Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City on Saturday, Oct 10: 473 picks, refreshed weekly.
473 picks · checked Sep 15
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAchaikon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons56 artists ask what 'American' even means in the Whitney's 82nd Biennial — the full survey's last chance is the holiday Monday.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAchaikon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons56 artists ask what 'American' even means in the Whitney's 82nd Biennial — the full survey's last chance is the holiday Monday.
Restoration Plaza, Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynA free three-day African food market takes over Restoration Plaza in Bed-Stuy, with Afrobeat, Amapiano and Soca sets between plates.
Restoration Plaza, Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynA free three-day African food market takes over Restoration Plaza in Bed-Stuy, with Afrobeat, Amapiano and Soca sets between plates.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hudson Yards, ManhattanMay S. Young from Metro NYC, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsComic Con's 20th edition takes over the Javits with a Coney Island theme, NCIS: New York with LL Cool J and the Crown cosplay finals.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hudson Yards, ManhattanMay S. Young from Metro NYC, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsComic Con's 20th edition takes over the Javits with a Coney Island theme, NCIS: New York with LL Cool J and the Crown cosplay finals.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
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The Rink at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOpening day on the sunken rink ringed by Rockefeller Center's Art Deco towers, a Midtown tradition since 1936 — the ice is back this weekend.
The Rink at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOpening day on the sunken rink ringed by Rockefeller Center's Art Deco towers, a Midtown tradition since 1936 — the ice is back this weekend.
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.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAbout 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, ManhattanAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a major Pop retrospective opening this weekend.
161st Street & Grand Concourse, Concourse, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifty-plus vendors from 40-plus countries take over the Grand Concourse by Yankee Stadium for the market's final free day of the year.
161st Street & Grand Concourse, Concourse, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifty-plus vendors from 40-plus countries take over the Grand Concourse by Yankee Stadium for the market's final free day of the year.
Mott St between Canal & Hester St, ManhattanChinatown marks 115 years since the 1911 Wuchang Uprising with a Double Ten procession up Mott Street, the heart of Manhattan's old Chinatown.
Mott St between Canal & Hester St, ManhattanChinatown marks 115 years since the 1911 Wuchang Uprising with a Double Ten procession up Mott Street, the heart of Manhattan's old Chinatown.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxStavenn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxStavenn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
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.
New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of stalls cooking the food of dozens of countries fill a Flushing Meadows lot until midnight, free to walk in, with the season's end near.
New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDozens of stalls cooking the food of dozens of countries fill a Flushing Meadows lot until midnight, free to walk in, with the season's end near.
The Mount, 6581 Hylan Boulevard, Pleasant Plains, Staten IslandRides, sangria gardens, eating contests and a fireworks show make this Staten Island's biggest Italian feast, all Columbus Day weekend.
The Mount, 6581 Hylan Boulevard, Pleasant Plains, Staten IslandRides, sangria gardens, eating contests and a fireworks show make this Staten Island's biggest Italian feast, all Columbus Day weekend.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanWikipettanko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanWikipettanko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
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.
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.
Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, NY, Hudson ValleyHaegue Yang's venetian-blind and metal-louver commission spreads across both of Dia Beacon's floors for the first time, opening this weekend.
Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, NY, Hudson ValleyHaegue Yang's venetian-blind and metal-louver commission spreads across both of Dia Beacon's floors for the first time, opening this weekend.
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.
Carnegie Deli, 834 Seventh Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanCarnegie Deli is back after 10 years, in the old Stage Deli space, with the Wall of Fame photos and pastrami piled high on rye.
Carnegie Deli, 834 Seventh Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanCarnegie Deli is back after 10 years, in the old Stage Deli space, with the Wall of Fame photos and pastrami piled high on rye.
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.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanChoreographer Sarah Michelson turns MoMA's atrium into her daily workspace, dancing with a rotating cast during museum hours — final weekend.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanChoreographer Sarah Michelson turns MoMA's atrium into her daily workspace, dancing with a rotating cast during museum hours — final weekend.
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