Make a day of it.

Citywide — Spring Studios, Gotham Hall & more, Citywide (Midtown & Tribeca hubs), Manhattan · Official shows invite-only; public Gotham Hall tickets from $125

International Center of Photography, Lower East Side, Manhattan · Included with ICP admission

Rockaway Beach, Beach 67th Street, Queens · Free

BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn · $45–$65

Gallery Henoch, Chelsea, Manhattan · Free

The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, Manhattan · Included with MoMA admission

Lincoln Square, Manhattan · Free

Lincoln Square, Manhattan · Free

American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, Manhattan · Timed admission plus special-exhibition fee

Cospa Ramen, Flatiron, Manhattan · See official site

The Shed, Hudson Yards, Manhattan · Ticketed; see The Shed for pricing and access programmes

The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, Queens · Ticketed

The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan · Free with Met admission ($30 adults; NY State residents pay what you wish)

El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, Manhattan · Pay-what-you-can (suggested $9)

Kirbee's, Greenpoint, Brooklyn · Counter-service barbecue plates; menu prices not published as of August 25

Peral, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn · Tacos $6-$8, desserts $5-$9, coffee and cocktails $6-$15

Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, Manhattan · Museum admission

Agger Fish Building, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn · From $50

Sofra, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn · Entrees $16-28

Ugly Baby, Williamsburg, Brooklyn · A la carte Thai menu; prices not posted online as of August 25

Recente, East Village, Manhattan · Entrees $24-38

Hommali, West Village, Manhattan · A la carte dinner; menu prices not published online as of August 25

New York Renaissance Faire at Sterling Forest, Tuxedo, Hudson Valley · $60 adults, $53 seniors 62+ and military, $28 kids 5-12, free under 5

Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, Manhattan · Free

St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, Manhattan · Ticketed

Pony's, Red Hook, Brooklyn · Cocktails $15-18

Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, Manhattan · Ticketed; prices vary by performance and seat

Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, Hudson Valley · $25 adults, $18 seniors, $12 students, $5 kids 5-11, free under 5

Breeze Hill, Prospect Park (enter at Lincoln Road), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn · Free entry; pay per vendor

Madison Square Garden, Midtown, Manhattan · Ticketed; resale prices vary widely

Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, Hudson Valley · $25 adults, $22 seniors, $15 students and youth 5-17, free under 5; parking included

Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey · $25 adults, $18 seniors, $12 ages 6-17, free 5 & under; $15 evening rate after 5pm Fri-Sun

Seaport Square and Pier 17, Seaport, Manhattan · Free to visit; clinics and some programming ticketed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, Manhattan · Museum admission

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, Manhattan · Museum admission

Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, Manhattan · Museum admission

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, Brooklyn · Included with Garden admission

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, Manhattan · Museum admission

Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn · Ticketed

Booth Theatre, Theater District, Manhattan · Tickets from ~$80

Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown, Manhattan · Ticketed

The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, Manhattan · $25 general; free Friday evenings

David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan · Free

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, Manhattan · Museum admission

The New York Historical, Upper West Side, Manhattan · Included with museum admission

Westside Theatre, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan · Ticketed; prices vary by performance and seat

Minskoff Theatre, Theater District, Manhattan · Ticketed; prices vary by performance and seat

Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, Manhattan · Ticketed

New Amsterdam Theatre, Theater District, Manhattan · Ticketed; prices vary by performance

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, Manhattan · From $89