HISPANIC CULTURE

Heritage Month-themed medal. Billboard Latin Music Awards Sept. 23, 8 p.m. (Red carpet special starts at 7 p.m.) — Telemundo

The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards will celebrate the year’s best in Latin music in a star-studded fiesta from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Bad Bunny leads the list with 22 nods, followed by Maluma with 11, J Balvin with nine, and Karol G, Anuel AA and Black Eyed Peas with eight each. Appearances by Camila Cabello, Marc Anthony, Banda MS, Karol G, Natti Natasha, Prince Royce, Ana Bárbara and more. VOCES on PBS

October and November, check your local listings

A new season of Latino Public Broadcasting’s signature series “VOCES” is coming to PBS stations in October to celebrate the diversity of the Latinx cultural experience. Stories include a portrait of a once-heralded Cuban writer who was silenced by the revolution; two Mexican-American brothers, and Vietnam veterans who face deportation; and a look at Latinx representation in Hollywood.

OUT AND ABOUT

Carnaval de la Cultura Latina Sept. 12 — Junction Blvd. in Corona, Queens

For the past 15 years, the Carnaval has brought art, dance, music, food and kids activities to Corona, Queens, to celebrate the first week of Hispanic Heritage Month. Organizers estimate that 80,000 people attended the event in 2019, the last one to be held due to the pandemic.

A La Calle Block Party

Sept. 26, noon to 4 p.m — W. 89th St.

For over 50 years, the world-renowned Ballet Hispánico has celebrated the diversity of the Latino culture through dance performances, education programs and social advocacy. On Sept. 26, it will hold its fourth annual block party with an afternoon of music, art, cultures, cuisine — plus free performances and classes — on the Upper West Side.

26th Annual Panamanian Day Parade

Oct. 9 at noon — Crown Heights, Brooklyn

The world’s largest Panamanian parade outside the Republic of Panama is coming to Crown Heights to commemorate Panama’s separation from Colombia, which took place in November 1903. The parade begins at Bergen St. and Franklin Ave., and heads toward a street fair on Classon Ave. The fair, which attracts over 30,000 people, features art, music, as well as Panamanian, Caribbean, and Latin American food specialties.