Things To Do in NYC This June Weekend
Happy Fathers Day, Frick Museum Hosts Open Night Tonight / Friday, Tribeca Film Fest Ends Sunday in Manhattan; Jamaica Dance Festival, Chocolate Factory, Astoria Performing Arts Center & Thalia Theater all Performing in Queens; the Gowanus Art Festival & the Mermaid Parade Returns to Coney Island in Brooklyn; Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival, Bronx Fair, LGBTQ Festival and the Hunts Point Fish Parade returns to the Bronx; Juneteenth Celebrated at Snug Harbor & Monday Golf Outings on / near Staten Island & Make Music NY Returns the first day of Summer on Tuesday 6/21
June 17, 2022 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.
Weather. The temperature highs will be near 90 on Friday, dropping to around 70 for the rest of the weekend. The temperature lows will be in the low 60's on Friday, dropping into the high 50's the rest of the weekend. The humidity will be 50% on Friday, dropping to 40% the rest of the weekend. Winds will be about 10 mph on Friday and Sunday, rising to 15 mph on Saturday.
The photo at right was taken at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island in Brooklyn on Saturday. It's part art, part exhibitionism and all fun.
Also, on Tuesday, June 21, the first day of summer Make Music NY returns to locations in all give boroughs around the city. See wwww.makemusicny.org for details.
Things To Do This Weekend in Manhattan
Friday, June 17, 2022 from 5 - 9 pm, the Frick Museum is hosting a new quarterly series progam entitled Cheng-Harrell Open Nights. The Frick is located at 1 East 70th Street at 5th Avenue, but that site is temporarily closed for renovations. Their temporary site is 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street which is where this event is being held. The theme is gay pride. Free.
The photo at right was taken at one of the numerous roof top bars in Manhattan. There's generally a good view and a good breeze.
Ending Sunday, June 19, 2022 - The Tribeca Film Festival. There's an early / preview event at the United Palace at 4140 Broadway the weekend beginning June 4th in Washington Heights. There are a multitude of free and paid live events and films covering a variety of subjects including but not limited to LGBTQ, LatinX and Juneteenth to view at various venues around the city. For details see www.tribecafilm.com
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Things To Do This Weekend in Brooklyn
RECURRING _ Saturday, June 18 & 19 and 25 & 26, 2022 - Gowanus Art Festival - Arts Gowanus ArtWalk on Atlantic Avenue. "... return the weekend of June 18th for two weekends until June 26th. The 1.5-mile self-guided ArtWalk through Brooklyn neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and Cobble Hill ... includes the works of local artists - paintings, photography, drawings, sculpture and large installations. Over 100 artists will display their works. Also food along the way.
Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 1- 5 pm. Coney Island Mermaid Parade. It begins marching east along Surf Avenue at West 21st Street, marches eastward to West 10th Street, where it turns south toward the Boardwalk. At the Boardwalk it heads east and ends at the Pier. Brooklyn street fairs in the Coney Island neighborhood Brooklyn NYC.
Sunday, June 19, 2022 from 10 am / 12 noon - 6 pm. 7th Heaven Festival / Brooklyn Street Fair. Along 7th Avenue between Flatbush and 16th Street. A Fathers' Day street fair with arts, crafts, food, music, antiques, shopping and a classic car show. Park Slope street fairs in Brooklyn. Organized by parkslopechamber.com w/ clrvw.
Things To Do This Weekend in Queens
RECURRING _ Saturdays, June 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2022 - Annual Jamaica Dance Festival - Begins at 7 pm - In Rufus King Park on Jamaica Avenue at 150th Street. Free dance performances by local performers. Street fairs in Jamaica NY.
Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 12 noon - 5 pm - LIC Spring [formerly Flings] - LIC Street Festival along Vernon Blvd between 50th Avenue and 46th Avenue in Long Island City LIC. Mostly local performers & some food sponsored by the LIC business improvement district.
The Chocolate Factory, Thalia Theater and Astoria Performing Arts Center are hosting performances this weekend. Details coming to the Events Calendar later in the weekend but in the meantime you can google them for details.
Things To Do This Weekend in Bronx
Friday, June 17, 2022 from 7 - 8.15 pm and on Saturday, June 18th from 1 - 8.15 pm - The 19th Annual Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival at at the Bronx River Art Center at 1087 East Tremont in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx. Tickets $10 and CoVid masking protocols remain in effect.
Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 11 am - 4 pm. Annual Hunts Point Fish Parade & Festival. Begins at Hunts Point Riverside Park [just across the Bronx River from Soundview Park] at Lafayette Avenue and Edgewater Road with pre-parade registration & activities beginning at 11 am [free]. It's possible most or all of the activities will remain centered around Hunts Point Riverside Park. The previous info above has been CONFIRMED. WHAT FOLLOWS IS HISTORICAL PRECEDENT. In the past, the Fish Parade marches through Hunts Point beginning at 12 noon and ends at Barretto Point Park at Tiffany and Viele Avenue around 1 pm where games, music, food and raffles are available throughout the festival which ends at 4 pm. Bronx street fairs in Hunts Point. Organized by the Point CDC.x
The photo at right shows a cyclist strutting his stuff in NYC a bit earlier this year.
Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 10 am or 11 am - 6 pm or 7 pm - Annual Bronx Fair in the Square on Lane Avenue & 11th Annual Bronx Fair in the Square on Tremont Avenue - Along Lane Avenue from Tremont Avenue to Westchester Avenue. Also along Tremont Avenue from St Raymonds to Frisby Avenue. Bronx St fairs festivals in the Westchester Square neighborhood of the East Bronx. Organized by the WSBID & clrvw.x
Sunday, June 19, 2022 from 12 noon - 8 pm. 1 Bronx Festival / HUB 3rd Avenue Summer Festival / LGBTQ Festival - Along Third Avenue between 149th and 156th streets. Bronx street fairs in the Melrose neighborhood and near Mott Haven. Organized by Third Avenue BID, LGBTQ Bronx Caucus, Out Bronx, BAAD & Bronx Borough President.
Things To Do This Weekend in Staten Island
Sunday, June 19, 2022 beginning at 12 noon - Juneteenth Freedom Festival at Snug Harbor Cultural Center. See www.snug-harbor.org for details.
Monday, June 20, 2022 - Annual Lighthouse Museum Golf Outing - Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, NJ. See www.lighthousemuseum.org for details.
Monday, June 20, 2022 - Annual BiniFund.org Golf Outing - Richmond County Country Club. See www.binifund.org for details.
And many of the seasonal farmers markets reopened this month, so you use these links to find one in your neighborhood - Bronx Farmers Markets NYC, Brooklyn Farmers Markets NYC, Manhattan Farmers Markets NYC, Queens Farmers Markets NYC, Staten Island Farmers Markets NYC. And the weekend street fairs are updated weekly - Manhattan street fairs, Queens street fairs, Brooklyn street fairs, Bronx street fairs, Staten Island street fairs.
It's Fathers Day Weekend. I hope you have a good one.
