Social & Cultural Events in New York City

New York City is a blend of so many flavors, rituals, races and events.NYC is vibrant full of energetic people who are always on the go! Life in New York City is never mundane or silent--- it is all about getting into one or more events. There are art galleries and exhibitions, charities, comedy shows, concerts and a long list of night parties.

Apart from these everyday events, New York City celebrates cultural functions with full zeal and vigor. The city is full of energy and activity in these days. The cultural richness and the diversity in New York City can be determined from the number of public holidays it has and for what occasions.Some of these are : Asian Lunar New Year, Ash Wednesday ,Purim ,Nowruz , Passover , Good Friday ,Shavuot , Feast of Assumption, Rosh Hashanah , Yom Kippur ,Eid al-Adha , Succoth and Diwali .

Some of the major events celebrated with full blaze in New York City include:

Fourth of July in New York –The independence day is celebrated in full swing and passion with long  marches and reviving what it means to be a free nation! Fireworks mark this day as more special and important.

Labor Day in New York City-A public holiday is celebrated in New York City on September 4, 2007 to appreciate hard work and honest toils of the labor mass.
Halloween in New York City –31st of October 31 is marked by dark parties, children celebrating costume and dance functions with many other festivities such as invading hunted homes and watching horror movies .The Village Halloween Parade is a well known annual festivity which draws up more than 2 million people in Greenwich having participants ,dancers and spectators

Feast of San Gennaro has now stretched into a 11 day religious function held in mid-September in Manhattan. The festival generally includes parades, vendors and hawkers, games, and a religious candlelit procession.

Thanksgiving in New York City-This day is celebrated with all the festive and religious decorum .The day is made special by the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade annual parade presented by Macy's Department Store. Christmas in New York City [December 25] and New Year's Eve in New York City [December 31] are also fun days to spend in NYC.

Besides these events like the weekly art exhibitions at Museum of Modern Art[free of charge] , the magical performances at the Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts and the Children's Museum of Manhattan invites all to enjoy their collections free of cost, are amongst the grand events of New York City…not to be missed at any chance.