The best date night in New York City the weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
67 picks · checked Sep 2
Midtown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City Center's 23rd Fall for Dance Festival packs world-class companies — The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, A.
Midtown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City Center's 23rd Fall for Dance Festival packs world-class companies — The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, A.
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.
Sunset Park, BrooklynPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's Chinatown closes Eighth Avenue from 50th to 60th Street for its Mid-Autumn moon cake festival, a permitted street parade through the middle of Sunset Park's Chinese business district.
Sunset Park, BrooklynPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's Chinatown closes Eighth Avenue from 50th to 60th Street for its Mid-Autumn moon cake festival, a permitted street parade through the middle of Sunset Park's Chinese business district.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTakashi Yamazaki world-premieres his Godzilla Minus One sequel at NYFF64, with the director and cast on hand for both Q&A screenings.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTakashi Yamazaki world-premieres his Godzilla Minus One sequel at NYFF64, with the director and cast on hand for both Q&A screenings.
The Griffin Theater at The Shed, Hudson Yards, ManhattanMcQueen's 72-hour Paul Robeson surveillance work compressed into one live hour, read aloud by four actors. Two performances only.
The Griffin Theater at The Shed, Hudson Yards, ManhattanMcQueen's 72-hour Paul Robeson surveillance work compressed into one live hour, read aloud by four actors. Two performances only.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Main Slate lands at Lincoln Center with the year's Cannes and Venice titles, most screenings introduced by their directors.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Main Slate lands at Lincoln Center with the year's Cannes and Venice titles, most screenings introduced by their directors.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKen Russell's banned 1971 shocker screens on a newly restored 35mm print with the censored footage restored, plus a Q&A with critic Mark Kermode.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKen Russell's banned 1971 shocker screens on a newly restored 35mm print with the censored footage restored, plus a Q&A with critic Mark Kermode.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLane 8 brings his phone-free This Never Happened format to Brooklyn Storehouse for a seven-hour Cross Pollination night, going back-to-back with Kasbo while Robby East and MYRNE trade off alongside.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLane 8 brings his phone-free This Never Happened format to Brooklyn Storehouse for a seven-hour Cross Pollination night, going back-to-back with Kasbo while Robby East and MYRNE trade off alongside.
Chelsea, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSonya Tayeh's dance elegy for Sinead O'Connor, performed by an all-female company of ten to O'Connor's own recordings with narration from her memoir, plays its closing performances at the Joyce.
Chelsea, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSonya Tayeh's dance elegy for Sinead O'Connor, performed by an all-female company of ten to O'Connor's own recordings with narration from her memoir, plays its closing performances at the Joyce.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChris Rock's Hollywood drama gets its U.S. premiere at NYFF64, with Rock in person after both weekend shows and Rosalind Eleazar leading the cast.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChris Rock's Hollywood drama gets its U.S. premiere at NYFF64, with Rock in person after both weekend shows and Rosalind Eleazar leading the cast.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSakamoto's final concert film screens with cinematographer Bill Kirstein and producer Albert Tholen, in conversation moderated by filmmaker Kogonada.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSakamoto's final concert film screens with cinematographer Bill Kirstein and producer Albert Tholen, in conversation moderated by filmmaker Kogonada.
Dumbo, BrooklynJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Fish restages the 1993 televised confrontation between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Larry Kramer over the AIDS crisis, with Will Brill and Thomas Jay Ryan, opening at St. Ann's Warehouse.
Dumbo, BrooklynJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Fish restages the 1993 televised confrontation between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Larry Kramer over the AIDS crisis, with Will Brill and Thomas Jay Ryan, opening at St. Ann's Warehouse.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA lost 1984 Boston loft horror-comedy with George Kuchar returns in 4K, with its director, cinematographer and star on hand opening weekend.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA lost 1984 Boston loft horror-comedy with George Kuchar returns in 4K, with its director, cinematographer and star on hand opening weekend.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven programs at the Koch Theater, from Balanchine's full-length Jewels to Pithoprakta, revived after decades off the company stage.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven programs at the Koch Theater, from Balanchine's full-length Jewels to Pithoprakta, revived after decades off the company stage.
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDamon Mah · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsJames Gray's Cannes competition title lands its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall, with Gray and cast expected in the room.
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDamon Mah · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsJames Gray's Cannes competition title lands its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall, with Gray and cast expected in the room.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe No Other Land co-directors return with a rooftop-shot documentary on the targeting systems behind Israel's bombing of Gaza. North American premiere.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe No Other Land co-directors return with a rooftop-shot documentary on the targeting systems behind Israel's bombing of Gaza. North American premiere.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCassavetes on 35mm, screened to launch a new LP of Bo Harwood's music pulled straight from the composer's own master tapes.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCassavetes on 35mm, screened to launch a new LP of Bo Harwood's music pulled straight from the composer's own master tapes.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBAM's new series reads the Bush years through the films made in them — The Dark Knight, Jesus Camp, Redacted, Talladega Nights, 25th Hour.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBAM's new series reads the Bush years through the films made in them — The Dark Knight, Jesus Camp, Redacted, Talladega Nights, 25th Hour.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Loktev's six-hour sequel follows exiled Russian journalists across Europe. One NYFF screening only, with Loktev and five of her subjects onstage.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Loktev's six-hour sequel follows exiled Russian journalists across Europe. One NYFF screening only, with Loktev and five of her subjects onstage.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAnthology flies the Bay Area experimental filmmaker east for three programs of 16mm and video work, with Merritt present at every screening.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAnthology flies the Bay Area experimental filmmaker east for three programs of 16mm and video work, with Merritt present at every screening.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAri Aster and cinematographer Darius Khondji take the Metrograph stage after a 4K screening of Eddington, part of the Khondji retrospective.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAri Aster and cinematographer Darius Khondji take the Metrograph stage after a 4K screening of Eddington, part of the Khondji retrospective.
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