January: New Year's Eve Ball Drop (Times Square), Winter Jazzfest, Broadway Week (2-for-1 tickets)
February: Lunar New Year celebrations (Chinatown), Westminster Dog Show, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
March: St. Patrick's Day Parade (Fifth Avenue - largest in the world), Orchid Show (NYBG), Armory Show (contemporary art fair)
April: Tribeca Film Festival, Cherry Blossom Festival (Brooklyn Botanic Garden), Easter Parade (Fifth Avenue), Opening Day at Yankee Stadium/Citi Field
May: Fleet Week (naval ships, sailors), Frieze Art Fair, Five Boro Bike Tour (40 miles through all boroughs), Memorial Day events
June: Pride March (huge LGBTQ+ celebration), Museum Mile Festival (free museum access), SummerStage concerts begin, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Governors Ball Music Festival
July: Independence Day fireworks (Macy's East River display - spectacular!), Shakespeare in the Park (free tickets), Midsummer Night Swing (Lincoln Center dancing)
August: US Open Tennis Championships (Flushing Meadows), Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, Harlem Week
September: Fashion Week, New York Film Festival, Feast of San Gennaro (Little Italy), West Indian Day Parade (Brooklyn - massive celebration)
October: Comic Con, Halloween Parade (Greenwich Village - outrageous costumes), Columbus Day Parade, Autumn foliage peak
November: New York City Marathon, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (iconic balloon parade), Holiday windows begin, Rockefeller Center tree lighting
December: Christmas markets (Union Square, Bryant Park, Columbus Circle), New Year's Eve in Times Square, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, ice skating rinks open