Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City on Friday night, Sep 18: 43 picks, refreshed weekly.
43 picks · checked Sep 7
Broadway theaters (various), Theater District, ManhattanLast call on 2-for-1 Broadway: Wicked, Hadestown, Oh, Mary! and 20-plus more at half price before the fall window slams shut this weekend.
Broadway theaters (various), Theater District, ManhattanLast call on 2-for-1 Broadway: Wicked, Hadestown, Oh, Mary! and 20-plus more at half price before the fall window slams shut this weekend.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, ManhattanAcabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaylor Mac and Matt Ray's queer rock-opera song cycle lands at the Delacorte in concert form — free, one weekend only, closing Central Park's season.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, ManhattanAcabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaylor Mac and Matt Ray's queer rock-opera song cycle lands at the Delacorte in concert form — free, one weekend only, closing Central Park's season.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBrooklyn Bridge Park closes the twenty-sixth season of Movies With A View with a free family screening of How to Train Your Dragon on Pier 1's Harbor View Lawn, the Manhattan skyline behind the screen.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBrooklyn Bridge Park closes the twenty-sixth season of Movies With A View with a free family screening of How to Train Your Dragon on Pier 1's Harbor View Lawn, the Manhattan skyline behind the screen.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanThe China Dance Lotus Award-winning dance drama MULAN makes its New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater for four performances only, staged on a 15-meter revolving stage.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanThe China Dance Lotus Award-winning dance drama MULAN makes its New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater for four performances only, staged on a 15-meter revolving stage.
Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns lighting an 18th-century riverside estate, with a synchronized soundtrack and a working pumpkin carousel. The 2026 run opens.
Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns lighting an 18th-century riverside estate, with a synchronized soundtrack and a working pumpkin carousel. The 2026 run opens.
Lower East Side, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA dense repertory weekend on Ludlow Street: a 35mm Left-Handed Girl with director Shih-Ching Tsou, Pumping Iron on 16mm with its editor, Zidane with Darius Khondji and Anja Breien's Wives trilogy in one Sunday.
Lower East Side, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA dense repertory weekend on Ludlow Street: a 35mm Left-Handed Girl with director Shih-Ching Tsou, Pumping Iron on 16mm with its editor, Zidane with Darius Khondji and Anja Breien's Wives trilogy in one Sunday.
Citi Field, Flushing, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPhillies-Mets in the thick of a September pennant race — three straight games of NL East hostility under the Citi Field lights.
Citi Field, Flushing, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPhillies-Mets in the thick of a September pennant race — three straight games of NL East hostility under the Citi Field lights.
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxNYCFC host the Red Bulls in the Hudson River Derby — MLS's saltiest rivalry, with smoke, tifos and the Third Rail supporters packing Yankee Stadium.
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxNYCFC host the Red Bulls in the Hudson River Derby — MLS's saltiest rivalry, with smoke, tifos and the Third Rail supporters packing Yankee Stadium.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanSelena Gomez and benny blanco squeeze arena-scale pop stardom into 1,500-cap Webster Hall — the married hitmakers playing a rare, tiny club night.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanSelena Gomez and benny blanco squeeze arena-scale pop stardom into 1,500-cap Webster Hall — the married hitmakers playing a rare, tiny club night.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanCoumba Samba turns the Whitney lobby into an installation on nuclear power and African resource extraction, free to walk into.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanCoumba Samba turns the Whitney lobby into an installation on nuclear power and African resource extraction, free to walk into.
Williamsburg, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington close a three-night Music Hall of Williamsburg residency with two separately ticketed sets in one night - an 8 PM early show and an 11 PM late show.
Williamsburg, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington close a three-night Music Hall of Williamsburg residency with two separately ticketed sets in one night - an 8 PM early show and an 11 PM late show.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensNeo-soul high priestess Erykah Badu turns Forest Hills Stadium's open-air bowl into a Queens-sized ritual of 'Tyrone,' incense and low-end.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensNeo-soul high priestess Erykah Badu turns Forest Hills Stadium's open-air bowl into a Queens-sized ritual of 'Tyrone,' incense and low-end.
Midtown, ManhattanDean Wareham's Luna — the New York band he started in 1991 after Galaxie 500 — plays Sony Hall's basement cabaret with Sub Pop songwriter Lael Neale opening.
Midtown, ManhattanDean Wareham's Luna — the New York band he started in 1991 after Galaxie 500 — plays Sony Hall's basement cabaret with Sub Pop songwriter Lael Neale opening.
Midtown, ManhattanEvery Friday evening MoMA stays open late, free for New York State residents who reserve ahead, with drop-in drawing, Friday Night Talks and films alongside the collection.
Midtown, ManhattanEvery Friday evening MoMA stays open late, free for New York State residents who reserve ahead, with drop-in drawing, Friday Night Talks and films alongside the collection.
Midtown, ManhattanThe Egyptian satirist once called the Jon Stewart of the Arab world brings his Belly of the Beast tour to The Town Hall for a solo night of political stand-up.
Midtown, ManhattanThe Egyptian satirist once called the Jon Stewart of the Arab world brings his Belly of the Beast tour to The Town Hall for a solo night of political stand-up.
Gramercy, ManhattanRosebud Baker brings the Paper Bag Princess Tour to Gramercy Theatre for a hometown night of unsparing, dry-as-a-bone stand-up.
Gramercy, ManhattanRosebud Baker brings the Paper Bag Princess Tour to Gramercy Theatre for a hometown night of unsparing, dry-as-a-bone stand-up.
St. George, Staten IslandKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEddie Griffin brings unfiltered, high-energy stand-up to Staten Island's restored St. George Theatre, a short walk from the ferry terminal.
St. George, Staten IslandKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEddie Griffin brings unfiltered, high-energy stand-up to Staten Island's restored St. George Theatre, a short walk from the ferry terminal.
Creekside – Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynSpanish duo MESTIZA bring their flamenco-meets-electronic SACRO show to NYC for the first time — an open-air Latin and Afro house night under the Kosciuszko Bridge.
Creekside – Under the K Bridge Park, Greenpoint, BrooklynSpanish duo MESTIZA bring their flamenco-meets-electronic SACRO show to NYC for the first time — an open-air Latin and Afro house night under the Kosciuszko Bridge.
UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, QueensK-pop juggernaut aespa brings the SYNK : COMPLaeXITY tour to UBS Arena — Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning's only NYC-area stop.
UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, QueensK-pop juggernaut aespa brings the SYNK : COMPLaeXITY tour to UBS Arena — Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning's only NYC-area stop.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynFour Tet headlines a second added night at the massive Navy Yard warehouse — the headline electronic event of the weekend.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynFour Tet headlines a second added night at the massive Navy Yard warehouse — the headline electronic event of the weekend.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynThe Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers goes solo inside Brooklyn Paramount's gilded 1928 movie palace — arena-sized synth-rock in a 2,700-cap room.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynThe Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers goes solo inside Brooklyn Paramount's gilded 1928 movie palace — arena-sized synth-rock in a 2,700-cap room.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynThe South Asian house collective debuts its Spice Trade concept at Pacha New York, joined by Ape Drums and KILIMANJARO for a 10 PM–4 AM Friday club night.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynThe South Asian house collective debuts its Spice Trade concept at Pacha New York, joined by Ape Drums and KILIMANJARO for a 10 PM–4 AM Friday club night.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSara Bareilles brings Good Grief home to Radio City for two nights — her first tour in seven years, in the city where Waitress was born.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSara Bareilles brings Good Grief home to Radio City for two nights — her first tour in seven years, in the city where Waitress was born.
SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, ManhattanRage-rap phenomenon Yeat takes over Central Park's SummerStage for a rescheduled LOVE/LYFE night — a sold-out open-air mosh under the trees.
SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, ManhattanRage-rap phenomenon Yeat takes over Central Park's SummerStage for a rescheduled LOVE/LYFE night — a sold-out open-air mosh under the trees.
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