Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City on Saturday night, Sep 19: 160 picks, refreshed weekly.
160 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.
Morningside Park to Columbia University campus, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe 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, ManhattanThe beloved free lantern procession turns 15: handmade illuminated lanterns float from Morningside Park up to Columbia's campus for one night.
38th Ave between Main & Prince St, QueensDowntown Flushing rings in the harvest moon with a lantern-lit evening parade off Main Street — lion dances and drums in Queens' biggest Chinatown.
38th Ave between Main & Prince St, QueensDowntown Flushing rings in the harvest moon with a lantern-lit evening parade off Main Street — lion dances and drums in Queens' biggest Chinatown.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City, ManhattanFree 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, ManhattanFree 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.
Upper East Side, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSimon Stone's North American premiere resets Chekhov's last play in present-day Seoul, performed in Korean with English captions inside a transparent glass house in the Armory's Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
Upper East Side, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSimon Stone's North American premiere resets Chekhov's last play in present-day Seoul, performed in Korean with English captions inside a transparent glass house in the Armory's Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
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.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City throws its Oktoberfest Party with Gun Hill Brewing's Festbier on tap — steins, food and music in the Sunset Park courtyards.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City throws its Oktoberfest Party with Gun Hill Brewing's Festbier on tap — steins, food and music in the Sunset Park courtyards.
ARTECHOUSE NYC, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE premieres a bioluminescent deep-ocean projection piece in the century-old boiler room under Chelsea Market, opening on the Saturday of this weekend.
ARTECHOUSE NYC, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE premieres a bioluminescent deep-ocean projection piece in the century-old boiler room under Chelsea Market, opening on the Saturday of this weekend.
Morningside Park: West 113th St Picnic Area, ManhattanMorningside Park's community festival fills the West 113th Street lawn with music and neighborhood spirit where Harlem meets Morningside Heights.
Morningside Park: West 113th St Picnic Area, ManhattanMorningside Park's community festival fills the West 113th Street lawn with music and neighborhood spirit where Harlem meets Morningside Heights.
BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, BrooklynElizabeth Marvel and Gabby Beans re-enact the verbatim Senate testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill in a gripping documentary play at BAM.
BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, BrooklynElizabeth Marvel and Gabby Beans re-enact the verbatim Senate testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill in a gripping documentary play at BAM.
Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynLiz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline a Prospect Park benefit — two generations of indie-rock royalty closing the Celebrate Brooklyn! season.
Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynLiz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline a Prospect Park benefit — two generations of indie-rock royalty closing the Celebrate Brooklyn! season.
Madison Square Park, Flatiron, ManhattanThe artist serves his mother's ginger tea in cups he threw himself, with live drumming and spoken word on the Cherry Lawn. You keep the cup.
Madison Square Park, Flatiron, ManhattanThe artist serves his mother's ginger tea in cups he threw himself, with live drumming and spoken word on the Cherry Lawn. You keep the cup.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCold Cave plays its 2009 debut Cremations in full for the first time ever, inside the First Unitarian Congregational Society sanctuary in Brooklyn Heights, with Rosa Anschutz opening.
Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCold Cave plays its 2009 debut Cremations in full for the first time ever, inside the First Unitarian Congregational Society sanctuary in Brooklyn Heights, with Rosa Anschutz opening.
David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanElectro-soul collective Britton & The Sting make their Lincoln Center debut with LOVE FIRE, a free show that turns concert into ritual.
David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanElectro-soul collective Britton & The Sting make their Lincoln Center debut with LOVE FIRE, a free show that turns concert into ritual.
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanGustavo Dudamel leads the NY Philharmonic in Prokofiev and John Adams at Geffen Hall — the most electric podium hire in classical music, at home.
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanGustavo Dudamel leads the NY Philharmonic in Prokofiev and John Adams at Geffen Hall — the most electric podium hire in classical music, at home.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynLee Burridge closes All Day I Dream's New York summer with a rare eight-hour open-to-close set on Industry City's Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynLee Burridge closes All Day I Dream's New York summer with a rare eight-hour open-to-close set on Industry City's Sunset Park waterfront.
Agger Fish Building, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynGorillaz's 25th-anniversary immersive exhibition takes over the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Agger Fish Building for September — the band's only East Coast stop.
Agger Fish Building, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynGorillaz's 25th-anniversary immersive exhibition takes over the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Agger Fish Building for September — the band's only East Coast stop.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensDavid Byrne closes his Who Is the Sky? tour under the open sky at Forest Hills Stadium — Talking Heads classics meets his choreographed new show.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensDavid Byrne closes his Who Is the Sky? tour under the open sky at Forest Hills Stadium — Talking Heads classics meets his choreographed new show.
Midtown, ManhattanThe choreographer takes over MoMA's Marron Atrium as a daily workspace, dancing with a rotating cast during museum hours - and s turning the room over to anyone who wants it.
Midtown, ManhattanThe choreographer takes over MoMA's Marron Atrium as a daily workspace, dancing with a rotating cast during museum hours - and s turning the room over to anyone who wants it.
Roxy Cinema New York, Tribeca, ManhattanElvis and Ann-Margret burn through Sin City on a 35mm print, paired with a new experimental short about the architecture book that made Vegas respectable.
Roxy Cinema New York, Tribeca, ManhattanElvis and Ann-Margret burn through Sin City on a 35mm print, paired with a new experimental short about the architecture book that made Vegas respectable.
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