Calendar of Events New York City
Listed below is a selection of New York's many popular annual events; some dates may vary each year. For more information about events in New York City you may contact the NYC & Company, the city's official tourism marketing organization 212-484-1222 or 800-692-8474; www.nycvisit.com,
January-February
Jan
New York National Boat Show
Jacob K. Javits Center www.discoverboating.com
212-984-7000
mid-late Jan
Winter Antiques Show
7th Regiment Armory, 67th St. & Park Ave.
www.winterantiquesshow.com
718-292-7392
lateJan-Feb
Chinese New Year Celebrations
Chinatown
www.chinatowninfo.com
212-625-9977
early Feb
Empire State Building Run-Up
350 Fifth Ave.
www.nyrrc.org
212-860-4455
all Feb
Black History Month
various locations
212-484-1222
mid-Feb
Westminster Dog Show
Madison Square Garden
www.westminsterkennelclub.org
212-465-6741
March-April
early Mar
Art Expo New York
Jacob K. Javits Center
www.artexpos.com
888-608-5300
Mar 17
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Fifth Ave. from 44th to 86th Sts.
718-793-1600
Mar-Apr
Macy's Spring Flower Show
Macy's
212-494-4495
March-June
Biennial Exhibit
Whitney Museum of American Art
212-570-3676
late Mar-Apr
NY International Auto Show
Jacob K. Javits Center
www.autoshowny.com
718-746-5300
Ringling Bros, and Barnum &
Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
www.barnumandbailey.com
800-755-4000
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday Parade
Fifth Ave. between 49th & 57th Sts.
late Apr
Cherry Blossom Festival
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
www.bbg.org
718-623-7200
May-June
early May
TriBeCa Film Festival
www.tribecafilmfestival.org
212-941-2400
May-mid-Jun
Spring Flower Exhibition
NY Botanical Garden, Bronx
www.nybg.org
718-817-8700
mid-May
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
Ninth Ave. from 37th to 57th Sts.
www.9th-ave.com
212-581-7217
late May-early Jun & early Sept
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit
Greenwich Village
212-982-6255
early Jun
National Puerto Rican Day Parade
Fifth Ave. from 44th to 86th Sts.
www.nationalpuertoricandayparade.org
718-401-0404
Roses, Roses, Roses
NY Botanical Garden, Bronx
www.nybg.org
718-817-8700
Museum Mile Festival
www.museummilefestival.org
212-606-2296
Jun-Jul
Metropolitan Opera
Parks Concerts
various locations
212-362-6000
NY Philharmonic Summer Parks Concerts
various locations
212-875-5709
Midsummer-Night Swing
Fountain Plaza, Lincoln Center
www.lincolncenter.org
212-875-5766
Jun-Aug
SummerStage in Central Park
Rumsey Playfield
www.summerstage.org
212-360-2777
Street Performers and Evening Concerts
South Street Seaport
www.southstreetseaport.org
212-732-7678
mid-late Jun
JVC Jazz Festival New York
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and other venues
www.festivalproductions.net
212-501-1390
late Jun
Lesbian and Gay Pride Week Celebrations
various locations
www.nycpride.org
212-807-7433
Mermaid Parade
Coney Island
www.coneyislandusa.com/mermaid.sthml
718-372-5159
July-August
Jul
Lincoln Center Festival
Alice Tully Hall
www.lincolncenter.org
212-875-5050
NYC Tap Festival
citywide
www.atdf.org
646-230-9564
July 4
Macy's Fireworks Celebration
East River from 23rd to 42nd Sts.
212-494-4495
Aug
Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors
outdoor plazas
www.lincolncenter.org
212-721-6500
Mostly Mozart Festival
Lincoln Center
www.lincolncenter.org
212-721-6500
Harlem Jazz & Music Festival
Harlem
www.harlemdiscover.com
212-862-8473
September-October
Labor Day
West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade
Eastern Pkwy. from Utica Ave. to
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
www.wiadca.org
718-467-1797
early Sept
US Open Tennis Tournament
USTA National Tennis Center,
Flushing
www.usta.com
718-760-6200
mid-Sept
Feast of San Gennaro
Mulberry St., Little Italy
www.sangennaro.org
212-768-9320
Race for Mayor's Cup
New York Harbor
www.southstreetseaport.org
212-748-8738
late Sept-Oct
New York Film Festival
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
www.filmlinc.com
212-875-5050
Oct
Bonsai Festival
NY Botanical Garden, Bronx
www.nybg.org
718-817-8700
mid-Oct
Columbus Day Parade
Fifth Ave. from 44th to 72nd Sts.
www.columbuscitizensfd.org
212-249-9923
late Oct-early Jan
Big Apple Circus
Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center
www.bigapplecircus.com
800-899-2775
Oct 31
Halloween Parade
Greenwich Village
www.halloween-nyc.com
212-475-3333
November-December
early Nov
New York City Marathon
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to
Central Park
www.nyrrc.org
212-423-2249
Nov-Dec
The Rockettes - Christmas Spectacular
Radio City Music Hall
www.radiocity.com
212-307-7171
Thanksgiving Day
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Central Park West to Herald Square
212-494-4495
late Nov-Dec
The Chorus Tree
South Street Seaport
www.southstreetseaport.org
212-732-7678
late Nov-early Jan
The Nutcracker NY
State Theater, Lincoln Center
www.lincolncenter.org
212-870-5570
A Christmas Carol
Madison Square Garden
212-465-6080
HolidayFest
American Museum of Natural History
www.amnh.org
212-769-5100
Christmas Tree and 18C Neapolitan Baroque Creche
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
212-535-7710
early Dec
Lighting of the Giant Chanukah Menorah
Grand Army Plaza, Fifth Ave. at 59th St.
212-736-8400
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Rockefeller Center
www.rockefellercenter.com
212-632-3975
late Dec
Kwanzaa Fest
Jacob K.Javits Center
212-216-2000
Dec 31
New Year's Eve Ball Drop
Times Square
www.timessquarenyc.org
212-768-1560
Midnight Run
Central Park
212-860-4455
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