Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best cheap things to do in New York City the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 41 picks, refreshed weekly.
41 picks · checked Sep 28
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
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New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Martha Graham share mixed bills at New York City Center.
New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Martha Graham share mixed bills at New York City Center.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensThe Gill-man rises in restored 3-D as Museum of the Moving Image opens its Handcrafted Horrors run with Universal's 1954 monster classic.
Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensThe Gill-man rises in restored 3-D as Museum of the Moving Image opens its Handcrafted Horrors run with Universal's 1954 monster classic.
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Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
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3 Dollar Bill, Sony Hall and Le Poisson Rouge, Theater District / Greenwich Village / East Williamsburg, ManhattanBurlesque, drag and variety acts from around the world play 3 Dollar Bill, Sony Hall and LPR for the festival's 24th year.
3 Dollar Bill, Sony Hall and Le Poisson Rouge, Theater District / Greenwich Village / East Williamsburg, ManhattanBurlesque, drag and variety acts from around the world play 3 Dollar Bill, Sony Hall and LPR for the festival's 24th year.
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The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLarry Owens of Abbott Elementary hosts a fall comedy-and-music night with Michelle Buteau and SNL's Devon Walker at the Bell House.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLarry Owens of Abbott Elementary hosts a fall comedy-and-music night with Michelle Buteau and SNL's Devon Walker at the Bell House.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
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Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynKurt Braunohler hosts a PG afternoon stand-up show with Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard and Jordan Carlos — real comedy your tween can come to.
Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynKurt Braunohler hosts a PG afternoon stand-up show with Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard and Jordan Carlos — real comedy your tween can come to.
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Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanTkbrett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoan Crawford, Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell trade barbs in Cukor's all-female comedy, followed by a talk with Illeana Douglas.
Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanTkbrett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoan Crawford, Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell trade barbs in Cukor's all-female comedy, followed by a talk with Illeana Douglas.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedian Negin Farsad grills Wyna Liu, the NYT puzzle editor behind Connections, on how the daily grid gets made — at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedian Negin Farsad grills Wyna Liu, the NYT puzzle editor behind Connections, on how the daily grid gets made — at Caveat.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensSandra Hüller disguises herself as a male soldier in the Thirty Years' War in this black-and-white Berlin winner, screening in Astoria.
Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensSandra Hüller disguises herself as a male soldier in the Thirty Years' War in this black-and-white Berlin winner, screening in Astoria.
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Asylum NYC, Gramercy, ManhattanThe Neo-Futurists race a clock to perform 30 short plays in one hour at Asylum NYC, with a die roll deciding how many get rewritten.
Asylum NYC, Gramercy, ManhattanThe Neo-Futurists race a clock to perform 30 short plays in one hour at Asylum NYC, with a die roll deciding how many get rewritten.
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Puppetworks at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's veteran marionette troupe opens its new Industry City stage with a 55-minute Hansel & Gretel set to Humperdinck songs.
Puppetworks at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's veteran marionette troupe opens its new Industry City stage with a 55-minute Hansel & Gretel set to Humperdinck songs.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensLaura Dern falls down a Hollywood rabbit hole in Lynch's three-hour final feature, programmed by the critics of Reverse Shot.
Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensLaura Dern falls down a Hollywood rabbit hole in Lynch's three-hour final feature, programmed by the critics of Reverse Shot.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanSatirist Ben Tumin wraps his sold-out Power Broker trilogy with how New Yorkers finally toppled Robert Moses — no reading of the book required.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanSatirist Ben Tumin wraps his sold-out Power Broker trilogy with how New Yorkers finally toppled Robert Moses — no reading of the book required.
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Theaterlab, Garment District, ManhattanEight-time Obie winner David Greenspan plays A.E. Housman in a rare revival of Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love — final performances now.
Theaterlab, Garment District, ManhattanEight-time Obie winner David Greenspan plays A.E. Housman in a rare revival of Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love — final performances now.
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Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynEast New York's own Onika McLean, of Bravo's The Singles Project, throws her birthday stand-up show at Littlefield — for real New Yorkers.
Littlefield, Gowanus, BrooklynEast New York's own Onika McLean, of Bravo's The Singles Project, throws her birthday stand-up show at Littlefield — for real New Yorkers.
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Elsewhere — The Rooftop, Bushwick, BrooklynThe Disco Tehran party celebrates its anniversary with a late-afternoon-into-night Sunday session across Elsewhere's Bushwick roof and Loft.
Elsewhere — The Rooftop, Bushwick, BrooklynThe Disco Tehran party celebrates its anniversary with a late-afternoon-into-night Sunday session across Elsewhere's Bushwick roof and Loft.
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Circle Line, Pier 83, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo decks, two DJs: one floor plays nothing but Depeche Mode, the other New Wave and 80s alternative, on a riverboat circling the harbor.
Circle Line, Pier 83, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo decks, two DJs: one floor plays nothing but Depeche Mode, the other New Wave and 80s alternative, on a riverboat circling the harbor.
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MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAnne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.
MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAnne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanLucie Pohl hosts a stand-up night of New York's funniest immigrant and first-gen comics at Caveat on the Lower East Side.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanLucie Pohl hosts a stand-up night of New York's funniest immigrant and first-gen comics at Caveat on the Lower East Side.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensA Kansas woman survives a car crash and drifts into a twilight netherworld in the 1962 low-budget chiller, on 35mm in Astoria.
Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensA Kansas woman survives a car crash and drifts into a twilight netherworld in the 1962 low-budget chiller, on 35mm in Astoria.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandFlamenKora weaves trumpet, flamenco guitar and Senegalese kora into African flamenco jazz in Snug Harbor's Carpenter's Shop.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandFlamenKora weaves trumpet, flamenco guitar and Senegalese kora into African flamenco jazz in Snug Harbor's Carpenter's Shop.
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