NYC Summer Event Calendar
BY HANEEN ELMESWARIThe Bronx Night Market is back! Starting on April 30th from 1-7 p.m, the Bronx night market will open its doors once a month for your culinary delights and to commemorate the city’s northernmost borough. Find a wide range of cuisines and cultures being celebrated at an affordable price range. This is the perfect opportunity to bring some family and friends to explore and widen your palate, while also enjoying live performances and art installations.
Dates Include:
May 28th
June 25th
July 30th
Aug. 27th
Sep. 24th
Oct. 29th
Nov. 19th
One of the things that makes New York so romantic is its skyline, as well as rooftop culture! This summer, take an ordinary experience like going to see a film and elevate it, literally. Cinema events on the roofs of hotels and bars is the way to do it. The Rooftop Cinema Club on top of the Skylawn Embassy Suites shows films on lofty heights on several days during May. Visit Rooftop Cinema Club’s website to check out which movies will be playing when and to purchase tickets.
Dates Include:
The Princess Bride (May 19th)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (May 19th)
Back To The Future (May 20th)
Poetic Justice (May 20th)
Sing 2 (May 21st)
Jerry Maguire (May 21st)
Cocktail (May 21st)
The Sandlot (May 22nd)
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
After being canceled for the last several years due to COVID-related health concerns, one of the oldest and longest-running food festivals in New York City is back! Located on Ninth Avenue between 42nd and 57th Streets, Manhattan NYC, the festival will showcase foods and dishes from all over the world. From 10 a.m to 6 p.m on May 14th and 15th, local restaurants, as well as street food vendors, will be represented. Greek, Spanish, Polish, and Italian foods – as well as Chinese, South Korean, and Indian specialties – will fill the air with fragrance, culture, and fun. The live entertainment is also fantastic. You can see everything from Egyptian belly dancers to Celtic high-steppers!
Every year, in New York, Japan Day is celebrated. Held on May 14th this year, Japan Day is a cultural festival that is one of the many highlights of spring. The event celebrates Japanese culture, art tradition, and food, and for the first time, this year will have a parade. It will be held in Central Park on the Rumsey Playfield and offers everything from Hello Kitty Mascots to workshops on Origami folding techniques and performances by Japanese musicians and dancers. The parade starts at 1 p.m and moves along Central Park West between 81st Street and 68th Street (Heading south towards 68th Street).
Frieze New York is an international art fair that debuted in 2012. This year, the event returns after last year’s sold-out edition to bring together the world's leading galleries to feature ambitious solo, group, and themed presentations by emerging artists. The fair offers not only the chance to discover talented young artists but also to meet some of the leading figures in art history. Held in The Shed at Hudson Yards, the event is a must-see for art enthusiasts as well as someone looking to try something new in the city. The fair will be held on May 18th - 22nd from 11 a.m to 7 p.m and a purchased ticket is required to enter.
Pizza Wine Movie Nights at Rooftop Reds
Here in NYC, people can't get enough rooftops. Most young people’s evening plans include a drink, dinner, or a party on a rooftop. Rooftop Red, the world’s first commercially-viable urban rooftop vineyard in Brooklyn, is hosting Pizza and Wine movie nights from May 19th all the way to October 28th. They're showing a plethora of different films and genres from Hook with Robin Williams to Hocus Pocus the night before Halloween. Head over to their website to see what films are playing when, their timings, and to buy tickets!
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
From April through September, the Intrepid Museum will again extend its free Friday hours on select Fridays from 5 - 9 p.m on select Fridays. Come and Celebrate the Museum’s 40th anniversary and enjoy special programs, including their popular Astronomy Nights with special guest speakers, demonstrations, stargazing on the flight deck, and more. You can also watch a movie under the stars on Intrepid’s flight deck during their free summer movie series featuring classic films also celebrating their 40th anniversary!
Dates Include:
May 27th
June 24th
July 29th
Aug. 26th
Sept. 30th
On June 26th, New York City will host its 52nd Pride Parade. From its first march in 1970 to 2022, NYC Pride’s purpose has broadened to include recognition of the fight against AIDS and to remember those we have lost to illness, violence, and neglect. Join them as they march to celebrate the LQBTQ+ lives and community. The route of the Pride march through Lower Manhattan traverses south on Fifth Avenue, through Greenwich Village, passing the Stonewall National Monument, the site of the June 1969 riots that launched the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights. The event is free to attend.
Ever wanted to travel back in time just to see what the party scene was like? Maybe as a flapper or in an underground jazz club? The Jazz Age Lawn Party brings together thousands of people to revel in the era of the roaring twenties. Held on June 11th - 12th, the party is from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be on Governors Island. The event will have live music, retro cocktails, and 20s Prohibition-era entertainment. Explore the park and join dance lessons, take a vintage portrait, check out the antique 1920s cars, play croquet, enjoy a gourmet picnic and more. Make sure you’re wearing your finest vintage silk! Ticket purchase is required to enter and all ages are welcomed!
For all the film junkies out there, single tickets to the Tribeca Film Festival go on sale on May 2nd! The Tribeca Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. Taking place from June 8th to the 19th, it showcases a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. This year's lineup includes 109 feature films from 40 countries and 88 world premieres including Joachim Back’s “Corner Office” starring Jon Hamm and “Somewhere in Queens,” directed by Ray Romano starring Romano and Laurie Metcalf. Make sure you grab tickets before they sell out!
New York is the hub for theater kids all over the country. When in town it only makes sense that you see something on stage. If you can't make it to a broadway show or have seen everything already, try Shakespeare in the Park. Nothing like your usual long and insufferable Shakespeare productions, Shakespeare in the Park is full of humor and an immersive narrative. From June 17th to July 17th enjoy Tony Award nominee Robert O’Hara (Slave Play, The Public’s Barbecue) bring his sharp wit and story-telling genius to The Delacorte Theater with a bold new production of RICHARD III. Make sure to head to their website and reserve a seat when tickets go on sale.
Originally Published in W27 Newspaper
