Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in the Meatpacking District, Manhattan over Labor Day weekend 2026 (Sep 5–7): 10 picks.
10 picks · checked Sep 2
The Glade at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanLeslie Jamison, Eric Kim and Doreen St. Felix read new stories about New York's food scene at Little Island's outdoor Glade.
The Glade at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanLeslie Jamison, Eric Kim and Doreen St. Felix read new stories about New York's food scene at Little Island's outdoor Glade.
The Amph at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanLaurie Anderson, Davone Tines and a rotating house band reset Allen Ginsberg's poems as songs on Little Island's amphitheatre stage.
The Amph at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanLaurie Anderson, Davone Tines and a rotating house band reset Allen Ginsberg's poems as songs on Little Island's amphitheatre stage.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 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.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 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.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanPop master Roy Lichtenstein's Ben-Day dots and comic-strip canvases come to the Whitney — instantly iconic American art.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanPop master Roy Lichtenstein's Ben-Day dots and comic-strip canvases come to the Whitney — instantly iconic American art.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanOscar Nn and Adam R bring the Brooklyn queer-nightlife collective's Friday residency to Little Island's open-air Play Ground stage.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanOscar Nn and Adam R bring the Brooklyn queer-nightlife collective's Friday residency to Little Island's open-air Play Ground stage.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe late set that closes Little Island's Friday nightlife residency, playing out on the open-air Play Ground stage over the Hudson.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe late set that closes Little Island's Friday nightlife residency, playing out on the open-air Play Ground stage over the Hudson.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Gansevoort Street billboard, Meatpacking District, ManhattanA Whitney Biennial commission lives on the museum's Gansevoort Street billboard, visible from the pavement at no cost.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Gansevoort Street billboard, Meatpacking District, ManhattanA Whitney Biennial commission lives on the museum's Gansevoort Street billboard, visible from the pavement at no cost.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids from 1972-73, drawn from one of six personal albums: Montauk weekends, European trips and his dog Archie.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids from 1972-73, drawn from one of six personal albums: Montauk weekends, European trips and his dog Archie.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAngellosIoannis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Whitney Biennial's 56 artists, duos and collectives, with the first-floor galleries in their last few days before deinstallation.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAngellosIoannis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Whitney Biennial's 56 artists, duos and collectives, with the first-floor galleries in their last few days before deinstallation.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMinnie Evans drew angels, birds and faces from her dreams; the Whitney brings her back 50 years after giving her a first solo show.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMinnie Evans drew angels, birds and faces from her dreams; the Whitney brings her back 50 years after giving her a first solo show.
Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
