Win Passes to Hillstock 2012
Nifty NYC is partnering with Never Break Down to give away a pair of passes to this weekend’s Hillstock DIY music festival in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. For your chance to see performances by Math the Band, Ava Luna, Toothaches, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Drew & the Medicinal Pen, The Suzan, Archipelago, ACLU Benefit, Swear and [...]
Sunday, June 3rd: 2012 Queens Pride Parade & Festival
Queens Pride Parade 37th Ave. from 84th St.-75th St., Queens Noon Free Festival 75th St. & 37th Rd., Queens 11am-6pm Free QUEENS PRIDE promotes awareness and education among and of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning community of Queens, New York. Our founders were provoked to organize the QUEENS PRIDE parade and festival by [...]
Friday, June 1st-Sunday, June 3rd: HOWL! Festival
For more than a century, the East Village has been home to poets, jazz musicians, Vaudeville and Yiddish theatre, artists represented by blue chip galleries and those painting in the subways, rock stars, and performance artists. Building on this tradition and inspired by long time East Village resident Allen Ginsberg’s epic poem, the HOWL! Festival [...]
Sunday, May 27th: Surprise Attack! Music Festival
Surprise Attack! Music Festival Cameo Gallery (93 N. 6th St., Brooklyn) 2pm-1am $12 in advance Dot Square (2PM) Beach Moms The Nico Blues Wild International New York Rivals Beast Make Bomb Edelweiss Slam Donahue HITS (formerly Jump Into The Gospel) Team Spirit Eula The Suzan Electric Sun Click Clack Boom (12AM) Click here for more [...]
Tuesday, May 22nd-Thursday, May 24th: Truth Be Told 2012 Documentary Film Festival
The New School for Public Engagement is proud to host this festival of short films made by students in the graduate certificate program in Documentary Media Studies in 2012. Each work is the product of a year of intensive study in documentary history, theory, and production. All the films celebrate New York City and its [...]
Through Sunday, May 27th: Music with a View Festival
Music With A View is a FREE music festival devoted to the discovery of new, fresh sound created and performed by contemporary musicians. Each event features the works of 2-3 emerging and/or mid-career composers and is followed by an open discussion between the artists and the audience. Click here for more information. Click here for [...]
Sunday, May 20th: The 9th Ave. International Food Festival
The 9th Ave. International Food Festival 9th Ave. between 42-57th Streets, Manhattan 12-5pm Free admission Experience the delightful taste of various cuisines from different countries like Poland, Italy, Spain, Greece, Japan, Thailand and many others. There will be live stage entertainment of international music and dance at 55th Street Click here for more free New [...]
Saturday, May 19th: Folds Up! Folding Bike Ride and Festival
Folds Up! Folding Bike Ride and Festival Ride: W. 23rd St. & Hudson River Greenway, Manhattan 2pm Free Festival: Stuyvesant Cove Park (E. 23rd St. & East River, Manhattan) 4pm Free Think you can’t fit a(nother) bike into your apartment? Think again! Learn about all different makes and models of folding bikes, including New York’s [...]
Thursday, May 17th-Sunday, May 20th: NYC Popfest 2012
In 1996, what started out as a house show with friends bringing together bands that were influenced by music from Factory Records, Sarah Records, Labrador Records and the C86 era turned into one of the most popular indie pop events worldwide. Ten years after that house show, those friends reconvened with new friends bringing together [...]
Thursday, May 17th-Sunday, May 20th: Ende Tymes Festival of Experimental Liberation
The ENDE TYMES FESTIVAL is a celebration of NOISE, EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, FILM AND VIDEO ART. Presented over the course of 4 NIGHTS at 2 VENUES in Brooklyn and Queens, this second-annual event presents OVER 50 ARTISTS working with STREET-LEVEL AVANT-GARDE TECHNOLOGY Click here for more information & a complete schedule of events. Click here for [...]
Through Sunday, May 13th: Bayou n’ Brooklyn Music Festival
Bayou n’ Brooklyn Music Festival is an annual three-day festivity showcasing the musical prowess of Louisiana with the aim of preserving its traditional music form especially with the Cajun Zydeco music scene. The annual festival also highlights the musical genius of bayou-born sounds, family dances, community jam sessions, dance hall flavor bands and of course, [...]
Thursday, May 10th: Food & Drink Boulevard on Harlem’s Restaurant Row
Frederick Douglas Boulevard Alliance’s Food & Drink Boulevard Frederick Douglass Blvd. from W. 112th–W. 124th St., Manhattan 6-10pm $10 in advance Summer Kick-Off and Evening of Food, Cocktails, Music & Entertainment on Harlem’s Restaurant Row Click here for more cheap New York City events & things to do.
Through Sunday, May 6th: PEN World Voices Festival
Writers from around the world convene in New York City to celebrate the power of the written word in action. Engage with literature in bold and unexpected ways and discover how words can be amplified through music, theater, puppetry, film, and much more. Marking PEN American Center’s 90th anniversary, this year’s festival features performances, discussions, [...]
Saturday, April 28th & Sunday, April 29th: Sakura Matsuri Festival
Sakura Matsuri Festival Brooklyn Botanic Garden (900 Washington Ave., Brooklyn) 10am-6pm both days $15 Admire the cherry blossoms and enjoy a weekend showcase of Japanese culture, including: Taiko Drumming • Manga Artists • J-Pop Bands • Tea Ceremonies Samurai Sword Fighting • Cosplay Fashion Show • Bonsai Demonstrations • Minbu Folk Dance • Kids’ Workshops [...]
Saturday, April 28th: Free Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair with Broadway Performances & Film Screening
Free Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair Greenwich St. (from Hubert to Chambers St., Manhattan) 10am-6pm Free Our Festival stages will feature special performances from current Broadway shows along with emerging talent from right here in Tribeca. Local restaurants and merchants will offer Tribeca’s finest foods, refreshments, and merchandise. Families can also attend a free screening [...]
Saturday, April 28th: Brooklyn Mustard Festival
Brooklyn Mustard Festival TBD Bar (224 Franklin St., Brooklyn) 12-5pm Pay-as-you-go Mustard, meats, mretzels, meer & more!
Wednesday, April 25th: Free Be Film Short Film Festival
Be Film Short Film Festival The Gershwin Hotel (7 E. 27th St., Manhattan) 6-8pm Free Bottle (6mn), Animation, Dir. Kirsten Lepore (USA) Afternoon (3mn), Animation, Dir. Izabela Plucinska (Poland) Egg (12mn), Narrative, Dir. Christopher Martin (Singapore) The 54 (20mn), Narrative, Dir. Philip Hering (Netherlands) Jafar (3mn), Narrative, Dir. Nancy Spetsioti (Greece) A Dollar, Car, Coat [...]
Saturday, April 9th & Sunday, April 10th: MoCCA Fest 2011
MoCCA Fest 2011 69th Regiment Armory (68 Lexington Ave., Manhattan) 11am-6pm $10 online The MoCCA Festival will take place over April 9-10, 2011 at the Lexington Avenue Armory located at 68 Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets. The annual two-day event attracts thousands of comic art lovers and creators from around the globe to [...]
Wednesday, March 16th-Sunday, March 20th: Kinofest NYC
Kinofest NYC is a film festival that celebrates independent cinema from Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries. A new voice in the New York cinema community, Kinofest NYC brings New Yorkers an intriguing look at independent film coming from these new countries that sit on the eastern border of continental Europe. Tickets are $10 per event. [...]
Sunday, February 6th: 12th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival
12th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival Throughout Chinatown 11:30am-4pm, parade from 1-3pm Free The spectacle features elaborate floats, marching bands, lion and dragon dances galore, Asian musicians, magicians, acrobats and a procession by local organizations. Over 5,000 people are expected to march in the parade, which will start at Mott Street and [...]
