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2026 shapes this weekend — 23 things on the board, 4 of them in the top 30. The rest of the city: 31 festivals, 27 street fairs, 9 parades and 168 free things.
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Your Saturday in NYC — Sep 19

2026 shapes this weekend — 23 things on the board, 4 of them in the top 30. The rest of the city: 31 festivals, 27 street fairs, 9 parades and 168 free things.

15th Annual Morningside Lights: A Common Thread
Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 8 PM (lantern pickup from 7 PM; rain or shine) · Morningside Park to Columbia University campus, Manhattan · Free
The beloved free lantern procession turns 15: handmade illuminated lanterns float from Morningside Park up to Columbia's campus for one night.
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Also Saturday
German-American Steuben Parade
Sat Sep 19 · Fifth Avenue, Manhattan FREE
Lederhosen, dirndls and dozens of German, Austrian and Swiss bands march Fifth Avenue from 68th to 86th before the party spills into Central Park.
Queens Night Market: Fall Season Opening Night
Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 4 PM to midnight · New York Hall of Science (field behind the museum), Queens FREE
Seventy-plus vendors from 30-odd countries fire up behind the New York Hall of Science as the night market opens its fall run - free to walk in.
Art Is Alive Festival: 10th Annual Block Party
Saturday, September 19, 2026, noon–7 PM · MacDonough Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn FREE
Asase Yaa's dancers and the Brooklyn United Marching Band close a decade of this free Bed-Stuy block party on MacDonough Street.
Papi Juice Dance Party at Pier 6 Plaza
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 4–10 PM · Pier 6 Plaza, Brooklyn FREE
Papi Juice, Public Service and Nidia work a free open-air dance floor on the Pier 6 waterfront — the park's last of the season.
Steuben Parade Oktoberfest at SummerStage
Sat Sep 19 · Rumsey Playfield (SummerStage), Manhattan Ticketed
NYC's biggest Oktoberfest takes over Central Park's Rumsey Playfield right after the Steuben Parade — steins, brats and oompah bands.
Solemn High Mass for the Patron Saint of Naples
Saturday, September 19 · 2pm · Mulberry Street, Manhattan FREE
The religious heart of the feast — Solemn High Mass for San Gennaro, patron saint of Naples.
Maker Faire Coney Island 2026
Sep 19–21, 2026 · Coney Island Amphitheater, Brooklyn Ticketed
Robots, 3D printers, a soldering booth and DIY inventions fill the Coney Island Amphitheater for three days of hands-on making.
Albanian Festival of Staten Island
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10 AM–10 PM · South Beach Boardwalk, Staten Island FREE
Albanian music, dance and grilled food run twelve hours down the South Beach boardwalk, free and with no ticket at the gate.
New Balance Bronx 10 Mile
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:00 AM · Grand Concourse (start near Yankee Stadium), Bronx
NYRR's Five-Borough Series takes over the Grand Concourse: a sold-out 10-mile race from Yankee Stadium to Mosholu Parkway and back, free to cheer from the curb.
Sunday
African American Day Parade
Sun Sep 20 · Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, Manhattan FREE
Harlem's 57th African American Day Parade rolls up Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, with Grambling State's famed Tiger Marching Band leading the line.
Mexican Independence Day Parade
Sun Sep 20 · Madison Avenue, Manhattan FREE
Mariachis, charros on horseback and folklórico dancers take over Madison Avenue for the 32nd Mexican Independence Day Parade — free and loud.
Washington Square Park Folk Festival
Sun, Sep 20 - sets from 1 p.m. · Washington Square Park, Manhattan FREE
Sixteen years of free folk music in the park that made folk music famous, with four afternoon sets from 1 p.m. courtesy of the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music.
Carnaval De La Cultura Latina
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 10 AM-6 PM · Junction Boulevard between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, Queens Ticketed
Junction Boulevard closes between 37th and Roosevelt for Latin bands, dance troupes and Corona's food vendors during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Jets vs. Packers: MetLife Home Opener
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1 PM kickoff · MetLife Stadium, New Jersey Ticketed
The Jets open their home slate against a Packers squad fresh off a playoff run — 80,000 strong at MetLife for a Week 2 measuring stick.
YES Block Party at House of Yes
Sep 20, 2026 · doors noon · House of Yes, Brooklyn FREE
House of Yes spills onto Wyckoff Avenue for its 10th annual block party — performers, art and an outdoor dance floor, free all day.
4th Annual Inwood Jazz Festival
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 10:30 AM–7:30 PM (rain or shine) · Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd), Manhattan FREE
A full day of live jazz on the lawns of Manhattan's last natural forest, from the main stage to the Nature Center — free, rain or shine.
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 12-2:30 PM · Bowne Street between Holly Avenue and 45th Avenue, Queens Ticketed
A Ganesh Chaturthi procession closes Bowne Street in Flushing, drummers walking a decorated chariot past the Ganesh Temple.
Still on tonight
Songs From Bark of Millions
Sep 18-20 · Delacorte Theater, Manhattan FREE
Taylor Mac and Matt Ray's queer rock-opera song cycle lands at the Delacorte in concert form — free, one weekend only, closing Central Park's season.
Movies With A View: How to Train Your Dragon
Friday, Sep 18; lawn opens 6 PM, film at sunset · Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn FREE
A free season-finale family screening on Pier 1's lawn, the Manhattan skyline behind the screen.
Karol G: Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour at MetLife Stadium
Sep 18, 2026, 7pm (second of two nights; the first is Sep 17, 2026) · MetLife Stadium, NJ (outside NYC) Ticketed
Karol G fills MetLife Stadium for night two of her Tropitour, the reggaeton star's stadium stop for New York during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Hudson River Derby: NYCFC vs. Red Bull New York
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 · 7:30pm · Yankee Stadium, Bronx Ticketed
NYCFC hosts cross-river rivals Red Bull New York under the lights at Yankee Stadium — the Hudson River Derby, supporters' sections and all.
Also on, in brief
Sat · Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi, St. Ann's Warehouse (streets of Downtown Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan), Brooklyn free
Sat–Sun · Bushwick Open Studios 2026, Studios and galleries throughout Bushwick, Brooklyn free
Sat · Experts Only Fest: John Summit on Randall's Island, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
Sat 2–5 PM · The People's Theatre Opening Day: Community Open House & Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam, The People's Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante, Manhattan free
Sat–Sun 4–11 PM · Saint Markellas Festival, 26th Street between 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard, Queens
Sat 9 AM–2 PM · Staten Island Black Heritage Family Day, Vanderbilt Avenue between Richmond Road and Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island
Sat 7:15–9:30 PM · Movies Under the Stars: Shrek, North Plaza, Manhattan free
Sun 11 AM–6 PM · Saint Mary and Saint Antonius Coptic Festival, Grove Street between Woodward Avenue and Onderdonk Avenue, Queens
Sat 10 AM–6 PM · Woodside Sunnyside Humanity Fest, Skillman Avenue between 49th and 50th Street, Queens
Sun 10 AM–6 PM · Flushing Holiday Festival, Sanford Avenue between Main Street and Kissena Boulevard, Queens
Sat 10 AM–6 PM · Mpta Block Festival, West 43rd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenue, Manhattan
Sat 11am–8pm · Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean, ARTECHOUSE NYC, Manhattan
Fri–Sun · The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze, Van Cortlandt Manor, Hudson Valley
Sun 10 AM–6 PM · Sunset Park Festival, Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn free
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