Calendar of Events

Fleet Week (May 24-31) – www.fleetweek.navy.mil

Staten Island Film Festival (June 1-4) – call (718) 477-1400 for more info

Brooklyn Film Festival (June 2-11) – www.brooklynfilmfestival.com

Metro Tournament (Special Olympics) (June 2) – www.specialolympicsNY.org

Big Apple Barbecue Block Party (June 10-11) – www.bigapplebbq.org

Caribbean Week in New York (June 10-17) – caribbeanweekny.com

Taste of Times Square (June 12) – www.timessquarenyc.orf/events.html

JVC Jazz Festival (June 12-24) – www.festivalproductions.net/jvcjazz.htm

Museum Mile Festival (June 13) – www.museummilefestival.org

Lesbian and Gay Pride Week and March (June 18-25) – www.hopinc.org/home

Mermaid Parade (June 24) – www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml

Independence Day (July 4):
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – www.nathansfamous.com
MACY’S Fireworks Show – 9pm
Fireworks can be viewed downtown, on the East River, and in Jersey City

Transit Museum's 30th Birthday Celebration (July 8) – www.transitmuseumstore.com

Restaurant Week (July 10-14 and July 17-21) – www.nycvisit.com/restaurantweek

Harlem Week (Begins August 2) – harlemdiscover.com/harlemweek/schedule06.htm#AUGUST

Metropolitan Opera in Central Park – call (212) 362-6000 for more information

La Traviata (August 22) at 8pm

Rigoletto (August 23) at 8pm

Tax Free Shopping Week – last week in August/first week in September

Ongoing Events

City Events

Check out new.york.eventguide.com for shows going on each day

Street Fairs - http://www.nycstreetfairs.com/sched.html

Parades and Festivals - http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/events/events_calendar.shtml

Outdoor Adventures

NYC Parks - http://www.nycgovparks.org

Astroland Amusement Park @ Coney Island- www.astroland.com
West Eight Street and Surf Avenue (Brooklyn)

CircleLine Cruises- www.circleline42.com/index.ihtml
Pier 83 at 42nd Street and 12th Ave.

Public Beaches
All public beaches are open Memorial Day to Labor Day

BRONX
Orchard Beach and Promenade
(Long Island Sound in Pelham Bay Park)
718.885.2275

BROOKLYN
Brighton Beach, Coney Island and C.I. Boardwalk
(W. 37th St. to Corbin Pl.)
718.946.1350
Manhattan Beach
(Oriental Blvd., from Ocean Ave. to Mackenzie St.)
718.946.1373

QUEENS
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
(1st St., Far Rockaway, to 149th St., Neponsit)
718.318.4000
Jacob Riis Beach and Boardwalk
(149th St., Neponsit to 169th St.-Part of Gateway National Recreation Area)
718.318-4300

STATEN ISLAND
South and Midland Beaches and Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk
(Lower New York Bay, from Fort Wadsworth to Miller Field, Midland Beach)
South Beach: 718.816.6804; Midland Beach: 718.987.0709
Wolfe's Pond Beach
(Raritan Bay and Prince's Bay, Holton to Cornelia Aves.)
718.984.8266

Performing Arts and Festivals
Check websites for event descriptions and more info

HBO Bryant Park Film Festival – 42nd Street and 5th Ave., Every Monday beginning June 19 at sunset
www.bryantpark.org (lists other fun events as well)

Hudson River Park's RiverFlicks – Piers 54 and 46 Wednesdays and Fridays in July
www.hudsonriverpark.org/Calendar/ (lists other fun events as well)

Midsummer Night’s Swing – Lincoln Center: 62nd Street and Amsterdam Ave. http://www.lincolncenter.org/load_screen.asp?screen=Midsummer%20Night%20Swing

New York Philharmonic – Lincoln Center
www.newyorkphilharmonic.org

River-to-River Festival – Bowling Green & South Street Seaport
www.rivertoriver.org

SummerStage - Rumsey Playfield (69th Street and 5th Ave.)
www.summerstage.org

Shakespeare in the Park – Delacorte Theatre in Central Park
www.publictheater.org

Out of Doors Festival – Lincoln Center
http://www.lincolncenter.org

Morning Show Friday Concerts:
“The Today Show” at Rockefeller Center and “Good Morning America” at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue
7 AM
www.today.msnbc.com (click on "Concert Series") and abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/

Baseball

Visit www.mlb.com for schedules and official team websites

The Mets at Shea Stadium- Roosevelt Avenue and 126th Street (Queens)
www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/sheast.htm

The Yankees at Yankee Stadium- 161st Street and River Avenue (Bronx)
www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/yankee.htm

Walking Tours

Big Onion Tour Company – www.bigonion.com
Nosh Walks Tour Company – www.noshwalks.com
Central Park – http://www.centralpark.com/pages/activities/walking-tours.html

Walk NYC Private Tours – 877.572.9719

A listing of all weekend walking tours appears every Friday in the New York Times

Summer Ticket Central Listserv
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Links to Events in Your Area

http://www.citysearch.com (various areas)

http://nycvisit.com (NYC)

http://www.nycgovparks.org (NYC)

http://www.gonyc.about.com/cs/freestuff (NYC)

http://www.newjersey.gov (New Jersey - click on "locate events")

http://events.longisland.com (Long Island)

http://www.ctbound.org/events (Connecticut)