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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best nightlife in New York City the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 7 picks, refreshed weekly.
7 picks · checked Sep 28
Washington Square Park, Garibaldi Plaza, Greenwich Village, ManhattanProhibition-era jazz and 16mm prints screened outdoors on Garibaldi Plaza, two hours of Washington Square after dark.
Washington Square Park, Garibaldi Plaza, Greenwich Village, ManhattanProhibition-era jazz and 16mm prints screened outdoors on Garibaldi Plaza, two hours of Washington Square after dark.
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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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House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynDetroit house legend DJ Minx, founder of Women on Wax, takes over House of Yes for a phones-away night with the RAW CUTS crew.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynDetroit house legend DJ Minx, founder of Women on Wax, takes over House of Yes for a phones-away night with the RAW CUTS crew.
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Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanEarlybirds Club turns Webster Hall into a 6-to-10 dance party of '80s, '90s and 2000s hits for women and gender-expansive dancers.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanEarlybirds Club turns Webster Hall into a 6-to-10 dance party of '80s, '90s and 2000s hits for women and gender-expansive dancers.
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House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynNew York disco-house mainstay Eli Escobar plays an all-night set at House of Yes, with Sissies of Mercy adding performance to the party.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynNew York disco-house mainstay Eli Escobar plays an all-night set at House of Yes, with Sissies of Mercy adding performance to the party.
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54 Below, Midtown, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBroadway performers sing the roles they would never be cast in, late at night in the basement room under Studio 54.
54 Below, Midtown, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBroadway performers sing the roles they would never be cast in, late at night in the basement room under Studio 54.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanNobuhiko Obayashi's man-eating-piano haunted house plays on 35mm at Metrograph, right up against midnight.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanNobuhiko Obayashi's man-eating-piano haunted house plays on 35mm at Metrograph, right up against midnight.
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