Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City on Sunday, Sep 20: 361 picks, refreshed weekly.
361 picks · checked Sep 7
Mulberry Street, Little Italy, ManhattanMusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe feast's centrepiece: floats, celebrities and the gondola down Mulberry Street.
Mulberry Street, Little Italy, ManhattanMusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe feast's centrepiece: floats, celebrities and the gondola down Mulberry Street.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, Harlem, ManhattanAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarlem's 57th African American Day Parade rolls up Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, with Grambling State's famed Tiger Marching Band leading the line.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, Harlem, ManhattanAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarlem's 57th African American Day Parade rolls up Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, with Grambling State's famed Tiger Marching Band leading the line.
Madison Avenue, 38th to 27th Street, NoMad, ManhattanMariachis, charros on horseback and folklórico dancers take over Madison Avenue for the 32nd Mexican Independence Day Parade — free and loud.
Madison Avenue, 38th to 27th Street, NoMad, ManhattanMariachis, charros on horseback and folklórico dancers take over Madison Avenue for the 32nd Mexican Independence Day Parade — free and loud.
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.
Studios and galleries throughout Bushwick, Bushwick, BrooklynBrooklyn's largest open-studios festival: hundreds of Bushwick studios, galleries and creative spaces open their doors free all weekend.
Studios and galleries throughout Bushwick, Bushwick, BrooklynBrooklyn's largest open-studios festival: hundreds of Bushwick studios, galleries and creative spaces open their doors free all weekend.
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.
The Jewish Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Jewish Museum New York · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJewish ceremonial silver shown with Christian treasures from Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral, in the Warburg mansion on Museum Mile.
The Jewish Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Jewish Museum New York · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJewish ceremonial silver shown with Christian treasures from Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral, in the Warburg mansion on Museum Mile.
City Island Avenue, Bay St to Schofield St, City Island, BronxThe New York Times · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Bronx's nautical village turns its main avenue into a two-day open-air fair — local art, live music and seafood with real island breeze.
City Island Avenue, Bay St to Schofield St, City Island, BronxThe New York Times · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Bronx's nautical village turns its main avenue into a two-day open-air fair — local art, live music and seafood with real island breeze.
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.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynRaffi Asdourian · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHouse of Yes throws open its Bushwick corner for a free all-day block party with DJs, performers and the club's signature costumed chaos.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynRaffi Asdourian · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHouse of Yes throws open its Bushwick corner for a free all-day block party with DJs, performers and the club's signature costumed chaos.
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.
Jack Shainman Gallery, 46 Lafayette Street, Tribeca, ManhattanGordon Parks' civil-rights photographs return with new written reflections from the families of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X in a landmark Tribeca show.
Jack Shainman Gallery, 46 Lafayette Street, Tribeca, ManhattanGordon Parks' civil-rights photographs return with new written reflections from the families of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X in a landmark Tribeca show.
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.
Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBeekman Avenue closes to traffic for 145+ craft, food and vintage vendors, live music and a kids zone - the day Sleepy Hollow formally opens its Halloween season.
Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBeekman Avenue closes to traffic for 145+ craft, food and vintage vendors, live music and a kids zone - the day Sleepy Hollow formally opens its Halloween season.
Main St between Franklin & Sanford Ave, QueensFlushing marks America's 250th-anniversary year with a celebration parade down Main Street — community groups and flags in Queens' busiest downtown.
Main St between Franklin & Sanford Ave, QueensFlushing marks America's 250th-anniversary year with a celebration parade down Main Street — community groups and flags in Queens' busiest downtown.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanKeaton's newsreel-cameraman comedy with live piano by Steve Sterner, opening Film Forum Jr.'s fall season with a Betty Boop short attached.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanKeaton's newsreel-cameraman comedy with live piano by Steve Sterner, opening Film Forum Jr.'s fall season with a Betty Boop short attached.
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.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanTaryn Simon's interactive Guggenheim installation combines never-before-seen photographs with text, video and sculpture.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanTaryn Simon's interactive Guggenheim installation combines never-before-seen photographs with text, video and sculpture.
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.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanCharlie Ahearn's 1983 graffiti-and-hip-hop landmark screens as part of Film Forum's series marking the New York Transit Museum's 50th anniversary.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanCharlie Ahearn's 1983 graffiti-and-hip-hop landmark screens as part of Film Forum's series marking the New York Transit Museum's 50th anniversary.
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.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea, Manhattan91 galleries from 14 countries fill the Starrett-Lehigh with art priced $100 to $12,000 — buy-it-off-the-wall energy in its final days.
Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea, Manhattan91 galleries from 14 countries fill the Starrett-Lehigh with art priced $100 to $12,000 — buy-it-off-the-wall energy in its final days.
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