Javits Center: events, getting there and where to stay

Javits Center is a exhibition centre in New York City, about 5 km from the centre. It hosts 3 of the events we cover, including NRF Retail's Big Show, New York International Auto Show, New York Comic Con. Below: dates, how to get there, where to stay nearby and what to do around it.

Javits Center in short

Type
Exhibition centre
Where
New York City, United States, about 5 km from the centre
Events we cover
3
Next up
NRF Retail's Big Show, 10 to 12 January 2027 (expected)
Getting there
7 train to 34 St-Hudson Yards.

Events at Javits Center

* Expected date, following the usual pattern.

Getting to Javits Center

7 train to 34 St-Hudson Yards.

JFK has the AirTrain to the subway and LIRR (45 to 60 minutes to Midtown). LaGuardia has the Q70 bus to the subway. Newark (EWR) has AirTrain to NJ Transit trains to Penn Station in 30 minutes.

Public transport directions to Javits Center

Where to stay near Javits Center

BudgetWhereWhy
BudgetLong Island City and Downtown BrooklynOne subway stop from Manhattan, cheaper rooms.
Mid-rangeMidtown West and ChelseaWalk to Times Square, Broadway and the High Line.
SplurgeCentral Park South and the Upper East SideClassic luxury hotels.

Three hotels we would book

Links search the nights from 9 January to 13 January. Event weekends sell out early and prices rise as the date gets closer: book a cancellable room as soon as you know you are going.

Things to do near Javits Center

Free hours before or after an event: the best-rated tours and activities in New York City.

Half day

Helicopter tour

Fifteen to thirty minutes over the harbour.

Full day

Hudson Valley day trip

Mansions and autumn colours.

Half day · Family

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

Ferry from Battery Park; book pedestal or crown early.

Half day · Low walking · Family

Central Park bike or pedicab tour

Bethesda Terrace and Strawberry Fields.

Half day · Food

Food tour of Greenwich Village or Chinatown

Pizza, dumplings and cannoli.

Evenings

Evening · Nightlife · Indoor · Family

Broadway show

Matinees on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Evening · Low walking · Nightlife

Harbor sunset cruise

Manhattan skyline from the water.

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Weather by month

MonthHighLowRainDaylight (15th)
JanuaryAbout 2°C average99 mm9 h 33 min
FebruaryAbout 2°C average95 mm10 h 35 min
March7°C1°C113 mm11 h 49 min
April12°C6°C107 mm13 h 15 min
MayAbout 15°C average101 mm14 h 26 min
JuneAbout 20°C average115 mm15 h 04 min
JulyAbout 24°C average114 mm14 h 49 min
AugustAbout 24°C average114 mm13 h 47 min
SeptemberAbout 21°C average97 mm12 h 24 min
October18°C12°C124 mm11 h 02 min
NovemberAbout 10°C average101 mm9 h 51 min
DecemberAbout 5°C average133 mm9 h 16 min

Monthly averages for 2001 to 2025 from NASA POWER.

Questions people ask

What events are held at Javits Center?

NRF Retail's Big Show, New York International Auto Show, New York Comic Con.

How do I get to Javits Center?

7 train to 34 St-Hudson Yards.

When is the next big event at Javits Center?

NRF Retail's Big Show, 10 to 12 January 2027 (expected).

Where should I stay near Javits Center?

Midtown West and Chelsea: Walk to Times Square, Broadway and the High Line.

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