Orchid Show (New York Botanical Garden)
The annual Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden is a new event, but an increasingly popular one. http://www.nybg.org/plan_your_visit/event_detail.php?id_event=6402/25/2006 - 4/2/2006The…
Oscars of the East Coast (Met Gala nickname)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute has held an annual fundraiser since 1948, called the Costume Institute Gala, but usually known as the "Met Gala" or "Met…
Paint the Town (NYC & Company)
NYC & Company (the city's tourism bureau) annually sponsors winter tourism discounts under the program title "Paint the Town." It appears that "paint the town"…
Party of the Year (Met Gala nickname)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute has held an annual fundraiser since 1948, called the Costume Institute Gala, but usually known as the "Met Gala" or "Met…
Pride in the City (People of Color in Crisis)
"Pride in the City" is a new annual event by the People of Color in Crisis (POCC). It's meant to call attention to such important things as AIDS in the African-American community.…
Puerto Rican Day Parade
New York held a Puerto Rican Day Parade in 1958, and it's since become national, held in other American cities. In 1998, it was featured in an episode of the television show Seinfeld, for…
Pulaski Day Parade
The Pulaski Day Parade, held each October, is the celebration for Polish Americans. Count Casimir Pulaski served under General George Washington and helped establish America's first cavalry.…
Ragamuffin Day
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Ragamuffin paradeA Ragamuffin parade is an annual occurrence in communities in the New York metropolitan area. The parades feature children in their Halloween…
Reggae Carifest
The annual "Reggae Carifest" has been held in Forest Hills, Queens and Randall's Island and Coney Island. It's been an annual event since 1998.…
Richmond County Fair
The annual Richmond County (Staten Island) Fair began in 1979 and has a little bit of everything. The event benefits the Staten Island Historical Society and Historic Richmond Town. Historic…
River-to-River Festival
The River-to-River Festival began in 2002. Like the annual Tribeca Film Festival, it's another attempt to revitalize the downtown area after the tragedy of September 11, 2001. 13 May 2002, PR…
Salute to Israel
Many "salutes to Israel" occurred in 1948 with the formation of the Jewish state. The programs held in New York City were particularly important in the formation of the modern state of…
Second Line; Second Liner; Second Lining
The "second line" -- especially in New Orleans and in other places as well -- follows the regular band at parades and funerals, and follows the tune by clapping along, dancing or playing…
Shakespeare in the Park (New York Shakespeare Festival)
Joseph Papp (1921-1991) founded the New York Shakespeare Festival and "Shakespeare in the Park" in the 1950s. Free Shakespeare in the summer in Central Park is now a ritual, but Papp…
Sikh Day Parade
The Sikh Day Parade began in the 1980s. It's quickly becoming a popular New York City ethnic parade. More Sikh immigrants have perhaps located in Queens than any other borough.…
Siren Music Festival (Village Voice)
The annual Siren Music Festival at Coney Island is sponsored by the Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/siren/2005/press_042406.htmlThe Village Voice Announces Date for6th Annual Village…
Sock and Sausage Fests (criticism of street fairs)
Street fairs have came under criticism in the summer of 2005. A New York Post writer editorialized that the street fairs are all the same and that many should be eliminated. The debate was…
Solo Arts Festival
The Solo Arts Festival (by terraNOVA Collective) is a new annual event of readings, music and more. http://www.terranovacollective.org/SoloArtsFestival.phpJune 8-25Center Stage, NY48 West 21st…
Spooktacular (spook + spectacular)
"Spooktacular" (spook + spectacular) is a word that's popular at Halloween time. The first citation of the word is from "A Hallowe'en Party" by Laura Smith, published…
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The New York Gazette will eventually be digitized. Until them, we don't know much about St. Patrick's Day in New York in the 1700s. The St. Patrick's Day Parade is one of New…