México Now Festival

México Now Festival Mēxico Now Festival is New York City's 1st—& only—annual festival of contemporary Mexican arts & culture. More info: www.mexiconowfestival.org

Celebrate Mexico Now is New York City’s first, and only, arts festival spotlighting contemporary Mexico. Every year, from uptown to
downtown, New Yorkers are immersed in the vanguard of Mexican music, dance, film, literature, theater, visual art, architecture, and cuisine. With performances, screenings, exhibitions, and discussions, this annual festival imports an authentic experience of what’s g

oing
on in Mexico—right now. Since its debut in 2004, Celebrate Mexico Now has brought over 300 groundbreaking artists and projects to 60 of New
York’s leading cultural venues. Celebrate Mexico Now is produced by Claudia Norman and her consulting firm, CN Management, and is a not-for-profit project sponsored by The Field.

Get ready to dance 🌵🪩This June 20, the México Now Festival presents Orkesta Mendoza at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the ...
05/14/2026

Get ready to dance 🌵🪩

This June 20, the México Now Festival presents Orkesta Mendoza at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City!

Led by singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sergio Mendoza, the Tucson-based ensemble channels the eclectic sounds Mendoza grew up listening to along the Mexico–United States border. This summer, Orkesta Mendoza blends a high-energy mix of ranchera, merengue, mambo, and psychedelic cumbia into an unforgettable under-the-stars dance party.

🗓 June 20
🕗 8PM
📍 The Dance Floor at Josie Robertson Plaza
🎟 Free!
🔗 Learn more at mexiconowfestival.org

Come move with us!

Lincoln Center

Announcing the México Now Festival...summer edition! 😎Join us for our first-ever summer activation as part of Summer for...
05/05/2026

Announcing the México Now Festival...summer edition! 😎

Join us for our first-ever summer activation as part of Summer for the City at Lincoln Center, a free celebration of movement, contemporary artistry, and international voices.

🗓 June 20
Experience poetry, music, and performances from three generations of artists living in the U.S., exploring migration, identity, and cultural exchange.

✨ Featuring:
• 6PM: La Casita
• 8PM: Orkesta Mendoza

Before we kick off our full festival in Fall 2026, come celebrate the creativity, movement, and community that make our global city so special during the summer.

Free and open to all. See you there 💃🏽

12/22/2025

From all of us at México Now Festival, we’re wishing you warm holiday wishes this season! ❄️

¡Felices fiestas y próspero Año Nuevo! 🎇

🎶🤝¿Es cierto que la música rompe frontera? "Celebrate México Now Festival 2004-2024", un libro lleno de fotos, entrevist...
12/12/2025

🎶🤝¿Es cierto que la música rompe frontera?

"Celebrate México Now Festival 2004-2024", un libro lleno de fotos, entrevistas y anécdotas inéditas que tendrá su presentación en la sala del Teatro Helénico con motivo de los 20 años del México Now Festival, un evento dedicado a visibilizar la riqueza cultural mexicana en Nueva York.

BIG NEWS! Mexico Now Festival por primera vez en la CDMX! Los esperamos en la presentación del libro Celebrate Mexico N...
12/11/2025

BIG NEWS! Mexico Now Festival por primera vez en la CDMX!
Los esperamos en la presentación del libro Celebrate Mexico Now Festival 2004-2024 que estará a cargo de la editora Rocio Echevarría y Claudia Norman además de música de Pasatono y Siete Espinas de Coro Acardenchado

Entrada Libre
Cuándo: Lunes 15 de diciembre
Hora: 19hr
Dónde: Teatro Helénico
Dirección: Av Revolución . CDMX

12/11/2025

Por primera vez en la CDMX!!
Haremos la presentación del libro Celebrate México Now Festival 2004-2024 y además tendremos en vivo a Pasatono y Siete Espinas de Coro Acardenchado
ENTRADA LIBRE
Lunes 15 de diciembre
19 hrs
Teatro Helenico

12/09/2025

🎥 As we wrap up the year, enjoy a video recap of MXNOW 25—a look back at the artists, audiences, and moments that made this year’s Festival so special.

Thank you for being a part of it. ¡GRACIAS!

Support México Now Festival this ! ✨MXNOW 2025 showed what’s possible when bold artists and passionate audiences come t...
12/02/2025

Support México Now Festival this ! ✨
MXNOW 2025 showed what’s possible when bold artists and passionate audiences come together. As we look to 2026, we’re gearing up for even more visionary performances and cross-cultural collaborations and we can’t do it without you.

Make a tax-deductible gift to help us keep presenting work that sparks dialogue, expands perspectives, and connects communities across borders. Thank you! ❤️

Pictured in photo: Two singers from 7 Espinas del Coro Acardenchado, Doris Anahí Muñoz and Ramón Ponce

Dear , your art is very significant for the festival. We’ve admired your work for a long time and it is an honor to hav...
11/16/2025

Dear , your art is very significant for the festival. We’ve admired your work for a long time and it is an honor to have this image with us. What a gift!! GRACIAS 🙏🏽

Canciones de mis Ancestros, a Tribute to the Ranchera Legacy.
Joes Pub
Th Nov 6, 2025

Joe’s Pub debut of , accompanied by de

11/13/2025

On Wed Nov 5, was the kickoff of the México Now Festival 2025 in NYC with the book launch of a commemorative book honoring the first twenty years of the festival. Written and edited by Rocio Echevarría and published by independent press Editorial Microhistorias.
Hosted at The Center for Fiction and moderated by David Brooks, author, journalist, and US correspondent for the Mexican newspaper La Jornada.

It was so great to have a full house and celebrate this publication together, and hear your anecdotes and experiences.

Thank you to all of you who bought the book!!

We want to extend our special thanks to for their support in making this edition possible.

Estén pendientes que pronto anunciaremos la siguiente presentación del libro.

Gracias!



Closing day MXNOW 2025!We wrapped up the festival with our film program, presented in partnership with Corto Circuito La...
11/09/2025

Closing day MXNOW 2025!
We wrapped up the festival with our film program, presented in partnership with Corto Circuito Latino Short Fest , at NYU’s Espacio de las Culturas. Audiences enjoyed special screenings of the documentary “Con Alma” followed by an intimate conversation with artists 🌎 🎶

Special thanks to and for your support and to , , and for such a delicious food and drinks for the closing reception .

📸 Mexico Now Festival




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