New York Events

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Address: Central Park, Delacorte Theater • Central Park West, New York, NY 10021 Category: Performance - Theater - Classical Dates: June 10, 2009 - September 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

When the weather is warm, the spirit of the Bard sweeps through Central Park thanks to the efforts of the world-renowned Public Theater Company, which puts on two first-class productions each summer. Over the years, audiences have been riveted by free productions of everything from "The Tempest" to "Hamlet," and it's...

Address: Carnegie Hall • 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Jazz / Swing Dates: June 16 - June 27, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

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 Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Branford Marsalis, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, The Del McCoury Band and Lee Konitz, you can catch...

Address: 12th Ave, below 59th St, New York, NY Category: Fair / Festival - Fireworks Dates: July 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

New York celebrates the nation's birthday in true style with a fireworks display for the ages. The world's biggest pyrotechnic show lasts around an hour and features 120,000 fireworks collected from across the globe. Although the spectacle can be seen from many sites with unobstructed views of the airspace above the...

Address: 11101 Corona Ave, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing, NY 11351 Category: Sports Event - Tennis Dates: August 29 - September 13, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

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 sees every shade of drama imaginable, the Open stands as the world's richest tennis event that's open to both amateurs and...

Address: 6th Ave, Spring St to 21st St, New York, NY Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: October 31, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

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 and goblins, witches and warlocks. The parade, which was started by a Village puppeteer in 1973, begins on Spring Street and...

Address: 5th Ave, from 49th to 57th St, New York, NY Dates: April 4, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

How haute can you get? Well, the sky (literally) is the limit as parade participants prance and promenade with hats, headdresses, and chapeaux that reach new heights each year. To wit: one lovely young lady sported a towering model of the NYC skyline atop her head; another, the Eiffel Tower. Still others let their...