Central Park SummerStage
Central Park began its "SummerStage" program in 1986. It was not the first "SummerStage;" Hartford and Chicago both had earlier festivals. SummerStage consists of events…
Cherry Blossom Festival (Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Cherry Blossom Festival has been a popular event since its beginning in 1982. It's been a New York "rite of spring" for the past quarter-century.…
Christmas Adam (December 23, the day before Christmas Eve)
Christmas is December 25th. Christmas Eve is December 24th. Some people think that December 23rd should be called "Christmas Adam" because Adam came before Eve. "Christmas Adam"…
Coachella East (Panorama Music Festival nickname)
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, California, was founded in 1999. In 2015, Coachella's founders sought to have a similar festival in New York City. The proposed festival…
CultureFest
NYC & Company (formerly the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau) has hosted a "CultureFest" since 2001. Many organizations have participated.…
Dominican Day Parade
The Dominican Day Parade began as a small celebration in Washington Heights in 1982. Now, it's held each August on Fifth Avenue and is one of New York's largest ethnic parades.…
Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival & Shad Fest
"Drums Along the Hudson" is billed as "A Native American Festival & Shad Fest." It's a new annual event held each spring in Inwood Hill Park.…
DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival
The DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival is about one decade old, but it has quickly established a place in the art world. http://www.dumboartscenter.org/festival/d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge…
Ecuadorian Parade and Festival
The Ecuadorian Parade and Festival has taken place in Queens since 1984. http://www.citylore.org/cl_cel-aug.htmlEcuadorian Parade and FestivalQueensEarly-mid August, daylongFlushing Meadows-Corona…
Evacuation Day (November 25th)
"Evacuation Day" celebrates the evacuation of British troops from New York City on November 25, 1783. It used to be a great New York celebration, but now it is almost totally forgotten.…
Fall for Dance Festival (NY City Center)
The NY City Center's "Fall for Dance Festival" began in 2004. The 2006 festival promises 10 performances, 6 unique programs, and 30 companies on 1 stage. Fall for Dance FestivalSep…
Falloon (float + balloon)
A "falloon" is a combination float/balloon; the term was introduced at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The first "falloon" was introduced to the parade about 1990 --…
Fashion Week (“7th on 6th”)
"Fashion Week" was an event known only to the trade until 1993. In that year, it was called "7th on 6th" and Seventh Avenue (the Fashion District) began tent shows at Bryant…
Flatbush Frolic
The annual "Flatbush Frolic" is a street festival that takes place in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. http://www.clearviewfestival.com/eventforms/050918_con2005fdc.pdf…
Fleet Week
"Fleet Week" is when New York City becomes host to our sailors. The Frank Sinatra-Gene Kelly movie musical On the Town (1949) popularized sailors on leave in our wonderful town.…
Fresh Fruit Festival
The Fresh Fruit Festival is a LGBT-related entertainment in the Big Apple each July. http://www.freshfruitfestival.com/calendar.htmFresh FRUIT FESTIVAL Happening July 10 - July 23, 2006…
Gay Pride Week (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender PRIDE March; Moment of Silence)
"Gay Pride Week," held every June, is one of New York's most important festivals because it literally grew from New York itself. It commemorates the famous Stonewall Inn riots of…
Greater New York Orchid Show
The Greater New York Orchid Show has been held annually (since 1982) by the Greater New York Orchid Society. The event had been held at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, but recently it…
Greek Independence Day Parade
The Greek Independence Day Parade began in 1940, making it one of New York's oldest ethnic parades. It celebrates the independence of Greece from Turkey. 25 March 1940, New York Times, pg.…
Green Apple Music & Arts Festival
The first Green Apple Music & Arts Festival on April 20-23, 2006 is advertised as "America's Largest Earth Day Event." It may be an annual festival.…