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Things to do in New York in May 2027

About 10,000 dancers in more than 100 styles come down Sixth Avenue for the Dance Parade, and over Memorial Day weekend the Marines and the Coast Guard set up on the Intrepid's pier for Fleet Week. Bronx Night Market lands in May, with 10 more on the list below.

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Starting in May

Bronx Night Market Food & Drink

Bronx Night Market

Saturday, May 8 Grand Concourse at 161st Street, Bronx
Free
Japan Parade and Street Fair Community

Japan Parade and Street Fair

Saturday, May 8 Central Park West (West 81st to West 67th Streets) and West 72nd Street, New York
Free
Frieze New York Arts & Culture

Frieze New York

Wednesday, May 12 to Sunday, May 16 The Shed, New York
Ticketed
Dance Parade and Festival Holidays & Parades

Dance Parade and Festival

Saturday, May 15 Sixth Avenue at West 17th Street to Tompkins Square Park, New York
Free
DanceAfrica Arts & Culture

DanceAfrica

Friday, May 28 to Monday, May 31 BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (bazaar on the streets around BAM), Brooklyn
Ticketed
Fleet Week New York Community

Fleet Week New York

Saturday, May 29 to Monday, May 31 Intrepid Museum, Pier 86, New York
Free

Expected in May, dates not announced yet

Rooftop Films Summer Series Arts & Culture

Rooftop Films Summer Series

Expected May 2027 Rooftops, parks and other outdoor venues across the five boroughs, Brooklyn
Ticketed
Photoville Arts & Culture

Photoville

Expected May 2027 Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Free
SummerStage Music

SummerStage

Expected May 2027 Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, New York
Free

4 more run every week in New York year round, including Brooklyn Museum First Saturdays and Smorgasburg. See the full calendar.

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