Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the Lower East Side, Manhattan over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 30 picks.
30 picks · checked Sep 17
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.
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New Museum, Bowery / Lower East Side, ManhattanMarcy Hargan from New York City (Manhattan), USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLove is the Message and the Golden Lion-winning The White Album anchor Arthur Jafa's first US museum survey, in the expanded New Museum.
New Museum, Bowery / Lower East Side, ManhattanMarcy Hargan from New York City (Manhattan), USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLove is the Message and the Golden Lion-winning The White Album anchor Arthur Jafa's first US museum survey, in the expanded New Museum.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanAdam Conover and LegalEagle's Devin Stone argue society's ills out of existence in a Nebula taping of this comedy debate show at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanAdam Conover and LegalEagle's Devin Stone argue society's ills out of existence in a Nebula taping of this comedy debate show at Caveat.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanZu, Don't Play with Fire, Knock Off and Time and Tide play Metrograph in an 11-film Tsui Hark survey — two of them on 35mm prints.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanZu, Don't Play with Fire, Knock Off and Time and Tide play Metrograph in an 11-film Tsui Hark survey — two of them on 35mm prints.
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First Street Green Cultural Park, Lower East Side, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBassist William Parker leads PocketWatch and Luke Stewart's big band closes Arts for Art's free garden jazz festival on the Lower East Side.
First Street Green Cultural Park, Lower East Side, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBassist William Parker leads PocketWatch and Luke Stewart's big band closes Arts for Art's free garden jazz festival on the Lower East Side.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanDovzhenko's silent Ukrainian masterpiece Earth screens on a Warsaw 35mm print with live piano, synths and bandura.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanDovzhenko's silent Ukrainian masterpiece Earth screens on a Warsaw 35mm print with live piano, synths and bandura.
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New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanSarah Lucas won over a jury of Cindy Sherman, Julie Mehretu and Kiki Smith and her sculpture now anchors the free New Museum plaza.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanSarah Lucas won over a jury of Cindy Sherman, Julie Mehretu and Kiki Smith and her sculpture now anchors the free New Museum plaza.
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New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanA couple embraces in Tschabalala Self's sculpture, bolted where the New Museum's two buildings kiss and free to see from Bowery.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanA couple embraces in Tschabalala Self's sculpture, bolted where the New Museum's two buildings kiss and free to see from Bowery.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanJet Li's Wong Fei-hung takes on gangsters, traffickers and a Lion Dance contest across Tsui Hark's full Once Upon a Time in China trilogy.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanJet Li's Wong Fei-hung takes on gangsters, traffickers and a Lion Dance contest across Tsui Hark's full Once Upon a Time in China trilogy.
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New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSandstone and glass wrapped in flax pelts and hand embroidery climbs four floors of the New Museum's new atrium stair.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSandstone and glass wrapped in flax pelts and hand embroidery climbs four floors of the New Museum's new atrium stair.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanToshiro Mifune pays a ransom for his chauffeur's kidnapped son in Kurosawa's thriller, whose train hand-off still grips on 35mm.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanToshiro Mifune pays a ransom for his chauffeur's kidnapped son in Kurosawa's thriller, whose train hand-off still grips on 35mm.
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Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanLiter steins, liter boots, pig roasts and twelve kinds of sausage fill Loreley's heated LES beer garden for a six-week Oktoberfest, no cover.
Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanLiter steins, liter boots, pig roasts and twelve kinds of sausage fill Loreley's heated LES beer garden for a six-week Oktoberfest, no cover.
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Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Red Party's all-goth, post-punk dance night takes over Mercury Lounge until 4am, with a live set from cult band Strange Boutique.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Red Party's all-goth, post-punk dance night takes over Mercury Lounge until 4am, with a live set from cult band Strange Boutique.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedian Ophira Eisenberg quizzes immunologist Andrea Love on bogus wellness trends and how to spot health misinformation at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedian Ophira Eisenberg quizzes immunologist Andrea Love on bogus wellness trends and how to spot health misinformation at Caveat.
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Entrance, Lower East Side, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConceptual sculptor Tom Friedman takes over Entrance on Ludlow Street with there's no such thing as art — a final-week gallery stop.
Entrance, Lower East Side, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConceptual sculptor Tom Friedman takes over Entrance on Ludlow Street with there's no such thing as art — a final-week gallery stop.
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New Museum, Bowery / Lower East Side, ManhattanHorror, slapstick and cartoons turn unsettling in Diego Marcon's films, including the new Krapfen, in his first NYC museum solo show.
New Museum, Bowery / Lower East Side, ManhattanHorror, slapstick and cartoons turn unsettling in Diego Marcon's films, including the new Krapfen, in his first NYC museum solo show.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanDovzhenko's 1929 silent about Kyiv's Arsenal Factory uprising plays on a Warsaw 35mm print with Fima Chupakhin scoring it live.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanDovzhenko's 1929 silent about Kyiv's Arsenal Factory uprising plays on a Warsaw 35mm print with Fima Chupakhin scoring it live.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians debate the world's least important arguments and the audience picks the winner at this festival-tested show at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians debate the world's least important arguments and the audience picks the winner at this festival-tested show at Caveat.
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Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanBrothers Virgile and Elliott Arndt bring Faux Real's theatrical art-pop to Bowery Ballroom, with Babe America and Bryce Xavier opening.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanBrothers Virgile and Elliott Arndt bring Faux Real's theatrical art-pop to Bowery Ballroom, with Babe America and Bryce Xavier opening.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians guess what famous museum artworks mean, then a real art expert reveals how close they got, in this Caveat matinee.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians guess what famous museum artworks mean, then a real art expert reveals how close they got, in this Caveat matinee.
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Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanBritish singer-rapper Wesley Joseph brings his genre-sliding hip-hop and R&B to the Bowery Ballroom's close-up stage on the Lower East Side.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanBritish singer-rapper Wesley Joseph brings his genre-sliding hip-hop and R&B to the Bowery Ballroom's close-up stage on the Lower East Side.
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Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanGeorgia songwriter Robert Lester Folsom brings his 1970s-rooted psych-folk to Bowery Ballroom, with Liz Cooper opening.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanGeorgia songwriter Robert Lester Folsom brings his 1970s-rooted psych-folk to Bowery Ballroom, with Liz Cooper opening.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians interview with real hiring professionals using terrible fake résumés they see for the first time on stage at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedians interview with real hiring professionals using terrible fake résumés they see for the first time on stage at Caveat.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanFive pun-competition champions with 100+ titles between them host a monthly variety hour of wordplay and etymology at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanFive pun-competition champions with 100+ titles between them host a monthly variety hour of wordplay and etymology at Caveat.
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