The best outdoors in New York City the weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
123 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.
Crown Square Pizza, Rockaway Beach, QueensSeany Pizza's Sean Aiken opened a Detroit-style shop on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and unlike most of the boardwalk it stays open all year.
Crown Square Pizza, Rockaway Beach, QueensSeany Pizza's Sean Aiken opened a Detroit-style shop on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and unlike most of the boardwalk it stays open all year.
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.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 2 Dock, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynTwenty minutes on the East River in the protected embayment off Pier 2 - boats, vests and instruction provided and it costs nothing.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 2 Dock, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynTwenty minutes on the East River in the protected embayment off Pier 2 - boats, vests and instruction provided and it costs nothing.
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.
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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.
Greenpoint, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Prodigy outdoors under the Kosciuszko Bridge, with Brutalismus 3000, Sextile and Lip Critic on the undercard. 18+.
Greenpoint, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Prodigy outdoors under the Kosciuszko Bridge, with Brutalismus 3000, Sextile and Lip Critic on the undercard. 18+.
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.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City's only corn maze: three acres of stalks, clue posts and a Victory Bridge you have to earn your way to.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City's only corn maze: three acres of stalks, clue posts and a Victory Bridge you have to earn your way to.
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.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
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.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
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.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTour a working brewery and taste sake at Industry City — a guided behind-the-scenes session for craft-drink curious New Yorkers.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTour a working brewery and taste sake at Industry City — a guided behind-the-scenes session for craft-drink curious New Yorkers.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
MacDonald Park: MacDonald Park, QueensA hands-on art workshop in Queens exploring themes of growth and environmental creativity.
MacDonald Park: MacDonald Park, QueensA hands-on art workshop in Queens exploring themes of growth and environmental creativity.
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.
Marine Park: Oval Walking/Running Path (Outer), BrooklynBrooklyn walks for a cure — the New York MG Walk circles Marine Park's oval to fund myasthenia gravis research and support families.
Marine Park: Oval Walking/Running Path (Outer), BrooklynBrooklyn walks for a cure — the New York MG Walk circles Marine Park's oval to fund myasthenia gravis research and support families.
Commodore Barry Park: Park House Plaza (Sitting Area) , BrooklynSoul Satisfaction brings a free afternoon of soulful house to Commodore Barry Park — Fort Greene's open-air dance tradition, no cover ever.
Commodore Barry Park: Park House Plaza (Sitting Area) , BrooklynSoul Satisfaction brings a free afternoon of soulful house to Commodore Barry Park — Fort Greene's open-air dance tradition, no cover ever.
Bushwick Inlet Park: Waterfront Esplanade, BrooklynLearn the goldenrods and asters of fall — a free guided wildflower walk along Bushwick Inlet Park's waterfront meadows, skyline included.
Bushwick Inlet Park: Waterfront Esplanade, BrooklynLearn the goldenrods and asters of fall — a free guided wildflower walk along Bushwick Inlet Park's waterfront meadows, skyline included.
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Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
