Events

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On the first day of each new year, members of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club (and anyone else bold enough) venture into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the name of bravery as well as charity. Participation is free, but those who plunge are encouraged to donate to community organizations.

This annual offering of discounted hotel rates runs for more than a month and overlaps with other winter programs (see below). Plan ahead—booking begins late the previous year, and hotels maintain different policies (though the same discount applies across the board) and can fill up fast.

El Museo del Barrio’s Three Kings Day Parade dates back more than four decades. The celebration always features a variety of family-friendly performances.

A dazzling array of musical talent joins is on display for Winter Jazzfest, both a forum of discovery and a guaranteed blast. More than 100 sets take place at venues like the Le Poisson Rouge, City Winery and Public Records. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Colin Stetson and Abraham Reunion are among past performers.

Twice a year, NYC Broadway Week provides audiences with the chance to purchase two-for-one tickets to exciting Broadway shows. The hugely popular program includes both new productions and long-running hits like The Lion King and Wicked.

The company’s six-week winter repertory season includes world premieres, classics like The Sleeping Beauty and tributes to legendary choreographers like George Balanchine—all at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

The celebrated program, which takes place each winter and summer, serves diners two- or three-course prix fixe lunches and dinners at hundreds of world-class restaurants. Each season some of the City’s top chefs prepare a range of fare.

NYC Must-See Week participants get two-for-one admission to attractions, museums, tours and performing arts venues across all five boroughs. In previous years, experiences have included iconic NYC attractions, skyline views, historic sites and world-class institutions.

Formerly known as the Winter Antiques Show, the most prestigious antiques display in America fills the Park Avenue Armory with pieces from ancient times through the art deco movement and beyond. It is also a benefit for the East Side House Settlement.

Don’t miss the boat! Yachts, fishing boats, kayaks—you’ll find them all at the New York Boat Show, an institution for more than a century. Thousands of attendees sail into the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to check out the latest in boats and fishing equipment. 

Fashion Week promises star-studded soirees that show off the newest styles for the next fall season. The world’s top designers debut their collections on the runway, as style-conscious celebrities and industry insiders look on.

This beloved celebration takes place in Manhattan’s Chinatown, as well as in Flushing, Queens, and in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Dynamic dragon dance troupes wend their way through the streets, drawing crowds of hundreds of thousands, who also come to see elaborate floats, marching bands, martial artists, musicians, magicians, acrobats and processions by local organizations.