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New York City can boast an artistic representation second to no other city on earth, and its renowned centres for the arts have become tourist attractions in their own right. Along with London's West End, Broadway is a prime district for theatre. There are around 250 legitimate theatres in New York, not to mention the countless ad hoc venues.
Music lovers are also catered for with immense diversity and choice. Not only does the city pose the world's oldest symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, but it is a principal stopping point for the world's greatest ensembles and soloists. In addition, New York City is a Mecca for the opera with, among others, the magnetic Metropolitan Opera (at the Lincoln Center). Visiting balletomanes will find their passion indulged by two influential, powerhouse companies: the New York City Ballet and the American Ballet Theater. It is also incredibly unlikely that any touring pop or rock act will not stop at one of New York's many concert venues. Several hundred celebrations and festivals are held annually in New York.
Barely a day goes past without a special event taking place somewhere in the city. Events are as diverse as the rest of New York and range from a marathon reading of Moby Dick to race days at Saratoga Springs. There are over 6000 places of worship here, with Catholicism the most widely practised religion, and Buddhist temples, mosques and kingdom halls forming a large part of the city landscape.
The early months of the year bring plenty of retail bargains as stores offload surplus Christmas stock, but January and February are often cold and windy, partly alleviated in Chinatown by the Lunar New Year firework celebrations. Pleasant Spring weather and generally lighter crowds (apart from during St Patrick’s Day parade) make March to May excellent months to visit. The city’s famous alfresco festivities begin in earnest in June, whilst for those willing to endure humid temperatures during July and August, hotel prices are frequently reduced – and diners may find it a little easier to get last minute tables at popular restaurants during the main vacation season. September and October are choice months to visit, with late summer warmth often continuing through the Fall season, and the Arts season moving into full swing. Prices begin rising and temperatures falling in the months leading up to Christmas, when New York is at its most exciting, hectic and expensive.
Hardly a week goes by without a special event taking place in New York. In fact, there are some 50 officially recognised parades each year, along with more than 400 street fairs. Times Square's New Year's Eve festivities are probably the most famous in the world; less popular is the 5 mile (8km) midnight run in Central Park. On 5 January, thousands of children wander up Fifth Ave, in a cavalcade of sheep, camels and donkeys, for the Three Kings Parade . The St Patrick's Day Parade down Fifth Ave on 17 March has been held every year for 200 years.
In May the Tribeca Film Festival , co-organised by Robert DeNiro, kicks off, while in mid-June head for Fifth Ave between 44th and 86th Sts for the salsa sounds of the Puerto Rican Day Parade . The JVC Jazz Festival is also held in June, as is the Mermaid Parade , for which some of the city's most glamorous residents transform the Coney Island boardwalk into a sea of sequins on the last weekend of the month.
On 4 July, Macy's sponsors an Independence Day fireworks spectacle on the East River. The city's premier black neighbourhood celebrates Harlem Week in August, and on Labor Day over one million people take part in the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade in Brooklyn, the biggest single event for the year. The New York Film Festival also takes place in September. Don't miss the Halloween Parade on October 31, when the kooks take over Sixth Ave in the West Village. Back in the straight world, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in November is always popular, and for more festive cheer don't miss the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting on the following Tuesday.
Special New York Events
Winter Restaurant Week
January
Many of the city’s best restaurants set low fixed-price menus corresponding to the year.
Various venues
Chinese New Year
Early February
New lunar year celebrations
Chinatown
Cherry Blossom Festival
Mid April
The first signs of New York spring.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Washington Avenue
Summerstage
May-August
Free outdoor concerts.
Central Park
June
Annual lesbian and gay pride march, ending in street festival and dance party.
Upper Fifth Avenue to the Village
Mermaid Parade
One Sat in late June
The city’s most informal and most lively parade with a nautical theme.
Coney Island
Fourth of July
4 July
Annual firework display in celebration of American Independence.
Over the East River
Summer Restaurant Week
July
Many of the city’s best restaurants set low fixed-price menus.
Various venues
Bryant Park
June-August
Free outdoor classic films on Monday nights.
Bryant Park, 42nd Street
Feast of San Gennaro
For 11 days starting the second Thursdays in September
Extravaganza of eating, drinking and merry-making.
Mulberry Street in Little Italy
Greenwich Village Halloween Parade
31 October
Exuberant fancy dress procession.
Along Sixth Avenue
Next Wave Festival
October-December
Avant-garde dance and music festival.
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
New York City Marathon
November
Starts in Staten Island, finishes in Central Park
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
November
New York institution featuring huge hot-air balloons in the shape of cartoon characters, such as Snoopy, the Pink Panther and Betty Boop.
Thanksgiving Day, 145th Street to 34th Street
New Year’s Eve
31 December
Street party.
Times Square
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