The best things to do in Manhattan the weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
43 picks · checked Sep 1
Central Park, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe free, action-earned Global Citizen Festival returns to Central Park's Great Lawn with Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey and TOMORROW X TOGETHER.
Central Park, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe free, action-earned Global Citizen Festival returns to Central Park's Great Lawn with Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey and TOMORROW X TOGETHER.
Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanSix weeks of liter steins, twelve sausages and a heated Rivington Street garden, with free keg tappings Saturdays and a pig roast Sundays.
Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanSix weeks of liter steins, twelve sausages and a heated Rivington Street garden, with free keg tappings Saturdays and a pig roast Sundays.
Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanAn all-day open-air music jam takes over Marcus Garvey Park's amphitheater — Harlem rhythm traditions ring out from the historic stage, free.
Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanAn all-day open-air music jam takes over Marcus Garvey Park's amphitheater — Harlem rhythm traditions ring out from the historic stage, free.
Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanHarlem marches for reading — a community procession, book drive and celebration land at Marcus Garvey Park's amphitheater with free books flowing.
Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanHarlem marches for reading — a community procession, book drive and celebration land at Marcus Garvey Park's amphitheater with free books flowing.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTourist History played front to back at the Garden, with Phantogram, STRFKR and Friendly Fires stacked underneath it.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTourist History played front to back at the Garden, with Phantogram, STRFKR and Friendly Fires stacked underneath it.
Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh, Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, ManhattanThe boardwalk gates open on a restored salt marsh, with the Natural Areas team on hand to name what you are looking at. Free, drop in.
Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh, Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, ManhattanThe boardwalk gates open on a restored salt marsh, with the Natural Areas team on hand to name what you are looking at. Free, drop in.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry 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, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
Central Park: Swedish Cottage Lawn, ManhattanPinocchio gets a New York twist on the Swedish Cottage lawn — a free outdoor family show beside Central Park's storybook marionette theater.
Central Park: Swedish Cottage Lawn, ManhattanPinocchio gets a New York twist on the Swedish Cottage lawn — a free outdoor family show beside Central Park's storybook marionette theater.
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, SoHo, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from New York, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHousing Works unveils its curated fall thrift collection in Park Slope — first crack at the season's best donated fashion, all for charity.
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, SoHo, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from New York, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHousing Works unveils its curated fall thrift collection in Park Slope — first crack at the season's best donated fashion, all for charity.
Randall's Island Park: Icahn Stadium , ManhattanTwenty-one years on, this 5K run-walk starts and finishes on the Icahn Stadium track at Randall's Island.
Randall's Island Park: Icahn Stadium , ManhattanTwenty-one years on, this 5K run-walk starts and finishes on the Icahn Stadium track at Randall's Island.
Bryant Park: Lawn, ManhattanPaul Stein · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBryant Park's lawn turns into a giant hoedown — a live band and a caller walk hundreds of first-timers through do-si-dos under the Midtown skyline.
Bryant Park: Lawn, ManhattanPaul Stein · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBryant Park's lawn turns into a giant hoedown — a live band and a caller walk hundreds of first-timers through do-si-dos under the Midtown skyline.
Duane Park: Duane Park, ManhattanF McGady · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTens of thousands retrace firefighter Stephen Siller's 9/11 run through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel into Lower Manhattan — NYC's most moving 5K.
Duane Park: Duane Park, ManhattanF McGady · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTens of thousands retrace firefighter Stephen Siller's 9/11 run through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel into Lower Manhattan — NYC's most moving 5K.
Theodore Roosevelt Park: Theodore Roosevelt Park, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIn the Natural History Museum's shadow, the 79th Street Greenmarket lines Columbus Avenue with upstate produce, cider and fresh-cut flowers.
Theodore Roosevelt Park: Theodore Roosevelt Park, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIn the Natural History Museum's shadow, the 79th Street Greenmarket lines Columbus Avenue with upstate produce, cider and fresh-cut flowers.
Inwood Hill Park: Inwood Hill Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrowNYC's Inwood Greenmarket sets up beside Manhattan's last natural forest — regional farms, EBT accepted, at the top of the island.
Inwood Hill Park: Inwood Hill Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrowNYC's Inwood Greenmarket sets up beside Manhattan's last natural forest — regional farms, EBT accepted, at the top of the island.
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanA 10,000-square-foot beach club on Pier 15 with palm trees, giant Jenga and reggaeton nights — free to walk in, East River at your feet.
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanA 10,000-square-foot beach club on Pier 15 with palm trees, giant Jenga and reggaeton nights — free to walk in, East River at your feet.
Washington Square Park: Garibaldi Plaza, ManhattanA free Friday morning fitness class in Washington Square Park, start the weekend with movement under the arch.
Washington Square Park: Garibaldi Plaza, ManhattanA free Friday morning fitness class in Washington Square Park, start the weekend with movement under the arch.
East River Esplanade 36th-38th: 36th-38th St, ManhattanA pop-up food market lands on the East River Esplanade in Murray Hill — vendors, river breeze and the Midtown skyline behind you.
East River Esplanade 36th-38th: 36th-38th St, ManhattanA pop-up food market lands on the East River Esplanade in Murray Hill — vendors, river breeze and the Midtown skyline behind you.
Central Park: Shakespeare Statue Plaza, ManhattanAn open-air milonga fills the plaza at Central Park's Shakespeare statue on summer evenings — free lesson first, no partner needed.
Central Park: Shakespeare Statue Plaza, ManhattanAn open-air milonga fills the plaza at Central Park's Shakespeare statue on summer evenings — free lesson first, no partner needed.
Washington Market Park: Washington Market Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Tribeca Greenmarket sets up beside Washington Market Park's Victorian gazebo — regional farms in the middle of downtown's family district.
Washington Market Park: Washington Market Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Tribeca Greenmarket sets up beside Washington Market Park's Victorian gazebo — regional farms in the middle of downtown's family district.
Riverside Park: Ellison Island, ManhattanLive jazz drifts over Riverside Park at 'Jazz at Ellison Island' — a free afternoon of music by the Hudson on the Upper West Side.
Riverside Park: Ellison Island, ManhattanLive jazz drifts over Riverside Park at 'Jazz at Ellison Island' — a free afternoon of music by the Hudson on the Upper West Side.
Elizabeth Street Park: Elizabeth Street Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo hours of yoga inside Elizabeth Street Garden, the one-acre Nolita sculpture lot recently made city parkland — free, mats down among the statues.
Elizabeth Street Park: Elizabeth Street Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo hours of yoga inside Elizabeth Street Garden, the one-acre Nolita sculpture lot recently made city parkland — free, mats down among the statues.
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