Your local NYC window guard company is keeping a finger on the pulse of sum, sum, summertime fun in the city! Make summer boredom a thing of the past with these fun activities for the whole family.
Festivals
- Celebrate Brooklyn – One of the City’s longest-running outdoor arts festivals, providing free music, dance, theater, film and specially commissioned projects for four decades.
- Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks – Look here to find the best spots in the city for viewing.
- Broadway in Bryant Park – Taking place on Thursdays at lunchtime, check out sneak-peek performances from the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway on the Bryant Park Stage.
- Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City – Experience the healing and rejuvenating power of the arts and free events hosted by the Lincoln Center this summer.
- NYC Restaurant Week – Explore the five boroughs through specially priced menus at hundreds of participating restaurants.
- Harlem Week – An annual celebration of the best of Harlem which works to promote its rich African-American, African, Caribbean, Hispanic, and European history, as well as arts, culture, religion, business, entertainment, and sports.
- Charlie Parker Jazz Festival – Each year this festival highlights some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Charlie Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist.
Movies Under the Stars
There are free film screenings in many parks in the city: from Brooklyn to Queens and to Manhattan. Here are a few to check out:
- Movies With a View – Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Bryant Park Film Festival
- Intrepid Summer Movie Nights – in addition to free movies, Intrepid offers other free family events that can be found at the link.
Explore a Food Market
When you can’t decide what you want to eat or you are in the mood to try something new, it’s time to explore a food market.
- DeKalb Market Hall supports global eats from local peeps with 30+ local vendors.
- Mercado Little Spain at Hudson Yards is a veritable love letter to Spain – featuring the delicious diversity of foods and drinks from all corners of the country.
- EATALY at One World Trade Center & Flatiron is all about Italian food.
- Smorgasburg Food Market is the largest weekly open-air food market attracting thousands of people to several locations around the city.
Explore Nature
Hidden throughout the metropolis are a number of wonderful park spaces to spend some time in nature.
- Central Park
- Prospect Park
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Washington Square Park
- Battery Park
- The High Line
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Inwood Hill Park
- Governor’s Island
Take a Dip
- Find the list of free public pools to help you cool off this summer here.
- Of course there is always the beach! Make a day trip to Brighton Beach, Coney Island Boardwalk, Cedar Grove Beach, Manhattan Beach, Midland Beach, Orchard Beach, Rockaway Beach, South Beach, or Wolfe’s Pond Beach.
What are your favorite ways to have summertime fun in NYC? At Sentry Window Guards our main focus is your child’s safety. We provide various types of childproof window locking mechanisms and safety devices for your home or building to keep everyone safe this summer!
