Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in NYC This Saturday the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 86 picks, refreshed weekly.
86 picks · checked Sep 15
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.
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.
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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.
Sixth Avenue, 42nd to 56th Streets, Midtown, ManhattanFourteen blocks of Sixth Avenue close to traffic for food stalls, crafts and vendors, from Bryant Park up to 56th Street.
Sixth Avenue, 42nd to 56th Streets, Midtown, ManhattanFourteen blocks of Sixth Avenue close to traffic for food stalls, crafts and vendors, from Bryant Park up to 56th Street.
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.
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.
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
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.
The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Square, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLise Davidsen and Quinn Kelsey lead the Met's new Macbeth, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting Verdi's power-mad couple.
The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Square, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLise Davidsen and Quinn Kelsey lead the Met's new Macbeth, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting Verdi's power-mad couple.
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.
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.
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.
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.
18th Ave between 61st & 65th St, BrooklynBensonhurst's Italian-American pride parade marches 24 blocks down 18th Avenue — co-named Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard — for the 44th year.
18th Ave between 61st & 65th St, BrooklynBensonhurst's Italian-American pride parade marches 24 blocks down 18th Avenue — co-named Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard — for the 44th year.
Bergen St between Bedford & Classon Ave, BrooklynCrown Heights hosts the largest Panamanian parade outside Panama — bands, folkloric troupes and a street festival off Eastern Parkway.
Bergen St between Bedford & Classon Ave, BrooklynCrown Heights hosts the largest Panamanian parade outside Panama — bands, folkloric troupes and a street festival off Eastern Parkway.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanNew York City Ballet pairs Wheeldon's Continuum, Ratmansky's Mahler-set Solitude and Balanchine's 42-dancer Bourrée Fantasque.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanNew York City Ballet pairs Wheeldon's Continuum, Ratmansky's Mahler-set Solitude and Balanchine's 42-dancer Bourrée Fantasque.
Sunset Park: Lawn at 44th and 6th, BrooklynArt on wheels rolls into Sunset Park's lawn for creative community engagement.
Sunset Park: Lawn at 44th and 6th, BrooklynArt on wheels rolls into Sunset Park's lawn for creative community engagement.
Fort Greene Park: Monument Plaza, BrooklynA tribute at the 149-foot Stanford White column honoring 11,500+ Revolutionary War prisoners who died on British ships — atop Fort Greene Park.
Fort Greene Park: Monument Plaza, BrooklynA tribute at the 149-foot Stanford White column honoring 11,500+ Revolutionary War prisoners who died on British ships — atop Fort Greene Park.
Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNavigate the Amazing Maize Maze after dark by flashlight at Queens County Farm Museum, one of only two moonlight nights this fall.
Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNavigate the Amazing Maize Maze after dark by flashlight at Queens County Farm Museum, one of only two moonlight nights this fall.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
Xanadu, Bushwick, BrooklynA neon, glitter-drenched daytime roller disco on Starr Street in Bushwick, skating to disco, house and pop for ages 5 to 95.
Xanadu, Bushwick, BrooklynA neon, glitter-drenched daytime roller disco on Starr Street in Bushwick, skating to disco, house and pop for ages 5 to 95.
Columbus Square: Columbus Square - Whole Park, QueensMarching bands, soccer clubs and a costumed Columbus and Queen Isabella parade through Astoria to the Columbus statue — a free, neighborly 49th year.
Columbus Square: Columbus Square - Whole Park, QueensMarching bands, soccer clubs and a costumed Columbus and Queen Isabella parade through Astoria to the Columbus statue — a free, neighborly 49th year.
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