The best things to do in NYC This Saturday on Friday night of Labor Day weekend 2026, Sep 4 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
8 picks · checked Sep 2
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.
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (regional)Ed Sheeran loops MetLife for two stadium nights with Macklemore, Lukas Graham and BIIRD opening — the fall's biggest pop pilgrimage from NYC.
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (regional)Ed Sheeran loops MetLife for two stadium nights with Macklemore, Lukas Graham and BIIRD opening — the fall's biggest pop pilgrimage from NYC.
Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's acclaimed play returns with Lupita Nyong'o opening a rotating star cast — this is its first full weekend of previews at Greenwich House.
Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's acclaimed play returns with Lupita Nyong'o opening a rotating star cast — this is its first full weekend of previews at Greenwich House.
The Mets host the Giants at Citi Field in an afternoon start, one 7 train stop past the US Open grounds in Flushing Meadows.
The Mets host the Giants at Citi Field in an afternoon start, one 7 train stop past the US Open grounds in Flushing Meadows.
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Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanA two-night punk gathering takes over the Bowery Ballroom, with a combined pass for anyone planning to do both evenings.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanA two-night punk gathering takes over the Bowery Ballroom, with a combined pass for anyone planning to do both evenings.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanThe Berlinale Teddy winner about queer avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer opens Friday, with director Brydie O'Connor in person for Q&As on both Friday and Saturday.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanThe Berlinale Teddy winner about queer avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer opens Friday, with director Brydie O'Connor in person for Q&As on both Friday and Saturday.
Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, ManhattanTony-nominated singer Ann Hampton Callaway works through Night and Day and a rare posthumous Cole Porter duet high above Columbus Circle.
Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, ManhattanTony-nominated singer Ann Hampton Callaway works through Night and Day and a rare posthumous Cole Porter duet high above Columbus Circle.
IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanEva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDavid Byrne's big suit, restored in 4K: the greatest concert film ever made returns to IFC Center as a late-night ritual.
IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanEva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDavid Byrne's big suit, restored in 4K: the greatest concert film ever made returns to IFC Center as a late-night ritual.
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