Not surprisingly, New York City tourist revenue accounts for the bulk of New York State tourism overall. Macy's Thanksgiving Day and Fourth of July parades, the New Year's Eve Times Square Ball Drop, and the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting are but a few of the annual holidays in New York City that are observed in grand style. Macy"s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a beloved New York City tradition since the 1920s, when Macy"s employees marching in the parade---many of whom were first generation European immigrants---were proud to show off their heritage.
The annual New Year"s Even Times Square Ball Drop is a well-attended, nationally televised event that got its start back in 1906, and is an American classic---hosted by another American classic, Dick Clark. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers bundle up and brave the cold to partake in the countdown to the New Year.
Holidays to New York during the Thanksgiving-Christmas season are popular with people of all ages, as one look at the holiday crowd skating around Rockefeller Center's ice rink will tell you. Hundreds flock to skate Many visitors consider Christmas and holiday shopping in New York City's Fifth Avenue Shopping District in Manhattan to be a dream vacation, and will return each year as part of a family tradition.







