Top NYC Events Month to Month: What’s On in New York?
A list of the featured NYC Events happening in New York month to month! Make sure to check them out when you come to NYC: seasonal events, Broadway, discounts, parades, Christmas time & more. What’s happening in NYC? Read below!
All these NYC events take place every year in the same months as listed below.
NYC CALENDAR | 2018 – 2019 SEASON
NYC EVENTS IN DECEMBER
- Christmas Season
- Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center | Lighting ceremony: Nov. 28, 2018.
- Tree Lighting Ceremony at Bryant Park | Dec 4, 2018.
- Christmas Shops at Bryant Park
- Ice Skating Rinks
- Holiday Window Displays | You’ll be able to see them a few days before Thanksgiving.
- Travel in NYC Subways of the 1930s.
- Dyker Heights Christmas Lights
- New Year’s Eve at Times Square
- Best NYE Parties
- NYE Family Events Out of Times Square
- Wrap it up Super Sales at Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall | Dec 9-12. View more.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
- Ice Skating Rinks
- Must-See-Week | 2×1 tickets at many NYC Top Attractions.
- President’s Day deals
- Chocolate Sale, the day after Valentine’s Day
- NYC Restaurant Week
- New York Fashion Week
- Frost Fest: Winter Festival in Bryant Park.
MARCH

- Ice Skating Rinks
- St. Patrick’s Day Parade | Every year on March 17.
- NYC Half Marathon | March 17, 2019.
- Colombian Film Festival | March 28-31, 2019. An annual event in March.
- Affordable Art Fair | March 27-31, 2019. An annual event in March & Sep.
APRIL
- Tribeca Film Festival
- Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival along 5th Ave. from 49th to 57th Sts.
- Macy’s Flower Show | April 1 to April 9, 2019.
MAY
- Spring Food Markets
- Memorial Day deals
- SummerStage in Central Park
- 9th Avenue International Food Festival between 42nd & 57th St.
- Fleet Week | The Hudson River Parade of Ships.
JUNE
- SummerStage in Central Park
- Spring Food Markets
- Shakespeare in the Park (June / July)
- Pride Festival
- Museum Mile Festival | June 12, 2018. Free access to 5th Ave Museums between 83rd & 105th Sts. Usually 2nd Tuesday of the month
- Night at the Museums | Usually the 3rd Tuesday of June.
JULY
- Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks
- SummerStage in Central Park
- Spring Food Markets
- NYC Restaurant Week
- Shakespeare in the Park
- Bastille Day NYC | Annual celebration of French Food & Culture. 60th St. between Lexington & 5th Ave.
- Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival
AUGUST
- SummerStage in Central Park
- SummerStreets| The first 3 Saturdays of the month.
- Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival
- International Fringe Festival
SEPTEMBER
- Labor Day deals
- Labor Day Parade
- New York Fashion Week
- U.S. Open
- Broadway Week: 2×1 tickets
- New York Film Festival
- Affordable Art Fair NYC
OCTOBER
- New York Film Festival
- Columbus Day deals
- Columbus Day Parade
- Halloween Parade. A must-see!
- Halloween Sale the day after Halloween
- Open House New York | historic buildings open to the public for touring, for free.
NOVEMBER
- NY Marathon: 1st Sunday of November.
- NY Comedy Festival | Nov. 4-10, 2019.
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade | Nov. 28, 2019. Awesome parade to go with kids! Always the 4th Thursday of November.
- Black Friday deals | Nov. 29, 2019. It’s always the day after Thanksgiving.
- Travel in NYC Subways of the 1930s: Usually starts the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
- Dyker Heights Christmas Lights. Starting the weekend after Thanksgiving.
- Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony |It’s usually the Wednesday after Thanksgiving.
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