The best things to do in staten island the weekend of Aug 29–30, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
24 picks · checked Aug 12
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFireworks over New York Harbor after the final out, launched behind an outfield wall that already frames the Lower Manhattan skyline.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFireworks over New York Harbor after the final out, launched behind an outfield wall that already frames the Lower Manhattan skyline.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Craig Harris plays a live set on Snug Harbor's South Meadow before an outdoor screening of the Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Craig Harris plays a live set on Snug Harbor's South Meadow before an outdoor screening of the Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.
Alice Austen House Waterfront Lawn, Rosebank, Staten IslandAn hour of gentle yoga on the Alice Austen House lawn, facing the Narrows and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, led by Be Yoga SI.
Alice Austen House Waterfront Lawn, Rosebank, Staten IslandAn hour of gentle yoga on the Alice Austen House lawn, facing the Narrows and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, led by Be Yoga SI.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten IslandFree Zumba on Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk — dance-cardio with ocean views in NYC Parks' Shape Up program.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten IslandFree Zumba on Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk — dance-cardio with ocean views in NYC Parks' Shape Up program.
Tappen Park: Tappen Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandNew York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA day-long DJ takeover of all of Tappen Park, the green built around Stapleton's landmarked 1889 village hall — free and the whole square is the venue.
Tappen Park: Tappen Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandNew York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA day-long DJ takeover of all of Tappen Park, the green built around Stapleton's landmarked 1889 village hall — free and the whole square is the venue.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Fishing Pier Gazebos (SouthEnd), Staten IslandOpen-air worship on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, Staten Island's two-and-a-half-mile stretch above South Beach — free, ocean on one side.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Fishing Pier Gazebos (SouthEnd), Staten IslandOpen-air worship on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, Staten Island's two-and-a-half-mile stretch above South Beach — free, ocean on one side.
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Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandA community greenhouse project brings hands-in-the-dirt growing to Tompkinsville Park, minutes from the Staten Island Ferry.
Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park - Whole Park, Staten IslandA community greenhouse project brings hands-in-the-dirt growing to Tompkinsville Park, minutes from the Staten Island Ferry.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandJim.henderson · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsNever-screened archive footage of the Dalai Lama's 1991 visit, a talk on Avalokiteshvara and a prayer flag hoisting on Lighthouse Hill.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandJim.henderson · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsNever-screened archive footage of the Dalai Lama's 1991 visit, a talk on Avalokiteshvara and a prayer flag hoisting on Lighthouse Hill.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAtlantic League baseball with the Manhattan skyline over the outfield wall, plus a post-game glow run around the bases at SIUH Community Park.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAtlantic League baseball with the Manhattan skyline over the outfield wall, plus a post-game glow run around the bases at SIUH Community Park.
Alice Austen House, Rosebank, Staten IslandNational Park Service · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsGather plants from the Alice Austen House gardens, then print them as blue cyanotypes on the lawn overlooking the Narrows.
Alice Austen House, Rosebank, Staten IslandNational Park Service · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsGather plants from the Alice Austen House gardens, then print them as blue cyanotypes on the lawn overlooking the Narrows.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandA gentle, balance-building tai chi hour in the terraced gardens of Staten Island's Himalayan-style hilltop museum, pitched at total beginners.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandA gentle, balance-building tai chi hour in the terraced gardens of Staten Island's Himalayan-style hilltop museum, pitched at total beginners.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Rothbart's vessels float on the water at Snug Harbor in a free sculptural installation about climate, memory and the future.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Rothbart's vessels float on the water at Snug Harbor in a free sculptural installation about climate, memory and the future.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free outdoor Photoville installation at Snug Harbor honouring the jazz musicians who made Staten Island a quiet capital of the music.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free outdoor Photoville installation at Snug Harbor honouring the jazz musicians who made Staten Island a quiet capital of the music.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStaten Island artisans set up along Snug Harbor's Cottage Row with food and live entertainment at this free open-air market.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStaten Island artisans set up along Snug Harbor's Cottage Row with food and live entertainment at this free open-air market.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAfternoon baseball in St. George with kids let onto the field to run the bases and a borough-pride theme day against the York Revolution.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAfternoon baseball in St. George with kids let onto the field to run the bases and a borough-pride theme day against the York Revolution.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandJim.henderson · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided walk through the first Himalayan-style architecture built in America, a fieldstone hilltop monastery overlooking Raritan Bay.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandJim.henderson · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided walk through the first Himalayan-style architecture built in America, a fieldstone hilltop monastery overlooking Raritan Bay.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDario Mohr's public sculpture at Snug Harbor draws on Rwandan acacia forms to make a piece about unity, resilience and heritage.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDario Mohr's public sculpture at Snug Harbor draws on Rwandan acacia forms to make a piece about unity, resilience and heritage.
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandProduce grown metres away on Snug Harbor's own two-and-a-half-acre Heritage Farm: seasonal vegetables, herbs and cut flowers.
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandProduce grown metres away on Snug Harbor's own two-and-a-half-acre Heritage Farm: seasonal vegetables, herbs and cut flowers.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through Snug Harbor's pollinator plantings at the season's peak, when the bees and butterflies are still working.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through Snug Harbor's pollinator plantings at the season's peak, when the bees and butterflies are still working.
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandWalk Snug Harbor's working urban farm and the composting operation that feeds it, on a Staten Island campus that grows its own food.
Heritage Farm, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandWalk Snug Harbor's working urban farm and the composting operation that feeds it, on a Staten Island campus that grows its own food.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided walk through the specimen trees of an 83-acre Staten Island campus planted over nearly two centuries of horticulture.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided look inside Snug Harbor's working glass house, where the botanical garden's tropical and tender collections are grown on.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandA guided look inside Snug Harbor's working glass house, where the botanical garden's tropical and tender collections are grown on.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandThe story of the merchant seamen who retired to this 83-acre Staten Island campus, told on the ground where they lived.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandThe story of the merchant seamen who retired to this 83-acre Staten Island campus, told on the ground where they lived.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandWalk the finest run of original Greek Revival buildings in the country, six of them among the first 40 landmarks New York City ever designated.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandWalk the finest run of original Greek Revival buildings in the country, six of them among the first 40 landmarks New York City ever designated.
