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Morningside Park to Columbia University campus, Morningside Heights, ManhattanJeff Reuben · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMorningside Heights, Manhattan
The beloved free lantern procession turns 15: handmade illuminated lanterns float from Morningside Park up to Columbia's campus for one night.
Morningside Park to Columbia University campus, Morningside Heights, ManhattanJeff Reuben · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe beloved free lantern procession turns 15: handmade illuminated lanterns float from Morningside Park up to Columbia's campus for one night.
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Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBattery Park City, Manhattan
Free three-night light-art festival on the Battery Park City waterfront: 15+ large-scale installations, projection mapping, DJs, food trucks and a Saturday silent disco.
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree three-night light-art festival on the Battery Park City waterfront: 15+ large-scale installations, projection mapping, DJs, food trucks and a Saturday silent disco.
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Delacorte Theater, Central Park, ManhattanFaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCentral Park, Manhattan
Taylor 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, ManhattanFaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · 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.
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New York Hall of Science (field behind the museum), Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensCorona, Queens
Seventy-plus vendors from 30-odd countries fire up behind the New York Hall of Science as the night market opens its fall run - free to walk in.
New York Hall of Science (field behind the museum), Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensSeventy-plus vendors from 30-odd countries fire up behind the New York Hall of Science as the night market opens its fall run - free to walk in.
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Madison Square Garden, 7th Ave & 32nd Street, Manhattan7th Ave & 32nd Street, Manhattan
Harry Styles: Together, Together has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Madison Square Garden, 7th Ave & 32nd Street, ManhattanHarry Styles: Together, Together has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, ManhattanChristian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGreenwich Village, Manhattan
Sixteen years of free folk music in the park that made folk music famous, with four afternoon sets from 1 p.m. courtesy of the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music.
Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, ManhattanChristian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSixteen years of free folk music in the park that made folk music famous, with four afternoon sets from 1 p.m. courtesy of the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBrooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
A free season-finale family screening on Pier 1's lawn, the Manhattan skyline behind the screen.
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynA free season-finale family screening on Pier 1's lawn, the Manhattan skyline behind the screen.
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The Brant Foundation, East Village, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEast Village, Manhattan
Cj Hendry turns the Brant Foundation into an all-white flat-pack forest you draw on with crayons — a three-day-only drop.
The Brant Foundation, East Village, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCj Hendry turns the Brant Foundation into an all-white flat-pack forest you draw on with crayons — a three-day-only drop.
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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCentral Park, Manhattan
Bronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
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Pier 6 Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBrooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Papi Juice, Public Service and Nidia work a free open-air dance floor on the Pier 6 waterfront — the park's last of the season.
Pier 6 Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynPapi Juice, Public Service and Nidia work a free open-air dance floor on the Pier 6 waterfront — the park's last of the season.
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Rumsey Playfield (SummerStage), Central Park, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCentral Park, Manhattan
NYC's biggest Oktoberfest takes over Central Park's Rumsey Playfield right after the Steuben Parade — steins, brats and oompah bands.
Rumsey Playfield (SummerStage), Central Park, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYC's biggest Oktoberfest takes over Central Park's Rumsey Playfield right after the Steuben Parade — steins, brats and oompah bands.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 2 Dock, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBrooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Twenty minutes on the East River in the protected embayment off Pier 2 - boats, vests and instruction provided and it costs nothing.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 2 Dock, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynTwenty minutes on the East River in the protected embayment off Pier 2 - boats, vests and instruction provided and it costs nothing.
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Belmont Park, Elmont, Long IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsElmont, Long Island
The rebuilt track's first live racing in years, led by a Grade 1 race with a $1 million purse.
Belmont Park, Elmont, Long IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe rebuilt track's first live racing in years, led by a Grade 1 race with a $1 million purse.
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South Beach Boardwalk, South Beach, Staten IslandSouth Beach, Staten Island
Albanian music, dance and grilled food run twelve hours down the South Beach boardwalk, free and with no ticket at the gate.
South Beach Boardwalk, South Beach, Staten IslandAlbanian music, dance and grilled food run twelve hours down the South Beach boardwalk, free and with no ticket at the gate.
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Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynCastIronSeasoner · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPark Slope, Brooklyn
Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline the Prospect Park bandshell, with Frankie Cosmos opening, in a benefit for BRIC's free concerts.
Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynCastIronSeasoner · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLiz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline the Prospect Park bandshell, with Frankie Cosmos opening, in a benefit for BRIC's free concerts.
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Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRandall's Island, Manhattan
John Summit turns Randall's Island into a two-day dance floor with GRiZ, Subtronics and Prospa atop a stacked house-and-bass lineup.
Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJohn Summit turns Randall's Island into a two-day dance floor with GRiZ, Subtronics and Prospa atop a stacked house-and-bass lineup.
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Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConey Island, Brooklyn
Brooklyn FC hosts FC Tulsa by the Coney Island boardwalk, with the club's Noche Latina theme for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn FC hosts FC Tulsa by the Coney Island boardwalk, with the club's Noche Latina theme for Hispanic Heritage Month.
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North Plaza, Union Square Park, Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUnion Square, Manhattan
A free screening on Union Square's North Plaza, one of the last outdoor movies of the season.
North Plaza, Union Square Park, Union Square, ManhattanSilver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free screening on Union Square's North Plaza, one of the last outdoor movies of the season.
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Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd), Inwood, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsInwood, Manhattan
A full day of live jazz on the lawns of Manhattan's last natural forest, from the main stage to the Nature Center — free, rain or shine.
Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd), Inwood, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA full day of live jazz on the lawns of Manhattan's last natural forest, from the main stage to the Nature Center — free, rain or shine.
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Connie Gretz Secret Garden, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandLivingston, Staten Island
A free Macbeth in Snug Harbor's hedge-walled Secret Garden reframes the Macbeths as the sword and the vessel of a dying old world.
Connie Gretz Secret Garden, Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandA free Macbeth in Snug Harbor's hedge-walled Secret Garden reframes the Macbeths as the sword and the vessel of a dying old world.
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New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxBedford Park, Bronx
NYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
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Regal Union Square, United Palace and Quisqueya Plaza, Union Square, Washington Heights and Inwood, ManhattanWashington Heights and Inwood, Manhattan
The Latino film festival's final days stack two dozen features and shorts at Regal Union Square before a Dyckman Street block party closes it out.
Regal Union Square, United Palace and Quisqueya Plaza, Union Square, Washington Heights and Inwood, ManhattanThe Latino film festival's final days stack two dozen features and shorts at Regal Union Square before a Dyckman Street block party closes it out.
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Fifth Avenue, Sunset Park, BrooklynSunset Park, Brooklyn
Fifteen blocks of Sunset Park's Fifth Avenue go car-free for one of Brooklyn's bigger fall street fairs, right through the neighborhood's pan-Latin commercial strip.
Fifth Avenue, Sunset Park, BrooklynFifteen blocks of Sunset Park's Fifth Avenue go car-free for one of Brooklyn's bigger fall street fairs, right through the neighborhood's pan-Latin commercial strip.
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King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanCentral Park, Manhattan
Free Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
Add to calendarStumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in New York City the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 215 picks, refreshed weekly.
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