"Summer isn't technically over yet, but Labor Day Weekend counts as the unofficial farewell to the sweltering season. Celebrate the "last" weekend of summer with parades, fireworks, free festivals and more. We've rounded up 10 of our top picks to make this Labor Day in NYC a memorable one. At this point, Saturday, Sunday and Monday look like picture-perfect days with temperatures in the high 70s and plenty of sunshine, so grab the sunscreen and get outside."
"For some, Labor Day is just another Monday off, but the costumed gods and goddesses of this wild parade spend the whole year hot-gluing feathers and stones to their magnificent outfits. Party all the way down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn and enjoy technicolor floats representing countries like Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago while you indulge in jerk chicken and other delicacies at the West Indian Day Parade."
"The sounds of opera are reverberating through Lincoln Center once again because the beloved Summer HD Festival is back with free nightly screenings through Monday, September 1. Over 2,500 seats will be available on a first‑come, first‑served basis, with no tickets required, for the evening screenings, featuring shows like Verdi's Aida, Beethoven's Fidelio, Strauss' Salome, Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and Puccini's Tosca."
Labor Day Weekend in New York City features parades, fireworks, free festivals, and outdoor activities, ideal for warm, sunny conditions. The West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn showcases costumed performers and technicolor floats from Caribbean nations, with food like jerk chicken. Lincoln Center hosts the Met Opera Summer HD Festival with free nightly screenings of operas such as Aida, Fidelio, Salome, Le Nozze di Figaro and Tosca, with over 2,500 first-come seats. Historic Richmond Town holds the Richmond County Fair with historical trade demonstrations, classic fair games, and family activities from August 30 to September 1.
Read at Time Out New York
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