Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in NYC This Sunday the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 103 picks, refreshed weekly.
103 picks · checked Sep 15
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.
Pier 36, 299 South Street, Lower East Side waterfront, ManhattanUnlimited samples of bluefin, uni, wagyu and matcha from 60+ exhibitors, plus live 400-pound tuna-cutting shows, one day at Pier 36.
Pier 36, 299 South Street, Lower East Side waterfront, ManhattanUnlimited samples of bluefin, uni, wagyu and matcha from 60+ exhibitors, plus live 400-pound tuna-cutting shows, one day at Pier 36.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday entry to the new Studio Museum on 125th Street, with Peggy Cooper Cafritz's collection, gallery talks and drop-in art-making.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday entry to the new Studio Museum on 125th Street, with Peggy Cooper Cafritz's collection, gallery talks and drop-in art-making.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanPaul Lowry from New York, EEUU de A · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanPaul Lowry from New York, EEUU de A · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
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58 7th Ave, BrooklynBrooklyn Conservatory of Music marches from its Park Slope brownstone to its new Grand Army Plaza campus — a join-in community musical parade.
58 7th Ave, BrooklynBrooklyn Conservatory of Music marches from its Park Slope brownstone to its new Grand Army Plaza campus — a join-in community musical parade.
Broadway, Liberty Street to Rector Street, Financial District, ManhattanA Sunday street fair fills Broadway between Liberty and Rector Streets with food stalls and vendors, steps from Trinity Church and Zuccotti Park.
Broadway, Liberty Street to Rector Street, Financial District, ManhattanA Sunday street fair fills Broadway between Liberty and Rector Streets with food stalls and vendors, steps from Trinity Church and Zuccotti Park.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanLuke Grimes, Kayce Dutton himself, screens an early episode of the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals' second season and talks the show.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanLuke Grimes, Kayce Dutton himself, screens an early episode of the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals' second season and talks the show.
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.
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.
Chelsea Market, Chelsea, ManhattanBuy a single viral Koyo strawberry instead of a whole box at Oishii's first retail kiosk inside Chelsea Market, plus exclusive pastries.
Chelsea Market, Chelsea, ManhattanBuy a single viral Koyo strawberry instead of a whole box at Oishii's first retail kiosk inside Chelsea Market, plus exclusive pastries.
Verdi Square: Verdi Square, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team NewYorkDolls as part of the Commons:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan project on Apr... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLocal artists, live music and street-fair energy fill Verdi Square for an afternoon of creative community gathering.
Verdi Square: Verdi Square, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team NewYorkDolls as part of the Commons:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan project on Apr... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLocal artists, live music and street-fair energy fill Verdi Square for an afternoon of creative community gathering.
433 Broadway, SoHo, ManhattanNail stations, a fragrance arcade game and a Loop earplug listening room fill Pleasing's sensory pop-up at 433 Broadway in SoHo.
433 Broadway, SoHo, ManhattanNail stations, a fragrance arcade game and a Loop earplug listening room fill Pleasing's sensory pop-up at 433 Broadway in SoHo.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPatina Miller and Denée Benton lead Jocelyn Bioh's biting Miss Ghana 1986 pageant comedy, newly opened on Broadway after its Off-Broadway hit.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPatina Miller and Denée Benton lead Jocelyn Bioh's biting Miss Ghana 1986 pageant comedy, newly opened on Broadway after its Off-Broadway hit.
22 East 2nd Street, East Village / NoHo, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles' own merch shop takes over a storefront on East 2nd Street for a fall run — walk-in only and the line is part of the ritual.
22 East 2nd Street, East Village / NoHo, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles' own merch shop takes over a storefront on East 2nd Street for a fall run — walk-in only and the line is part of the ritual.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works throws open all three floors in Red Hook: artist studios, exhibitions, live music, a cephalopod demo and Caribbean comfort food.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works throws open all three floors in Red Hook: artist studios, exhibitions, live music, a cephalopod demo and Caribbean comfort food.
PleasingLand, 433 Broadway, SoHo, ManhattanHarry Styles' brand Pleasing opens a SoHo sense-lab: sniff out your fragrance, touch city-only apparel and test Loop earplugs in a discovery room.
PleasingLand, 433 Broadway, SoHo, ManhattanHarry Styles' brand Pleasing opens a SoHo sense-lab: sniff out your fragrance, touch city-only apparel and test Loop earplugs in a discovery room.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanEleanor Coppola's on-set diary from Versailles shows Sofia Coppola making Marie Antoinette, narrated by Diane Lane, at NYFF.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanEleanor Coppola's on-set diary from Versailles shows Sofia Coppola making Marie Antoinette, narrated by Diane Lane, at NYFF.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPaul Rudd, Paul Giamatti and John Turturro re-create a 1980 climate summit in Tom McCarthy's A Statement, a NYFF world premiere.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPaul Rudd, Paul Giamatti and John Turturro re-create a 1980 climate summit in Tom McCarthy's A Statement, a NYFF world premiere.
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.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynBooker winner Marlon James talks The Disappearers with Colin Channer in Red Hook, then signs books before a Neon Christina DJ set.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynBooker winner Marlon James talks The Disappearers with Colin Channer in Red Hook, then signs books before a Neon Christina DJ set.
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.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynA two-hour guided walk through Green-Wood's hills as thousands of trees turn red and gold across the 478-acre Brooklyn landmark.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynA two-hour guided walk through Green-Wood's hills as thousands of trees turn red and gold across the 478-acre Brooklyn landmark.
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.
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