Things to Do in the Upper West Side on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12

Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the Upper West Side on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12: 9 picks, refreshed weekly.

9 picks · checked Sep 15

#1
Velvet CowboyVelvet Cowboy, Upper West Side, Manhattan
New restaurant · open this weekendEverything on the food menu i…

Velvet Cowboy

Crushed velvet, fringe and a food menu where every item costs the same low price: the Jacob's Pickles team's 1970s desert saloon lands on the UWS.

New openingCocktail barUpper West Side
#1New restaurant · open this weekend · Limited Run
Velvet CowboyVelvet Cowboy, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Everything on the food menu i…New opening

Velvet Cowboy

Crushed velvet, fringe and a food menu where every item costs the same low price: the Jacob's Pickles team's 1970s desert saloon lands on the UWS.

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#7
FishWP Theater, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Sep 26 – Oct 25, 2026Choose Your Price: $20 (limit…

Fish

A London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.

World premiereStarts this weekendDark comedy
#7Sep 26 – Oct 25, 2026 · Limited Run
FishWP Theater, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Choose Your Price: $20 (limit…World premiere

Fish

A London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.

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