The 39th Annual Battery Dance Festival goes virtual in 2020, with FREE nightly events August 14-22, of previous live performances As always, the festival features international dance troupes. This year, the virtual festival brings together 52 performances including 28 premieres from 19 countries, and several dance troupes from New York City. This year's featured … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Battery Dance Festival is Virtual in August 2020
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Tribeca Drive-in Movies at Orchard Beach
The Tribeca Drive-in FREE summer outdoor movie series has moved from theater-like seating downtown to Orchard Beach, where it's a traditional vehicle-based drive-in. Films are being shown each weekend, Thursday through Sunday, through August 2nd, and are a combination of family favorites and new releases from independent filmmakers, such as would be shown at the Tribeca Film … [Read more...] about Tribeca Drive-in Movies at Orchard Beach
20 Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend Virtually
Normally, we would be attending picnics and concerts and fireworks on the 4th of July. But since 2020 is not a normal year, here's how to celebrate the birthday of the USA virtually, at home, all weekend, including concerts, fireworks, a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NYC school children, debut of the movie version of Hamilton, and more. Friday, July 3 … [Read more...] about 20 Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend Virtually
Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks 2020
The annual Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks spectacular are different this year, with smaller displays in each of the five boroughs, to prevent large crowds and allow for social distancing. Each show is about five minutes, instead of the 30 minute spectacular we've been used to, from barges in the East River or Hudson River. Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating … [Read more...] about Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks 2020
NY Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks Go Virtual
One of the great joys of summer in NYC is the FREE outdoor NY Philharmonic concerts in NYC Parks. This year, they've gone virtual, with past concerts including Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli. Concerts in the Parks @ Home is daily through Thursday at 7:30pm. The virtual events include zoom backgrounds and a retrospective of the 50+ year tradition of NY … [Read more...] about NY Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks Go Virtual
Bach at Home FREE Virtual Concerts
For the first time ever, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) is conducting its annual Bach festival online and FREE, with new concerts each Tuesday, from June 23 to through July 14. Bach at Home is comprised of more than 30 video performances, interviews, discussions, essays, and additional archived content. The digital festival is instead of the 2020 OSL Bach Festival that … [Read more...] about Bach at Home FREE Virtual Concerts
Quarantine Film Festival is Short Videos About Our Experience
Life has been difficult these last weeks, and the purpose of the New York Quarantine Film Festival is to show the ingenuity, resilience and even the sense of humor of New Yorkers while staying safe. All the videos are three minutes or less, about things like a quarantine walk in the park, quarantine fashion, the trials of self-isolation, some silly songs, and videos made by … [Read more...] about Quarantine Film Festival is Short Videos About Our Experience
We Are One Virtual Global Film Festival
You could call this a festival of film festivals. Virtually, of course.We Are One is a festival of more than 20 film festivals around the globe, including NYC's own New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center and the Tribeca Film Festival. We Are One also includes what's called the "Big Fve" of international film festivals - Berlin, Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and Venice.It's … [Read more...] about We Are One Virtual Global Film Festival
Fleet Week New York 2020 is Virtual May 20-26
Fleet Week New York goes virtual this year, for the first time ever, with video tours of ships, military band concerts, equipment demonstrations and live virtual Q&A sessions. Virtual Fleet Week New York 2020 is May 20 to 26, with daily events on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Events include video tours of the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) and three … [Read more...] about Fleet Week New York 2020 is Virtual May 20-26
Update: NYC Events Cancelled in May
The mission of NYC on the Cheap is to help you experience the best of New York City, and save money in the bargain, even as so many of the events that make NYC so great are cancelled or postponed during these strange and stressful days. All large public events in May and June have been cancelled, including Fleet Week NYC, Memorial Day Parades, Shakespeare in the … [Read more...] about Update: NYC Events Cancelled in May
