August 2016 Calendar




2nd
Andrew Lloyd Webber classic musical Cats opens on Broadway






3rd
New York Yankees play the New York Mets (through August 4th) Yankee Stadium




5th
2016 Summer Olympics commences (through August 21st) in Brazil and on television (www.olympic.org)
National Drone Racing Championships (through August 7th) Governors Island (www.dronenationals.com)



6th Summer Streets 2016 starts in lower Manhattan with some seven miles of City streets opened to the public



7th Paul McCartney in concert MetLife Stadium (www.metlifestadium.com)


11th Legendary singer Barbara Streisand (also 13th) Barclays Center (www.barclayscenter.com)


19th 12th Annual Hudson Valley RibFest New Paltz, Hudson Valley (www.hudsonvalleyribfest.org)


20th Cycle Adirondacks bike tour (through August 27th) Hadley-Lake Luzerne (www.cycleadirondacks.com)


23rd US Tennis Open 2016 qualifying rounds (through August 26th) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (www.usopen.org)


25th Annual Central Park Film Festival (through August 29th) (www.centralparknyc.org)


27th 147th Travers Stakes horse race at Saratoga Race Course (www.saratogaracetrack.com)



29th US Tennis Open 2016 tournament commences (through September 11th) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center