New York City becomes a winter wonderland during the holidays. Winter weather is December through February. The first snow is usually the first week of December.
Celebrate Mother’s Day Around the World!
Oct 18 (3rd Sun) Argentina Dec 8: Panama – May 3 (1st Sun) Spain, Portugal & Romania May 10 (2nd Sun) U.S. & many countries May 10: Guatemala, Mexico & El Salvador May 15: Paraguay May 27: Bolivia May 30: Nicaragua May 31 (Last Sun) Dominican Republic & France – Aug 15: Costa Rica
Watch Neil Tyson’s “Manhattanhenge” Sunrise Solar Alignment
Sunday-Monday, November 29-30, 2020 MANHATTAN CROSS STREETS
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Celebrate the Feast of Saint Barbara
Friday, December 4, 2020 She (Changó) is the patroness of armourers, artillery, engineers, miners and others who do dangerous work
Honor Changó, the Orisha of Thunder, Lightning and Fire
Friday, December 4, 2020 CUBA 🇨🇺
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Honor Babalú-Ayé, Orisha of the Sick
Thursday, December 17, 2020 SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS, Cuba
Honor Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára , Eleguá, Papa Legba, Elegbara, Orisha of the Crossroads
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA, CUBA, BRAZIL, AFRICAN DIASPORA
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Rio Carnival 2021 is the World’s Biggest Carnival Festival
Fri-Tue, February 12-16, 2021 Saturday, February 20, 2021 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
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In Winter, New York City Becomes a Wonderland
December + January + February – The holidays are a winter wonderland. Early February is the cheapest time to visit New York City.
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Celebrate Portugal Restoration of Independence Day!
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 – LISBON, Portugal December 1, 1640
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Celebrate Candombe Day!
Thursday, December 3, 2020 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square 2020 is Cancelled for COVID-19 Safety
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 LINCOLN SQUARE, NYC
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Celebrate Día de las Velitas, the Colombian Festival of Lights!
Monday, December 7, 2020 COLOMBIA ~ Across the country, and famously in Medellín, people light rows and rows of candles to commemorate the people’s anticipation of the Vatican’s proclamation of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1854
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Celebrate the Immaculate Conception and the Divinity of Women!
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 The idea that the Virgin Mary was born free of sin expresses that the divinity of women and men is equal
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Celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights!
December 10-18, 2020 Miracles await those who fill their time with the light of faith, hope and work. Hanukkah Sameach! (Happy Hanukkah)
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Celebrate International Tango Day!
Friday, December 11, 2020 DECEMBER 11
Las mañanitas a nuestra Virgen de Guadalupe
Fri, December 11, 2020 St. Patrick’s Cathedral MIDTOWN EAST, NYC Celebrate the Our Lady of Guadalupe’s birthday with Don Jaime Lucero of Casa Puebla, mariachi and folk dancers
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Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patron Saint of Mexico!
Saturday, December 12, 2020 MEXICO CITY, Mexico ~ December 12, 1531
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Celebrate Haitian Independence Day!
Friday, January 1, 2021 – GONAUÏVES, Haiti January 1, 1804
Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice Celebration
[ANTICIPATED] Thu-Sat, December 17-19, 2020 CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Morningside Heights, Manhattan
Remember Huitzilopochtli
Monday, December 21, 2020 MEXICO CITY, Mexico Aztecs honor their national god Huitzilopochtli the sun god, on the winter solstice
Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 25, 2020 The world’s most popular Latin holiday ¡Feliz Navidad! Feliz Natal! Buon Natale! Joyeux Noël! Craciun Fericit! Merry Christmas!
Celebrate Kwanzaa, the African American Year End Tradition!
Sunday, December 26, 2020 – Saturday, January 1, 2021
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The Cold Moon, December Full Moon, Rises Over NYC
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Indigenous North Americans called the December full moon the “Cold Moon”
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve!
Thursday, December 31, 2020 TIMES SQUARE, NYC
Celebrate the Solemnity of Mary and the Divinity of Mother & Child
Friday, January 1, 2021 Mothers and children are sacred
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Celebrate Three Kings Day, Día de Los Reyes
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 The Latin gift-giving day at the end of the Holiday season celebrates visitors from afar who came to pay their respects and were welcomed by the people
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Let’s Make Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Dream a Reality
Friday, January 15, 2021 🇺🇸 ATLANTA, Georgia January 15, 1929
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Martin Luther King Weekend is Going to be Special This Year
Friday-Monday, January 15-18, 2021 UNITED STATES
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Join the Women’s March on NYC for Women’s Rights & Human Rights
[Anticipated] Saturday, January 16, 2021
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Carnival, Carnaval, Carnevale
MONTH January 17 – February 16, 2021 SEASON January 31 – February 16, 2021 WEEK February 11 – 16, 2021 – FAT TUESDAY, MARDI GRAS Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Never Forget Holocaust Remembrance Day when Auschwitz-Birkenau was Liberated
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 – AUSCHWITZ, Poland January 27, 1945
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More Winter things to do in NYC
Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is the end of Carnival
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana
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Winter Village
[Anticipated] Daily Oct 31, 2020-Jan 3, 2021 Bryant Park MIDTOWN, NYC Family holiday shopping and skating
Master Drawings New York 2019 at 30 galleries
UPPER EAST SIDE, Jan 26-Feb 2, 2019 ~ A collaborative exhibition of old master art at 30 international dealers within walking distance of each other. # old masters drawings art fair
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5,000 years at the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory
UPPER EAST SIDE, Opening night Thu, Jan 17, Show Jan 18-27, 2019, daily ~ African, French, Haitian, Italian, Mexican, Puerto Rican and Spanish antiques, art and design. The show benefits East Side House Settlement which provides educational programs to families in the South Bronx and Upper Manhattan. # antiques fair bronx philanthropy
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APAP NYC 2019 brings performing arts showcases to NYC in January
New York Hilton Midtown Sheraton New York Times Square Friday – Tuesday January 4 – 8, 2019
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Off-Broadway Week Winter 2018
February 12-25, 2018 ~ “El Coronel No Tiene Quien le Escriba,” “Fire and Air,” “Jersey Boys”
14th Winter JazzFest 2018 brings together 10,000 Jazz lovers
Multiple venues in Midtown, Greenwich Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Hudson Square, and SoHo, Manhattan January 10 – 17, 2018 JAZZ MARATHON Friday – Saturday January 12 – 13, 2018
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NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2018
RESERVATIONS OPEN January 8, 2018 NYC RESTAURANT WEEK January 22 – February 9, 2018
25th PBR (Professional Bull Riders) 2018 Season Opener ~ Go Brazil!
Madison Square Garden Chelsea, Manhattan Friday – Sunday January 5-7, 2018
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