Manhattan Events

A curated calendar of events we think you will like the best during your visit to Manhattan.

April 25: Kids @ Grand Central x Rock & Roll Playhouse

Grand Central Terminal hosts a family-focused music event this April, bringing live entertainment and interactive activities to Vanderbilt Hall. Taking place on April 25, the Rock & Roll Playhouse will present a Beatles-themed performance designed for children and families. The event combines live music with an interactive format, encouraging kids to sing, dance, and engage […]

May 2: “Shop Small Biz” Street Fair

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce hosts its spring “Shop Small Biz” Street Fair this May, transforming Second Avenue into a large open-air marketplace dedicated to local businesses. Running on May 2 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, the event stretches for approximately 20 blocks, from East 68th Street to East 86th Street, offering visitors the […]

June 24: 8PM Tabou Combo – Lincoln Center

Evening | The Dance Floor, Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center — 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 Tabou Combo has been the global standard-bearer for konpa, Haiti's national dance music, since forming in Port-au-Prince in the late 1960s, and this set brings that legacy to Lincoln Center's purpose-built outdoor Dance Floor. Expect horn-driven […]

June 23 — Bryant Park Yoga

Note:  This is an ONGOING EVENT on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  You must -PRE-REGISTER to ensure a spot.  A free, all-levels hour of yoga on Bryant Park's Upper Terrace, part of the park's long-running summer wellness series presented by Halara, which runs from late May through mid-September. Instructors rotate weekly, drawing from top New York studios and […]

June 24: Black Country, New Road / Horsegirl / Sharp Pins, Central Park

Wednesday, June 24 — Black Country, New Road / Horsegirl / Sharp Pins 5:00 PM | Rumsey Playfield, Central Park — enter at E 69th St & 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10021 A three-act bill for the indie rock crowd: British art-rock band Black Country, New Road, Mercury Prize nominees known for their genre-blurring, […]

Free

June 27: East Village Street Fair- 3rd Avenue and East 6th Street

A classic New York street fair stretching roughly eight blocks through the East Village, with rows of food vendors selling everything from sausage-and-pepper sandwiches to fresh-squeezed lemonade alongside crafts, clothing, and local merchant tables. These citywide fair circuits are typically produced by licensed operators, so the vendor mix is fairly consistent fair to fair, but […]

June 27: J.Period Block Party, Lincoln Center

After a historic run at Lincoln Center celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop, J.PERIOD is back—bringing the same energy to the block with a dance party for the ages, celebrating movement and community. NYC summer, music up, bodies moving—popping, locking, breaking, and even a line dance or two. Expect special guests in the building, dance battles, […]

Free

Thursday, July 2 — Akram Khan Company: Thikra: Night of Remembering

7:30 PM | Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center — 1941 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 English choreographer Akram Khan, known for blending classical kathak technique with contemporary dance, presents the U.S. premiere of a work for nine to eleven women set in the ancient desert landscape of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The score pairs the London […]