Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in NYC This Sunday the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 127 picks, refreshed weekly.
127 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.
Elmont, Long IslandMiscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe rebuilt Belmont Park runs its first live racing in years, anchored Friday by the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup returning from Saratoga, with the Floral Park and Forever Together stakes Saturday.
Elmont, Long IslandMiscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe rebuilt Belmont Park runs its first live racing in years, anchored Friday by the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup returning from Saratoga, with the Floral Park and Forever Together stakes Saturday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, ManhattanDeans Charbal · 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.
Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, ManhattanDeans Charbal · 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.
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.
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynA loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynA loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynThe cult California shoegaze band plays its only East Coast show of 2026 — a rarities-and-live-debuts set at Brooklyn Paramount, with support from Luster.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynThe cult California shoegaze band plays its only East Coast show of 2026 — a rarities-and-live-debuts set at Brooklyn Paramount, with support from Luster.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynMaryland death-metal institution Dying Fetus co-headlines Brooklyn Steel with Ohio's Sanguisugabogg, with Crowbar and Left to Suffer on a stacked four-band bill.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynMaryland death-metal institution Dying Fetus co-headlines Brooklyn Steel with Ohio's Sanguisugabogg, with Crowbar and Left to Suffer on a stacked four-band bill.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDicks: The Musical co-creator Josh Sharp performs a full hour of pure crowd work staged in the round at The Bell House in Gowanus.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDicks: The Musical co-creator Josh Sharp performs a full hour of pure crowd work staged in the round at The Bell House in Gowanus.
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