#1
Gallery Henoch, Chelsea, ManhattanOn viewFree
Alexandra Pacula: Global Impressions
Eleven new paintings of cities smeared into motion — Pacula paints nightscapes the way a long-exposure photo remembers them.
FreeArtGallery
Free Things to Do in Chelsea the Weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in Chelsea, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026: 12 picks, refreshed weekly.
12 picks · checked Sep 7
12 picks
Gallery Henoch, Chelsea, Manhattan#1On view · Limited Run
Gallery Henoch, Chelsea, ManhattanAlexandra Pacula: Global Impressions
Eleven new paintings of cities smeared into motion — Pacula paints nightscapes the way a long-exposure photo remembers them.
#2
JAPAN Fes street fair, Chelsea, ManhattanSat Sep 12 + Sun Sep 13, 10am-6pmFree entry
Japan Fes — Chelsea Japanese Food Festival
Ramen, takoyaki, onigiri and matcha sweets pack a Chelsea block for two days as JAPAN Fes rolls through its 10th-anniversary season — free to browse.
FreeFree entryStreet foodPopular
#2Sat Sep 12 + Sun Sep 13, 10am-6pm · One Day Only
JAPAN Fes street fair, Chelsea, ManhattanJapan Fes — Chelsea Japanese Food Festival
Ramen, takoyaki, onigiri and matcha sweets pack a Chelsea block for two days as JAPAN Fes rolls through its 10th-anniversary season — free to browse.
#3
Sixth Avenue, 23rd–34th Streets, Chelsea / NoMad, ManhattanSunday, September 13, 2026, daytime (avenue fairs typically run about 10 AM–6 PM)Free
6th Avenue Autumn Fair
Eleven blocks of Sixth Avenue close to cars from 23rd to 34th Street for the weekend's largest street fair — food stands, crafts and bargains from Chelsea to Herald Square.
FreeStreet fair
#3Sunday, September 13, 2026, daytime (avenue fairs typically run about 10 AM–6 PM) · Limited Run
Sixth Avenue, 23rd–34th Streets, Chelsea / NoMad, Manhattan6th Avenue Autumn Fair
Eleven blocks of Sixth Avenue close to cars from 23rd to 34th Street for the weekend's largest street fair — food stands, crafts and bargains from Chelsea to Herald Square.
#4
8th Avenue, 14th to 23rd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSaturday, September 12, 2026Free
8th Avenue Chelsea Festival
Nine blocks of 8th Avenue go car-free from 14th to 23rd Street for one of the weekend's biggest Manhattan street fairs — food rows, vendor tables and all of Chelsea to wander off into.
FreeStreet fairChelsea
#4Saturday, September 12, 2026 · One Day Only
8th Avenue, 14th to 23rd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons8th Avenue Chelsea Festival
Nine blocks of 8th Avenue go car-free from 14th to 23rd Street for one of the weekend's biggest Manhattan street fairs — food rows, vendor tables and all of Chelsea to wander off into.
#5
David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSeptember 10 - October 17, 2026Free
Thomas Ruff: jpegs ny
Twelve enormous Thomas Ruff photographs built from compressed images of the World Trade Center attacks, shown for the 25th anniversary.
FreeArtPhotography
#5September 10 - October 17, 2026 · Limited Run
David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanThomas Ruff: jpegs ny
Twelve enormous Thomas Ruff photographs built from compressed images of the World Trade Center attacks, shown for the 25th anniversary.
#6
Pace Gallery, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSeptember 11 - October 24, 2026Free
Arlene Shechet: She Said She Said
Monumental bent-metal sculptures and a new burnished clay series from Arlene Shechet, with artist-made aluminum chairs to sit and look from.
FreeArtSculpture
#6September 11 - October 24, 2026 · Limited Run
Pace Gallery, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanArlene Shechet: She Said She Said
Monumental bent-metal sculptures and a new burnished clay series from Arlene Shechet, with artist-made aluminum chairs to sit and look from.
#7
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanOn view through Oct 24Free
Lynda Benglis: Knotting, Tying, Folding
Lynda Benglis knots molten glass, bronze and ceramic into five decades of sculpture at Pace, including rarely shown 1985 glass works with enamel eyes.
FreeArtSculpture
#7On view through Oct 24 · Limited Run
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanLynda Benglis: Knotting, Tying, Folding
Lynda Benglis knots molten glass, bronze and ceramic into five decades of sculpture at Pace, including rarely shown 1985 glass works with enamel eyes.
#8
David Zwirner, 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanOn view through Oct 17Free
Scott Kahn: Silent Night
Cult painter Scott Kahn hangs moonlit, dreamlike landscapes and hushed interiors at David Zwirner — visionary scenes that feel like remembered dreams.
FreeArtPainting
#8On view through Oct 17 · Limited Run
David Zwirner, 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanScott Kahn: Silent Night
Cult painter Scott Kahn hangs moonlit, dreamlike landscapes and hushed interiors at David Zwirner — visionary scenes that feel like remembered dreams.
#9
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanOn view through Oct 24Free
Lee Bul: The Anatomy of Every Setting Sun
Korean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
FreeArtSculpture
#9On view through Oct 24 · Limited Run
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanLee Bul: The Anatomy of Every Setting Sun
Korean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
#10
Lincoln Glenn Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanOn viewFree
Making Space: American Women Artists and the Century of Change
Nan Goldin, Louise Nevelson, Lee Bontecou and Lynda Benglis among 30-plus women tracing a century of American art at Lincoln Glenn — free in Chelsea.
FreeArtJust opened
#10On view · Limited Run
Lincoln Glenn Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanMaking Space: American Women Artists and the Century of Change
Nan Goldin, Louise Nevelson, Lee Bontecou and Lynda Benglis among 30-plus women tracing a century of American art at Lincoln Glenn — free in Chelsea.
#11
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanOn viewFree
Carol Rama: I See You You See Me
Radical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
FreeArtChelsea Gallery
#11On view · Limited Run
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanCarol Rama: I See You You See Me
Radical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
#12
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanOn view through Oct 24Free
Torkwase Dyson: Seeing in Blue
Torkwase Dyson's monumental blue-black abstractions land at Pace — architecture-scaled paintings and forms mapping water, space and liberation.
FreeArtAbstraction
#12On view through Oct 24 · Limited Run
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanTorkwase Dyson: Seeing in Blue
Torkwase Dyson's monumental blue-black abstractions land at Pace — architecture-scaled paintings and forms mapping water, space and liberation.
