I love autumn in New York. The air is crisp, the leaves are changing color in the parks, and the subways are no longer as hot as coal furnaces.
There is plenty of fun to be had in New York City this fall. We've got festivals, football, medieval jousting, New York institutions like the Village Halloween Parade and the NYC Marathon, and more. Better start planning now.
1. Fashion Week
Mingle with the celebs and fashionistas during New York Fashion Week. Designers will be showing their collections for Spring 2012 at Lincoln Center and celebrating Fashion's Night Out with parties and events at retailers all over New York City.
2. Feast of San Gennaro
Attention cannoli lovers: Little Italy's Feast of San Gennaro runs from September 15-25, 2011. This outdoor festival is one of New York's oldest and most popular. Brave the crowds for live entertainment and lots of great food.
3. New York Spa Week -- Fall 2011
Don't miss your chance to sample indulgent treatments from New York's best spas for just $50 a pop from October 10-16, 2011. Get wrapped, waxed, polished or pampered at the best spas in town.
4. New York Football
Paint your face, grab your jumbo foam finger, and head to the stadium to support your favorite New York home football team. There's nothing quite like seeing it live, but you can also catch a game at one of New York's best bars for football fans.
New York Giants
New York Jets
5. Fall Exhibitions at The Met
This fall, see the first large-scale exhibition of works from the collection of Alfred Stieglitz, master photographer and visionary promoter of modern American and European art. Highlights of the exhibit include works by Picasso, O'Keefe, Kandinsky, and Brancusi. <br><br>
Also at the Met this fall: caricature and satire by the masters, 17th-century Chinese art, inconic African culture, India's greatest painters, and more.
6. Concerts at Carnegie Hall
Catch a concert at Carnegie Hall this fall. This fall, Carnegie Hall will host some of the world's greatest orchestras and musical virtuosos in classical, jazz, pop, and folk.
7. New York Film Festival
The 49th New York Film Festival will premiere 27 films at Lincoln Center from September 30 through October 16, 2011. Festival highlights will include gala screenings of Roman Polanski's Carnage, Simon Curtis' My Week With Marilyn, David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method, Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In, and Alexander Payne's The Descendants, starring George Clooney.
8. Village Halloween Parade
The Village Halloween Parade is the nation's largest public Halloween celebration and a New York institution. It's crazy, crowded, and chaotic. And it's one of those things you have to experience live at least once. Grab a costume and join 32 marching bands, giant puppets, and more than 35,000 costumed revelers. Or just line up on 6th Avenue between Spring and 21st St. to watch the fun.
9. The New York Comedy Festival
The New York Comedy Festival is a week-long celebration of stand-up comedy. From November 9-13, 2011, some of the biggest comics in the business (Wanda Syakes, Louis CK, Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Silverman, Tracy Morgan, Ricky Gervais, Bill Burr, and more) will be headlining at venues including Carnegie Hall, The Beacon Theatre, Town Hall, and Carolines on Broadway.
10. The New York City Marathon
The ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing more than 85,000 applicants. Five bridges, five boroughs, and more than two million spectators make the ING New York City Marathon a race like no other. Cheer on world-class professional athletes as they run for more than $500,000 in prize money, while millions of New Yorkers cheer them on.
