Get ready, ladies and gentlemen.
This weekend, there festivals galore from Summer in the City to the 5 Boro Beer Fest, and obviously, the Pizzafest is a must.
For the party animals enjoy a Bowie Dance Party, beer Jam, and Armin van Buureen.
No matter how you spend your weekend as long as your hitting something on our guide you're bound to party like a rock-star!
Friday, May 18th
Summer in the City ( Columbus Ave. btw W 76th & 77th, New York @ 7 PM)
Summer in the City: Taste UWS is a fundraising food event with the exciting debuts of several restaurants and bars, along with local favorites in Upper West Side.
Spend the night to trying to snag a taste of innovative seasonal food from approximately 40 of the Upper West Side’s most beloved restaurants including city favorites 5 Napkin Burger, Pappardella, and Sarabeth’s Kitchen.
Entry also includes unlimited wine and spirits from more than 12 gold sponsors and music by DJ Phresh.
Dance Party: Night of 1,000 Bowies (200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn @ 7:30 PM)
Bring your best Bowie look and funky your night away!
Brooklyn Museum is hosting a Davie Bowie Tribute Party with iconic House of Yes and Little Cinema to honor the many faces of David Bowie.
Party the night away with DJ sets, live performances, Stardust Glitter Beauty Parlor, Bowie Figure Drawing, Fashion Show, and Fierce Fashion Photo Booth, and aerial acts.
Classical Beer Jam: Mainly Mozart (44 Charlton St, Manhattan @ 7 PM)
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The Greene Space and WQXR are inviting you to have an unforgettable evening of classical music paired with delicious local brews.
Listen to music and stories about ol’ Wolfgang, and talented musicians such as pianist Xiayin Wang, JHM Jams Concert and Workshop, and Long Island Vegetable Orchestra.
Pizzafest V (200 N 14th, Brooklyn, @ 7:00 PM)
PIZZAFEST is back again for its fifth year!
Garage-rock bands and delicious slices are back for its fifth Pizzafest hosted by Brooklyn label King Pizza Records.
Eat will be full with over twenty different brands’ pizza like Rosa’s Pizza, Vinnie’s Pizza, and more.
Saturday, May 19
The Harlem Stroll (West 112th St, Manhattan @ 12:30 PM)
Come to the Marketplace to explore the culture of Harlem at the Harlem Stroll in Morningside Park. With Harlem food and nonfood vendors selling their wares, giveaways, wine garden, games, and activities will make your Saturday more fun with friends, families, and locals.
There is be the main stage presented by Macy’s for culinary demonstrations, live music, and DJ, also The Ultimate Grand Tasting, where you could try small bites from more than 20 of Harlem’s best restaurants plus samples of wine, beer, and spirits, with DJ to boot.
Rooftop Films | This Is What We Mean By Short Films | Opening Night (Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th St, Brooklyn)
Rooftop Films is kicking off its summer series with an explosive program of “This is What W Mean By Short Films.”
The series will begin with Niki Lindroth Von Bahr’s award-winning short film “The Burden.”
After party sponsored by Corona, Ketel Vodka, and Fever-Tree to follow the screening.
5 Boro Craft Beer Fest (282 Meserole St, Brooklyn @ 4 PM)
Cheers! Fiveboro Craft Beer Fest is back again.
This amazing fest will take you to another level of tasting beers. Serving pints at the appropriate temperature with the right vibes.
With no lines to get and a selection of over 100+ craft beers from 50 local and out of state brewers, it’s going to be a brewtiful event.
Vulture Fest (Throughout the City@ Saturday and Sunday)
Comedian Emma Willmann will be among the comedians sharing a laugh during the fifth annual Vulture Festival this weekend. (Catch her at The Bell House Sunday, along with HBO’s new late-night host, Wyatt Cenac, among other city comics.)
Running tomorrow through Sunday, the fest features some of the biggest names in commercial entertainment. Including American sweetheart Hilary Duff, “The Last O.G.” actor Tracy Morgan, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s” Rachel Bloom and “The Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons round out the two-day lineup.
Taste of Tribeca (334 Greenwich St, Manhattan @ 11:30 AM)
Taste of Tribeca is bringing over 60 of Tribeca’s best restaurants for one day only outdoor food festival for public school fundraising.
Enjoy dishes from restaurants including Buddy’s, Duane Park Patisserie, and Gigino Trattoria along with live music, family-friendly activities, and tours of local pubs and wine stores.
Sunday, May 20th
Armin van Buuren at The Brooklyn Mirage (140 Stewart Ave, Brooklyn @ 3 PM)
Straight from Holland, Armin van Buuren (AvB) is one of today’s most well-known trance DJs in the world.
The number one DJ is back in The city for a day-into-night outdoor set at the Brooklyn Mirage.
Pilobolus Movement Workshop: Innovation and Creation(219 W 19th St, Manhattan @ 3 PM)
Pilobolus is well-known for letting people explore untapped areas of creativity and collaboration. This Sunday, there will be a 90-minute workshop on the relationship between physical movement and group dynamics (translating into creativity and leadership.)
Pilobolus profession artists will work with you to discover your artistic voice and teach you how to work with other participants to create original materials.
NYC Vegetarian Food Festival (Metropolitan Pavilion, 124 West 18th St, Manhattan @ 11 PM)
Are you a vegetarian? Or, wanna go veg?
The NYC Vegetarian Food Festival is 100% vegetable innovation, consisting more than 110 plant-based food and lifestyle vendors, with revolutionary products for all.
NYC Vegetarian Food Festival is back for its 8th annual event with plant-based food and products, over 40 world-class speakers, chef cooking demos, entertainers, kids’ activities and so much more for herbivorous munchers.
AIDS Walk New York (Central Park (at 72nd St and 6th Ave), Manhattan @ 8 AM)
AIDS Walk New York is the largest and biggest single-day AIDS fundraising event in the world.
For over past 30 years, AIDS Walk New York has inspired nearly 1 million of people to walk and raised nearly $150 million to combat HIV and AIDS.
Come and show your support for who are affected by AIDS/HIV and walk to fight against it.