Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Midtown, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 15 picks, refreshed weekly.
15 picks · checked Sep 7
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.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's fall photography opening: Marianne Wex's 1977 feminist landmark in dialogue with seven contemporary artists, every contemporary work new to the museum's walls.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's fall photography opening: Marianne Wex's 1977 feminist landmark in dialogue with seven contemporary artists, every contemporary work new to the museum's walls.
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.
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.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Midtown East, ManhattanThe Noguchi Museum reunites Isamu Noguchi with Lever House seventy years after his unrealized plan for its plaza, filling the lobby and courtyard of Gordon Bunshaft's 1952 landmark with sculpture, models and.
Midtown East, ManhattanThe Noguchi Museum reunites Isamu Noguchi with Lever House seventy years after his unrealized plan for its plaza, filling the lobby and courtyard of Gordon Bunshaft's 1952 landmark with sculpture, models and.
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Midtown, ManhattanThe library behind the lions marks 250 years of the Declaration with founding documents, free to walk in and see.
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Midtown, ManhattanThe library behind the lions marks 250 years of the Declaration with founding documents, free to walk in and see.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanPeggy Weil's media installation at MoMA works with the deep-time record held in ice cores, a quiet room in a very loud museum.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanPeggy Weil's media installation at MoMA works with the deep-time record held in ice cores, a quiet room in a very loud museum.
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Midtown, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWinnie-the-Pooh's original stuffed animals, a Gutenberg Bible and Jefferson's handwriting, free inside the Fifth Avenue library.
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Midtown, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWinnie-the-Pooh's original stuffed animals, a Gutenberg Bible and Jefferson's handwriting, free inside the Fifth Avenue library.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
41st St (6th Ave–Broadway), Midtown, ManhattanNew York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday street fair on 41st St between Sixth Ave and Broadway, one avenue crossing from Bryant Park's lawn. 10am–6pm, rain or shine.
41st St (6th Ave–Broadway), Midtown, ManhattanNew York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday street fair on 41st St between Sixth Ave and Broadway, one avenue crossing from Bryant Park's lawn. 10am–6pm, rain or shine.
Masquerade NYC, Midtown West, ManhattanAndrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Paulus rebuilt a West 57th Street mansion into a walk-through Phantom of the Opera for about sixty guests at a time.
Masquerade NYC, Midtown West, ManhattanAndrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Paulus rebuilt a West 57th Street mansion into a walk-through Phantom of the Opera for about sixty guests at a time.
Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown, ManhattanA Catskills bungalow colony, a traveling blouse salesman and the summer of the moon landing — the film, remade as a musical.
Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown, ManhattanA Catskills bungalow colony, a traveling blouse salesman and the summer of the moon landing — the film, remade as a musical.
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