#1
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensSunday afternoonTicketed
US Open Men's Singles Final
The men's title closes the US Open in Arthur Ashe Stadium on the final Sunday.
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Things to Do in NYC This Sunday the Weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in NYC This Sunday the weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026: 135 picks, refreshed weekly.
135 picks · checked Sep 7
135 picks
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens#1Sunday afternoon · One Day Only
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensUS Open Men's Singles Final
The men's title closes the US Open in Arthur Ashe Stadium on the final Sunday.
#2
PAC NYC — open-air on the World Trade Center campus, Financial District, ManhattanSunday, September 13, 2026 · showtime TBAFree (reservations open this…
"Come From Away" In Concert: Sounds of Remembrance
Former Broadway and national tour cast members of the Tony-winning musical reunite for a free, one-time-only open-air concert on the World Trade Center campus for the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
FreeOne night only9/11 25th Anniversary
#2Sunday, September 13, 2026 · showtime TBA · Limited Run
PAC NYC — open-air on the World Trade Center campus, Financial District, Manhattan"Come From Away" In Concert: Sounds of Remembrance
Former Broadway and national tour cast members of the Tony-winning musical reunite for a free, one-time-only open-air concert on the World Trade Center campus for the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
#3
Arthur Avenue at E 187th St, Belmont, BronxSun Sep 13, 12-6pmFree
Ferragosto Festival
Arthur Avenue becomes an open-air Italian feast — porchetta and mozzarella from the block's legendary shops, live music and a full Bronx street party.
FreeLittle ItalyStreet festival
#3Sun Sep 13, 12-6pm · One Day Only
Arthur Avenue at E 187th St, Belmont, BronxFerragosto Festival
Arthur Avenue becomes an open-air Italian feast — porchetta and mozzarella from the block's legendary shops, live music and a full Bronx street party.
#4
Citywide — Spring Studios, Gotham Hall & more, Citywide (Midtown & Tribeca hubs), ManhattanThu Sep 10 – Tue Sep 15 · public runway shows at Gotham Hall Fri–Sun, Sep 11–13Official shows invite-only
New York Fashion Week Ss27
Peak NYFW falls entirely on this weekend — roughly 70 official SS27 shows citywide, plus The Bureau's publicly ticketed runway series at Gotham Hall Friday.
Fashion WeekCitywideRunway
#4Thu Sep 10 – Tue Sep 15 · public runway shows at Gotham Hall Fri–Sun, Sep 11–13 · Limited Run
Citywide — Spring Studios, Gotham Hall & more, Citywide (Midtown & Tribeca hubs), ManhattanNew York Fashion Week Ss27
Peak NYFW falls entirely on this weekend — roughly 70 official SS27 shows citywide, plus The Bureau's publicly ticketed runway series at Gotham Hall Friday.
#5
Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights, QueensSun, Sep 13 · 12–5 PM$15–$60 passport
Momo Crawl NYC
Diversity Plaza becomes NYC's biggest Himalayan food festival for one Sunday: 30+ vendors slinging $1 momos, live music and dance and a crawler-wide vote for the Momo Championship Belt.
1 MomosHimalayan food festOne day only
#5Sun, Sep 13 · 12–5 PM · One Day Only
Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights, QueensMomo Crawl NYC
Diversity Plaza becomes NYC's biggest Himalayan food festival for one Sunday: 30+ vendors slinging $1 momos, live music and dance and a crawler-wide vote for the Momo Championship Belt.
#6
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynOpens Friday, Sep 11 · through June 6, 2027 · Wed–Sun 11 AM–6 PMWith museum admission (NYC re…
Michael Richards: Free F'All
The Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
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#6Opens Friday, Sep 11 · through June 6, 2027 · Wed–Sun 11 AM–6 PM · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMichael Richards: Free F'All
The Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
#7
5th Ave between E 79th & E 80th St, ManhattanSunday 7:20am–1:30pm
New Balance 5th Avenue Mile 2026
Elite distance runners race a mile down Fifth Avenue on a crisp Sunday morning.
Athletic Race / TourManhattan
#7Sunday 7:20am–1:30pm · One Day Only
5th Ave between E 79th & E 80th St, ManhattanNew Balance 5th Avenue Mile 2026
Elite distance runners race a mile down Fifth Avenue on a crisp Sunday morning.
#8
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, QueensSaturday-Sunday, September 12-13, 2026 · gates 11 AM; Zedd Afterparty Sat, gates 8 PM, show 9 PMTicketed — Fan Fest grounds p…
US Open Finals Fan Fest + Finals Afterparty featuring Zedd
Finals weekend on the US Open grounds without a stadium seat: two days of watch parties on the big screens in Louis Armstrong Stadium and Fountain Plaza — plus Zedd turning Armstrong into a dancefloor Saturday.
US Open finalsWatch partyZedd
#8Saturday-Sunday, September 12-13, 2026 · gates 11 AM; Zedd Afterparty Sat, gates 8 PM, show 9 PM · One Weekend Only
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, QueensUS Open Finals Fan Fest + Finals Afterparty featuring Zedd
Finals weekend on the US Open grounds without a stadium seat: two days of watch parties on the big screens in Louis Armstrong Stadium and Fountain Plaza — plus Zedd turning Armstrong into a dancefloor Saturday.
#9
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThrough Sunday, Sep 13Free
Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists
Sixty self-taught artists - Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, Morris Hirshfield, Horace Pippin, Thornton Dial Sr. among them - depict and define themselves on their own terms. Free and down after Sunday.
FreeArt
#9Through Sunday, Sep 13 · Limited Run
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSelf-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists
Sixty self-taught artists - Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, Morris Hirshfield, Horace Pippin, Thornton Dial Sr. among them - depict and define themselves on their own terms. Free and down after Sunday.
#10
Carl Schurz Park, Yorkville, Upper East Side, ManhattanSaturday · Sat–Sun, September 12–13, 2026, 10 AM–5 PM (rain or shine)Free to attend
Gracie Square Art Show
The Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's 51st annual juried art show brings 100+ painters, photographers and sculptors to the East River waterfront, with free kids' art workshops both mornings.
FreeArt fairFamily-friendly
#10Saturday · Sat–Sun, September 12–13, 2026, 10 AM–5 PM (rain or shine) · One Weekend Only
Carl Schurz Park, Yorkville, Upper East Side, ManhattanGracie Square Art Show
The Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's 51st annual juried art show brings 100+ painters, photographers and sculptors to the East River waterfront, with free kids' art workshops both mornings.
#11
Lincoln Square, ManhattanThrough Sunday, Sep 13Free
Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States
A semiquincentennial show on how vernacular makers built and complicated American identity, from an Edward Hicks Peaceable Kingdom to an Uncle Sam whirligig.
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#11Through Sunday, Sep 13 · Limited Run
Lincoln Square, ManhattanFolk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States
A semiquincentennial show on how vernacular makers built and complicated American identity, from an Edward Hicks Peaceable Kingdom to an Uncle Sam whirligig.
#12
LeFrak Concert Hall, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Flushing, QueensSunday, September 13, 3pmFree
New York Resounds: American Symphony Orchestra at Kupferberg Center
The ASO's 9/11 memorial program — Copland's Fanfare, Mahler's Tenth Adagio, Walker's Lyric for Strings — repeats free indoors at LeFrak Concert Hall.
Free9/11 AnniversaryClassical
#12Sunday, September 13, 3pm · Limited Run
LeFrak Concert Hall, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Flushing, QueensNew York Resounds: American Symphony Orchestra at Kupferberg Center
The ASO's 9/11 memorial program — Copland's Fanfare, Mahler's Tenth Adagio, Walker's Lyric for Strings — repeats free indoors at LeFrak Concert Hall.
#13
Astoria, QueensDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSunday, Sep 13, 11 AM - 6 PMFree
Astoria Alive Street Festival
Astoria's end-of-summer street fair closes 31st Street from Ditmars Boulevard to 21st Avenue for food vendors, retail stalls and kiddie rides. Free to walk in.
FreeOne Day Only
#13Sunday, Sep 13, 11 AM - 6 PM · One Day Only
Astoria, QueensDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsAstoria Alive Street Festival
Astoria's end-of-summer street fair closes 31st Street from Ditmars Boulevard to 21st Avenue for food vendors, retail stalls and kiddie rides. Free to walk in.
#14
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
#14Sat 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.
#15
1113 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island, BrooklynSat Sep 12 + Sun Sep 13Ticketed · 2026 admission TBA
The Great Irish Fair
One of New York's longest-running Irish-American celebrations returns to Coney Island with pipe bands, step dancing, live music, vendors and amusements across two days.
Irish musicFamily-friendlyConey Island
#15Sat Sep 12 + Sun Sep 13 · One Day Only
1113 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island, BrooklynThe Great Irish Fair
One of New York's longest-running Irish-American celebrations returns to Coney Island with pipe bands, step dancing, live music, vendors and amusements across two days.
#16
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanSep 10, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · Thu–Sun 11 AM–5 PMPay-what-you-can (suggested $…
Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art
The first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
FreeArtFirst retrospective
#16Sep 10, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · Thu–Sun 11 AM–5 PM · Limited Run
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanTeddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art
The first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
#17
Uptown NYC (venue reveal pending), Uptown Manhattan, ManhattanSat–Sun, September 12–13, 2026, 12–8 PM dailyTicketed — early-bird was $15…
Latin Food Fest NYC 2026
The country's first Latin food-and-culture festival returns uptown for its 4th year to open Hispanic Heritage Month: 70 food vendors, 14 acts on two stages and five themed zones over two days.
Food festivalLive musicHispanic Heritage Month
#17Sat–Sun, September 12–13, 2026, 12–8 PM daily · One Weekend Only
Uptown NYC (venue reveal pending), Uptown Manhattan, ManhattanLatin Food Fest NYC 2026
The country's first Latin food-and-culture festival returns uptown for its 4th year to open Hispanic Heritage Month: 70 food vendors, 14 acts on two stages and five themed zones over two days.
#18
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, Hudson ValleySat Sep 12, 11am-6pm; Sun Sep 13, 11am-5pm$35 Sat / $32 Sun incl. souve…
Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival
Twenty-fifth anniversary of the state's big wine showcase: 300-plus vendors pouring New York wineries, distilleries, cideries and breweries at the Rhinebeck fairgrounds, plus chef demos and food trucks.
Day tripFood
#18Sat Sep 12, 11am-6pm; Sun Sep 13, 11am-5pm · One Weekend Only
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, Hudson ValleyHudson Valley Wine & Food Festival
Twenty-fifth anniversary of the state's big wine showcase: 300-plus vendors pouring New York wineries, distilleries, cideries and breweries at the Rhinebeck fairgrounds, plus chef demos and food trucks.
#19
Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Fort Greene, BrooklynRuns Sep 10–27 · this weekend: Fri & Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM$70–$125 ($20 for ages 30 & u…
America, Who Hurt You?
Tony winner Sarah Jones' new solo show plays its first full weekend of previews at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.
First weekendSolo show20 Under-30 Tickets
#19Runs Sep 10–27 · this weekend: Fri & Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM · Limited Run
Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Fort Greene, BrooklynAmerica, Who Hurt You?
Tony winner Sarah Jones' new solo show plays its first full weekend of previews at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.
#20
SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, ManhattanSun Sep 13, 8pmTicketed (benefit show)
Young Thug: The New Generation Tour
Young Thug headlines Central Park's Rumsey Playfield with NAV — a rare open-air, arena-scale rap bill inside the park, closing the SummerStage season.
Central ParkHip-hopBenefit
#20Sun Sep 13, 8pm · One Day Only
SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, ManhattanYoung Thug: The New Generation Tour
Young Thug headlines Central Park's Rumsey Playfield with NAV — a rare open-air, arena-scale rap bill inside the park, closing the SummerStage season.
#21
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsFri 7:05 PM · Sat + Sun 1:35 PMTicketed
Mets at Yankees: Subway Series
The Subway Series returns to Citi Field for a three-game set between the Mets and Yankees.
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#21Fri 7:05 PM · Sat + Sun 1:35 PM · One Day Only
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsMets at Yankees: Subway Series
The Subway Series returns to Citi Field for a three-game set between the Mets and Yankees.
#22
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynNow open - cafe Mon-Fri daytime, bar Wed-Sun nightsCocktails $15-18
Pony's
A loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
New openingCocktail bar
#22Now open - cafe Mon-Fri daytime, bar Wed-Sun nights · Limited Run
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynPony's
A loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
#23
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynSunday 3pm–6pmFree
Shakedown Citi Plays Music of Grateful Dead
A free afternoon of Grateful Dead covers draws jam-band fans to Industry City's industrial-cool venue for Sunday sessions.
FreePopupIndustry City
#23Sunday 3pm–6pm · One Day Only
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynShakedown Citi Plays Music of Grateful Dead
A free afternoon of Grateful Dead covers draws jam-band fans to Industry City's industrial-cool venue for Sunday sessions.
#24
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSun, Sep 13, 2026 · doors 7 PM, show 8 PMTicketed
Saint Levant - Afandi World Tour
The Palestinian pop star opens a two-night Brooklyn Paramount stand with Layali Al Afandi, his 1990s-Levantine-cabaret staged show.
Pop / hip-hopNight 1 of 2
#24Sun, Sep 13, 2026 · doors 7 PM, show 8 PM · Limited Run
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSaint Levant - Afandi World Tour
The Palestinian pop star opens a two-night Brooklyn Paramount stand with Layali Al Afandi, his 1990s-Levantine-cabaret staged show.
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