Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City on Sunday, Sep 6: 314 picks, refreshed weekly.
314 picks · checked Sep 2
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.
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.
Pier i at West 70th Street, Upper West Side, ManhattanSideshow performers, carnival amusements, live bands and cotton candy take over a Hudson River pier for Riverside Park's free county fair.
Pier i at West 70th Street, Upper West Side, ManhattanSideshow performers, carnival amusements, live bands and cotton candy take over a Hudson River pier for Riverside Park's free county fair.
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.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
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.
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.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynThe Cyclones' last home game of the year, an afternoon start with a commemorative baseball card for the first thousand fans through the gates.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynThe Cyclones' last home game of the year, an afternoon start with a commemorative baseball card for the first thousand fans through the gates.
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.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Smorgasburg Prospect Park, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel pan bands, jerk chicken from chef Scotley Innis and Caribbean makers take over Breeze Hill as Smorgasburg turns Carnival - all free.
Smorgasburg Prospect Park, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel pan bands, jerk chicken from chef Scotley Innis and Caribbean makers take over Breeze Hill as Smorgasburg turns Carnival - all free.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanMay S. Young · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Met's 250th-anniversary installation puts rarely seen prints of the Boston Massacre and revolutionary news on the wall.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanMay S. Young · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Met's 250th-anniversary installation puts rarely seen prints of the Boston Massacre and revolutionary news on the wall.
New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, Upstate NYAmerica's oldest state fair, 13 days of butter sculpture, midway and free concerts, closing Labor Day.
New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, Upstate NYAmerica's oldest state fair, 13 days of butter sculpture, midway and free concerts, closing Labor Day.
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