New York Events

 Best of 2008

Fair / Festival - Film / Video

Tribeca Film Festival

April 23 - May 4, 2008

13-17B Laight St, Box office, New York, NY

This brainchild of Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff has succeeded in showing over 200 films in two weeks and hosted many free film-related events. And if the viewers have opinions...

Performance - Concert / Music - Jazz / Swing

JVC Jazz Festival New York

June 16 - June 28, 2008

Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 · 212-247-7800

Summer in the city gets a shot of cool jazz with a festival that celebrates every element of a truly American genre. Showcasing an impressive lineup of musicians, including folks like The...

Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks

July 4, 2008

Franklin D. Roosevelt Dr, between 14th and 42nd Sts, New York, NY · 212-494-4495

New York celebrates the nation's birthday in true style – that is to say, with a fireworks display for the ages. The world's biggest pyrotechnic show lasts around an hour and features several...

Performance - Theater - Musical

HAIR – Shakespeare in Central Park

July 22 - August 17, 2008

Public Theater, 425 Lafayette, New York, NY 10003 · 212-539-8780

One of the best opportunities to see a stage show in New York and it is absolutely free. The Public Theater has staged Shakespeare and other theatrical productions since 1962 and luminaries...

Sports Event - Tennis

US Open

August 25 - September 7, 2008

Flushing Meadow Parks, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing, NY 11351

Evert. Navratilova. Graf. Connors. McEnroe. Sampras. – The names of former US Open winners read like a veritable who's who of professional tennis' most legendary players. A two-week spectacle that...

Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal

New York's Village Halloween Parade

October 31, 2008

Sixth Ave, New York, NY

And why wouldn't the Big Apple be home to the world's largest and, arguably, most famous Halloween parade? Sixth Avenue springs to life with a veritable cavalcade of creeps and critters, ghouls...

Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

December 3 - January 6, 2009

Rockefeller Plaza, Rockefeller Plz, between W 51st St & W 48th St, New York, NY 10019 · 212-332-6868

Perhaps you've seen it on TV, but nothing compares to witnessing the spectacle of a 75-foot or taller Norway Spruce, branches laden with the twinkling of thousands of multi-colored lights. The...