Latin Food Fest NYC returns: Big flavours, bigger energy
Empanadas, Bad Bunny lookalikes & 70+ food vendors: Latin Food Fest NYC is back.
Returning to Brooklyn’s buzzy Industry City from September 13–14, 2025, the two-day Latin Food Fest will feature more than 70 vendors dishing out flavour-packed bites from Argentina to El Salvador.
The food is truly worth the visit alone, but this festival is a full-on cultural celebration, with 14 live performances, immersive art installations, and cheeky contests like empanada-eating challenges and a Bad Bunny look-alike showdown. (We don’t know who’s judging, but we have questions.)
You’ll want to come hungry and curious. Vendors range from mom-and-pop pupuserías to next-gen chefs serving twists on tamales and ceviche. Wash it all down with rum cocktails, paloma spritzes and cold micheladas while dancing to cumbia or reggaetón in one of three themed zones.
The organizers say the festival will expand to more cities in 2026, but it’s worth tasting the original recipe that’s been simmering in Brooklyn.