Everything on at Union Square this weekend and in the weeks ahead — hand-checked, free events first.
4 picks · checked Sep 1
Union Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNYC Parks screens Shrek (2001) free on the North Plaza of Union Square Park, one of the last outdoor movies of the season.
Union Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNYC Parks screens Shrek (2001) free on the North Plaza of Union Square Park, one of the last outdoor movies of the season.
Union Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Strand marks 99 years with its only storewide sale of the year - 20% off everything at all locations - plus a day of storytimes and in-store programming.
Union Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Strand marks 99 years with its only storewide sale of the year - 20% off everything at all locations - plus a day of storytimes and in-store programming.
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Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCorinne Bailey Rae plays her platinum debut album in full at Irving Plaza, a far smaller room than her profile suggests, on her twentieth-anniversary tour.
Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCorinne Bailey Rae plays her platinum debut album in full at Irving Plaza, a far smaller room than her profile suggests, on her twentieth-anniversary tour.
Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlabama folk-pop songwriter BRENN! headlines Irving Plaza on the world tour behind Amateur at Best, his debut album.
Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlabama folk-pop songwriter BRENN! headlines Irving Plaza on the world tour behind Amateur at Best, his debut album.
This list covers the weekend of Sep 4–7, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.
Stumblday curates and re-ranks NYC events each week from official venue and city sources — so you get a short, vetted shortlist instead of an endless calendar.
