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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best indoor things to do in New York City the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 62 picks, refreshed weekly.
62 picks · checked Sep 28
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOnly Floor 6 of the Whitney Biennial remains on view through the holiday Monday.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOnly Floor 6 of the Whitney Biennial remains on view through the holiday Monday.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons120+ works, 12 chapters and two careers side by side: the Met's first big New York look at Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in 20 years.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons120+ works, 12 chapters and two careers side by side: the Met's first big New York look at Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in 20 years.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanEric Koch for Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a major Pop retrospective opening this weekend.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanEric Koch for Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a major Pop retrospective opening this weekend.
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Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanJakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanJakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
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Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), ManhattanThe Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), ManhattanThe Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
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The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanMichael C. Hall, Uma Thurman and James Remar screen the Dexter: Resurrection season 2 premiere early and talk 20 years of Dexter.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanMichael C. Hall, Uma Thurman and James Remar screen the Dexter: Resurrection season 2 premiere early and talk 20 years of Dexter.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
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Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday entry to the new Studio Museum on 125th Street, with Peggy Cooper Cafritz's collection, gallery talks and drop-in art-making.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday entry to the new Studio Museum on 125th Street, with Peggy Cooper Cafritz's collection, gallery talks and drop-in art-making.
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Barclays Center, Prospect Heights / Atlantic Terminal, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReggaeton royalty Don Omar brings The Last King World Tour to Brooklyn for a Barclays arena night in the thick of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights / Atlantic Terminal, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReggaeton royalty Don Omar brings The Last King World Tour to Brooklyn for a Barclays arena night in the thick of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown (above Penn Station), ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA full orchestra plays the Chrono Trigger soundtrack at MSG's theater, the Comic Con weekend pick for 16-bit RPG diehards.
Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown (above Penn Station), ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA full orchestra plays the Chrono Trigger soundtrack at MSG's theater, the Comic Con weekend pick for 16-bit RPG diehards.
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Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
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The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanSylvester Stallone and writer Terence Winter screen the Tulsa King season 4 premiere early, then talk the show on stage.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanSylvester Stallone and writer Terence Winter screen the Tulsa King season 4 premiere early, then talk the show on stage.
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The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanLuke Grimes, Kayce Dutton himself, screens an early episode of the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals' second season and talks the show.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanLuke Grimes, Kayce Dutton himself, screens an early episode of the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals' second season and talks the show.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
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UBS Arena, Elmont, Nassau County (just outside Queens)Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Islanders host Tampa Bay at UBS Arena in the opening weeks of the season, a quick LIRR hop from the Queens line.
UBS Arena, Elmont, Nassau County (just outside Queens)Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Islanders host Tampa Bay at UBS Arena in the opening weeks of the season, a quick LIRR hop from the Queens line.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMint green, coral and no black outlines: Roy Lichtenstein's final-year murals, sculptures and prints, many unfinished, on the Whitney's third floor.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMint green, coral and no black outlines: Roy Lichtenstein's final-year murals, sculptures and prints, many unfinished, on the Whitney's third floor.
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New York Aquarium, Coney Island, BrooklynFossilDS · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsCostume parades, magic shows, pumpkin sculptures and a scavenger hunt past piranhas and wolf eels take over the Coney Island aquarium.
New York Aquarium, Coney Island, BrooklynFossilDS · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsCostume parades, magic shows, pumpkin sculptures and a scavenger hunt past piranhas and wolf eels take over the Coney Island aquarium.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanCattelan's duct-taped banana, a Kusama Infinity Mirrored Room and Warhol under one roof in the Guggenheim's Pop art survey.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanCattelan's duct-taped banana, a Kusama Infinity Mirrored Room and Warhol under one roof in the Guggenheim's Pop art survey.
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HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
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Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynHaudenosaunee social dances, beadwork, pottery and traditional mush making fill Brooklyn Children's Museum across the holiday weekend.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynHaudenosaunee social dances, beadwork, pottery and traditional mush making fill Brooklyn Children's Museum across the holiday weekend.
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Someday Bar, Boerum Hill, BrooklynCult-horror decor and creature-feature cocktails take over Someday Bar on Atlantic Avenue for Black Lagoon's month-long Halloween haunt.
Someday Bar, Boerum Hill, BrooklynCult-horror decor and creature-feature cocktails take over Someday Bar on Atlantic Avenue for Black Lagoon's month-long Halloween haunt.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
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