Events in New York

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