Celebrate the many Latinx cultures, histories, identities and languages from around the world with New York International Children’s Film Festival’s 2025 installment of ¡Hola Cine!.

This collection explores themes of belonging, family, cultural heritage, and coming of age—from a quiet story of self-discovery in rural Peru to whimsical adventures that defy gravity and expectation. Told through animation and live action, in Spanish, Quechua, English, Dutch, and beyond, each film offers a heartfelt glimpse into the many ways young people navigate their worlds. 

Recommended for ages 9+ (70 min.)

Join Rachelle Baker to help create a vibrant collaborative mural on canvas that will later be displayed at the DIA!

Rachelle Baker is a multidisciplinary artist from Detroit, MI, with a background in relief printing (screenprinting, lino/woodcutting), illustration, comic art, video art, and music. She draws inspiration from Shoujo manga, anime and comics’ bad girls, stoic women dancing in the backgrounds of late ’90s/early 2000s R&B videos, and the sound cats make when they yawn. She is a Capricorn with a Scorpio moon.

Published books include Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani (Ten Speed Press), Shirley Chisholm is a Verb by Veronica Chambers (Dial Books/Penguin Random House), Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop by Clover Hope (Abrams Books), and Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds (Little, Brown Young Readers).

Create a pencil drawing to take home while exploring the collection up close. No experience is necessary, and all supplies are provided.

For ages 6 through adult. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Capacity is limited.

Carlos y Charlos are two Los Angeles County-born multi-instrumentalists, Juan Carlos Reynoso (banjo sexto) and Charles De Castro (diatonic accordion), who initially came together to play the songs they love from their Norteño idols, like Los Alegres de Terán and Carlos y José, to Texas accordion legends such as Santiago Jimenez Sr. and Narciso Martinez. 

The addition of bassist Patrick Morrison solidifies the band’s current sound. Their blend of traditional polkas, waltzes, and classic Norteño repertoire keeps the party going while staying true to the roots of Norteño and Mexican music.

Strange Beautiful Music 18: Night Two

Now in its 18th year, Strange Beautiful Music returns to the iconic Rivera Court for an evening of adventurous sound. Vocalist Alex Koi and cellist Kirin McElwain open the night with an intimate, exploratory set blending acoustic and electronic textures. The evening concludes with New Music Detroit performing works by Molly Joyce, Rui Penha, Pierre-Yves Macé, Lei Liang, and Keiko Devaux — a program curated by NMD creative director Justin Snyder specifically for the acoustics and atmosphere of this historic space.

This concert is part of a three-day festival, with Day 1 at The Motown Mansion and Day 3 at the Cadieux Stage. Visit newmusicdetroit.com for more details.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at works from the collection. No experience is necessary, and all supplies are provided.

For ages 6 through adult. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Capacity is limited.

Bring the family (along with blankets and lawn chairs) for an afternoon of dance on the DIA’s lawn. Featuring performances by local, national, and international talent curated for family audiences, Summer Stage promises to be a festival highlight for all ages.

Saturday will include a College Fair from 2:30–4:00 p.m. for aspiring dancers interested in pursuing dance careers after high school. Dancers from these colleges will also perform during the show.

Sunday will feature family-friendly outdoor activities to get everyone moving!

Dance City Festival (DCF) is an annual community building event that celebrates dance in its various forms and disciplines. Now in its thirteenth year in Detroit, and first year in Chicago and New York, DCF-Detroit includes performances, master classes, and networking opportunities all held in the vibrant city of Detroit at the festival’s central venue, Detroit Institute of Arts. Our mission is to educate diverse audiences about the impact of dance, provide opportunities for artists to share their work, and create an artistic network linking Detroit, the greater US, and the world!

On the DIA’s Woodward Plaza

For full festival schedule visit their website.

Sponsored by Dance City Festival and ArtLab J

Dance on Screen provides a space for dance filmmakers to present their work. Presented in the Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture Hall, dance on screen highlights local, national, and international dance films in diverse styles of dance. (90 min.)

Dance City Festival (DCF) is an annual community building event that celebrates dance in its various forms and disciplines. Now in its thirteenth year in Detroit, and first year in Chicago and New York, DCF-Detroit includes performances, master classes, and networking opportunities all held in the vibrant city of Detroit at the festival’s central venue, Detroit Institute of Arts. Our mission is to educate diverse audiences about the impact of dance, provide opportunities for artists to share their work, and create an artistic network linking Detroit, the greater US, and the world!

In the DIA’s Lecture Hall. Capacity is limited, seating begins half hour before performance start.

For full festival schedule visit their website.

Sponsored by Dance City Festival and ArtLab J

Saving the best for last, Dance and Celebration brings together world-renowned dancers and choreographers to provide a fitting endpiece for a weekend full of dance. Featuring works by inventive choreographers who play with movement, light and sound to create expressive works that emotionally impact the audience, this showcase is truly a celebration of dance and is not to be missed! (90 min.)

Dance City Festival (DCF) is an annual community building event that celebrates dance in its various forms and disciplines. Now in its thirteenth year in Detroit, and first year in Chicago and New York, DCF-Detroit includes performances, master classes, and networking opportunities all held in the vibrant city of Detroit at the festival’s central venue, Detroit Institute of Arts. Our mission is to educate diverse audiences about the impact of dance, provide opportunities for artists to share their work, and create an artistic network linking Detroit, the greater US, and the world!

For full festival schedule visit their website.

Sponsored by Dance City Festival and ArtLab J

Join Kelly Golden, a Detroit-based, traditionally trained sign painter and neon sign fabricator, to create a large-scale collaborative painting and learn more about what it means to make a mural!