Events & Festivals
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New York City's best Trivia Nights
Six of the city's top quizmaster give us their best brain busters
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NYC street fairs guide
This season's street festivals and parades
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World Science Festival
Nobel Prize winners and experimental artists gather for talks and demos
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Governors Island in New York: The best...
Check out the best things to do on the summer oasis
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The week's best festivals: May 31–June...
Studios in Brooklyn open and an eclectic theater series starts
Critics’ picks
BLDG 92
- Critics choice
- Free
In November 2011, the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation opened a new visitors’ center at the former shipbuilding complex, offering information on the facility and its connection to the...
- Until Sun Dec 30
- BLDG 92
The Big Quiz Thing
Show off your impressive stash of trivial knowledge, or your ability to come up with smart-alecky witticisms.
- Until Sun Jun 3
- 92YTribeca
“New York's Golden Age of Bridges: Paintings by Antonio Masi”
- Critics choice
Antonio Masi, an Italian-born artist who immigrated to NYC with his family in 1947 at seven years old, displays 26 watercolors depicting all nine of NYC’s major bridges.
- Sat May 12 - Sun Sep 30
- New York Transit Museum
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Top stories
NYC's top permanent historical museum exhibitions
Check out the best museum collections that explore cultural and natural history.
New York City events calendar 2012
Introducing TONY’s guide to the dates that matter: Click on each month to see our hand-picked selection of the best events opening in NYC, from seasonal staples to essential new exhibitions, shows, concerts and films.
Events & Festivals in pictures
Photos: "Monet's Gardens"
- Price band: 2/4
The institution creates a replica of the artist's verdant home, Giverny.
Photos: Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The two-day celebration of all things Japanese filled the grounds with revelers wearing whimsical anime costumes and traditional kimonos, plus a rather menacing group of samurai swordsmen.
Photos: NYC 19th Century Extravaganza
History buffs and steampunk fans immersed themselved in the 1800s.
Photos: Gemini & Scorpio's Drowned Ball
Revelers honor the Titanic's glory and demise at Zanger Hall.
Events & Festivals in video
Biking video tips
The passionate cyclists at StreetFilms share clips on secure locking, Bike Month and other fun and useful topics.
Neighborhood tours
Anita Lo, Dandy Wellington and Dapwell from Das Racist guide you through the West Village, Harlem and Williamsburg.
Video: Aziz Ansari interview and cover shoot
The Parks and Rec star goofs around in a pool and chats about exploring NYC.
New York's best
Best beaches in New York City
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Summer's here! Plan a beach outing with our guide to New York City's best seaside retreats.
Best karaoke bars and nights
Calling all wanna-be rockers, Broadway babies and crooners: Sing your heart out at these spots.
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