"What good is sitting alone in your room..." - It's summer, and while everyone else is running off to the Hamptons or hiding inside in their air conditioning, there are those of us who came to NYC in order to enjoy NYC. Here is a very personalized collection of links to Guides to goings on in New York City, especially for events that don't make it into Time Out or the short list of New Yorker weekly recommendations (if you're a subscriber). Except for street fairs, most of these are good all year long.

Street Fairs

• https://nycarnivals.com/street-fairs-in-new-york-city-2025/ - Sortable by borough and date range
• https://nycstreetfairs.com/event-schedule-copy/ - Mardi Gras Productions
• https://vendors.clearviewfestival.com/StreetFairsSchedule.aspx - Clearview Festival Productions

• https://www.van.org/vancal.htm - Vocal Area Network Calendar (filter by borough)

• https://www.sequenza21.com/2023/09/wheres-the-music-new-york-edition/ - Gail Wein's 2023 Sequenza21 Guide to Guides:
• https://www.livemusicproject.org/ - sortable by location, or can be searched by performer, composer, or instrument
• http://www.newmusiccalendar.com/ - NYC new music only
• https://extendedtechniques.com/category/calendar/ - NYC contemporary music calendar
• https://newyorkclassicalreview.com/category/calendar/ - NY classical music calendar
• https://newmusicusa.org/resources/event-calendar/ - uncurated, New Music USA calendar, filter doesn't work too well
• https://www.clubfreetime.com/new-york-city-nyc/free-classical-music-jazz-blues-concerts - free NYC music events of all types
• https://www.thegooutlist.live/ - it appears this list froze in 2024 and its author passed in 2025

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Last Updated: June 23, 2025