Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the East Village, Manhattan over Labor Day weekend 2026 (Sep 5–7): 8 picks, refreshed weekly.
8 picks · checked Sep 2
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanJill Godmilow's 1995 film of Ron Vawter's legendary two-part performance, on 16mm, inside Anthology's weekend tribute to Godmilow.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanJill Godmilow's 1995 film of Ron Vawter's legendary two-part performance, on 16mm, inside Anthology's weekend tribute to Godmilow.
Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanTwenty-three productions and eighteen world premieres take over Theater for the New City for the East Village's long-running new-work festival.
Theater for the New City, East Village, ManhattanTwenty-three productions and eighteen world premieres take over Theater for the New City for the East Village's long-running new-work festival.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanDovzhenko's 1928 folkloric fever dream on a 35mm silent print, first half of a Sunday-evening double bill with ARSENAL.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanDovzhenko's 1928 folkloric fever dream on a 35mm silent print, first half of a Sunday-evening double bill with ARSENAL.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMireia Sallares turns her camera on documentary teacher Jill Godmilow and both filmmakers appear in person across a three-day East Village run.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMireia Sallares turns her camera on documentary teacher Jill Godmilow and both filmmakers appear in person across a three-day East Village run.
20 Blocks, East Village, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNamed for the number of blocks in a mile, this East Fourth Street shop runs a school-cafeteria aesthetic and a roast turkey sandwich worth the trip.
20 Blocks, East Village, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNamed for the number of blocks in a mile, this East Fourth Street shop runs a school-cafeteria aesthetic and a roast turkey sandwich worth the trip.
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