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New year's Day - January
1st, Public
Holidayublic Holiday
Times
Square New Year's Eve
When & Where:
The Ball Lowering is held atop One Times Square, located at the southern
end of the "BowTie" of Times Square between 42nd and 43rd Streets on
Broadway/Seventh Avenue.
More info: (212) 768-1560
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Traditionally marked by a 200,000 people gathering to watch the ball drop.
No parade, but it does signal the beginning of the pre-Lenten Carnival
season throughout the world to the millions watching the event on TV.
New
York Road Runner's Club Midnight Run
More info: New York Road Runners Club - 212
860 4455
Midnight Run on nyrrc.org
Four-mile event that takes place at Central
Park. Live DJs, fireworks, a costume masquerade and a non-alcoholic
toast are all part of the fun.
More New Year's Eve
Events to Look For:
First Night - New Year's
Eve family oriented celebrations
New Year's Eve Concert for Peace
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Harlem. Come early for free general
seating, or call 212-581-1212 for reserved tickets.
New
Year's Eve Fireworks Celebration - South Street Seaport
New Year's Eve Fireworks
- Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. This is a safe event (ie no alcohol), but
there are DJs, bands and a laser light show.
New York Philharmonic New
Year's Eve Concert -
Lincoln Center
January Parades/Festivals:
Three
Kings Day Parade
When::
January 6
Where: 3rd Avenue from 106th
to 116th Streets
More info: 212 831 7272 ext 135
Filling the streets of Spanish Harlem with camels, sheep,
donkeys, hoards of schoolchildren, men dressed as kings and Latin music,
the Three Kings Day Parade is a thoroughly colourful and festive
Christmas affair, Latin American-style.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
When: 3rd Mon in Jan
- Public Holiday
Where: Manhattan's Fifth Ave, from 61st to
86th St.
More info: 212 316 7540
Chinese New Year Parade
Whenn:
on the first full moon after January 21&
before Feb. 19
Where: Around Mott Street, Chinatown.
More info:
Chinatown Online or 212
431 9740, 212 941 0920
Dragons, clashing cymbals, colourful costumes, firecrackers and
good family fun.
San Francisco Chinese New Year
Parade & Festival
The
world's first & largest
More January Events:
A holiday tradition: iceskating at the Rockefeller
Center through January. More info: 212 332 6868
Another classic holiday tradition, The
Nutcracker, plays at
Lincoln Center
 The
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
runs from November to January. Don't miss out on this essential slice of
holiday kitsch.
 National
Boat Show Early January at JKJavits Convention Center.
A well-known showcase for new boats. Whatever your fancy, you'll see it
here fist. More info: 212 922 1212
 Winter
Antiques Show: Late January at Seventh Regiment Armory. The
Winter Antiques Show is America's most prestigious venue for fine and
decorative arts, with an attendance of more than 25,000 over a ten-day
run. Also marks the beginning of
Americana Week.
The Big Apple Circus at
Lincoln Center. A classic one-ring show best known for its
fun-loving clowns. For more info: 212 307 4100.
February is Black History Month!
Valentine's Day
February 14th
NY Valentine's Guide on
ny.com.
What could be more romantic than weddings atop the
Empire State Building? A
special honor, couples must prove their worth by writing to the building
supervisors. Those chosen are wed on the 80th floor, and are entitled to
free visits to the Observatory every Valentine's Day.
Parades and Festivals
Chinese New Year Parade
When:
on the first full moon after January 21& before Feb. 19
Where: Around Mott Street, Chinatown.
More info:Chinese
New YeaRin
our Image Server
Chinatown
Online or 212 431 9740, 212 941 0920
Dragons, clashing cymbals, colourful costumes, firecrackers and
good family fun.
San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade &
Festival
The world's first & largest
Lunar Year Parade
When: Like the Chinese New Year, this parade falls
on the first full moon after Jan 21 & before Feb 19.
Where: Main Street & 37th Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue
Presidents Day Parade
When: The third
Monday in February - Public Holiday
Where: 5th Ave, from 35th to 50th Sts.
More February Events
New York Armory Antiques Show takes place in early
February at 7th regiment Armory More info: 914-698-3442, 212-472-1180 or
Wendy Antiques Shows.
 Arguably
the most popular and most prestigious dog show in the US, the
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
take splace at
Madison Square Garden in
mid-February.
Gramercy Park Antiques and Fine Art Show take splace in
mid to late February at 69th Regiment Armory. More info: 212-255-0020 or
Stella Shows.
The Empire State Building Run-up is a grueling, invite
only competition in which competitors race from the lobby to the 86th floor
of the Empire State Building. For more information check out
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National
Boat Show
Winter
Antiques Show