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DATE OF EVENT |
Sunday, July 8th, 2018. It's almost always on the 2nd Sunday of July, every summer. |
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TIME |
The block party with music and dancing goes from approximately 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM or later. The actual stickball game is held in the morning before the block party. |
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LOCATION
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West 111th Street between 5th and Lenox Avenues, Spanish Harlem, uptown Manhattan, NYC. |
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VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map . (travel instructions below) . |
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PRESENTED BY |
111th Street Old Timers Stick Ball Association and the 111th Street Block Association. |
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CONTACT INFO |
Santos Negron - Email - negron_santos@yahoo.com . |
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TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
An annual free outdoor street fair event held along West 111th Street in Spanish Harlem that's been happening for 49 years! The salsa music and dancing take place in a huge school yard with a stage and sound system and a big crowd of hundreds of people enjoying the music and getting up and dancing. The salsa dancing and stage area are set up in a huge playground of a neighborhood school, where restrooms are available (bring your own toilet paper!). |
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MUSIC |
Mostly pure classic salsa plus some cha cha, bachata & merengue. |
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DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Usually. They would be listed on our Main Calendar if we are sent the information. Otherwise, they just show up at the event and perform. |
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DJ |
Long-time salsa DJ Efraim. |
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BAND |
Always. They are listed on our Main Calendar. |
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DANCE FLOOR |
The surface is cement, some areas are smooth and others are a little rough. There is no specific dance section or floor. People just start dancing anywhere they want and then more people join in. Dancing is on pavement, so wear shoes that are smooth & slippery, or just wear sneakers and keep your dancing simple.
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PRICES |
Free. |
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BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
It's a street fair so you will find food and beverages being sold from stands set up along the sidewalks of 111th Street. Especially typical for street festivals in Latin neighborhoods, women who live there set up tables outside their buildings and sell beverages and Spanish food which they've just cooked upstairs in their homes. !Deliciosa! The food section is usually on East 111th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues, but it may change, so just walk along the several blocks of 111th Street between Lexington and Lenox Avenues. |
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DRESS CODE |
Completely casual, wear what you want, it's a NYC street fair. |
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DANCE TIMING
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There are some people dancing "On 2", but many are also dancing "On 1", side-to-side, and street styles typically seen at Latino street and beach festivals. For you pure "On 2'ers", you may wish to bring a partner or group if you want to just dance "On 2".
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DESCRIPTION |
50th Annual Old Timers Reunion Festival - Salsa bands and dance performances to be announced. Plus plenty of classic salsa music by DJ Efram. Held annually for more than 49 years, usually on the 2nd Sunday of July in El Barrio, Spanish Harlem, upper Manhattan. This is an outdoor street event which involves salsa bands & a salsa DJ, dancing, stickball games, food, and all the other typical NYC street fair activities. The stickball games are from 7:00 AM to around 12:00 noon, and then the street party goes from approximately noon until 6:00 PM, with the bands beginning around 1:00 PM. The rest of the time there is the DJ playing mostly salsa and other Latin music. And of course there are also stands selling almost everything from T shirts to games & CD's and food. The location is the several blocks of 111th Street between Lexington and Lenox Avenues. The food area is probably on 111th Street between 5th & Madison Avenues, and the bands are on 111th Street between 5th & Lenox Avenues. The salsa dancing and stage area are set up in a huge playground of a neighborhood school, where restrooms are available (bring your own toilet paper!). See our Summer Events Listing Policy-
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HOW TO GET THERE |
Click Here For Map The location of the whole street festival is the several blocks of 111th Street between Lexington and Lenox Avenues in Spanish Harlem, uptown Manhattan. The food area is on 111th Street between 5th & Madison Avenues, and the bands and dancing are on West 111th Street between 5th & Lenox Avenues. Trains: Take the number 2 and 3 trains to the Central Park North / 110th Street Station. Or take the number 6 train to the 110th Street Station. Then walk up 1 block to 111th Street. Of course there are nearby busses going up and down all the nearby avenues and crosstown buses on 110th and 116th Streets. By car, allow some time to look for street parking, or you will find a few garages in the area, especially along Madison Avenue south of 110th Street.
For more information on public transportation, click on NYC Subway-Bus-Train Maps , or NY-NJ PATH Train Maps or Long Island Railroad Maps or MetroNorth Railroad Maps .
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OTHER INFORMATION |
Please Note - Disclaimer: New York City area summer outdoor salsa events in general are subject to program changes and occasional cancellations for various reasons (band, DJ, weather, administrative mix-ups, etc.), so don't be too surprised if this happens. And the music may not always be as "pure salsa" as we would like. Also, the dancing conditions may be less than ideal, for example concrete, grass, dirt, sand, etc., so bring footwear that prepares you for any surface. I will state the dancing surface if I know what it is. My information comes from the most reliable sources I can find. In most cases, the information turns out to be accurate, but occasionally it is not. It is the nature of the beast. See our Summer Events Listing Policy-
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