lower climate impact message, as well as to cheer runners on through the race’s 2nd half.

Fogo Azul plays multiple sets from 7:30-10:30AM on stage at the Oatly Half-way Hub at Barclay Center!

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Climate Arts Festival at Queens Botanical Garden
Apr
26

Climate Arts Festival at Queens Botanical Garden

Celebrate Earth Month at the Climate Arts Festival at Queens Botanical Garden, a vibrant event dedicated to exploring solutions for the global climate crisis. Immerse yourself in a day of creativity and sustainability with hands-on activities, guided tours, and live performances throughout the festival!

Fogo Azul performs from 2:15 - 3:00!

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Gotham FC: Opening Day
Mar
23

Gotham FC: Opening Day

Come see Fogo Azul cheer on Gotham FC, the 2023 champion of the NWSL/National Women’s Soccer League, in the battle of the season at their home opener against the 2024 champion, the Orlando Pride. Fan Fest begins at 2:30 with gate giveaways, face painting, glitter tattoos, soccer activities, and more. Go Gotham! Blue out!

Fogo Azul performs at 3:30 and 4:50.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Fogo Azul NYC is thrilled to welcome our new BFF’s, Fogo Azul NJ ! Don’t miss this world premier performance!

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St. Pat's For All Parade
Mar
2

St. Pat's For All Parade

  • 43rd and Skillman Avenue Queens, NY, 11101 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Fogo Azul will be marching in the 2025 St. Pat’s For All Parade!

We return once again to Skillman Avenue and the hospitable communities of Sunnyside and Woodside for an inclusive clebration of Irish culture and heritage.

Music and remarks will begin at 12pm, and the parade will step off at 1pm.

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Favela Fridays: Carnaval Kickoff
Feb
28
to Mar 1

Favela Fridays: Carnaval Kickoff

Fogo Azul is performing at the opening night of Favela Fridays at Sounds of Brazil to kick off CARNAVAL WEEKEND bringing Rio to New York City on Fri, Feb 28th with baile funk DJs, live percussion, late night caipirinha happy hour, a batucada ensemble, and samba dancers.

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