#1
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensSunday, August 30, 10:00am-2:00pmFree admission
Corn Fest
Queens County Farm throws a free corn festival - husking, sack races, corn-husk wreaths - to open its three-acre maze.
FreeFamilyFarm
Indoor Things to Do in NYC This Weekend
Rainy-day-proof plans — Broadway and off-Broadway stages, comedy clubs, jazz rooms, cinemas, and museums around New York this weekend.
42 picks · checked Aug 25
42 picks
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, Queens#1Sunday, August 30, 10:00am-2:00pm · One Day Only
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensFree admission
Corn Fest
Queens County Farm throws a free corn festival - husking, sack races, corn-husk wreaths - to open its three-acre maze.
#2
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFridays, 5-10pmFree (advance tickets recomme…
Whitney Museum Free Friday Nights
The Whitney waives its $30 admission every Friday from 5-10pm — all eight floors open, often with DJs and a bar. Free tickets are required and go fast; reserve online.
FreeMuseum nightEvery Friday
#2Fridays, 5-10pm · Limited Run
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree (advance tickets recomme…
Whitney Museum Free Friday Nights
The Whitney waives its $30 admission every Friday from 5-10pm — all eight floors open, often with DJs and a bar. Free tickets are required and go fast; reserve online.
#3
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanSaturday, August 29 · 6:30pmTicketed
Perfect Person: The Grey Area Tour
Perfect Person headlines the Gramercy Theatre on The Grey Area Tour.
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#3Saturday, August 29 · 6:30pm · Limited Run
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanTicketed
Perfect Person: The Grey Area Tour
Perfect Person headlines the Gramercy Theatre on The Grey Area Tour.
#4
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensSaturday, August 29, 12pm-6pmFree with RSVP
Summer Spin Series
Six hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
FreeDJ setCourtyard
#4Saturday, August 29, 12pm-6pm · One Day Only
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensFree with RSVP
Summer Spin Series
Six hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
#5
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxSaturday, August 29, 1:00–5:00 PMFree
'7th AIM Biennial' Culminating Open House
Artists from The Seventh AIM Biennial take over The Bronx Museum for four hours of art-making, memory-box workshops and artist talks.
FreeOpen HouseContemporary Art
#5Saturday, August 29, 1:00–5:00 PM · One Day Only
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxFree
'7th AIM Biennial' Culminating Open House
Artists from The Seventh AIM Biennial take over The Bronx Museum for four hours of art-making, memory-box workshops and artist talks.
#6
Furman Gallery, Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanSaturday, August 29, 2:30-8:45pmFree
Bibliomania Book Fair
Film Comment, NYRB, Archipelago and Inventory Press set up tables at Lincoln Center for a free film-and-literature book fair.
FreeBooksFilm
#6Saturday, August 29, 2:30-8:45pm · One Day Only
Furman Gallery, Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanFree
Bibliomania Book Fair
Film Comment, NYRB, Archipelago and Inventory Press set up tables at Lincoln Center for a free film-and-literature book fair.
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#7
423 West 14th Street, Meatpacking District, ManhattanOn viewTicketed
THE Monsters 10th Anniversary Exhibition by POP Mart
Nine galleries of Labubu: Kasing Lung's toothy monsters get their first US retrospective in Meatpacking — final weeks before it leaves town.
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#7On view · Limited Run
423 West 14th Street, Meatpacking District, ManhattanTicketed
THE Monsters 10th Anniversary Exhibition by POP Mart
Nine galleries of Labubu: Kasing Lung's toothy monsters get their first US retrospective in Meatpacking — final weeks before it leaves town.
#8
Tin Building at the Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanOn viewTimed tickets required
Daydream — Air Becomes Art by Balloon Museum
Rooms full of inflatable art you can walk into, push through and lie down in, from the Balloon Museum's travelling show at the Tin Building.
Pop-UpImmersiveSeaport
#8On view · Limited Run
Tin Building at the Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanTimed tickets required
Daydream — Air Becomes Art by Balloon Museum
Rooms full of inflatable art you can walk into, push through and lie down in, from the Balloon Museum's travelling show at the Tin Building.
#9
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanMarch 16–October 18, 2026Museum admission
Flip Sides: See Korean Art Anew
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
ArtArt & ExhibitionsMuseum
#9March 16–October 18, 2026 · Limited Run
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanMuseum admission
Flip Sides: See Korean Art Anew
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
#10
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanMarch 21, 2026–OngoingMuseum admission
Facade: Tschabalala Self—Art Lovers
A couple embraces in Tschabalala Self's sculpture, bolted where the New Museum's two buildings kiss and free to see from Bowery.
ArtMuseumExhibition
#10March 21, 2026–Ongoing · Ongoing
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanMuseum admission
Facade: Tschabalala Self—Art Lovers
A couple embraces in Tschabalala Self's sculpture, bolted where the New Museum's two buildings kiss and free to see from Bowery.
#11
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanJune 26 through October 4, 2026Museum admission
Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions
The Morgan traces tarot from Renaissance hand-painted decks to modern artists — a richly illustrated cult favorite.
ArtMuseumExhibition
#11June 26 through October 4, 2026 · Limited Run
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanMuseum admission
Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions
The Morgan traces tarot from Renaissance hand-painted decks to modern artists — a richly illustrated cult favorite.
#12
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanMarch 21, 2026–OngoingMuseum admission
Atrium Stair: Klára Hosnedlová—Shelter
Sandstone and glass wrapped in flax pelts and hand embroidery climbs four floors of the New Museum's new atrium stair.
ArtMuseumExhibition
#12March 21, 2026–Ongoing · Ongoing
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanMuseum admission
Atrium Stair: Klára Hosnedlová—Shelter
Sandstone and glass wrapped in flax pelts and hand embroidery climbs four floors of the New Museum's new atrium stair.
#13
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanMay 22 through October 25, 2026Museum admission
Hujar:Contact
Peter Hujar's downtown New York through his contact sheets — the Morgan reveals how the photographer chose his icons.
ArtMuseumExhibition
#13May 22 through October 25, 2026 · Limited Run
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanMuseum admission
Hujar:Contact
Peter Hujar's downtown New York through his contact sheets — the Morgan reveals how the photographer chose his icons.
#14
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanFebruary 10 through November 8, 2026Museum admission
Luminous Color
Jewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
ArtMuseumExhibition
#14February 10 through November 8, 2026 · Limited Run
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanMuseum admission
Luminous Color
Jewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
#15
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanMay 1 through October 25, 2026Museum admission
Friends Who Came to See Me: Drawings from John Ashbery’s Collection
Poet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.
ArtMuseumExhibition
#15May 1 through October 25, 2026 · Limited Run
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanMuseum admission
Friends Who Came to See Me: Drawings from John Ashbery’s Collection
Poet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.
#16
The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensOn view through spring 2027Museum admission (adults ~$16)
Light and Stone: Revisiting Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale
The Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
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#16On view through spring 2027 · Limited Run
The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensMuseum admission (adults ~$16)
Light and Stone: Revisiting Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale
The Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
#17
Hana House, 345 Adams Street, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynDaily through August 31Free
Haus of K: Seoul Beauty Lounge
A free immersive K-beauty lounge in Downtown Brooklyn — AI skin consults, color matching, a Seoul-style cafe and makeup masterclasses.
FreePop-UpK-Beauty
#17Daily through August 31 · Limited Run
Hana House, 345 Adams Street, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynFree
Haus of K: Seoul Beauty Lounge
A free immersive K-beauty lounge in Downtown Brooklyn — AI skin consults, color matching, a Seoul-style cafe and makeup masterclasses.
#18
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanWEDNESDAYS - SUNDAYS
The Promise of Liberty at the Seaport Museum
An exhibition at the South Street Seaport Museum explores liberty, immigration and the harbor that welcomed millions.
The SeaportCultureHistory
#18WEDNESDAYS - SUNDAYS · Limited Run
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanThe Promise of Liberty at the Seaport Museum
An exhibition at the South Street Seaport Museum explores liberty, immigration and the harbor that welcomed millions.
#19
Jazzcultural, Theater District, ManhattanFriday Aug 28 - Sunday Aug 30, sets at 7pm & 9pmTicketed through SmallsLIVE
Kurt Rosenwinkel "Next Step Band"
Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel revives his Next Step Band for six sets at Jazzcultural, the new Restaurant Row room from the SmallsLIVE team.
Jazz guitarThree nightsNew club
#19Friday Aug 28 - Sunday Aug 30, sets at 7pm & 9pm · One Day Only
Jazzcultural, Theater District, ManhattanTicketed through SmallsLIVE
Kurt Rosenwinkel "Next Step Band"
Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel revives his Next Step Band for six sets at Jazzcultural, the new Restaurant Row room from the SmallsLIVE team.
#20
Sony Hall, Theater District, ManhattanSunday, August 30, 8pmTicketed via Ticketmaster
The Verve Pipe
The Verve Pipe play Sony Hall, the underground supper club beneath the Paramount Hotel, on a Sunday night.
Nineties rockSupper clubSunday show
#20Sunday, August 30, 8pm · One Day Only
Sony Hall, Theater District, ManhattanTicketed via Ticketmaster
The Verve Pipe
The Verve Pipe play Sony Hall, the underground supper club beneath the Paramount Hotel, on a Sunday night.
#21
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanFriday, August 28, 8pmTicketed via Ticketmaster
Meltt
Vancouver dream-pop band Meltt headline Bowery Ballroom, still the best-sounding mid-size room downtown.
Psych popBowery BallroomVancouver band
#21Friday, August 28, 8pm · One Day Only
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanTicketed via Ticketmaster
Meltt
Vancouver dream-pop band Meltt headline Bowery Ballroom, still the best-sounding mid-size room downtown.
#22
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandSaturday, August 29, 9:00–10:00 AM$25
Beginner Tai Chi with Kristen Dolan Murphy
A gentle, balance-building tai chi hour in the terraced gardens of Staten Island's Himalayan-style hilltop museum, pitched at total beginners.
Tai ChiGardensBeginners
#22Saturday, August 29, 9:00–10:00 AM · One Day Only
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten Island$25
Beginner Tai Chi with Kristen Dolan Murphy
A gentle, balance-building tai chi hour in the terraced gardens of Staten Island's Himalayan-style hilltop museum, pitched at total beginners.
#23
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanSaturday, August 29, 6pmTicketed via Ticketmaster
Jayo - The Anti-Depressants Tour 2026
JAYO brings The Anti-Depressants Tour to Mercury Lounge, the 250-capacity back room that has launched three decades of bands.
Live MusicSmall VenueThis Weekend
#23Saturday, August 29, 6pm · One Day Only
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanTicketed via Ticketmaster
Jayo - The Anti-Depressants Tour 2026
JAYO brings The Anti-Depressants Tour to Mercury Lounge, the 250-capacity back room that has launched three decades of bands.
#24
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSunday, August 30, 7pmTicketed via Ticketmaster
Rio Da Yung OG - The World is M.i.n.e. Tour
Flint rapper Rio Da Yung OG brings The World is M.I.N.E. Tour to the Gramercy Theatre on East Twenty-Third Street.
Hip-hopFlint rapGramercy
#24Sunday, August 30, 7pm · One Day Only
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTicketed via Ticketmaster
Rio Da Yung OG - The World is M.i.n.e. Tour
Flint rapper Rio Da Yung OG brings The World is M.I.N.E. Tour to the Gramercy Theatre on East Twenty-Third Street.
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