May 2: “Shop Small Biz” Street Fair May 2 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 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 […]
Friday, June 26 — Laurie Anderson: Republic of Love, with Sexmob June 21 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm A genuine event for longtime downtown art and music fans: avant-garde performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson, a fixture of the New York scene since the 1970s Free
June 24: 8PM Tabou Combo – Lincoln Center June 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm 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 June 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 June 24 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm 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 June 27 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm 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 June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm 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 July 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 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 […]
Friday, July 3 | Bryant Park Picnic Performances July 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The kickoff of Bryant Park's free outdoor performance series, presented by Bank of America, which brings 24 dance, music, and theater shows to the lawn over the summer. The park lends out hundreds of free blankets first-come-first-served, plus pre-set bistro chairs around the lawn's edges. Food and drink are available from Hester Street Fair vendors […]
