Tuesday, April 23rd: American Honey Bar-sity Athletics Celebrity Kickball Game
American Honey Bar-sity Athletics Celebrity Kickball Game Times Square Broadway Pedestrian Plaza, btw. 46th and 47th St., Manhattan 1-6pm Free Wild Turkey American Honey, the original honey bourbon liqueur, will celebrate the launch of its Bar-sity Athletics social sports initiative by turning Times Square into the ultimate social sports stadium for a charity kickball game [...]
Saturday, February 23rd: World Sword Swallower’s Day 2013
World Sword Swallower’s Day 2013 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square (234 W. 42nd St., Manhattan) 1:30pm Free More than 20 sword swallowers will be “dropping swords” at nearly 20 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums worldwide on February 23, 2013 in celebration of the 6th annual World Sword Swallower’s Day. In New York [...]
Thursday, February 14th: Vow Renewal in Times Square
Vow Renewal in Times Square Times Square, Manhattan 6pm Free On February 14, 2013, join us in a declaration of love as we celebrate romance, passion, and our sweethearts in a one of a kind tour-de-love with a vow renewal ceremony. Whether you are coming from across the river or around the globe, married 1 [...]
Monday, December 31st: New Year’s Eve with Broadway’s ‘The Fantasticks’ (Get Half Price Tickets Now)
Click here for half price tickets to New Year’s Eve with The Fantasticks. Enjoy the most exciting night of the year right in the heart of Times Square with Broadway’s longest-running musical, and the only one playing on New Year’s Eve. Pop singer and actor Aaron Carter (Dancing with the Stars, 7th Heaven, Lizzie McGuire) [...]
Friday, December 28th: Shred Bad Memories for Good Riddance Day
Good Riddance Day Broadway Plaza between 43rd & 44th St., Manhattan Noon-1pm Donations for hunger relief suggested Shred and shed your bad memories from 2012 at Good Riddance Day in Times Square. Join the producers of New Year’s Eve and WCBS-FM 101.1 radio host Sue O’Neal in Times Square on December 28, where a dumpster, [...]
Monday, December 31st: ‘New Year’s Eve Haunt & Magic Show’ (Get Half Price Tickets Now)
Click here for half price tickets to New Year’s Eve Haunt & Magic Show. Prepare for surprises and scares at New Year’s Eve Haunt & Magic Show at Times Scare, a medieval-themed haunted house located just a block west of the Times Square ball drop. Enchant your way into 2013 at one of the most [...]
Monday, December 31st: New Year’s Eve Bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes (Buy Half Price Tickets Now)
Click here for half price tickets to New Year’s Eve at Lucky Strike Lanes. Bowl in the new year at this celebrity hot spot on the outskirts of Times Square. The winner of NBC’s The Golden Local award, Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge is one of the hottest spots in Hell’s Kitchen. Known as America’s [...]
Monday, December 31st: Fashion Forty New Year’s Eve Party + Open Bar (Get Half Price Tickets Now)
Click here for half price tickets to Fashion Forty’s New Year’s Eve Party. This New Year’s Eve celebration at the chic, intimate Fashion Forty Lounge is the perfect way to ring in 2013 with old friends and new. Located just steps away from the world-famous Times Square ball drop, this swanky late-night hotspot features rich [...]
Monday, December 31st: Sexy New Year’s Eve Pool Party (Get Half Price Tickets Now)
Click here for half price tickets to New Year’s Eve at D.I.P. Aqua Bar & Lounge. Splash into 2013 at D.I.P. Aqua Bar & Lounge’s wet and wild New Year’s Eve celebration. Located in the Grace Hotel, an upscale boutique hotel in the heart of Times Square, D.I.P. (“Dance In Pool”) features a multi-level lounge, [...]
Sunday, September 23rd: Broadway Flea Market – Meet Stars & Shop for One-of-A-Kind Memorabilia
The 26th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Shubert Alley & West 44th St., Manhattan 10am-7pm Free Broadway dreams can come true as you find showbiz treasures, meet the stars and bid on once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the 26th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction. Plan now to spend Sunday, September 23, 2012, with [...]
Sunday, September 9th: Broadway on Broadway – Free Performances from Broadway Shows
Broadway on Broadway Between 46th & 47th on Broadway, Manhattan 11:30am Free One of New York’s greatest outdoor events, Broadway on Broadway is a free concert performed in the heart of Times Square. Attended by thousands of fans, the live show features musical numbers and appearances from current Broadway shows, plus a sneak peek at [...]
Sunday, August 5th (+ Early Monday): Mars Landing Live Broadcast
Mars Landing Live Broadcast One Times Sq., Manhattan 11:30pm-4am Free Curiosity will land on the Martian surface on 1:31am EDT Monday, August 6th, and will embark on an unprecedented two year expedition, starting with the exploration of the previously water-filled Gale Crater. New Yorkers (and those visiting) can join fellow space fans and see the [...]
July 10th, 12th & 14th: ’7 Through the Nose’ Walking Tours
“7 Through the Nose” will expand upon Josely Carvalho’s longstanding work with the olfactory. Participants will explore their own senses of smell and its powerful relationship to memory and emotion. Starting in Times Square, taking the subway and then sniffing through Flushing, the group will identify synthetic smells (i.e. smells created to entice sales: such [...]
Saturday, July 7th: Free CBGB Concert in Times Square with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / The Hold Steady / Superchunk & More
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / The Hold Steady / Duff McKagan’s Loaded / Superchunk / Glint / Upper West / Zulu Wave Times Square (Broadway & 46th/51st St., Manhattan) Noon-6pm Free Arrive early for this free superconcert in Times Square, part of the CBGB Festival. Click here for more free New York City events [...]
Wednesday, June 20th: Free Solstice Yoga in Times Square
Solstice in Times Square Broadway between 42nd and 47th St., Manhattan Free 7:30am – 8:45am – Open to all levels (Drisana Carey) 12:30pm – 2:00pm – Bikram, open to all levels (Rajashree Choudhury) 3:30pm-4:45pm – Open to all levels (Douglass Stewart) 7:00pm – 8:30pm – Open to all levels (Dana Flynn) Pre-registration has closed but [...]
Monday, June 18th: Free Twin Shadow Show & Video Premiere
Twin Shadow Times Square, Manhattan 8pm Free I recently shot a video for “Five Seconds” that is part of a series of episodical videos I’ll be releasing in the coming months. I’d like you to join me for the premiere of the video. The video will be shown on a massive screen and directly after [...]
Thursday, June 21st: Sing in A Philip Glass World Premiere in Times Square
Philip Glass’ 75th Birthday Celebration Father Duffy Square (Broadway & Seventh Ave., between West 45th and 47th St., Manhattan) 6:30pm Free To honor Philip Glass’ 75th birthday this year, we here at NPR Music commissioned Glass to create a short work that would be great fun for amateur and professional singers alike. We’re inviting the [...]
Tuesday, June 12th: ‘THE FORTY-DEUCE: The Times Square Photographs of Bill Butterworth, 1983–1984′ Opening Reception
THE FORTY-DEUCE: The Times Square Photographs of Bill Butterworth, 1983–1984 powerHouse Arena (37 Main St., Brooklyn) 7-9pm Free, RSVP requested: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com powerHouse Books and curators, Hilton Ariel Ruiz and Beatriz Ruiz, are thrilled to announce the exhibition and launch reception for The Forty-Deuce. Prints from the book, as well as never before seen images, will [...]
Thursday, April 19th-Sunday, April 21st: Earth Day New York 2012
Celebrate Earth Day in NYC the next several days with free panels, concerts and more in Grand Central and Times Square. Click here for more information & a schedule of events.
Friday, March 9th: Project Rainbow Flash Mob
Project Rainbow Flash Mob Duffy Square (46th St. & Broadway, Manhattan) 7pm Free
Saturday, February 25th: World Sword Swallower’s Day 2012
World Sword Swallower’s Day 2012 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditorium (234 W. 42nd St., Manhattan) 1:30pm Free More than 20 sword swallowers will be “dropping swords” at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums worldwide at 2:25pm on February 25, in celebration of the 6th annual World Sword Swallower’s Day. In excess of [...]
Through Wednesday, February 29th: See the BIG♥NYC Sculpture in Times Square
BIG♥NYC Duffy Square (46th St. & Broadway, Manhattan) Free BIG♥NYC by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) with FLATCUT_ and Local Projects conducts the flow of people, air and touch to bring its heart to life. The 10-foot tall glowing sculpture consists of 400 transparent, LED lit, acrylic tubes that form a cube around a suspended red [...]
Saturday, December 31st: New Year’s Eve Times Square Ball Drop
Planning on smushing into Times Square to watch the ball drop? Try to arrive before 3pm, and check out these tips for braving the crowds. Photo credit: asterix611
Wednesday, December 28th: Banish 2011′s Bad Memories at Good Riddance Day
Good Riddance Day Broadway Plaza btw. 43rd & 44th St., Manhattan Noon-1pm Free Say goodbye to your worst memory from 2011 once and for all on Good Riddance Day! Whether you’re bidding farewell to pink slips or parking tickets, credit cards or Valentine’s Day cards, the one percent or the 99 percent, your bad memories [...]
