10 Things to Do in New York in March

If you visit New York during the month of March, you will see how the city begins to shyly welcome the spring season. So it is not surprising that there are so many events related to flora, but also typical winter activities, such as ice skating. In short, in March in New York you will find something for everyone.

The Orchid Show is an orchid exhibition organized by the New York Botanical Garden every year at the end of March, when orchids are at their peak, presenting their exquisite and beautiful flowers.

If you are in love with orchids, you should definitely not miss this exhibition, where the flowers are seen at their best.

When you buy your ticket to the Botanical Garden you will have full access to the exhibition. Once there, don't hesitate to take some pictures so you can keep this beautiful memory for many years to come.

Skating in New York during the winter is a movie scene you'll want to recreate when you go there. Luckily, ice skating is one of the things to do in NY in March, as many rinks are still open and running until the end of the month.

If you love skating, you'll enjoy practicing or performing stunts even more with the New York atmosphere surrounding you. On the other hand, if you don't know how to skate, but want to learn, this is a great opportunity.

Some of the rinks you will be able to visit at that time are:

• Bryan Park: one of the most beautiful, which also allows you to admire the Empire State.
• Rockefeller Center: it is among the most popular rinks, so you will have to wait in line and pay a little more for this unforgettable experience.
• Woolman Central Park: its fame is worldwide, it is full of locals and tourists, but its prices are affordable.

An ideal option for a March afternoon in New York is to book a tour of Central Park and then have a great time ice skating. Sounds good, doesn't it?

March is still cold in New York, so a very interesting activity is to take shelter in one of the many museums in New York City for an enriching and interesting experience. Fortunately, March is not part of the high season, so tickets are cheaper.

There are museums of art, ancient history, nature and modern times. Therefore, you have several options to choose from. If you don't know which of the many museums to start with, here are three that I recommend:

• Book tickets to the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Its iconic internal structure connects several galleries via a circular ramp that looks like another work of art. Although the white cylindrical building is small, you'll really enjoy your visit if you check beforehand what exhibits are available.
• Book tickets for the Natural History Museum. It contains amazing displays of creatures of all kinds, such as large dinosaur skeletons, in somber and intriguing rooms. It also has a life-size replica of a huge blue whale and a modern section with a planetarium.
• Book skip-the-line tickets for the MoMA, which has important paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and works by Andy Warhol. But, since its ambitious renovation and expansion, it also has more unpredictable modern art collections.

Watching NBA basketball games is one more thing you can do in New York in March. Those games are in full swing in that month and the teams battle hard. Usually the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets usually play.

In order for you to feel the heat in that cold season, I suggest you to go inside to watch the games. In those enclosed spaces you will feel at ease and comfortable, while enjoying great plays made by professionals. You will be able to feel the adrenaline and excitement of everyone present supporting their teams.

I promise you will have a great time if you like basketball, but don't forget to book your NBA tickets as soon as possible because they literally fly.

Did you know there is an international meatball day? It is celebrated on March 9, and during this day, you are likely to meet more people in the small but famous Little Italy, which you will get to know in depth if you book the New York contrasts tour.

As its name suggests, it is an area that pretends to be a little piece of Italy in New York. Because of that, there are many Italian restaurants that are ideal for celebrating the special meatball day. What better way to celebrate this date than eating the best meatballs in the metropolis?

Another of the important events in New York City is the Winter Wine Festival during which you will have the opportunity to taste quality wines. The famous event, held in Times Square, also includes the tasting of appetizers that will surely fascinate you.

To further highlight the excellence of this day, the festival features the participation of renowned musicians. The guests, in charge of delighting the audience with music, are usually artists who have won several international awards.

Therefore, if you attend, you will be guaranteed good wine and exquisite food with pleasant background sounds. Can you imagine a more elegant, sophisticated and enjoyable event than this one? And, of course, if you are a foodie you should not miss a gastronomic tour of Manhattan, it will make your mouth water!

Add attending the Macy's Flower Show to your list of things to do in New York in March. As the month draws to a close, the Macy's department store chain carries out a tradition that marks the beginning of spring. It consists of filling their department stores with lots of eye-catching plants and beautiful floral arrangements.

They even bring in trees to recreate beautiful natural environments in their malls that deserve to be seen. As you stroll through these, you will find multiple colors full of life and very pleasant aromas. This will be possible thanks to the variety of flowers and plants that they bring from different parts of the world.

Perhaps with this exhibition you will even end up finding gifts of nature that you did not know before. I assure you that it will be very pleasant to take a walk through these places where you can also make the purchases you want.

Among the most popular events that take place in New York in March is the half marathon, a spectacular event that starts in Central Park and goes to Wall Street.

During 22 km, runners from all over the world pass through the most emblematic points of the city that never sleeps in an event full of excitement and adrenaline.

And if you are one of those who like the sport, but not so much, I recommend you book a bike tour of Central Park of 2 and a half hours in which you will warm up and you can see how spring breaks through the lung of the Big Apple.

March 8th is an important date, not only in New York but all over the world. However, in the Big Apple, International Women's Day is especially celebrated in a big way. There are several unparalleled events that take place and aim to promote gender equality.

For example, every year there is a huge demonstration or march that you can join. This is done to remember the struggle movements that have succeeded in defending the rights that women have. Every year a slogan is chosen for that date and the activities to be carried out in the streets are varied. For more information, visit the official website of the International Women's Day.

On March 17th the Saint Patrick's Day Parade is celebrated, that day the city of New York dresses all in green and celebrates the National Day of Ireland.

This is the oldest event in the United States and gathers 700,000 New Yorkers who look forward to it.

This event is free, so you can watch it without any problems the day it is celebrated. The route starts at 44th St. and Fifth Avenue, all the way to Saint Patrick's and ends at Third Avenue.

During March the winter season is slowly passing, so that spring can begin. However, the cold remains and snow is likely to fall during the first days of the month. The average maximum temperature is 10°C while the minimum temperature averages 2°C.

Regarding the time or clock, it changes in the middle of the month and moves forward 1 hour. This allows you to gain more daylight in order to visit and get to know more corners of this city. It is estimated that it starts to get dark at approximately 6:30 or 6:30 pm.

Therefore, a plan that never fails is to book a night bus tour of New York: you can contemplate the main monuments of New York and its illuminated skyline sheltered from the cold and comfortably seated.

People living in New York don't stop going out and visiting places because of the cold weather. So that the weather doesn't stop you either, make sure you pack your suitcase well, with the necessary things. Some of the items of clothing that you cannot miss are the following:

• Coat that has thermal insulation, whether it is a thick coat, a down jacket or an anorak with insulation.
• Footwear with a good grip sole, since the surfaces are slippery and you could fall. Preferably opt for high waterproof boots made of good material.
• Hat, gloves, earmuffs, thick socks and thickscarves that can cover your neck and, if possible, part of your face.
• Thick sweaters, and thermal shirts that you can wear under them, combined with a somewhat thick coat.
• Pants of thick fabric, such as jeans, corduroy pants or other very cold-resistant material.