Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in New York City on Saturday night, Sep 26: 36 picks, refreshed weekly.
36 picks · checked Sep 21
Great Lawn, Central Park, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz and John Legend play a free, action-earned show.
Great Lawn, Central Park, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz and John Legend play a free, action-earned show.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
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Park Avenue Armory, Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSquid Game's Park Hae-soo and Jeon Do-yeon lead Simon Stone's Korean Chekhov in a glass house at the Armory, in its final weekend.
Park Avenue Armory, Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSquid Game's Park Hae-soo and Jeon Do-yeon lead Simon Stone's Korean Chekhov in a glass house at the Armory, in its final weekend.
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LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
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Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights / DUMBO, BrooklynDaybreaker's first ALIVE festival fills Pier 3 from sunrise to sunset with dancing, music and surprises for 3,000-plus people — and it's free.
Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights / DUMBO, BrooklynDaybreaker's first ALIVE festival fills Pier 3 from sunrise to sunset with dancing, music and surprises for 3,000-plus people — and it's free.
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Dumbo Archway, BRIC House and Von King Park, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, BrooklynDrums under the Dumbo Archway, tarot and a Magic Market at BRIC, then a Von King Park jam — most of the Brujeria Festival is free.
Dumbo Archway, BRIC House and Von King Park, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, BrooklynDrums under the Dumbo Archway, tarot and a Magic Market at BRIC, then a Von King Park jam — most of the Brujeria Festival is free.
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Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
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King Jagiello Plaza, 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, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
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Tiemann Place between Riverside Drive and Broadway, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe West Harlem Coalition closes Tiemann Place between Riverside and Broadway for the 38th year running — a block party that names what it is fighting in its own title.
Tiemann Place between Riverside Drive and Broadway, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe West Harlem Coalition closes Tiemann Place between Riverside and Broadway for the 38th year running — a block party that names what it is fighting in its own title.
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Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynAnton Kuznetsov · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWhale calls and deep-sea footage wash across the Brooklyn Bridge in Anita Glesta's 18-minute Hudson Canyon projection, two nights only.
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynAnton Kuznetsov · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWhale calls and deep-sea footage wash across the Brooklyn Bridge in Anita Glesta's 18-minute Hudson Canyon projection, two nights only.
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Edge NYC (Marquee Skydeck), Hudson Yards, ManhattanJoezi's global rhythms on an open-air rooftop deck 100 stories up at Edge: Marquee's Skydeck party turns Hudson Yards into a sky-high dance floor.
Edge NYC (Marquee Skydeck), Hudson Yards, ManhattanJoezi's global rhythms on an open-air rooftop deck 100 stories up at Edge: Marquee's Skydeck party turns Hudson Yards into a sky-high dance floor.
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Pier I, Riverside Park South, Upper West Side, ManhattanJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLook through Amateur Astronomers Association telescopes on Pier I over the Hudson — free and the last Star Gaze Saturday of the season.
Pier I, Riverside Park South, Upper West Side, ManhattanJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLook through Amateur Astronomers Association telescopes on Pier I over the Hudson — free and the last Star Gaze Saturday of the season.
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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynPress flowers, leaves and roots into fabric and unwrap your own plant-dyed patterns at Lista Studios' hands-on workshop in Industry City.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynPress flowers, leaves and roots into fabric and unwrap your own plant-dyed patterns at Lista Studios' hands-on workshop in Industry City.
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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, BronxTwo Colombian salsa institutions, La Sonora Carruseles and Grupo Galé, share one stage at Lehman Center for a night of hits and dancing.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, BronxTwo Colombian salsa institutions, La Sonora Carruseles and Grupo Galé, share one stage at Lehman Center for a night of hits and dancing.
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The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanFive stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanFive stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
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Locomotive Lawn, Riverside Park South, Upper West Side, ManhattanKinesis Project leads the audience up Riverside Park South's riverside paths in THREAD, a new large-scale walking dance built on earth science.
Locomotive Lawn, Riverside Park South, Upper West Side, ManhattanKinesis Project leads the audience up Riverside Park South's riverside paths in THREAD, a new large-scale walking dance built on earth science.
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VANDERBILT AVENUE - ATLANTIC AVENUE to PARK PLACE: VANDERBILT AVENUE - ATLANTIC AVENUE to PARK PLACE, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVanderbilt Avenue goes car-free from Atlantic to Park Place for a Prospect Heights street hang of diners, strollers and bikes — free to wander.
VANDERBILT AVENUE - ATLANTIC AVENUE to PARK PLACE: VANDERBILT AVENUE - ATLANTIC AVENUE to PARK PLACE, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVanderbilt Avenue goes car-free from Atlantic to Park Place for a Prospect Heights street hang of diners, strollers and bikes — free to wander.
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Kensington Plaza: Kensington Plaza Church Ave between Beverly & Mcdonald Ave, BrooklynCrafts and free live music fill Kensington Plaza on Church Avenue, the pedestrian plaza The Singing Winds uses for its Music in the Plaza series.
Kensington Plaza: Kensington Plaza Church Ave between Beverly & Mcdonald Ave, BrooklynCrafts and free live music fill Kensington Plaza on Church Avenue, the pedestrian plaza The Singing Winds uses for its Music in the Plaza series.
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Pershing Square Plaza: West Park ave between E 42nd street and E 41st street, ManhattanFree lunchtime music on Pershing Square Plaza, in the shadow of Grand Central and the Park Avenue viaduct.
Pershing Square Plaza: West Park ave between E 42nd street and E 41st street, ManhattanFree lunchtime music on Pershing Square Plaza, in the shadow of Grand Central and the Park Avenue viaduct.
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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.
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Tompkins Square Park: Old Bandshell, ManhattanTHE Shadow takes over the old bandshell site in Tompkins Square Park, the East Village spot that birthed Wigstock — four free hours, both days.
Tompkins Square Park: Old Bandshell, ManhattanTHE Shadow takes over the old bandshell site in Tompkins Square Park, the East Village spot that birthed Wigstock — four free hours, both days.
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Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, BrooklynA free new play at Prospect Park's 18th-century Lefferts House traces sugar and race in Brooklyn from colonial farms to your morning coffee.
Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, BrooklynA free new play at Prospect Park's 18th-century Lefferts House traces sugar and race in Brooklyn from colonial farms to your morning coffee.
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Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, SoHo, ManhattanMarginalmonkeys · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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, ManhattanMarginalmonkeys · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHousing Works unveils its curated fall thrift collection in Park Slope — first crack at the season's best donated fashion, all for charity.
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Francis Lewis Park: Lawn, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live music on the Francis Lewis Park lawn, the Whitestone Bridge rising straight out of the East River behind the stage.
Francis Lewis Park: Lawn, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live music on the Francis Lewis Park lawn, the Whitestone Bridge rising straight out of the East River behind the stage.
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