See our activity planner for up-to-date information.
JANUARY
New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend: www.artsandleisureweekend.com
Three Kings Day Parade: elmuseo.org
Winter Restaurant Week: www.nycvisit.com
FEBRUARY
Art Expo New York: www.artexpos.com
Chinese New Year Parade & Celebration: www.explorechinatown.com
Fall Fashion Week: bryantpark.org
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: www.westminsterkennelclub.org
MARCH
St. Patrick’s Day Parade: www.saintpatricksdayparade.com (3/17)
Wales Week in New York: www.walesinny.com
APRIL
Earth Day in Central Park: www.centralparknyc.org
Easter Day Parade
Macy’s Annual Flower Show: www.macys.com
International Auto Show: www.autoshowny.com
International Orchid Show: www.gnyos.org
NY Yankees & Mets Baseball Regular Season: www.yankees.com; www.mets.com
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: www.ringling.com
Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival): 718-623-7200; www.bbg.org
Tartan Week Celebration & Parade: www.tartanweek.com
Taste of Chinatown: www.explorechinatown.com
Tribeca Film Festival: www.tribecafilmfestival.org
Upper West Fest: www.upperwestfest.com (through mid May)
MAY
Five Boro Bike Tour: www.bikenewyork.org
Fleet Week: www.fleetweek.navy.mil
High Line Festival: www.highlinefestival.com
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival: 212-581-7217
JUNE
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party: www.bigapplebbq.org
Broadway Under the Stars: www.nycvisit.com/broadwayunderthestars
Central Park SummerStage: www.summerstage.org (through Sept.)
Heritage of Pride Week and March: www.hopinc.org
Midsummer Night Swing: www.lincolncenter.org (through mid July)
Museum Mile Festival: www.museummilefestival.org
Puerto Rican Day Parade: www.nationalpuertoricandayparade.org
River to River Festival: www.rivertorivernyc.com (through Sept.)
Shakespeare in the Park: www.publictheater.org (through mid Sept.)
JULY
“A Great Day in Harlem”: www.harlemdiscover.com
Lincoln Center Festival: www.lincolncenter.org
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks: www.macys.com
Midtown International Theatre Festival: www.midtownfestival.org
Mostly Mozart Festival: www.lincolncenter.org (through Aug.)
Summer Restaurant Week: www.nycvisit.com
Tap City: The NYC Tap Festival: www.atdf.org
AUGUST
Dominican Republic Day Parade
Harlem Week & Uptown Saturday Night: harlemweek.harlemdiscover.com
India Independence Day Parade
Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival: www.lincolncenter.org
New York International Fringe Festival: 212-279-4488; www.fringenyc.org
Pakistan Independence Day Parade
U.S. Open Tennis Championships: www.usopen.org (through early Sept.)
SEPTEMBER
Broadway on Broadway: www.broadwayonbroadway.com
Ecofest: www.ecofest.com
Feast of San Gennaro: sangennaro.org
German-American Steuben Day Parade: www.germanparadenyc.org
Howl! Festival of East Village Arts: www.howlfestival.com
Labor Day Parade
Muslim Parade & Festival
New York Musical Theatre Festival: www.nymf.org (through early Oct.)
New York Underground Comedy Festival: www.nycundergroundcomedy.com (through early Oct.)
Spring Fashion Week: bryantpark.org
West Indian American Day Parade
OCTOBER
Big Apple Circus: 800-922-3772; www.bigapplecircus.org (through mid Jan.)
Columbus Day Parade: www.columbuscitizensfd.org
CultureFest: www.nycvisit.com/culturefest
Greenwich Village Halloween Parade: www.halloween-nyc.com
Hispanic Day Parade
New Yorker Festival: festival.newyorker.com
Open House New York: www.ohny.org
Pulaski Day Parade: www.pulaskiparade.com
NOVEMBER
Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights: 718-367-1010; www.bronxzoo.com (through early Jan.)
Chocolate Show: www.chocolateshow.com
New York City Ballet Presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker: 212-870-5570; www.nycballet.com (through Dec.)
New York City Marathon: www.nycmarathon.org
New York Transit Museum-Grand Central Holiday Train Show: www.grandcentralterminal.com (through mid Jan.)
NY Knicks Basketball: 212-465-6741; www.thegarden.com (through Apr.)
Radio City Christmas Spectacular: 212-247-4777; www.radiocity.com (through Dec.)
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting: www.rockefellercenter.com (late Nov.)
Thanksgiving Day Parade: www.macys.com
DECEMBER
Giant Chanukah Menorah: Grand Army Plaza, 59th St. & Fifth Ave.
New Year’s Eve Fireworks & Midnight Run in Central Park: 212-794-6564; www.centralpark.org
New York National Boat Show: www.newyorkboatshow.com (late Dec.-early Jan.)
Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop: www.timessquarenyc.org