Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in NYC This Saturday the weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026: 108 picks, refreshed weekly.
108 picks · checked Sep 7
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.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons300+ exhibitors of artists' books, zines and rare printed matter fill MoMA PS1's old schoolhouse for the fair's 20th anniversary.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons300+ exhibitors of artists' books, zines and rare printed matter fill MoMA PS1's old schoolhouse for the fair's 20th anniversary.
Rockaway Beach Boardwalk: Beach 108th Street, QueensRockaway Beach Boardwalk: Beach 108th Street, QueensOfficial Parks Department listing scheduled.
Greenpoint, BrooklynThe revived CBGB Festival packs 17 bands onto two stages under the Kosciuszko Bridge, headlined by Patti Smith, the Sex Pistols (with Frank Carter), Morrissey, Interpol, Bikini Kill, Buzzcocks and Circle Jerks.
Greenpoint, BrooklynThe revived CBGB Festival packs 17 bands onto two stages under the Kosciuszko Bridge, headlined by Patti Smith, the Sex Pistols (with Frank Carter), Morrissey, Interpol, Bikini Kill, Buzzcocks and Circle Jerks.
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.
Meatpacking District, ManhattanA 16,000-square-foot Peanuts fashion exhibition in the Meatpacking District, free and walk-in, on its final weekend. Open Friday and Saturday only; it closes before Sunday.
Meatpacking District, ManhattanA 16,000-square-foot Peanuts fashion exhibition in the Meatpacking District, free and walk-in, on its final weekend. Open Friday and Saturday only; it closes before Sunday.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynMoonlite's twelve-hour Mid-Autumn festival takes over Planet X Studios with Asian American musicians, artisans, martial arts and a whole roasted pig, with proceeds going to the Asian American Legal Defense and.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynMoonlite's twelve-hour Mid-Autumn festival takes over Planet X Studios with Asian American musicians, artisans, martial arts and a whole roasted pig, with proceeds going to the Asian American Legal Defense and.
Upper East Side, ManhattanFifty-six dealers of twentieth-century art, in the Breuer building for the first time. The fifth edition and it runs only.
Upper East Side, ManhattanFifty-six dealers of twentieth-century art, in the Breuer building for the first time. The fifth edition and it runs only.
South Street Seaport, ManhattanDowntown's annual culinary festival puts Seaport and Financial District restaurants on Piers 16 and 17, with tastes redeemed from a pre-bought card, drinks and a KidZone.
South Street Seaport, ManhattanDowntown's annual culinary festival puts Seaport and Financial District restaurants on Piers 16 and 17, with tastes redeemed from a pre-bought card, drinks and a KidZone.
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.
Financial District, ManhattanChina Institute's family Mid-Autumn festival pairs Dunhuang dance and traditional music with hands-on workshops in snow-skin mooncake making, rice dough sculpture, sugar painting and lacquer fan art.
Financial District, ManhattanChina Institute's family Mid-Autumn festival pairs Dunhuang dance and traditional music with hands-on workshops in snow-skin mooncake making, rice dough sculpture, sugar painting and lacquer fan art.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGustavo Dudamel leads the New York Philharmonic in Mahler's Symphony No. 5 alongside the world premiere of Imagenes mestizas, a Philharmonic commission from Pulitzer Prize winner Tania Leon, at David Geffen.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGustavo Dudamel leads the New York Philharmonic in Mahler's Symphony No. 5 alongside the world premiere of Imagenes mestizas, a Philharmonic commission from Pulitzer Prize winner Tania Leon, at David Geffen.
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe museum's front lawn at Snug Harbor becomes an open-air gallery of Staten Island painters, potters and printmakers, plus a biergarten.
Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Livingston, Staten IslandEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe museum's front lawn at Snug Harbor becomes an open-air gallery of Staten Island painters, potters and printmakers, plus a biergarten.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanThe 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, ManhattanThe 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, ManhattanChris 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, ManhattanChris 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.
Dumbo, BrooklynDaniel 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, BrooklynDaniel 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.
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, ManhattanKen 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, ManhattanKen 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.
Chelsea, ManhattanSonya 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, ManhattanSonya 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.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanA 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, ManhattanA lost 1984 Boston loft horror-comedy with George Kuchar returns in 4K, with its director, cinematographer and star on hand opening weekend.
Maspeth, QueensOUTLINE brings Flying Lotus's Layer 3 audiovisual show to Knockdown Center alongside EYE of the Boredoms, Olof Dreijer of The Knife and Black Dice, plus By Storm, Carrier, gyrofield and Silicone Valley.
Maspeth, QueensOUTLINE brings Flying Lotus's Layer 3 audiovisual show to Knockdown Center alongside EYE of the Boredoms, Olof Dreijer of The Knife and Black Dice, plus By Storm, Carrier, gyrofield and Silicone Valley.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanAri Aster and cinematographer Darius Khondji take the Metrograph stage after a 4K screening of Eddington, part of the Khondji retrospective.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanAri Aster and cinematographer Darius Khondji take the Metrograph stage after a 4K screening of Eddington, part of the Khondji retrospective.
Richmond Hill, QueensForest Park's community fair returns for its fifty-first year at the Buddy Monument, off Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park Drive, in a revived and expanded format.
Richmond Hill, QueensForest Park's community fair returns for its fifty-first year at the Buddy Monument, off Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park Drive, in a revived and expanded format.
Rego Park, QueensRego Park's fall street festival closes 63rd Drive between Queens Boulevard and Austin Street for food stalls, craft vendors and community tables.
Rego Park, QueensRego Park's fall street festival closes 63rd Drive between Queens Boulevard and Austin Street for food stalls, craft vendors and community tables.
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