México Now Festival: Art, Music, & Culture of Mexico in NYC
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- Parent Category: Other Festivals
- Category: Art/Antiques
- Published on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 16:43
- Written by Brad Balfour
Celebrating Mexican art and culture, the México Now Festival (MXNOW), returns to NYC for it’s 21st installment this November 5 to 8. MXNOW showcases literary conversations, artist talks, concerts, film premieres, and multidisciplinary experiences that highlight the diversity of Mexico’s creative voices. Events will be both online and in person at venues such as The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, Joe’s Pub, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and NYU’s Espacio de Culturas. Many of these events are free with registrations, some concerts require purchasing tickets, check site for details.
On Saturday, November 8, the documentary Con Alma will be screened at Espacio de Culturas/NYU. This moving documentary follows acclaimed musicians Magos Herrera and Paola Prestini, who created a global musical collaboration, Con Alma, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Featuring over 30 artists, Con Alma grew into an album and live performances, which would include a landmark concert at the United Nations on gender equality. A Q&A with artists will follow the screening.
Author Jazmina Barrera and the award-winning translator of Elena Garro’s work, Megan McDowell meet on stage to discuss Barrera’s forthcoming book, The Queen of Swords. In dialogue, Barrera and McDowell will discuss the creative process behind the book, the art and challenges of translation, and how language shapes our understanding of lives lived between fact and mystery.
Solidarity in Song: Music, Mutual Aid, and the Making of a Movement features Doris Anahí Muñoz—founder of Solidarity for Sanctuary, artist manager turned singer-songwriter, and subject of the Sundance-premiered documentary Mija—shares her inspiring journey of transforming music into a vehicle for social change.
Singing Stones: Celebrating the Ancient Americas at The Met showcases the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing’s newly reimagined Ancient Americas galleries with an illustrious lineup of U.S. and Mexican performers.
To learn more, go to: https://mexiconowfestival.org/
México Now Festival
November 5 - 8, 2025
Various venues in NYC