Get fresh in NYC this August with a series of outdoor events
Summer in New York City is hot-stuff, typically promising soaring highs of 84C and a sunny city skyline! There are so many excuses to swap shopping and nightlife for fresh air and blue skies, with a series of outdoor music, theatre and sporting events taking place in August. From the US Open, where tennis' finest compete for one of the sport's coveted championships, to Summer Streets, where the sound of honking car horns will be replaced with the tinkle of bicycle bells on select streets throughout the city, get outdoors for the best the New York summer has to offer.
What’s more, the cheap and chic nyma, the new york manhattan hotel is located right in the beating heart of the action, providing the perfect bolthole for busy city-breakers this summer. August events include:
4, 11 & 18 August - Summer Streets
For three Saturdays in August, from 7am to 1pm, and from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, Park Avenue and connecting streets will be closed to traffic and open to the public for anything from biking and walking to dancing. Summer Streets is a celebration of New York’s most valuable public spaces – its streets, providing a clean, green and safe space in which to get out and about on foot or two wheels!
28 July – 15 August - Lincoln Center Out of Doors
This FREE festival of more than 100 live performances of world music, dance and spoken word, fill Damrosch Park in NYC with energy and creativity that the whole family can enjoy. This year's programme includes gamelan players from Indonesia, Balkan Beat Box, Latin American singers like Susana Baca and Juana Molina, and celebrations of music from both Detroit and New Orleans.
30 August – 12 September -US Open Tennis
An iconic event in American sports, the US Open Tennis Championship is the final grand slam tournament of the year, and always fun to watch. What’s more, the varied food village offers al fresco dining and a selection of bars for celebratory (or commissary) summer drinking, from a mojito bar to a Champagne terrace!
31 August & 1, 2, 7 & 8 September - Washington Square Outdoor Festival
Taking place at the achingly trendy Greenwich Village over Labor Day weekend and the weekend that follows that, this historic event was originally conceived by artist Jackson Pollock and is now in its 83rd year. Showcasing fine artists and craft artisans from around New York City, the nation and the world, it attracts an interesting mix of art-lovers, from local students and professionals to visitors to the city.
Centrally located in Midtown Manhattan nyma, the new york manhattan hotel offers free child stays, complimentary continental breakfast, wi-fi and phone calls nationwide. Based on two sharing, prices at nyma start from $214.99 per room (approx. £70 per person) in August. For more information or to book visit thenewyorkmanhattanhotel.co.uk. Flights and accommodation taxes excluded.
