01 June, 2008
The metropolitan area's annual tribute to the State of Israel, the Salute to Israel Parade is a showcase of Jewish-American traditions featuring 75,000 costumed marchers, marching bands and floats, drawing over a million spectators and attracting broad media coverage.
Salute to Israel Parade 2008
Queens Pride 2008
01 June, 2008
The annual Queens Pride parade and festival is the most important event in the gay Queens calendar - a colourful, vibrant celebration of sexuality and community spirit.
Queens Pride 2008
Taste of Times Square 2008
02 June, 2008
Food lovers flock to the annual Taste of Times Square (TOTS) festival. From West 46th St, between Broadway and 9th Ave, and onto historic Restaurant Row Times Square, visitors can savour samples from more than 50 restaurants.
Taste of Times Square 2008
Museum Mile Festival 2008
03 June, 2008
During the Museum Mile Festival, many of New York's biggest and most exciting museums along Fifth Avenue, from 82nd St to 104th St, open their doors to the public free of charge.
Museum Mile Festival 2008
Women's Mini-Marathon 2008
07 June, 2008
This historic ten-kilometre race through Central Park is the world's largest women-only mini-marathon and is open to women of all ages and abilities, including top-class female athletes.
Women's Mini-Marathon 2008
07-08 June, 2008
The Big Apple Convention is a Manhattan comic book convention started by Michael Carbonaro in 1996 in the basement of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan. It has grown into the longest-running comic book, science fiction/fantasy/horror/pop culture convention in New York City. It currently holds several events a year at the Penn Plaza Pavilion in Manhattan.
Big Apple Comic Conventions 2008
Central Park SummerStage 2008
13 June - 17 August 2008
In keeping with SummerStage tradition, each new season includes a wide range of music, dance, film and spoken word, by well-known and emerging artists. One of the best-loved arts festivals in one of the most popular summer venues, Central Park SummerStage has built its reputation by showcasing the very best of both veteran and up-and-coming artists across a range of different performance arts.
Central Park SummerStage 2008
Sweden Day 2008
14 June, 2008
Sweden Day, an annual event celebrated in the New York metropolitan area for over half a century, will take
place on Saturday June 14, 2008 at The Manhem Club in Throgs Neck "the Scandinavian Secret on the Sound."
Sweden Day 2008
SOFA New York Fair 2008
29 May - 01 June, 2008
SOFA, which stands for Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, is an annual art show at the Seventh Regiment Armory in Uptown Manhattan.
SOFA New York Fair 2008
Red Hook Waterfront Arts Festival
06 June, 2008
Location: Valentino Park & Pier, Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Hours: 7 PM
Admission: Free
This festival will be jam-packed with activities for children, teens and the whole family! New York's hottest, most socially conscious musicians, dancers and spoken word artists converge onstage with new works and share their expertise through free workshops with the audience and youth performers.
Burlesque on the Beach
04 May - 21 Sept, 2008
Coney Island, one of the oldest amusement parks in the world and referred to by one observer as "Sodom by the Sea", sees the return of the Burlesque on the Beach programme this summer.
Burlesque on the Beach 2008
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival 2008
16 June - 18 August 2008
This series of free, outdoor, classic movie screenings is on Monday nights throughout the summer in Bryant Park, Manhattan and is a hugely popular event on the New York calendar.
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival 2008
Metropolitan Opera 2008
20 June, 2008
The Met's summertime tradition of free outdoor performances returns with a special one-night only event in Prospect Park. Celebrate the start of summer with two of opera's biggest stars - Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna- singing popular arias and duets. Ion Marin conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus in the operatic event of the summer, sponsored by Bank of America.
Metropolitan Opera 2008
Canal Fest 2008
13 - 20 June, 2008
More than 150,000 people attend this annual festival, celebrating the Erie Canal with live music, parades, food tastings and trips on the water.
Canal Fest 2008
The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights
13 - 15 June, 2008
The brand-new, national touring production of The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights, presented by Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America, makes a stop at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights
Allentown Art Festival 2008
14 - 15 June, 2008
The Allentown Art Festival takes place in the Allentown Historic Preservation District of Buffalo, New York. Tens of Thousands art patrons visit the Festival to enjoy the beauty of Buffalo's weather in June, the charm and uniqueness of the Allentown area and the quality of the art and crafts presented by the over 400 juried exhibitors.
Allentown Art Festival 2008
The Whitney Biennial 2008
06 March - 01 June, 2008
The Whitney Biennial, one of the biggest annual events in the world of contemporary art, opens on March 6th at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Park Avenue Armory.
The Whitney Biennial 2008
Buffalo River Fest 2008
20-21 June 2008
The Valley Community Associations's 8th annual "Buffalo River Fest" is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 20 & 21.
Buffalo River Fest 2008
The Mermaid Parade 2008
21 June 2008
A completely original creation of Coney Island USA, the Mermaid Parade is the nation's largest art parade and one of New York City's greatest summer events.
Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2008
World's Strongest Man Super Series 2008
21 June 2008
The World's Strongest Man Super Series is proud to announce that the second tour stop of the 2008 tour will be staged in the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden
World's Strongest Man Super Series 2008
State Fair Meadowlands
26 June - 13 July, 2008
State Fair Meadowlands at Giants Stadium Fairgrounds has returned to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford this week, with 18 days full of action-packed fun for the entire family.
State Fair Meadowlands at Giants Stadium
Framing a Century: Master Photographers
03 June - 01 September 2008
The exhibition tells the story of photography's first 100 years through the work of key figures who helped shape the aesthetic and expressive course of the medium: Gustave Le Gray, Roger Fenton, Carleton Watkins, William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Nadar, Édouard Baldus, Charles Marville, Eugène Atget, Walker Evans, Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Brassaï. The exhibition presents 10 to 12 iconic works by each of these artists to convey a broad sense of their contributions to photography. Many of the works are drawn from the Museum's 2005 acquisition of the Gilman Collection.
Framing a Century: Master Photographers
HiddenTalent Art and Framing
03 June - 08 July 2008
HiddenTalent Art and Framing, 6318 Amboy Road, Staten Island, New York 10309
George Roos is a talented veteran photographer. His professional career spans 50 years and includes prestigious assignments photographing art for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Knoedler and Hammer Galleries, The Hermitage, The Pushkin and The Russian State Museums. The last three produced catalogs for exchange exhibits which were held at the National Gallery in Washington, DC.
Visit the art gallery from June 3rd 2008 through July 8th to see more than 30 of George's prints.
Artist's Reception for George Roos on Saturday June 21st from 1:00pm - 5:00pm
www.hiddentalentartandframing.com
718-967-4535
New York City Pride 2008
22-29 June 2008
New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Pride week has a special sense of history that no other Pride celebration can offer. The organisers expect 250,000 marchers to follow the lavender strip down 5th Avenue on 29 June, with a further 350,000 spectators to cheer them on.
New York City Pride
The New York City Waterfalls
26 June - 13 October, 2008
New York City Waterfalls is an art installation by artist Olafur Eliasson, in collaboration with the Public Art Fund, consisting of four man-made waterfalls placed around New York City. At $15.5 million, it is the most expensive public arts project since Christo and Jeanne-Claude's installation of The Gates in Central Park.
The New York City Waterfalls
River to River Festival 2008
30 May - 08 June, 2008
The River To River Festival is an annual performing arts festival with events held from June through September in Lower Manhattan, NYC. The festival's programming includes free music, dance, film, and arts events open to the public.
River to River Festival 2008
Unison Fetish
24 May, 14 & 22 June 2008
Location: The Northwest corner of Bleecker and W. 11th Streets
Hours: 2PM & 4PM
Admission: Free
Join the Cupcake Cadets as they celebrate cult of the cupcake and the obsession to consume outside of Magnolia Bakery, in the heart of the West Village. Watch their ritual dances begin as they stand in line, and continue as they sing the cupcake anthem and march to the park across the street, where the show truly begins.
Harlem Meer Performance Festival 2008
25 May-28 Sep, 2008
The Harlem Meer Performance Festival returns to the lakefront plaza at the Charles A Dana Discovery Center in Central Park for another season of sumptuous Sunday music performances.
Harlem Meer Performance Festival 2008
Brooklyn International Film Festival
30 May - 08 June, 2008
Established in 1998, the Brooklyn International Film Festival is held at multiple venues throughout Brooklyn, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and offers a platform to independent filmmakers from around the world.
Brooklyn International Film Festival 2008
Summer On the Hudson
04 May - 12 Ocober, 2008
Riverside Park South, 59th to 72nd Street, New York City
Summer on the Hudson is the Parks Department's annual outdoor arts & culture festival that takes place in Riverside Park South on the Upper West Side. With a mix of music concerts, dance performances, movies under the stars, DJ dance parties, kids shows, special events, and wellness activities, there is something for everyone! All programs and events are free to the public.
Summer on the Hudson
Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2008
12 June - 09 August, 2008
Celebrate Brooklyn is one of New York City's longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals. Launched in 1979, as a catalyst for a Brooklyn performing arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after years of neglect, Celebrate Brooklyn has been an anchor in the park's revitalization and has become one of the city's foremost summer cultural attractions.
Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2008
The ethereal Tribute in Light memorial was designed to help lessen the aching loss felt across the country since 9/11. It is a profound symbol of strength, hope and resiliency.
The New Yankee Stadium
New Yankee Stadium is the working title for a new stadium for the New York Yankees, currently under construction. It will open in 2009, replacing the third-oldest stadium in the Major Leagues.
The Bronx
In popular culture 'The Bronx' has often symbolized violence, decay, and urban ruin. In fact, there are guidebooks that say you must never go to the Bronx! Sheer ignorance, that is all we have to say! Interactive Bronx map
Interactive Bronx map
