Tito Puente Latin Music Series will take place on Thursday, July 23 in East Boston

0.7 min readBy Maureen DahillPublished On: July 20th, 2026Categories: See and Do0 Comments

The six-concert Tito Puente Latin Music Series returns to Boston parks in July and August. Performers include Berklee College of Music faculty, students, alumni, and world-renowned artists.

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks. The series is sponsored in part by Berklee College of Music and Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción. Free salsa lessons will be led by MetaMovements at select concerts.

All concerts start at 7 p.m. All locations are wheelchair accessible. In the event of inclement weather, all concerts will be canceled with no rain dates.

This community event takes place on Thursday, July 23 at 7pm at LoPresti Park featuring Alex Alvear + Mango Blue

Check out the full schedule here.

Maureen Dahill

Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.

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