Summer brings a world of creativity to New York City streets.

Upper East Side

35th Annual Museum Mile Festival
New York City has officially designated Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 105th streets “Museum Mile” because of the vast richness and cultural diversity of the museums found there. This annual festival offers free museum access (Guggenheim, Met and Neue Galerie New York, etc.), live bands and entertainment, art in the street and lots of kids’ activities.
Tuesday, June 11, 6-9 PM
5th Avenue between 82nd and 105th Street
See site for full schedule

Chelsea

Summer Party on the High Line
Join sponsor Coach and Friends of the High Line for a carnival-inspired celebration featuring a fortune teller, boardwalk games, food and drinks, a DJ and carnival prizes.
Tuesday, June 11, 7-10 PM
The High Line, Gansevoort Street to West 34th Street between 10th & 11th Avenues
$175 and up (see site for tickets and info)

Midtown West

Park Avenue Garage Sale
Park Avenue Garage features one-of-a-kind discounted luxury goods from personal collections, showrooms, stores and walk-in closets of fashion and interior designers, stylists, socialites and tastemakers. Donors receive a 40% return from the sale of their merchandise and proceeds from the ticketed "shopping" cocktail party go to a featured charity.
Friday, June 14, 11AM - 7PM; See site for parties and private shopping events
10 West 56th Street

Times Square

“Art of the Brick” LEGO® Exhibit
This exhibition by artist Nathan Sawaya is a collection of intriguing and inspiring works of art made exclusively from LEGO® bricks in what will be the world's biggest and most elaborate display of LEGO® art.
Opens June 13; see site for hours
Discovery Museum Times Square, 226 West 44th Street
Tickets: $20.50 with discounts for children and seniors

Financial District

New Fish City: A Seafood Feast on the Waterfront
Savor a bounty of tastes from New York City’s finest seafood eateries on the Hudson River waterfront. Presented by Brookfield and curated by Edible Magazine, New Fish City showcases a roster of restaurants including Luke’s Lobster, ESCA, Kutsher’s Tribeca, and PJ Clarke’s among many others.
Thursday, June 13; lunch: 11:30AM - 2:00PM; dinner: 5:00 - 9:00PM
Brookfield Place (World Financial Center), 220 Vesey Street
Event is free; Individual menu items will all be $10 and under

River to River Festival: Bang on a Can Marathon
The Bang on a Can Marathon is non-stop, nine-hour super-mix of boundary-busting music from around the corner and around the globe. Hear and experience an astonishing range of musical styles, including contemporary sounds, fresh voices, and an unmatched diversity of performances all in one place.
June 16, 1PM - 10AM
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
$Free; see site for artists and schedule

Williamsburg

Northside Festival
This relatively new “discovery” (music, art, technology) festival has become one of NYC’s largest and most accessible. Hundreds of bands, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, innovators and over 80,000 fans will converge on Brooklyn over eight days to witness a showcase of what’s next in music, film, entrepreneurship and art.
June 13-20
Venues throughout Brooklyn, see site for info, tickets and schedule