Welcome to The Borderless Club, a free newsletter that’s your one stop shop for all international and cross-cultural events in NYC - across food, fashion, film, music, and more!

UPCOMING BORDERLESS EVENTS

First things first, thank you to all who have supported these events and built our community in the last 7 months! Very excited to grow more and bring even cooler events your way :)

Here’s our upcoming schedule of awesome events we’re organizing:

Summer Solstice Party ☀️ (June 26, Lower East Side) The longest day of the year is just around the corner and celebrated by so many cultures around the world. Come join us for the variety of ways in which people around the world celebrate this special day with Midsommar, Pacific Island, and Amazonian themed cocktails. Come in your best summer fit - linens, florals, sandals, and warm colors!

Flavors without Borders: Italian X Chinese (hosted with Clean Plate Collective) - some of the hottest chefs on the block will be cooking up a cross-cultural culinary experience like no other. East and west fuse to blossom a beautiful set of dishes from spring roll caprese to black sesame affogato 👀 Join us for this one of a kind cook off where flavors combine in the spirit of BORDERLESS!

INTERNATIONAL & CULTURAL EVENTS IN NYC

Flights not needed when the when the world is a train stop away! Join one of the other many cultural happenings in the city!

Live at the Archway: T Marie & Bayou Juju | Fogo Azul (June 12, DUMBO Archway) Come dance along to traditional and original Louisiana music, honoring traditional Cajun, Creole, zydeco, swamp pop, country, blues, and New Orleans songs, plus an opening set by an all-female Brazilian Samba Reggae drum line, Fogo Azul.

AAPI Community Night: Featuring Creators of Tribeca Short Films by AZN Americana (June 12, Lower East Side) Join us for a night celebrating Tribeca's AAPI creators and the magic of short films. Come and connect with other local filmmakers!

Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Street Festival (June 15, Lower East Side) A festival unlike any other with a medley of Chinese, Jewish, and Puerto Rican cultures that give the Lower East Side and Chinatown its identity alongside talented artisans, stage and street performers, and visitors!

Tribeca Games Gallery at Pier 57 (June 11-15, Tribeca) Play video games from around the world! Tribeca Games Gallery will host free playable demos of this year’s nine selection, developed across countries like France, Denmark, and Australia.

Perceptions of Sentience Art Exhibit (until June 13, 2025, United Nations Visitors Lobby) is a group exhibition of artworks by twenty-four neurodiverse artists from around the world. It is curated to inspire dialogue about mental health and the alternative pathways.

Oh Sankofa!: A Juneteenth Celebration at Lincoln Center (June 19, Upper West Side) Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans in the United States. Enjoy multiple performances curated to highlight the rich culture of African and African American folklore and the resilience of the human spirit.

Celebrate Brooklyn’s Third Annual Juneteenth in the Park (June 19, Park Slope) One of the City’s best-known summer festivals gets in on the Juneteenth action with this celebration of Black freedom and creativity that highlights the holiday’s Texas origins.

NYC Multicultural Festival Finale (June 21, St. Nicholas Ave, Harlem): Celebrating the city’s global community with performances, crafts, food vendors, and more!

Latin Beats Plaza Party (June 28, 1:30 pm – 4 pm., MoMA PS1, Long Island City): An exciting combination of Argentinian Folk, Flamenco, and Cumbia, step in to a world of creativity and passion with dances from all over the Latin world!

KASSOUMAII 2025 (June 28, El Museo del Barrio, Upper East Side) Join Kofago Dance Ensemble & The Kofago Institute and Rhythm N Dance Incorporated for an unforgettable evening of dance, music, and cultural expression. The Ensemble opens its annual gala to the public to in celebrating African Diasporic excellence through storytelling, education, and community engagement.

PREVIOUSLY AT BORDERLESS

Central Asian Food Tour - Our very own (now Instagram famous) Mohina took us on a riveting culinary journey through her Central Asian community in South Brooklyn! We tried more than 25 dishes across 4 restaurants, and ended the night with at an Uzbek party! Don’t let anyone tell you Central Asians can’t party because even their aunties and uncles will outdance your aunties and uncles.

Language Exchange - Representatives from more than 20 languages came to share their language knowledge from all around the world! Arguably the most vital lifeline and arbiter of culture, language is one of the most important skills one can sharpen. Stay tuned for more of that!

NYC CULTURE CORNER

Recently ranked a NYC top 100 restaurant by the NY Times and featuring in our Culture Corner spotlight this month is Laghman Express! As the first stop on our our Central Asian food tour, this Brooklyn restaurant combines flavors from across Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik and Uyghur cuisines! They were gracious enough to take us back to the kitchen to show how they make their delicious hand pulled noodles, tender cumin lamb platters, and juicy perfectly-spiced chicken. Every bite is worth the journey to this often overlooked enclave of NYC!

MORE BORDERLESS

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