Memorial Day Weekend Events in New York City

Spending Memorial Day weekend in New York City? You're in luck. There are plenty of things to do and the sidewalks will be a bit less crowded with so many of your neighbors fleeing to the beach for the weekend.

• Free Today Show and Good Morning America Concerts -- Check out free early-morning concerts featuring Fall Out Boy, Green Day and Rock of Ages.



• Memorial Day Weekend Street Fairs -- Spending the long weekend in the city? Check out some of the great street fairs and festivals -- including the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit and festivals on the Upper West Side and in Times Square.



• Fleet Week and Memorial Day on the Intrepid -- The sailors are in town this week. Check out all of the Fleet Week 2009 events in New York City, including ship tours, demonstrations, and a Memorial Day commemoration on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Intrepid (the ship is back in New York and fully refurbished).



• Memorial Day in Times Square -- Celebrate Memorial Day with a free outdoor screening in the middle of Broadway in Times Square. As of this weekend, the city is clearing traffic from Broadway to create a new pedestrian plaza in Times Square for the summer. A Monday screening of the classic New York musical On the Town will be the first of many summer events in the new public space.



• Memorial Day Weekend Sale at Woodbury Common Outlets -- Make a day trip to the Woodbury Common Outlets and take advantage of their annual Memorial Day Weekend sale. You'll find serious markdowns on brands including Armani, Banana Republic, Jimmy Choo, Nike, and many others.



• Cloisters Family Festival -- Enjoy a medieval weekend uptown at the Cloisters Museum. Participate in craft projects, go on an art hunt, tour the museum galleries and garden with the family, and much more.



• Crawfish NY -- Attend an authentic New Orleans crawfish boil on Sunday and raise money to help Hurrican Katrina survivors (proceeds go to Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation New Orleans). For $60 per person, you get 4-5 pounds of crawfish, unlimited side dishes, and as many beers and New Orleans Hurricanes as you can drink.



• New York Philharmonic Memorial Day Concert -- See conductor David Robertson lead this free concert at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Seating is first-come, first-served. Music will also be piped out onto the Cathedral's Pulpit Green, weather permitting.