January
Chinese New Year - traditional Lunar New Year celebration from New York City's Chinatown annually. The date varies from mid January to mid February.
February
Black History month is celebrated throughout the city with exhibits, concerts, films and lectures
Westminster Kennel Club Dog show in mid February at Madison Square Garden
National Antiques Show at Madison Square Garden
March
International Cat Show
St. Patrick's Day Parade - one of the city's most exuberant annual celebrations
Greek Independence Day (March 25)
New York Flower Show (end of the month)
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden
New Directors; New Films at the Museum of Modern Art
April
Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue
Cherry Blossom Festival
May
Ukranian Festival in the East Village
Ninth Avenue Food Festival
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade - honors Dr. King and the civil rights movement
Norwegian Day Parade
India Festival
Czechoslovak Festival
Salute to Israel Parade
Washington Square Outdoor Art Festival
June
Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic summer series
SummerStage series at the bandstand in Central Park
Lincoln Center Out of Doors performing Arts Festival
Shakespeare in the Park Festival at the Delacorte Theater
Museum Mile Festival
Mermaid Parade
Festival of St. Anthony
Rose Day Weekend at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx
Puerto Rican Day Parade
JVC Jazz Festival
Lesbian and Gay Pride Day Parade on Fifth Avenue
July
4th of July fireworks over the Hudson or the East River
Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center
Serious Fun Festival at Lincoln Center to celebrate the avant garde performing arts
Summergarden Concerts featuring Julliard School musicians
African Street Festival
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Feast of the Gigolo in Brooklyn. A huge tower is carried on a platform by 250 men as they dance through the streets
O-Bon Festival at Riverside Park
August
Harlem Week features films, food, fashion shows, concerts, and sports competitions
Ecudorian Festival in Flushing. Queens
India Day Parade
US Open Tennis Tournment
September
West Indian American Day Carnival
Wigstock in Tompkins Square Park
Brazillian Carnival
Feast of San Gennaro
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit
New York is Book Cøuntry
Von Steuben Day Parade on Fifth Avenue
African American Day Parade in Harlem featuring hundreds of bands
Korean Harvest and Folklore Festival
October
Pulaski Parade
Hispanic Day Parade
Blessing of the Animals
Columbus Day Parade
Greenwich Village Halloween Parade
November
Veterans' Day Parade
Native American Film and Video Festival. It features 100 works by more than 60 filmmakers
Chocolate Show The ultimate event for chocoholics
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Begins at Central Park West at 77th St., then down Broadway to Macy's, Herald Square (34th St.), finishing at Seventh Ave. (212) 494-4495
December
Tree lighting ceremony
Lighting of the Hanukkah menorah
Kwanzaa Holiday expo
Radio City Christmas Spectacular.at Radio City Music Hall
Christmas in New York City Displays: Special decorations are displayed at various places, including Rockefeller Center and in major department store windows
New Year's Eve in New York City - Times Square
New Year's Eve dropping of the Big Apple ball from the top of Times Tower
New Year's Eve First Night New York - family-oriented visual and performing arts celebration
