Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best date night in Manhattan the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 165 picks, refreshed weekly.
165 picks · checked Sep 15
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
New World Stages (Stage 1), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCasey "Poppins" Nedelka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWesterberg High's croquet-mallet queens take their last bow at New World Stages — the cult musical closes before its national tour.
New World Stages (Stage 1), Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCasey "Poppins" Nedelka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWesterberg High's croquet-mallet queens take their last bow at New World Stages — the cult musical closes before its national tour.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanNYC Ballet pairs Balanchine's La Source and The Four Temperaments with Robbins' Chopin comedy The Concert in its final fall performances.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanNYC Ballet pairs Balanchine's La Source and The Four Temperaments with Robbins' Chopin comedy The Concert in its final fall performances.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanBilly Crystal tells stories from a career that runs from SNL to the Oscars stage, celebrating his new Broadway solo show 860.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanBilly Crystal tells stories from a career that runs from SNL to the Oscars stage, celebrating his new Broadway solo show 860.
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New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAudience volunteers get pulled onstage to spell against six misfit kids in this Tony-winning musical revival, now in its final weeks.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAudience volunteers get pulled onstage to spell against six misfit kids in this Tony-winning musical revival, now in its final weeks.
Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, ManhattanThe Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.
Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, ManhattanThe Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer reunite at Radio City for a never-televised 30 Rock night.
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer reunite at Radio City for a never-televised 30 Rock night.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, ManhattanDEGA MD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven programs at the Koch Theater, from Balanchine's full-length Jewels to Pithoprakta, revived after decades off the company stage.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, ManhattanDEGA MD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven programs at the Koch Theater, from Balanchine's full-length Jewels to Pithoprakta, revived after decades off the company stage.
Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNow playing at the Nederlander Theatre on West 41st Street, with a run that lasts into the new year.
Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNow playing at the Nederlander Theatre on West 41st Street, with a run that lasts into the new year.
Alice Tully Hall and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAva DuVernay's sequel to 13th, on attacks against the 14th Amendment, premieres as NYFF's closing film with AOC and Hasan Piker on screen.
Alice Tully Hall and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAva DuVernay's sequel to 13th, on attacks against the 14th Amendment, premieres as NYFF's closing film with AOC and Hasan Piker on screen.
Francesca Beale Theater and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanRami Malek plays a 1980s New York cabaret star living with AIDS in Ira Sachs's new drama, with Malek and Ebon Moss-Bachrach at the Q&A.
Francesca Beale Theater and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanRami Malek plays a 1980s New York cabaret star living with AIDS in Ira Sachs's new drama, with Malek and Ebon Moss-Bachrach at the Q&A.
Imperial Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, a film about an actress writing her friends into a script, gets late screenings at Lincoln Center.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, a film about an actress writing her friends into a script, gets late screenings at Lincoln Center.
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.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanJesse Eisenberg's musical comedy stars Julianne Moore as a New Jersey housewife auditioning for a mysterious new show, with 13 original songs.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanJesse Eisenberg's musical comedy stars Julianne Moore as a New Jersey housewife auditioning for a mysterious new show, with 13 original songs.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPedro Pascal plays a cellist rebuilding his life in Tony Gilroy's Behemoth!, the NYFF Centerpiece, back on screen at Lincoln Center.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPedro Pascal plays a cellist rebuilding his life in Tony Gilroy's Behemoth!, the NYFF Centerpiece, back on screen at Lincoln Center.
HERE Arts Center, SoHo, ManhattanAjay Suresh · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoey Arias gets abducted by aliens and climbs a King Kong skyline in Basil Twist's puppet fever dream — the downtown cult hit returns home.
HERE Arts Center, SoHo, ManhattanAjay Suresh · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoey Arias gets abducted by aliens and climbs a King Kong skyline in Basil Twist's puppet fever dream — the downtown cult hit returns home.
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.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanJohn Turturro plays an aging Bronx pickpocket racing across the boroughs in Noah Segan's love letter to New York, at NYFF.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanJohn Turturro plays an aging Bronx pickpocket racing across the boroughs in Noah Segan's love letter to New York, at NYFF.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut beside Ed Harris, Allison Janney and Joe Keery in a Palm Springs family blowup — previews now.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut beside Ed Harris, Allison Janney and Joe Keery in a Palm Springs family blowup — previews now.
The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Square, ManhattanMozart's Così fan tutte moves to a 1950s Coney Island boardwalk, with fire-eaters and sword-swallowers woven into Phelim McDermott's staging.
The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Square, ManhattanMozart's Così fan tutte moves to a 1950s Coney Island boardwalk, with fire-eaters and sword-swallowers woven into Phelim McDermott's staging.
Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
Todd Haimes Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBill Irwin adapts and stars in Molière's hypochondria farce, with Rachel Bloom and Brooks Ashmanskas, in early previews on 42nd Street.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanAdam Conover and LegalEagle's Devin Stone argue society's ills out of existence in a Nebula taping of this comedy debate show at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanAdam Conover and LegalEagle's Devin Stone argue society's ills out of existence in a Nebula taping of this comedy debate show at Caveat.
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