RECOMMENDED: Full guide to things to do in the summer in NYC
Ongoing
Videology Movie Trivia
Videology, Brooklyn; 8:30pm, Every Tuesday
Target First Saturdays
Brooklyn Museum; Every Saturday
Williamsburg Spelling Bee
Pete's Candy Store; Williamsburg, 7:30, First Monday of every month
May 2
Bargemusic
Brooklyn Bridge Park; Various times, Every Saturday
May 3–Oct 25
Habana Outpost Outdoor Movies
Habana Outpost; Brooklyn; 8pm, Every Sunday
May 7, 8
America's Cup comes to NYC
Battery Park and Brookfield Place; 2-3:30pm, Saturday and Sunday
May 16
Brooklyn Flea Record Fair
Smorgasburg, Brooklyn; 11am–5pm
Opening day for free kayaking with Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
Pier 26; 10am–3pm
May 18
Richard Foreman, Filmmaker
Segal Theatre; various times
May 21
Electro Soul Dance Party: Jamie Lidell/JDH & Dave P (Fixed DJs)/ Brooklyn United Marching Band
Brooklyn Bridge Park; 7pm
May 27–Aug 23
Shakespeare in the Park
Delacorte Theatre; various times
May 28
Latin Jazz Dance Party: Poncho Sanchez, DJ Bobbito Garcia, Salsa Lesson with Jose Rivera
Brooklyn Bridge Park; 7pm
June 2
Lyricist Lounge feat. Scarface
Red Hook Park, Brooklyn; 7–9pm
June 3
Chaka Khan
Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn; 8pm
June 3
Dancing in Bryant Park: the NY Tango Quartet
Bryant Park; lessons 6–7pm, live music and dancing 7–8:30pm
June 5
Etsy Craft Party
Manhattan Bridge Archway Plaza, Brooklyn; 6–9pm
June 7
Egg Rolls, Egg Cream + Empanadas Festival
Eldridge Museum; noon–4pm
June 7–Aug 24
Coney Island Flicks on the Beach
Coney Island; Every Monday
June 10
Dancing in Bryant Park: Bachata Heightz
Bryant Park; lessons 6–7pm, live music and dancing 7–8:30pm
June 10–Aug 12
Summerscreen
McCarren Park; Weds at 6pm
June 13
Brooklyn Pride Parade and Festival
Fifth Ave and Lincoln Pl, Brooklyn; 11am–5pm, parade 7:30pm
June 17, 18
Hudson River Dance Festival
Pier 63; 6:30pm
June 18
Bastille Day
Various locations; Various times
June 18-28
River to River Festival
Various locations
June 20
The Mermaid Parade 2015
Coney Island, Brooklyn; 1pm
June 21
Summer Solstice: Athleta Mind Over Madness Yoga
Times Square
June 22
June 23
Night at the Museums
Various locations
June 24
Dancing in Bryant Park: Latin Dancing Festival
Bryant Park; 5–10pm
Arrested Development Bingo
Videology; 9pm every Wed
June 27
SummerStage: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe featuring Jive Poetic, Jamaal St. John and Pamela Sneed
Crotona Park, Bronx; 7–9pm
Free outdoor swimming begins
All NYC outdoor swimming pools; 11am–7pm
June 30 – August 18
Sunset Salsa
Pier 45; lessons 6:30–7:15pm, live music and dancing 7:15pm, every Tuesday
July 4
Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show
Brooklyn Bridge; fireworks begin at 9pm
July 4
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
Nathan’s Famous, Brooklyn; TBA
July 5–Aug 23
Waterfront Walking Tour
Pier 66A; 3:30–5pm, every Sunday
July 5–Aug 26
Summergarden Free Concerts
MoMA; garden opens 7pm, concerts begin 8pm
July 6–Aug 10
Books Beneath the Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Park; TBA
July 7–Aug 27
SyFy Movies with a View
Brooklyn Bridge Park; 6pm, Every Thursday
July 8–29
Brooklyn Nights: A Free Outdoor Concert Series in Downtown Brooklyn
Willoughby Plaza, Brooklyn; 6pm
July 8
Edward Scissorhands
Pier 1; 8–11pm
July 11
Free Fashion on the Hudson
Riverbank State Park; 1–5:30pm
July 18
City of Water Day
Governors Island; 10am–4pm
July 20 – August 10
Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Lincoln Center; various locations and times
July 22
Hudson RiverFlicks: Selma
Pier 63; 8:30pm
Aug 4
Movie Nights in the Rockaways: Back to the Future 2
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Queens; 8–10:30pm
Aug 6–9
Giglio Di Saint' Antonio Fest
East Harlem; TBA
Aug 8, 9
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens; 9am–5pm
Aug 8
India Day Parade
East 38th St and Madison Ave; noo
Aug 11
Shakespeare at Sunset
Brooklyn Bridge Park; 7pm
Aug 19
Hudson RiverFlicks: Interstellar
Pier 63; 8:30pm
Aug 22
Blues BBQ Festival
Pier 26; 2–9pm
Aug 25
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Swindler Cove; 8–10:30pm
Aug 28
Summer HD Festival
Lincoln Center Plaza; TBA
Aug 30
Brighton Jubilee Festival
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn