| New York City rocks year round. There's stuff | | | | outdoors. If you're a kid or an adult who wants to |
| happening 24/7. The theater, restaurants, art | | | | learn how to rollerblade, you can do it at Camp |
| galleries, clubs - both legitimate and underground, | | | | Rollerblade where you will get two days of inline |
| sightseeing, people watching, the list goes on and on. | | | | skating instruction. |
| NYC is also big on festivals and events. Always has | | | | July |
| been, probably always will. Here's a breakdown of | | | | New York celebrates the Fourth of July at the |
| some of the most popular NYC events, | | | | traditional fireworks display at Macy's as the tall ships |
| month-by-month. | | | | sail up the Hudson River. It's an awesome sight and is |
| January | | | | reminiscent of how New York might have been |
| It may be cold outside, but it's hot in midtown | | | | centuries ago. |
| Manhattan at the world famous Radio City Hall when | | | | August |
| the Chinese New Year Global Gala kicks off. Antique | | | | The biggest of the NYC events in August is the US |
| hunters also get to go to the Antiques at the Piers, | | | | Open Tennis Championships at Arthur Ashe Stadium, |
| an event that's a showcase for European and | | | | located in Flushing Meadows Park, and Louis |
| American furniture, silver, glassware and art work. | | | | Armstrong Stadium (at the site of the 1964 New |
| February | | | | York World's Fair). If you can't get there in person, |
| Why not celebrate Valentine's Day ice skating at | | | | this event is televised throughout the world. |
| Rockefeller Center? Then you can cuddle up while | | | | This is also the month for the New York International |
| taking a horse-drawn Hansom cab ride through | | | | Fringe Festival with performances in musicals, dance, |
| Central Park. | | | | theatre and comedy. |
| March | | | | September |
| It's still a bit cold in March, but you can warm up on | | | | September is the month for the Katherine Hepburn |
| March 17th at a crowded Irish pub as St. Patrick's | | | | Garden Festival, with ethnic food, antiques and |
| Day is enthusiastically celebrated by New Yorkers of | | | | jewelry as well as arts and crafts for sale. |
| every persuasion. | | | | October |
| April | | | | If you want to see established pros as well as |
| As a kid I always loved going to the New York | | | | budding stand up comics from around the world, you |
| International Auto Show at Madison Square Garden, | | | | should check out the NYC Underground Comedy |
| where I got to see Detroit's newest steel, the | | | | Festival. It takes place over seven nights in October |
| sleekest foreign cars, concept cars and customized | | | | and it's at various venues in the city. |
| vehicles. It's still happening but now it's now held at | | | | November |
| the Jacob Javits Convention Center. | | | | The biggest event of one of the biggest holidays of |
| There's also The Big Swim at the Asphalt Green in | | | | the year is Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It's the |
| Manhattan this month. The race is in a 50 meter pool | | | | longest running show on Broadway and is the place |
| and more than 1,000 children, ages six through | | | | to see the world's greatest floats and marching |
| sixteen, participate. | | | | bands. |
| May | | | | December |
| The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival is a | | | | What would New Year's Eve be without the biggest |
| cornucopia of culinary delights. You can sample it all at | | | | street party in the world happening in Times Square? |
| this street fair on the west side of Manhattan. | | | | If you like crowds and good times, you can join the |
| June | | | | revelers in one of the most popular events in New |
| Spring is beautiful in New York City. It's a great time | | | | York City as they count down to midnight and watch |
| to shake off winter's woes and start enjoying the | | | | the famous ball drop to bring in the New Year. |