If in Italy, Ferragosto almost everything is about food, with family lunches or friends, maybe under the umbrella of a crowded beach or in the countryside in the shade of the grill; in New York, the event, is lived differently, with initiatives and activities.
Although, Ferragosto, from typical Italian festivals – unites Mary’s Assumption to a secular and ancient tradition of the Roman Empire linked to rest and end of summer agricultural work – is not a festive day in the United States and New York, this does not mean that you can not celebrate properly, thanks to a series of outdoor events, offered by the never dormant Big Apple.
From 7:00 to 15:00 there is a new appointment with Summer Streets, the municipal initiative that previews the temporary closure to the vehicular traffic of more than 30 kilometers of roads between Manhattan and Harlem to reserve them to pedestrians, runners and cyclists.
I percorsi: il tracciato principale attraversa arterie come Lafayette Street, Park Avenue, Broadway e Dyckman Street a Washington Heights, estendendosi ad Harlem nell’area compresa tra la 109ª Strada/Park Avenue e la 125ª Strada/Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
Le attività: lungo il percorso sono allestite postazioni per lezioni di fitness all’aperto, installazioni artistiche interattive ed esibizioni di strada.
I servizi: all’incrocio tra la 175ª Strada Ovest e Broadway vengono distribuiti gratuitamente caschi da bicicletta fino a esaurimento scorte. Per l’occasione sono previste anche agevolazioni e sconti sul noleggio delle biciclette del servizio pubblico Citi Bike.
The day of August 15 coincides with one of the central moments of the Harlem Week, the event dedicated to culture, history and the African American and Caribbean community of Upper Manhattan. From 13:00 to 18:00, along the 135th Street, the Summer in the City event is held. The program of the day includes:
For those who prefer to travel to the parks or along the rivers of the city, Saturday programming offers different options without entrance ticket.
From 12:00 to 17:00, at Pier I in Riverside Park South (at the height of 70th West Street, on the bank of the Hudson River), the Fly NYC Festival is scheduled. Children are distributed free kites until stocks are exhausted. The event is accompanied by live music from the ensemble of flutes and percussions L Train Brass and Fogo Azul.
Sfilate di moda all’aperto.
Centinaia di bancarelle di artigianato locale e punti di ristoro dedicati alla cucina internazionale.
Area giochi e installazioni interattive per famiglie.
Palchi con musica dal vivo che ospitano esibizioni di artisti jazz, R&B, gospel e hip-hop.
The summer festival of SummerStage shows stops for the first time at Baisley Pond Park, Queens, with the free Southside event, We Outside!. It is a neighborhood party in “block party” format that includes live music, an evening market and recreational activities for the local community.
In Bryant Park’s lawn, in Midtown, the free summer events of the Picnic Performances continue. On Saturday, August 15, the program intertwined with the New York Guitar Festival, which offers concerts dedicated to classical and contemporary guitar, including an exhibition of guitarist and composer Gyan Riley.
Spending August 15 in New York means celebrating Ferragosto in a new way, living the city and taking advantage of the many free events and a great deal of outdoor activities, from miles of roads subtracted to automotive traffic to musical exhibitions in parks.
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Trascorrere il 15 agosto a New York significa festeggiare il Ferragosto in modo nuovo, vivendo la città e approfittando dei tanti eventi gratuiti e di una grande quantità di attività all’aperto, dai chilometri di strade sottratte al traffico automobilistico fino alle rassegne musicali nei parchi.
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