There are lots of things to do in NYC every minute of every day, all year long.
COVID-19
New York City is reopening safely in stages. Please protect yourself and all New Yorkers. Wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands, and follow the official instructions of Governor Cuomo and Mayor Di Blasio.
To see what a normal year in New York City looks like, check our 2019 calendar.
Things to do in NYC in 2020
Things to do in NYC in August 2020
COVID-19
Large outdoor events cancelled to at least the end of September
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Open Streets : Open Restaurants (Fri-Sat)
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1 Pachamama (At home)
1 “Liquidus” Tabula Rasa Dance Theater (YouTube)
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6 Bolivian Independence
9 Dominican Parade (Virtual)
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10 Ecuadorian Independence
14 Shakespeare in the Park (TV)
14-16 Jazz Masters & All Stars Weekend (Virtual)
14-22 Battery Dance Festival (Virtual)
16 Dominican Restoration Day
16-23 Harlem Week (Virtual)
23 Subway Series (TBS)
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19-20 Al-Hijra (school holiday)
21 Haitian Revolution
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25 Uruguayan Independence
26 19th Amendment
28 Remember Emmett Till
28 “I Have a Dream”
29 Metropolitan Museum plans to open
30 MTV VMA Video Music Awards (TV)
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31-13 US Open Tennis (ESPN)
Things to do in NYC in September 2020
COVID-19
Large outdoor events cancelled to at least the end of September
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NY Carnival (Virtual dates TBD)
1-24 US Open Tennis (ESPN)
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4-7 Labor Day Weekend
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7 Labor Day
7 Brazilian Independence
10 NYC Public Schools opening day
11-16 FDLA Fashion Designers of Latin America
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14-16 NYFW NY Fashion Week
15-15 Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua
16 Mexican Independence
18 Chilean Independence
18-20 Rosh Hashanah
20 African American Parade (Virtual)
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23 US Open Tennis Women’s Final
24 US Open Tennis Men’s Final
25-11 NY Film Festival (Virtual)
27-28 Yom Kippur
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29 Latin Grammy Nominations
Things to do in NYC in October 2020
New York on PAUSE COVID-19
Register to Vote Deadline October 9
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Filipino American History Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
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3 Panamanian Parade (YouTube)
3-4 Brooklyn Book Festival (Virtual)
4 Blessing of Animals
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5-11 New Yorker Festival (Virtual)
9 Register to Vote (Deadline)
9 Columbus/Indigenous Weekend
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12 Columbus Day Holiday
12 Columbus Day Parade (Virtual)
12 Indigenous Peoples Day
12 Spain National Day
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26 –
31 Halloween
Things to do in NYC in November 2020
Native American Heritage Month
Puerto Rican Heritage Month
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2 Day of the Dead
(2) Met Christmas Tree
3 ELECTION DAY
3 Panamanian Separation Day
6 Rockettes Christmas Spectacular
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11 VETERANS DAY
11 Veterans Day Parade
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25 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Balloon Inflation
26-29 THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
26 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
28 Panamanian Independence Day
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Things to do in NYC in December 2020
1 Winter
1 Giving Tuesday
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10-18 Hanukkah
11 Las Mañanitas
12 Our Lady of Guadalupe
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16-24 La Posada / La Novena
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21 Winter Solstice
24 Christmas Eve
25 Christmas Day
26 Kwanzaa
28-
31 New Year’s Eve
Things to do in NYC in July 2020
COVID-19
Large outdoor events cancelled to at least the end of September
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SummerStage (Virtual)
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4 U.S. Independence
5 Venezuelan Independence
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9 NYCFC soccer season start (TV)
9 Argentine Independence
11 New York Red Bulls soccer season start (TV)
11 Manhattanhenge
11-14 Bastille Day on 60th St (Virtual)
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13 Shakespeare in the Park (Virtual)
14 Bastille Day
16-26 Colombian Film Festival New York
17-20 Dance on Camera Film Festival (Virtual)
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20 Colombian Independence
23 Yankees & Mets baseball (TV)
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28 Peruvian Independence
30 Eid al-Adha
Things to do in NYC in June 2020
New York on PAUSE COVID-19
Pride Month
Caribbean Heritage Month
Hurricane season begins
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4 Anniversary Day (school holiday)
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10 Portugal Day
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20 Summer Solstice
21 Father’s Day
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28 Stonewall Riots
Things to do in NYC in May 2020
1 International Workers Day
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(3) Cinco de Mayo Parade
4 Met Gala
(4-10) Pen World Voices Festival
5 CINCO DE MAYO
6-10 Frieze New York
8-12 TEFAF New York
(8-17) Bronx Week
10 MOTHER’S DAY
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11 American Ballet Theatre
16 Dance Parade
(17) Cuban Parade
19 Laylat al-Qadr
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22-25 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
22-25 Big Salsa Festival
(23) 152nd St Cultural Festival
23 Eid al-Fitr
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25 Memorial Day
Things to do in NYC in April 2020
National Autism Month
National Poetry Month
International Guitar Month
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5-11 HOLY WEEK
12 EASTER
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8 PASSOVER
8 Romani Day
9-17 SPRING RECESS
12 EASTER
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22 Earth Day
23 RAMADAN
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30 International Jazz Day
Things to do in NYC in March 2020
Women’s History Month
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3-9 Spring/Break Art Show
4-8 Volta New York
5-15 Rendez-Vous with Frenc Cinema
5-8 Armory Show
5-8 Scope New York
5-8 Art on Paper
5-8 Clio Art Fair
6-8 Independent art fair
8 International Women’s Day
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9 Purim
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17 St. Patrick’s Day
17 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
20 Spring
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26-29 Affordable Art Fair
27 Register to Vote
27-5 Flamenco Festival
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31 Cesar Chavez Day
Things to do in NYC in February 2020
Black History Month
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Broadway Week
Off-Broadway Week
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3-12 New York Fashion Week
5-19 MoMA Doc Fortnight
8 VILLALOBOS BROTHERS
8-11 Westminster Dog Show
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CHEAPEST WEEK TO VISIT NYC
14 Valentine’s Day
14 President’s Day Weekend
14 PISTOLERA
14 Neighboring Scenes Film Festival
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17 PRESIDENTS DAY
21 Carnival weekend
21-15 International Children’s Film Festival
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25 Mardi Gras
26 Ash Wednesday
26 ADAA Art Show
27 Dominican Independence Day
Things to do in NYC in January 2020
1 Haitian Independence
3-5 PBR Professional Bull Riders
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6 Three Kings Day Parade
9-18 Winter Jazzfest
10-14 APAP
12 globalFEST
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17 MARTIN LUTHER KING WEEKEND
17-18 Black Comic Book Festival
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20 Martin Luther King holiday
24-2 Winter Antiques Show
25-1 Master Drawings
26 Grammys
Things to do in NYC in 2021
Things to do in NYC in January 2021
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Things to do in NYC in February 2021
Black History Month
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3 15th Amendment (African men right to vote)
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25-26 Purim
Things to do in NYC in March 2021
Women’s History Month
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4-14 Rendez-vous with French Cinema
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8 International Women’s Day
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17 St. Patrick’s Day
17 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
20 Spring
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25 Affordable Art Fair
Things to do in NYC in April 2021
Artexpo
Flamenco Festival
Havana Film Festival NY
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4 EASTER
4 Easter Parade
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8 Romani Day
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12 Immigrant Heritage Week
12 RAMADAN
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22 Earth Day
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30 International Jazz Day
Things to do in NYC in May 2021
May 2021 is one of the most beautiful months to visit New York City because of the big fluffy clouds from the Caribbean that frame the urban landscape. The City is still in it main school year rhythm. The weather is warm, but not hot. May is National Salsa Month and Haitian Heritage Month. May…
Things to do in NYC in June 2021
Pride Month
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3 Anniversary Day (school holiday)
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(9-18) NYC Dance Week
10 Portugal Day
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20 Summer Solstice
20 Father’s Day
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28 Stonewall Riots Commemoration
Things to do in NYC in 2019
January 2019 Calendar
Three Kings Day, Winter JazzFest, Under the Radar Festival, PBR Monster Energy Buck Off, globalFEST, Restaurant Week, Jewish Film Festival, Antiques Week, Winter Antiques Show, Outsider Art Fair, Women’s March, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Dominican Heritage Month and Master Drawings
February 2019 Calendar
Black History Month
1-3 Cinema Tropical film festival
5 Lunar New Year
6-10 Film Comment Selects
8-16 New York Fashion Week
9-12 Westminster Dog Show
11-24 Off-Broadway Week
14 Valentine’s Day, Carnival
18 Presidents Day
21-28 MoMA Doc Fortnight
22-17 Int’l Children’s Film Festival
22-26 Neighboring Scenes film festival
28-3 ADAA Art Show
28-10 Rendez-vous with French Cinema
March 2019 Calendar
MARCH
National Women’s History Month
3 Major League Soccer
5 Mardi Gras
5-11 Spring Break Art Show
6 Ash Wednesday
6-10 Volta art fair
7-10 Armory Show
7-10 Scope art fair
7-10 Flamenco Festival
8 International Women’s Day
17 St Patrick’s Day
20 Spring
26-31 Ballet Hispánico
27-7 New Directors/New Films
28-31 Colombian Film Festival
28 Major League Baseball
30 Malena & Lena Burke
April 2019 Calendar
APRIL
4 Mets home opener
4-5 Photographs auction
4-7 AIPAD Photography Show
4-7 ArtExpo
5-16 Havana Film Festival NY
8 International Romani Day
10-13 Dance Theatre of Harlem
12 Havana Biennial
12-19 Youth America Gran Prix
13-14 Calpulli Mexican Dance
14 Palm Sunday
14-20 Holy Week
17-18 Prints & Multiples auction
19 Good Friday
19-27 Passover
21 Easter & Easter Parade
24-5 Tribeca Film Festival
27 Latin Dance Fiesta
29 Antiquities auction
May 2019 Calendar
1 May Day
1 Old Masters auction
2-5 Frieze New York
2-5 Art New York
2-5 Context New York
3-7 TEFAF New York Spring
5 CINCO DE MAYO
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12 MOTHER’S DAY
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13 Art of Africa, Oceania & the Americas auction
13-14 Impressionist & Modern Art auctions
13-6 American Ballet Theatre
15-16 Post-War & Contemporary Art auction
18 Dance Parade
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21 Shakespeare in the Park ~ Much Ado About Nothing
24-27 Memorial Day Weekend
24-26 Big Salsa Festival
25 152nd St Cultural Festival
27 MEMORIAL DAY
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28 Midsummer Night’s Dream
29-2 Limón Dance Company
30 New York African Film Festival
31-2 African Diaspora International Film Festival
June 2019 Calendar
JUNE 2019
Pride Month
SummerStage
American Ballet Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park
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1 Blue Note Jazz Festival
1 Central Park Tango
2 Celebrate Israel Parade
2 Drama Desk Awards
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3 CFDA Fashion Awards
3-5 NYFW Men’s Spring Summer 2020
4 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
7-7 FIFA Women’s World Cup
8 116th Street Festival
9 National Puerto Rican Day Parade
9 Tony Awards
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10 Portugal Day
11 Museum Mile Festival
11-16 NY Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks
13-20 Human Rights Watch Film Festival
14-7 Copa America
15-7 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16 Father’s Day
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22 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
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25-13 Midsummer Night Swing
30 NYC Pride March
July 2019 Calendar
JULY 2019
SummerStage
Midsummer Night Swing
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn
Shakespeare in the Park
Lincoln Center Out of Doors
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4 U.S. Independence Day
5 Venezuelan Independence Day
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9 Argentine Independence Day
9-13 LAMC Latin Alternative Music Conference
12 Colombian Flower Festival Gala
12-13 Afro-Latino Fest NYC
14 Colombian Flower Festival Parade
14 111th Street Salsa Street Fair
14 Latin Culture Carnival Bronx
14 Colombian Independence Pride Festival
14 Bastille Day NYC
14 Disability Pride NYC
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16-24 ‘Coriolanus’ Shakespeare in the Park
16-25 Jazz in July Festival
20 Colombian Independence Day
21-3 Brasil Summerfest
21 Junta Hispana Street Fair
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22-16 NYC Restaurant Week
23-28 Dominican Film Festival
24-11 Lincoln Center Out of Doors
25 Peruvian Parade Gala
28 Peruvian Parade
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August 2019 Calendar
2-4 Carnaval del Barrio Street Fair
3 Summer Streets
4 Ecuadorian Parade
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10 Ecuadorian Independence Day
10 Eid al-Adha
10 Summer Streets
11 Dominican Day Parade
11 Battery Dance Festival
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12-18 New York Latino Film Festival
16 Dominican Restoration Day
17 Summer Streets
18 Ecuadorian Festival
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24-25 Afropunk
25 Uruguayan Independence Day
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26-8 US Open Tennis
29-2 NY Salsa Congress
30-2 LABOR DAY WEEKEND
September 2019 Calendar
1 Brazilian Day
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2 LABOR DAY
2 West Indian Day Parade
3-16 NYC Broadway Week
5 Socrates Annual
6-14 New York Fashion Week
7 New York City Labor Day Parade
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11 New York Philharmonic Opening Night ~ ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
12 Jazz at Lincoln Center Season Opener
12 Crossing the Line festival
12-22 Feast of San Gennaro
15 Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran Independence Day
15 African American Day Parade
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16 Mexican Independence Day
17-30 UN General Assembly
17-13 New York City Ballet Fall Season
22 Queens Hispanic Day Parade
22 Peru to the World Expo
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23-6 NYC Off-Broadway Week
23 Met Opera Opening Night Gala ~ ‘Porgy and Bess’
27 New York Film Festival
29-1 Rosh Hashanah
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October 2019 Calendar
Hispanic Heritage Month
1-13 Fall for Dance Festival
2 Sandy e Junior
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7-13 Celebrate Mexico Now
8-9 Yom Kippur
11-14 COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND
11-13 New Yorker Festival
12 Panamanian Day Parade
12 Spain’s National Day
13 Hispanic Day Parade
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14 COLUMBUS DAY
14 Columbus Day Parade
14 Indigenous People’s Day
15 Hispanic Heritage Month ends
15 Casita Maria Gala
(19-20) ColombiaFest
20 Queens Bolivian Day Parade
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21 MoMA reopens
23 World Ballet Day
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31 Winter Village
31 Halloween Parade
November 2019 Calendar
Puerto Rican Heritage Month
National Native American Heritage Month
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1 Auction exhibitions open
1-5 TEFAF antiques fair
1 Day of the Holy Innocents|All Saints Day
2 Day of the Dead | All Souls Day
3 Panamanian Separation Day
3 New York City Marathon
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5 Election Day
6-15 DOC NYC
8-11 VETERANS DAY WEEKEND
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10-11 Impressionist & Modern auctions
11 Veterans Day Parade
12 Beaver Moon
12-16 Django Reinhardt Festival
13 Puerto Rican Film Festival
13-14 Contemporary Art auctions
14 Salon Art + Design fair
14 Latin Grammys
16 Latin American Art auction exhibition
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20-21 Latin American Art auction
21 Macy’s Holiday Windows
21 Beaujolais Nouveau Day
23 Puerto Rican Artisans Fair
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25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
27-1 THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
27 Thanksgiving Parade Balloon Inflation
28 Panamanian Independence Day
28 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
29 Black Friday
29 New York City Ballet ‘Nutcracker’
December 2019 Calendar
1 Portuguese Restoration Day
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2 Cyber Monday
2 Advent
2 Winter’s Eve street fair
3 Giving Tuesday
4 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
4 Alvin Ailey
5-8 Art Basel Miami Beach
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11 International Tango Day
11 Las Mañanitas
12 Our Lady of Guadalupe
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16 La Posada / La Novena
19 Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice
22-30 HANUKKAH
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24 Christmas Eve
25 CHRISTMAS
26-1 KWANZAA
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31 New Year’s Eve