The dog days of summer have officially arrived, the heat is here, the pavement is scorching, the sun is shining, and the festivities have begun! We’ve compiled a carefully curated selection of our top 5 things you absolutely cannot miss while you’re in New York City this summer. Here we go!:
Afropunk Festival 2016
Afropunk Festival is an annual event that takes place in August at Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park (City Park). Over the course of a weekend, the outdoor summer music festival—which celebrates multicultural arts—hosts a wide array of well-known musical artists (including some of the biggest hip-hop artists), as well as “BITES & BEATS” food trucks, live artworks and the SpinThrift Market. Additionally, Afropunk strives to raise multicultural awareness in New York City with its Activism Row initiative.
The U.S. Open tennis tournament
For two weeks, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park will be the tennis capital of the world for the U.S. Open tennis tournament. While Wimbeldon has its white, New Yorkers bring the party to the National Tennis Center with a celebrity-studded crowd, international food vendors and live musicians performing on the grounds—not to mention tennis’s top pros. Whether you’re heading to the courts during the day or for a match under the lights, check out how to score autographs from the likes of Roger Federer and Serena Williams, catch the best action and hobnob with the VIPs.
Jazz Age Lawn Party 2016
The Jazz Age Lawn Party 2016 is a spectacular summer tradition on gorgeous Governors Island. Step onto the ferry, and back in time, with thousands of others dressed to the 1920s nines and enjoy music from Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra, learn the Charleston and sip on cocktails in the sunshine.
Electric Zoo 2016 Festival
(Okay maybe not August,but close enough) The Electric Zoo 2016 Festival is poised to take over Labor Day weekend, bringing hoards of EDM fans to Randall’s Island for the event’s eighth summer. The festival has become an unmissable attraction on the electronic-dance-music circuit, featuring a wide range of artists both top name and underground.
The Fringe Festival NYC
As Broadway and Off Broadway take breathers before the fall, August means just one thing for New York theater: Fringe Festival NYC. More than 75,000 people swarm annually through this hive of theater and dance, making the Fringe Festival NYC theatergoers’ prime thing to do in summer. This year’s 20th edition includes 200 offerings by various theater and dance companies, each of which gets just five or six chances to show its stuff. Many of the city’s best Off-Off Broadway venues participate.
Many thanks to TimeOut New York for being a resource in compiling this list.
Whether you’re a NYC local, or a visitor this summer, make sure to make HeliNY one of your things to do and see in NYC this summer! HeliNY offers some of the best NYC helicopter tours available at an affordable price. Make sure to tag us with the hashtag #HeliNY to share on social media!
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