Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the East Village, Manhattan over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 11 picks.
11 picks · checked Sep 17
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.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
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La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Community Garden, East Village, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLoisaida's most beloved community garden turns into an all-day stage for East Village music, food and kids' activities.
La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Community Garden, East Village, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLoisaida's most beloved community garden turns into an all-day stage for East Village music, food and kids' activities.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanNightscream · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFormer SNL cast member Chloe Troast and friends take the audience's real problems and improvise their way toward terrible solutions at UCB.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanNightscream · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFormer SNL cast member Chloe Troast and friends take the audience's real problems and improvise their way toward terrible solutions at UCB.
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Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanMedium Build's King of Having Fun tour hits Webster Hall, Nick Carpenter's heart-on-sleeve indie rock with Ken Yates opening.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanMedium Build's King of Having Fun tour hits Webster Hall, Nick Carpenter's heart-on-sleeve indie rock with Ken Yates opening.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanMarcin Wichary from San Francisco, Calif. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUCB comics go head-to-head with bits too unhinged for anywhere else while Josh Nasser judges from a literal trash throne.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanMarcin Wichary from San Francisco, Calif. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUCB comics go head-to-head with bits too unhinged for anywhere else while Josh Nasser judges from a literal trash throne.
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Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanSwedish producer duo NOTD, behind the dance-pop hits "I Wanna Know" and "So Close," play a 16-and-over night at Webster Hall.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanSwedish producer duo NOTD, behind the dance-pop hits "I Wanna Know" and "So Close," play a 16-and-over night at Webster Hall.
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Orpheum Theatre, East Village, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA satirical hip-hop musical skewers progressive theater by turning The Diary of Anne Frank into an Afro-Latin musical, now Off-Broadway.
Orpheum Theatre, East Village, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA satirical hip-hop musical skewers progressive theater by turning The Diary of Anne Frank into an Afro-Latin musical, now Off-Broadway.
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Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanAnnie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens open each show with a live 'Ecosex 101' before their climate film narrated partly by a white peacock.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanAnnie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens open each show with a live 'Ecosex 101' before their climate film narrated partly by a white peacock.
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Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanMira Nair's Kama Sutra, Cheryl Dunye's Mommy Is Coming and a dominatrix shorts program anchor Anthology's series on sex work on screen.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanMira Nair's Kama Sutra, Cheryl Dunye's Mommy Is Coming and a dominatrix shorts program anchor Anthology's series on sex work on screen.
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The Downstairs at La MaMa, East Village, ManhattanChoreographer Aleksandra Janeva Imfeld closes La MaMa's Queer New York Festival with a 45-minute duet about two travelers heading toward tomorrow.
The Downstairs at La MaMa, East Village, ManhattanChoreographer Aleksandra Janeva Imfeld closes La MaMa's Queer New York Festival with a 45-minute duet about two travelers heading toward tomorrow.
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