The best things to do in the Bronx the weekend of Aug 29–30, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
34 picks · checked Aug 12
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Red Sox come to the Bronx for a four-game set and the opener is the only night game of the series under the Stadium lights.
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Red Sox come to the Bronx for a four-game set and the opener is the only night game of the series under the Stadium lights.
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsArtists from The Seventh AIM Biennial take over The Bronx Museum for four hours of art-making, memory-box workshops and artist talks.
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsArtists from The Seventh AIM Biennial take over The Bronx Museum for four hours of art-making, memory-box workshops and artist talks.
GRENADA PLACE Open Street 2026: GRENADA PLACE Open Street 2026, BronxWikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsGrenada Place goes car-free in the Bronx for a Grenadian community open street of music, food and neighborhood programming.
GRENADA PLACE Open Street 2026: GRENADA PLACE Open Street 2026, BronxWikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsGrenada Place goes car-free in the Bronx for a Grenadian community open street of music, food and neighborhood programming.
ROCKWOOD STREET Open Street 2026: ROCKWOOD STREET Open Street 2026, BronxRockwood Street closes to cars for a New Settlement Open Street in the Bronx, turning a Mount Eden block into free public space for the day.
ROCKWOOD STREET Open Street 2026: ROCKWOOD STREET Open Street 2026, BronxRockwood Street closes to cars for a New Settlement Open Street in the Bronx, turning a Mount Eden block into free public space for the day.
Claremont Park: Claremont Park, BronxThe Bronx is Blooming brings its youth stewardship crew to Claremont Park in Morrisania for a morning of hands-on park work — free and genuinely useful.
Claremont Park: Claremont Park, BronxThe Bronx is Blooming brings its youth stewardship crew to Claremont Park in Morrisania for a morning of hands-on park work — free and genuinely useful.
Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 2, BronxA free Shape Up NYC running group on the Van Cortlandt parade ground, home of American cross-country racing.
Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 2, BronxA free Shape Up NYC running group on the Van Cortlandt parade ground, home of American cross-country racing.
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The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxGothamist · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo hours of drop-in art-making at The Bronx Museum, run alongside the AIM Biennial open house with exhibiting artists on the floor.
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxGothamist · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo hours of drop-in art-making at The Bronx Museum, run alongside the AIM Biennial open house with exhibiting artists on the floor.
EAST FORDHAM ROAD between JEROME AVENUE and WASHINGTON AVENUE, BronxThe Bronx's busiest shopping strip spills onto the sidewalk — deals, vendors and street energy along East Fordham Road.
EAST FORDHAM ROAD between JEROME AVENUE and WASHINGTON AVENUE, BronxThe Bronx's busiest shopping strip spills onto the sidewalk — deals, vendors and street energy along East Fordham Road.
STICKBALL BOULEVARD between RANDALL AVENUE and SEWARD AVENUE, BronxCatch a living NYC street tradition on the Bronx's Stickball Boulevard — free, fast games of the classic city pastime.
STICKBALL BOULEVARD between RANDALL AVENUE and SEWARD AVENUE, BronxCatch a living NYC street tradition on the Bronx's Stickball Boulevard — free, fast games of the classic city pastime.
Franz Sigel Park: Franz Sigel Park, BronxLionmarble · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn early-morning yoga hour on the lawn at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park, the Great Kills inlet where herons outnumber people — free, water views.
Franz Sigel Park: Franz Sigel Park, BronxLionmarble · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn early-morning yoga hour on the lawn at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park, the Great Kills inlet where herons outnumber people — free, water views.
St. Mary's Park: St Mary's Playground West-Basketball-05, BronxA free daylong basketball clinic for girls at St. Mary's Park — drills, scrimmages and real coaching on the South Bronx's home courts.
St. Mary's Park: St Mary's Playground West-Basketball-05, BronxA free daylong basketball clinic for girls at St. Mary's Park — drills, scrimmages and real coaching on the South Bronx's home courts.
Crotona Park: Event Lawn No BBQ, BronxPeaceful coexistence · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free morning fitness session on Crotona Park's event lawn — group workouts, stretching and wellness resources in the heart of the Bronx.
Crotona Park: Event Lawn No BBQ, BronxPeaceful coexistence · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free morning fitness session on Crotona Park's event lawn — group workouts, stretching and wellness resources in the heart of the Bronx.
Pelham Bay Park and Orchard Beach: Orchard Beach - Cement/Rink Area, BronxDJs spin salsa, charanga and cha-cha-chá at Orchard Beach's Section 5 — the free Bronx tradition that's kept dancers coming for 50-plus summers.
Pelham Bay Park and Orchard Beach: Orchard Beach - Cement/Rink Area, BronxDJs spin salsa, charanga and cha-cha-chá at Orchard Beach's Section 5 — the free Bronx tradition that's kept dancers coming for 50-plus summers.
Van Cortlandt Park: Van Cortlandt Classic Plgd-Basketball-03 , BronxA community games day takes over the Van Cortlandt Park parade ground — field events, cookouts and Bronx bragging rights on the line.
Van Cortlandt Park: Van Cortlandt Classic Plgd-Basketball-03 , BronxA community games day takes over the Van Cortlandt Park parade ground — field events, cookouts and Bronx bragging rights on the line.
Hawkins Park: Sitting Area, BronxFree live music fills a Bronx pocket park — 'Music in Hawkins Park' brings a relaxed Sunday set to the neighborhood.
Hawkins Park: Sitting Area, BronxFree live music fills a Bronx pocket park — 'Music in Hawkins Park' brings a relaxed Sunday set to the neighborhood.
Hunts Point Riverside Park: Hunts Point Riverside Park, BronxFree community rowing and sailing on the Bronx River at Hunts Point Riverside Park—get on the water in the South Bronx, no experience needed.
Hunts Point Riverside Park: Hunts Point Riverside Park, BronxFree community rowing and sailing on the Bronx River at Hunts Point Riverside Park—get on the water in the South Bronx, no experience needed.
Lou Gehrig Plaza: Lou Gehrig Plaza E. 161st Street between Walton Ave and Grand Concourse, BronxA temporary structure lands on Lou Gehrig Plaza, the public square beside Yankee Stadium named for the first baseman they called the Iron Horse.
Lou Gehrig Plaza: Lou Gehrig Plaza E. 161st Street between Walton Ave and Grand Concourse, BronxA temporary structure lands on Lou Gehrig Plaza, the public square beside Yankee Stadium named for the first baseman they called the Iron Horse.
Marcus Garvey Square: Williamsbridge Square, BronxA pop-up cooling station sets up at Marcus Garvey Square in Williamsbridge, free shade and water through the hottest hours of the day.
Marcus Garvey Square: Williamsbridge Square, BronxA pop-up cooling station sets up at Marcus Garvey Square in Williamsbridge, free shade and water through the hottest hours of the day.
PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTH between WILSON AVENUE and EASTCHESTER ROAD, BronxFarm stands on Pelham Parkway South by Jacobi Medical Center, on the Bronx's grand tree-lined boulevard.
PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTH between WILSON AVENUE and EASTCHESTER ROAD, BronxFarm stands on Pelham Parkway South by Jacobi Medical Center, on the Bronx's grand tree-lined boulevard.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, Bronxwctaiwan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDance Theatre of Harlem, the company Arthur Mitchell founded in 1969, dances at Lehman Center's 2,300-seat hall in Bedford Park.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, Bronxwctaiwan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDance Theatre of Harlem, the company Arthur Mitchell founded in 1969, dances at Lehman Center's 2,300-seat hall in Bedford Park.
Virginia Park: Virginia Park , BronxA GrowNYC farm stand brings fresh, affordable regional produce to Virginia Park in the Bronx — local food, local mission.
Virginia Park: Virginia Park , BronxA GrowNYC farm stand brings fresh, affordable regional produce to Virginia Park in the Bronx — local food, local mission.
Van Cortlandt Park: Vault Hill, BronxClear invasive vines on Van Cortlandt Park's Vault Hill, the wooded ridge holding the Van Cortlandt family burial vault — tools and gloves supplied.
Van Cortlandt Park: Vault Hill, BronxClear invasive vines on Van Cortlandt Park's Vault Hill, the wooded ridge holding the Van Cortlandt family burial vault — tools and gloves supplied.
Reverend T. Wendell Foster Park: Reverend T. Wendell Foster, BronxA Bronx is Blooming crew works Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park, the sprawling ballfield-and-court complex in the Yankee Stadium shadow off Jerome Avenue.
Reverend T. Wendell Foster Park: Reverend T. Wendell Foster, BronxA Bronx is Blooming crew works Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park, the sprawling ballfield-and-court complex in the Yankee Stadium shadow off Jerome Avenue.
Orchard Beach Pavilion, Pelham Bay, BronxWhittemore, A. J. -- Photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsLatin and Caribbean bands close out the Bronx Summer Concert Series with a free four-hour set at the renovated Orchard Beach Pavilion.
Orchard Beach Pavilion, Pelham Bay, BronxWhittemore, A. J. -- Photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsLatin and Caribbean bands close out the Bronx Summer Concert Series with a free four-hour set at the renovated Orchard Beach Pavilion.
