Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Harlem, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026: 6 picks, refreshed weekly.
6 picks · checked Sep 7
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
Museum of the City of New York, East Harlem, ManhattanJakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 30 Lunaapeew artists on the land now called New York - MCNY's new exhibition, built with the community it is about.
Museum of the City of New York, East Harlem, ManhattanJakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 30 Lunaapeew artists on the land now called New York - MCNY's new exhibition, built with the community it is about.
Museum of the City of New York, East Harlem, Manhattan250 years of New Yorkers making trouble, organized by tactic - MCNY's new permanent activism gallery replaces Activist New York.
Museum of the City of New York, East Harlem, Manhattan250 years of New Yorkers making trouble, organized by tactic - MCNY's new permanent activism gallery replaces Activist New York.
West Harlem Piers: Excursion Pier, ManhattanFree outdoor Zumba on the West Harlem Piers—dance-cardio with river views as part of NYC Parks' Summer on the Hudson.
West Harlem Piers: Excursion Pier, ManhattanFree outdoor Zumba on the West Harlem Piers—dance-cardio with river views as part of NYC Parks' Summer on the Hudson.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanEl Museo revisits Papo Colo's 1982 plywood Octopus and builds a show about artists and poets working together.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanEl Museo revisits Papo Colo's 1982 plywood Octopus and builds a show about artists and poets working together.
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