The best things to do in NYC This Sunday over Labor Day weekend 2026 (Sep 5–7) — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
23 picks · checked Sep 2
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
New World Stages, Stage 3, 340 West 50th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanThe Tony-winning spelling bee musical that pulls four audience members onstage to compete against the cast, live and unrehearsed.
New World Stages, Stage 3, 340 West 50th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanThe Tony-winning spelling bee musical that pulls four audience members onstage to compete against the cast, live and unrehearsed.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBAM revives its cult perspiration series for a second run: eleven films about sweat, desire and heat, opening Friday with Atlantics, Body Double and Wild Things.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynBAM revives its cult perspiration series for a second run: eleven films about sweat, desire and heat, opening Friday with Atlantics, Body Double and Wild Things.
59E59 Theaters (Theater B), Midtown East, ManhattanThe Negro Ensemble Company's staging of Terence Anthony's 1935 asylum drama takes its final bow at 59E59 afternoon. Benjamin Rowe plays a man who builds coffins inside a Jim Crow institution.
59E59 Theaters (Theater B), Midtown East, ManhattanThe Negro Ensemble Company's staging of Terence Anthony's 1935 asylum drama takes its final bow at 59E59 afternoon. Benjamin Rowe plays a man who builds coffins inside a Jim Crow institution.
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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.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensLondon's queer-disco institution throws its annual Labor Day Sunday blowout at Knockdown Center — disco, boogie and house from 10 PM to 5 AM, with no work.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensLondon's queer-disco institution throws its annual Labor Day Sunday blowout at Knockdown Center — disco, boogie and house from 10 PM to 5 AM, with no work.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynHard techno brand Teletech returns to Brooklyn Storehouse with Jazzy b2b Nikolina, JSMN, Kruelty, Natte Visstick and Restricted — 10pm to 5am on holiday Sunday.
Brooklyn Storehouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynHard techno brand Teletech returns to Brooklyn Storehouse with Jazzy b2b Nikolina, JSMN, Kruelty, Natte Visstick and Restricted — 10pm to 5am on holiday Sunday.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, Brooklynryan kuonen from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Grammy-winning Afro house icon takes over Pacha for a 10 PM–4 AM Labor Day Sunday club night — no work no excuses.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, Brooklynryan kuonen from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Grammy-winning Afro house icon takes over Pacha for a 10 PM–4 AM Labor Day Sunday club night — no work no excuses.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanFrantisek Vlacil's 1967 medieval epic — routinely called the greatest Czech film ever made — opens Friday in a 4K restoration, three shows a day.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanFrantisek Vlacil's 1967 medieval epic — routinely called the greatest Czech film ever made — opens Friday in a 4K restoration, three shows a day.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanTsui Hark's 1984 screwball-musical-romance in a 40th-anniversary 4K restoration he supervised himself, anchoring Metrograph's Tsui Hark series.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanTsui Hark's 1984 screwball-musical-romance in a 40th-anniversary 4K restoration he supervised himself, anchoring Metrograph's Tsui Hark series.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanRay Harryhausen's skeleton army on a 35mm print at noon opening Metrograph's Classical Cinema strand of myth-on-screen.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanRay Harryhausen's skeleton army on a 35mm print at noon opening Metrograph's Classical Cinema strand of myth-on-screen.
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.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA first-year electronic festival takes over Industry City with two stages running eighteen hours a day, indoors and outdoors, across the long weekend.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA first-year electronic festival takes over Industry City with two stages running eighteen hours a day, indoors and outdoors, across the long weekend.
99 Scott, Bushwick, BrooklynElsewhere takes its programming outdoors to the 99 Scott courtyard for a six-hour Bushwick day party with DJ LEX and friends.
99 Scott, Bushwick, BrooklynElsewhere takes its programming outdoors to the 99 Scott courtyard for a six-hour Bushwick day party with DJ LEX and friends.
Public Records, Gowanus, BrooklynRitual's queer-friendly house party runs nine hours across Public Records with Lovie, Jenifa Mayanja, Leonce and BLKshine.
Public Records, Gowanus, BrooklynRitual's queer-friendly house party runs nine hours across Public Records with Lovie, Jenifa Mayanja, Leonce and BLKshine.
Westlight Rooftop at The William Vale, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe last Paraiso sunset session of the summer takes over Westlight, the William Vale's twenty-second-floor rooftop bar in Williamsburg.
Westlight Rooftop at The William Vale, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe last Paraiso sunset session of the summer takes over Westlight, the William Vale's twenty-second-floor rooftop bar in Williamsburg.
The Roof at Superior Ingredients, Williamsburg, BrooklynDutch house veteran Laidback Luke takes over a Williamsburg rooftop for an eight-hour daylight-into-dusk session above the East River.
The Roof at Superior Ingredients, Williamsburg, BrooklynDutch house veteran Laidback Luke takes over a Williamsburg rooftop for an eight-hour daylight-into-dusk session above the East River.
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.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFilm at Lincoln Center runs Chronovisor across four daily showtimes at the Walter Reade and Elinor Bunin Munroe screens.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFilm at Lincoln Center runs Chronovisor across four daily showtimes at the Walter Reade and Elinor Bunin Munroe screens.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanThe Harlem Gospel Choir turns the Blue Note into a midday revival, with full call-and-response harmony singing over a brunch menu.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanThe Harlem Gospel Choir turns the Blue Note into a midday revival, with full call-and-response harmony singing over a brunch menu.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynA rotating stand-up bill in a Gowanus warehouse venue with a proper theater room out back and a fireplace bar out front.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynA rotating stand-up bill in a Gowanus warehouse venue with a proper theater room out back and a fireplace bar out front.
IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSix award-winning shorts from this year's Sundance, jury winners Crisis Actor and The Boys and the Bees among them, in one 100-minute program.
IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSix award-winning shorts from this year's Sundance, jury winners Crisis Actor and The Boys and the Bees among them, in one 100-minute program.
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