If you are like me then you are probably wondering how it can possible be July already. But however, you are reacting to the beginning of summer vacation, there is no question that there is no lack of what to do every single day, and every night.

For a nice list of something to do all 31 days in July check this out.

The following are just a small sample of the fun you can have, if you so choose, in the great Big Apple. Many of the following are FREE. Just take a bite!

July 4^th: Don’t miss the amazing, traditional Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, at the southern tip of Brooklyn.

July 7^th: International African Arts Festival at Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

July 11^th: Go see Moulin Rouge at the Al Hirschfeld Theater in Manhattan’s theater district, in other words, Broadway.

July 12^th and 13^th: Jennifer Lopez is performing in honor of her birthday at Madison Square Garden.

July 16 – August 23^rd : Go see Corionalus at the Delacorte Theater as part of the Shakespeare in the Park Festival in Central Park.

July 21^st: Go have a blast at the Rubin Museum Block Party. The yearly event starts at 1PM and ends at 4PM, in Chelsea, lower Manhattan.

July 26^th: Jeff Tweedy will perform at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Starts at 7:30PM, at Damrosch Park, on West 62^nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.

July 30^th: Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center.