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Featured NYC Things To Do in August
August 11 – 30
Shakespeare in the Park – THE BACCHAE
Tuesday through Sunday at 8PM
For over 50 years, The Public has brought free performances to over 100,000 New Yorkers each summer at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Free tickets are available both in person and online to the general public.
Saturday & Sunday August 8 & 9
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
9AM – 5PM
The 18th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is held on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens (directions) to celebrate the 5th moon of the lunar calendar. The festival hosts over 120 dragon boat teams from across North America, making it one of the largest in the US. Two full days of competition and free performances (see schedule). FREE admission!
August 5 – 23
Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Times vary by day. Weekdays around 7PM, Weekends all afternoon.
Enjoy longstanding favorites and discover something new when Out of Doors brings three jam-packed weeks of world-class music, dance, and spoken word to the plazas of Lincoln Center. And it’s absolutely free! Full daily schedule!
10th Annual Blues BBQ – Hudson River Park
2:00PM – 9:00PM
Back for the 10th year, Hudson River Park’s annual Blues BBQ Festival brings the best Blues bands together with the finest New York City BBQ restaurants for a true southern BBQ experience! More free outdoor dance, music and movie screenings in Hudson River Park.
Saturday, August 29 – September 7
Met Opera Summer HD Festival
7:30PM Every Night
Starting August 29, the Met will present its first-ever Summer HD Festival, featuring screenings of ten productions from the company’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Live in HD series. The HD productions will be shown in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights—for free.
Other NYC Things To Do in August
Saturdays in August (8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th)
P.S.1 Summer Music Series – August
3 Saturdays in August (8th, 15th, 22nd), 7AM – 1PM
Summer Streets (Park Ave from Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park)
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 5PM – 7PM
Yelp’s A Beach – at Water Taxi Beach, LIC
Through Sunday, August 16, 2009
Enjoy Free Concerts at Central Park SummerStage
Through Sunday, August 15, 2009
Enjoy Free Music, Movies and Dance at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park
Through Sunday, August 30, 2009
2009 Williamsburg Waterfront “Pool Parties” Concert Schedule
Thursdays in August (6th, 13th, 20th, 27th)
Brooklyn Bridge Park Outdoor Movies
Mondays in August (3rd, 10th, 17th)
Bryant Park Outdoor Movies
Ongoing NYC Things To Do
Through the summer
Top 10 Rooftop & Garden Bars in NYC
Through the summer
Latest Broadway and Off-Broadway Deals and Discount Codes
Through the summer
Hudson River Park Music and Film Events
Through the summer
Walk Through the Heart of Central Park
Through the summer
Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
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