Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best music in New York City the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 63 picks, refreshed weekly.
63 picks · checked Sep 15
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
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.
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.
Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Midtown, ManhattanKirill Petrenko leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in Elgar's Enigma Variations and Tchaikovsky's Fourth during its Carnegie Hall season-opening visit.
Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Midtown, ManhattanKirill Petrenko leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in Elgar's Enigma Variations and Tchaikovsky's Fourth during its Carnegie Hall season-opening visit.
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Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Format celebrate 20 years of Dog Problems at Radio City with The Get Up Kids and Phantom Planet on a one-night-only bill.
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Format celebrate 20 years of Dog Problems at Radio City with The Get Up Kids and Phantom Planet on a one-night-only bill.
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSteve Lacy brings his Oh Yeah? album tour to Radio City, one of the marquee stops on a 27-date fall run.
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSteve Lacy brings his Oh Yeah? album tour to Radio City, one of the marquee stops on a 27-date fall run.
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.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLong Island's Brand New plays The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me for its 20th anniversary, bringing the fall tour to Barclays Center.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLong Island's Brand New plays The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me for its 20th anniversary, bringing the fall tour to Barclays Center.
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.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFoster the People play the historic Forest Hills tennis stadium under open October sky, with Goth Babe opening the Good Mourning Sunshine Tour.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFoster the People play the historic Forest Hills tennis stadium under open October sky, with Goth Babe opening the Good Mourning Sunshine Tour.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKelela brings her new album new avatar to the restored 1928 Brooklyn Paramount for two back-to-back nights of club-leaning R&B.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKelela brings her new album new avatar to the restored 1928 Brooklyn Paramount for two back-to-back nights of club-leaning R&B.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanSan Holo brings his TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD tour to the open-air Pier 17 rooftop over the East River, with yetep and Leotrix opening.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanSan Holo brings his TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD tour to the open-air Pier 17 rooftop over the East River, with yetep and Leotrix opening.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanBogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanBogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
Brooklyn Steel, East Williamsburg, BrooklynCurrier and Ives · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBristol trip-hop pioneer Tricky, who helped shape Massive Attack's early sound, brings his dark, whispered songs to Brooklyn Steel.
Brooklyn Steel, East Williamsburg, BrooklynCurrier and Ives · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBristol trip-hop pioneer Tricky, who helped shape Massive Attack's early sound, brings his dark, whispered songs to Brooklyn Steel.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynMC Lyte, the Brooklyn-raised rapper behind one of the first solo albums by a woman in hip-hop, brings Cha Cha Cha and Ruffneck to Brooklyn Bowl.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynMC Lyte, the Brooklyn-raised rapper behind one of the first solo albums by a woman in hip-hop, brings Cha Cha Cha and Ruffneck to Brooklyn Bowl.
Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanFor the first time ever, DJ Shadow plays a set built only from Endtroducing, the 1996 sample landmark, now turning 30.
Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanFor the first time ever, DJ Shadow plays a set built only from Endtroducing, the 1996 sample landmark, now turning 30.
Smoke Jazz Club, Upper West Side, ManhattanPianist Renee Rosnes opens Smoke's annual Thelonious Monk celebration with Nicole Glover, David Wong and Carl Allen on Monk's birthday weekend.
Smoke Jazz Club, Upper West Side, ManhattanPianist Renee Rosnes opens Smoke's annual Thelonious Monk celebration with Nicole Glover, David Wong and Carl Allen on Monk's birthday weekend.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanFive stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanFive stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRobert Glasper's Robtober residency pairs him with producer-saxophonist Terrace Martin and singer Phoelix in the Blue Note's tight room.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRobert Glasper's Robtober residency pairs him with producer-saxophonist Terrace Martin and singer Phoelix in the Blue Note's tight room.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanDrummer Marcus Gilmore brings his New Orchestra down the 15 steps of the Village Vanguard, the triangular basement where jazz history got recorded.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanDrummer Marcus Gilmore brings his New Orchestra down the 15 steps of the Village Vanguard, the triangular basement where jazz history got recorded.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe world's first all-drag Grateful Dead tribute plays two sets with fresh setlists at Brooklyn Bowl, born in Nashville to defy a drag ban.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe world's first all-drag Grateful Dead tribute plays two sets with fresh setlists at Brooklyn Bowl, born in Nashville to defy a drag ban.
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanMarianparedes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Wycliffe Gordon tells his Georgia childhood in music in the Appel Room, where a glass wall frames Central Park behind the band.
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanMarianparedes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Wycliffe Gordon tells his Georgia childhood in music in the Appel Room, where a glass wall frames Central Park behind the band.
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria, Harlem, ManhattanRising R&B singer TheARTI$T, fresh off tour with Kehlani, takes over the Apollo's late-night Music Café for an intimate, confessional soul set.
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria, Harlem, ManhattanRising R&B singer TheARTI$T, fresh off tour with Kehlani, takes over the Apollo's late-night Music Café for an intimate, confessional soul set.
The Town Hall, Midtown, ManhattanThe Buena Vista Orchestra carries the Buena Vista Social Club songbook into The Town Hall, with a new album and a world tour behind them.
The Town Hall, Midtown, ManhattanThe Buena Vista Orchestra carries the Buena Vista Social Club songbook into The Town Hall, with a new album and a world tour behind them.
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