Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City on Saturday, Sep 5: 329 picks, refreshed weekly.
329 picks · checked Sep 2
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynMasqueraders up to age 17 parade in full costume from Kingston Avenue down Franklin to the Brooklyn Museum in Carnival's children's edition.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynMasqueraders up to age 17 parade in full costume from Kingston Avenue down Franklin to the Brooklyn Museum in Carnival's children's edition.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThird-round singles inside Arthur Ashe, the largest tennis stadium in the world, with grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThird-round singles inside Arthur Ashe, the largest tennis stadium in the world, with grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
Flushing Meadows, QueensSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSaturday's evening card in Arthur Ashe Stadium closes out the third round, with the round of sixteen starting the next day.
Flushing Meadows, QueensSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSaturday's evening card in Arthur Ashe Stadium closes out the third round, with the round of sixteen starting the next day.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, Manhattan100-plus New Yorkers from all five boroughs record a live album onstage at the Delacorte — the Public's free season-closing pageant, five nights only.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, Manhattan100-plus New Yorkers from all five boroughs record a live album onstage at the Delacorte — the Public's free season-closing pageant, five nights only.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Aqueduct Racetrack, South Ozone Park, QueensNew York City Transit Authority · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City loses its last racetrack after 132 years. Live racing ended in June; NYRA keeps the doors open for simulcast through Labor Day Monday and then that is it. Admission is free.
Aqueduct Racetrack, South Ozone Park, QueensNew York City Transit Authority · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City loses its last racetrack after 132 years. Live racing ended in June; NYRA keeps the doors open for simulcast through Labor Day Monday and then that is it. Admission is free.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensUnicycle basketball, races and a learn-to-ride area take over 34th Avenue's mile-plus open street in Jackson Heights for the festival's 17th year.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensUnicycle basketball, races and a learn-to-ride area take over 34th Avenue's mile-plus open street in Jackson Heights for the festival's 17th year.
Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAsmik Grigorian sings Tatiana's letter scene on a screen the size of the Met's facade, with 2,500 free plaza seats below.
Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAsmik Grigorian sings Tatiana's letter scene on a screen the size of the Met's facade, with 2,500 free plaza seats below.
Colonels Row, Building 405A, Governors Island, ManhattanDancing skyscrapers, giant rats, fossil-fuel-fighting flowers and Lady Liberty herself appear in a cardboard puppet circus with a live brass band.
Colonels Row, Building 405A, Governors Island, ManhattanDancing skyscrapers, giant rats, fossil-fuel-fighting flowers and Lady Liberty herself appear in a cardboard puppet circus with a live brass band.
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandA 25-acre country fair inside NYC's only living-history village, with 100-plus vendors, carnival rides and competitive eating contests.
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandA 25-acre country fair inside NYC's only living-history village, with 100-plus vendors, carnival rides and competitive eating contests.
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga / UpstateJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe summer meet's final weekend, with the Grade 1 Spinaway the Grade 1 Hopeful and Grade 3 Prioress and closing day on Labor Day Monday.
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga / UpstateJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe summer meet's final weekend, with the Grade 1 Spinaway the Grade 1 Hopeful and Grade 3 Prioress and closing day on Labor Day Monday.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensFifty-three New York artists sprawl across every floor of MoMA PS1 with 150-plus works and admission is free in its final days.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensFifty-three New York artists sprawl across every floor of MoMA PS1 with 150-plus works and admission is free in its final days.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanFinal weekend of the Studio Museum's sixth 'F' show — 17 emerging artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent in the new 125th Street building. Closing day is a free Studio Sunday.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanFinal weekend of the Studio Museum's sixth 'F' show — 17 emerging artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent in the new 125th Street building. Closing day is a free Studio Sunday.
Poster House, Chelsea, ManhattanPoster House's history of New York's AIDS activism told entirely in printed graphics closes this weekend, alongside Act Black on the same ticket.
Poster House, Chelsea, ManhattanPoster House's history of New York's AIDS activism told entirely in printed graphics closes this weekend, alongside Act Black on the same ticket.
13 Crosby Street, Soho, Manhattan5,500 square feet of Korean skincare on Crosby Street — a discovery bar to test everything and a creator studio to film it.
13 Crosby Street, Soho, Manhattan5,500 square feet of Korean skincare on Crosby Street — a discovery bar to test everything and a creator studio to film it.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
The Shed, Hudson Yards, ManhattanStep inside an original Black Mirror storyline at The Shed and become the protagonist of the episode.
The Shed, Hudson Yards, ManhattanStep inside an original Black Mirror storyline at The Shed and become the protagonist of the episode.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanOfficial Met exhibition on view June 12–September 8, 2026.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanOfficial Met exhibition on view June 12–September 8, 2026.
The Space at Irondale, Fort Greene, BrooklynArnoldius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmily Roebling taught herself bridge engineering and finished the Brooklyn Bridge — now she has a musical, staged in Fort Greene.
The Space at Irondale, Fort Greene, BrooklynArnoldius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmily Roebling taught herself bridge engineering and finished the Brooklyn Bridge — now she has a musical, staged in Fort Greene.
Poster House, Chelsea, ManhattanJoe Mabel · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA century of posters advertising Black American theatre and film, from race-film one-sheets to Broadway runs, in its final days at Poster House.
Poster House, Chelsea, ManhattanJoe Mabel · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA century of posters advertising Black American theatre and film, from race-film one-sheets to Broadway runs, in its final days at Poster House.
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxThe Bronx Museum's seventh AIM Biennial closes this weekend, a survey of artists from its long-running Artist in the Marketplace programme.
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxThe Bronx Museum's seventh AIM Biennial closes this weekend, a survey of artists from its long-running Artist in the Marketplace programme.
The William Vale, Vale Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynSephora turned The William Vale's rooftop pool into a beauty-club cabana scene — SPF stations, a beauty library and skyline views.
The William Vale, Vale Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynSephora turned The William Vale's rooftop pool into a beauty-club cabana scene — SPF stations, a beauty library and skyline views.
Taqueria El Califa de Leon, Flatiron, ManhattanThe Mexico City taqueria that became the world's first Michelin-starred taco counter lands in Flatiron with five tacos and nothing else.
Taqueria El Califa de Leon, Flatiron, ManhattanThe Mexico City taqueria that became the world's first Michelin-starred taco counter lands in Flatiron with five tacos and nothing else.
Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown, ManhattanAnother Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTim Allen and Sigourney Weaver spoof Star Trek on the Bryant Park lawn, where the 33rd season of free blanket cinema winds toward its finale.
Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown, ManhattanAnother Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTim Allen and Sigourney Weaver spoof Star Trek on the Bryant Park lawn, where the 33rd season of free blanket cinema winds toward its finale.
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