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Your Guide to WorldPride 2019: Where to Stay, What to Do, and More

This weekend marks the start of Pride in the U.S., with festivals, parades, and parties celebrating LGBTQ+ diversity around the country. This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, and as such, New York City is poised to be the host of WorldPride 2019. New York Pride is quite the to-do on any…

2019 Pride Events Around the World: Where to Go and What to Do

West Village, New York; mathiaswasik/Flickr June is just around the corner, marking the start of Pride month in the United States. Cities and communities around the world will gather to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in New York with their own Pride events throughout summer and into fall. Though all Pride festivals…

Your Guide to Viewing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

On August 21, 2017, the U.S. will host a rare astronomical event — and no, it’s not another supermoon. For the first time in nearly 40 years, a total solar eclipse will grace the continental U.S. skies (the last one occurred in 1978, though a solar eclipse was visible from Hawaii in 1991). And while…

See the Dazzling Hotels Included in the (Unofficial) 2017 Oscars Gift Bag

While only one winner can take home the coveted Oscar in each category, the other nominees can still come out on top. For 16 years, Los Angeles–based marketing company Distinctive Assets has been putting together unofficial gift bags for Oscar nominees in the following categories: Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor,…

6 Hotels Where You Can Celebrate (or Escape) the Inauguration

The presidential inauguration on January 20, 2017, will represent a massive change in the United States. Some are celebrating this traditional American ceremony, while others—not so much. However you feel about the upcoming political event of the year, know that we at Oyster have you covered. We’ve crafted a list of hotels where you can…

6 Awesome Pumpkin-Inspired Events to Celebrate Fall

With fall comes a cool and crisp breeze, leaves changing colors, Halloween, and lots of pumpkin-inspired food, drinks, and events. And while there are plenty of pumpkin spice lattes to sip, pumpkin pie and cream cheese to devour, and pumpkins to pick and carve, there are also many other wacky events that star the orange…

6 New York Fashion Week Hotel Events You Should Know About

New York Fashion Week is upon us. Starting September 8, editors, designers, stylists, models, bloggers, and photographers will spend a week showing off and scrutinizing the spring/summer 2017 collections. No longer confined to a massive tent at Lincoln Center, the nine-day extravaganza is strewn about town. And while the NYFW shows and presentations are off-limits…