Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

34 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide August TBA Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2020 nycgo.com | cityparksfoundation. org/charlieparker The legacy of Charlie Parker inspires this free musical series held annually in Harlem and the East Village. See website for details. Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 8/8–9 hkdbf-ny.org Annual event with more than 100 sporting teams also features folk arts, ethnic foods, and multicultural performances. Held annually in August . 718 767 1776 | Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens.  NYC Broadway Week ® 8/25 nycgo.com/broadwayweek Find special deals on Broadway tickets. Program applies only to shows during Sept. 8–21 . US Open Tennis Championships 8/24–9/13 usopen.org Top-seeded stars return to Queens for the all-important US Open Tennis Championships, held in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Buy tickets early.  September TBA Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2020–21 jazz.org Features hundreds of musical nights with special artists. Check website for lineups and schedules. Metropolitan Opera 2020–21 metopera.org Hear the world’s greatest singers as they perform in stunning stage productions at Lincoln Center. Also check local movie listings for Live in HD performances. NYCOff-Broadway Week ® 9/16 nycgo.com/offbroadwayweek Purchase two-for-one priced tickets to Off-Broadway productions. Program applies to shows Sept. 28–Oct. 18 . Feast of San Gennaro 9/17–27 nycgo.com Experience one of the City’s oldest festivals, packed with vendors offering Italian foods, games of luck and entertainment. October New York Comic Con 10/8–11 newyorkcomiccon.com Comic books, anime, manga, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashions and foods. Held yearly at Javits Center.  Open House New York 10/17–18 ohny.org Nonprofit organization that provides curated experiences and access to diverse sites for talks and tours. Also hosts annual citywide celebration of NYC architecture in October. 212 991 6470 | office: 1133 Broadway, ste. 802, NYC 10010. Village Halloween Parade 10/31 halloween-nyc.com Greenwich Village hosts one of the biggest Halloween bashes in the country. Participants go on a fright- inducing display of creativity— anyone in costume may join in before 7pm, when the parade heads north on Sixth Ave., between Spring and 16th Sts.  Grab tickets to the US Open in Queens. (AUGUST–SEPTEMBER)