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Events & Festivals

Your guide to the best events and festivals in NYC

The top New York Festivals you should know
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The top New York Festivals you should know

From street-shuttering parades to eye-catching art fairs, here are the New York festivals to keep on your radar

Things to do in New York today
Things to do

Things to do in New York today

All you could ever need today and more! 

The top five New York art shows this week
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The top five New York art shows this week

You won’t want to miss this week's New York art shows

The best movie events in New York this week
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The best movie events in New York this week

Every week, we round up the best movie events happening outside New York’s multiplexes

The best parties in NYC this week
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The best parties in NYC this week

Check out the best parties in NYC, from club nights to label takeovers

This Week in New York: Critics' picks

Holiday Train Show
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Holiday Train Show

The garden lights up with its collection of trains that chug along a nearly half-mile track by 150 miniature NYC landmarks like the Empire State Building,...

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Sleep No More
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Sleep No More

To untimely rip and paraphrase a line from Macbeth: Our eyes are made the fools of the other senses, or else worth all the rest. A multitude of searing...

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
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Say Something Bunny!
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Say Something Bunny!

Theater review by Helen Shaw When you walk into Say Something Bunny!, you enter another time. You might not notice that at first, because the brick office...

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
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Accomplice
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Accomplice

Tom and Betsy Salamon’s unique adventure—part interactive theater, part scavenger hunt, part walking tour—draws participants into an...

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On the blog

New Yorkers should stop gathering at home with friends and family, Cuomo says
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New Yorkers should stop gathering at home with friends and family, Cuomo says

Small, at-home gatherings are the No. 1 spreader of the virus.

You must follow these rules to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree this year
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You must follow these rules to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree this year

Mayor Bill de Blasio asked people to stay home rather than going to see the tree in person.

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming big stars in signature roles every night this week
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The Metropolitan Opera is streaming big stars in signature roles every night this week

The Met's latest free lineup includes major singers in operas by Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and Bizet.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will look very different this year
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The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will look very different this year

The big event has been reimagined for our unique times—here's how

Top New York stories

101 things to do in New York
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101 things to do in New York

Discover all of the very best things to do in New York 

Things to do in NYC this weekend
Things to do

Things to do in NYC this weekend

No plans yet? Don't worry!

Free things to do in NYC
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Free things to do in NYC

Think nothing’s free in NYC? Think again.

Cheap things to do in NYC
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Cheap things to do in NYC

In case you haven’t heard, New York is expensive. Crazy, right?

New York photo galleries

28 adorable photos from the Westminster Dog Show competition
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28 adorable photos from the Westminster Dog Show competition

18 photos of dogs getting pretty AF before the Westminster Dog Show
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18 photos of dogs getting pretty AF before the Westminster Dog Show

The 35 most badass photos from the Women’s March in NYC 2017
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The 35 most badass photos from the Women’s March in NYC 2017

Photos of funny marathon signs from the 2016 NYC Marathon
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Photos of funny marathon signs from the 2016 NYC Marathon