Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City on Saturday night, Oct 3: 116 picks, refreshed weekly.
116 picks · checked Sep 7
Midtown, ManhattanNew York City Center's 23rd Fall for Dance Festival packs world-class companies — The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, A.
Midtown, ManhattanNew York City Center's 23rd Fall for Dance Festival packs world-class companies — The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, A.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Verdi Square: Verdi Square, ManhattanLocal artists, live music and street-fair energy fill Verdi Square for an afternoon of creative community gathering.
Verdi Square: Verdi Square, ManhattanLocal artists, live music and street-fair energy fill Verdi Square for an afternoon of creative community gathering.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, Manhattanajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney fight over a daughter's tell-all memoir in Jon Robin Baitz's Palm Springs family drama.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, Manhattanajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney fight over a daughter's tell-all memoir in Jon Robin Baitz's Palm Springs family drama.
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, Hudson ValleyA 500-acre outdoor museum where Calder, Serra and di Suvero sit in open meadows under the Schunnemunk ridge. A Coach USA package from Port Authority covers the bus and admission for $65.50.
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, Hudson ValleyA 500-acre outdoor museum where Calder, Serra and di Suvero sit in open meadows under the Schunnemunk ridge. A Coach USA package from Port Authority covers the bus and admission for $65.50.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanArlington County · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanArlington County · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBilly Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fires into a solo memory play, written by him and directed by Scott Ellis.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Bleecker St between Leroy & Carmine St, ManhattanPompeii Flea Market packs a Bleecker Street block in Greenwich Village with vintage, antiques, jewelry and art — free to browse, both weekend days.
Bleecker St between Leroy & Carmine St, ManhattanPompeii Flea Market packs a Bleecker Street block in Greenwich Village with vintage, antiques, jewelry and art — free to browse, both weekend days.
W Houston St between Thompson & Macdougal St, ManhattanThe parish flea market spills down West Houston in the South Village, a block of vintage, bric-a-brac and vendor tables outside St. Anthony's.
W Houston St between Thompson & Macdougal St, ManhattanThe parish flea market spills down West Houston in the South Village, a block of vintage, bric-a-brac and vendor tables outside St. Anthony's.
Prince St between Mulberry & Mott St, ManhattanHandmade jewelry, Moroccan fashion and Italian-leather goods line Prince Street beside St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Nolita.
Prince St between Mulberry & Mott St, ManhattanHandmade jewelry, Moroccan fashion and Italian-leather goods line Prince Street beside St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Nolita.
Washington Market Park: Washington Market Park, ManhattanA Tribeca Greenmarket sets up beside Washington Market Park's Victorian gazebo — regional farms in the middle of downtown's family district.
Washington Market Park: Washington Market Park, ManhattanA Tribeca Greenmarket sets up beside Washington Market Park's Victorian gazebo — regional farms in the middle of downtown's family district.
Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
Richard Tucker Square: Richard Tucker Square, ManhattanSteps from Lincoln Center, Tucker Square's greenmarket stocks upstate produce, bread and dairy for Upper West Side shoppers.
Richard Tucker Square: Richard Tucker Square, ManhattanSteps from Lincoln Center, Tucker Square's greenmarket stocks upstate produce, bread and dairy for Upper West Side shoppers.
Inwood Hill Park: Inwood Hill Park, ManhattanGrowNYC's Inwood Greenmarket sets up beside Manhattan's last natural forest — regional farms, EBT accepted, at the top of the island.
Inwood Hill Park: Inwood Hill Park, ManhattanGrowNYC's Inwood Greenmarket sets up beside Manhattan's last natural forest — regional farms, EBT accepted, at the top of the island.
Sony Hall, 235 W 46th Street, ManhattanThe 24th Annual New York Burlesque Festival has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Sony Hall, 235 W 46th Street, ManhattanThe 24th Annual New York Burlesque Festival has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Central Park: Merchants' Gate, ManhattanGrab-and-go vendors set up at Central Park's Merchants' Gate by Columbus Circle—an easy bite at one of Manhattan's busiest corners.
Central Park: Merchants' Gate, ManhattanGrab-and-go vendors set up at Central Park's Merchants' Gate by Columbus Circle—an easy bite at one of Manhattan's busiest corners.
Central Park: 110th and Lenox, ManhattanAn open-air market sets up at Central Park's 110th and Lenox corner — vendors, crafts and food at the Harlem gateway to the park.
Central Park: 110th and Lenox, ManhattanAn open-air market sets up at Central Park's 110th and Lenox corner — vendors, crafts and food at the Harlem gateway to the park.
Lena Horne Theatre, 256 W. 47th St., ManhattanSix: The Musical has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Lena Horne Theatre, 256 W. 47th St., ManhattanSix: The Musical has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSleep No More director Felix Barrett stages the Blumhouse found-footage franchise as a live horror play in previews at a Broadway house.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSleep No More director Felix Barrett stages the Blumhouse found-footage franchise as a live horror play in previews at a Broadway house.
Abingdon Square: Abingdon Square Sitting Area, ManhattanRegional farmstands ring tiny Abingdon Square with produce, eggs and baked goods — the West Village's pocket-park greenmarket morning.
Abingdon Square: Abingdon Square Sitting Area, ManhattanRegional farmstands ring tiny Abingdon Square with produce, eggs and baked goods — the West Village's pocket-park greenmarket morning.
Theodore Roosevelt Park: Theodore Roosevelt Park, ManhattanIn the Natural History Museum's shadow, the 79th Street Greenmarket lines Columbus Avenue with upstate produce, cider and fresh-cut flowers.
Theodore Roosevelt Park: Theodore Roosevelt Park, ManhattanIn the Natural History Museum's shadow, the 79th Street Greenmarket lines Columbus Avenue with upstate produce, cider and fresh-cut flowers.
Tompkins Square Park: Tompkins Square Park, ManhattanFarm-fresh produce, bread and flowers at Tompkins Square's GrowNYC greenmarket — the East Village's longtime weekend grocery ritual.
Tompkins Square Park: Tompkins Square Park, ManhattanFarm-fresh produce, bread and flowers at Tompkins Square's GrowNYC greenmarket — the East Village's longtime weekend grocery ritual.
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