The best things to do in NYC This Sunday over Labor Day weekend 2026 (Sep 5–7) — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
26 picks · checked Sep 2
Pier i at West 70th Street, Upper West Side, ManhattanSideshow performers, carnival amusements, live bands and cotton candy take over a Hudson River pier for Riverside Park's free county fair.
Pier i at West 70th Street, Upper West Side, ManhattanSideshow performers, carnival amusements, live bands and cotton candy take over a Hudson River pier for Riverside Park's free county fair.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynThe Cyclones' last home game of the year, an afternoon start with a commemorative baseball card for the first thousand fans through the gates.
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, BrooklynThe Cyclones' last home game of the year, an afternoon start with a commemorative baseball card for the first thousand fans through the gates.
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.
Smorgasburg Prospect Park, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel pan bands, jerk chicken from chef Scotley Innis and Caribbean makers take over Breeze Hill as Smorgasburg turns Carnival - all free.
Smorgasburg Prospect Park, Prospect Heights, BrooklynSteel pan bands, jerk chicken from chef Scotley Innis and Caribbean makers take over Breeze Hill as Smorgasburg turns Carnival - all free.
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Downtown Boathouse at Pier 26, Tribeca, ManhattanVolunteers hand out kayaks, paddles and life jackets for free 20-minute paddles in a protected embayment off Pier 26 in Hudson River Park.
Downtown Boathouse at Pier 26, Tribeca, ManhattanVolunteers hand out kayaks, paddles and life jackets for free 20-minute paddles in a protected embayment off Pier 26 in Hudson River Park.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensRound-of-16 singles at Arthur Ashe with the draw down to sixteen players a side, plus grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensRound-of-16 singles at Arthur Ashe with the draw down to sixteen players a side, plus grounds access to Armstrong and the outer courts.
Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Square, ManhattanFrida Kahlo returns from the dead for one Dia de Muertos in Gabriela Lena Frank's Spanish-language opera, free on the Met's facade.
Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Square, ManhattanFrida Kahlo returns from the dead for one Dia de Muertos in Gabriela Lena Frank's Spanish-language opera, free on the Met's facade.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, QueensCastIronSeasoner · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free drop-in Vinyasa class on the lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, no registration, with the East River and the skyline behind you.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, QueensCastIronSeasoner · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free drop-in Vinyasa class on the lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, no registration, with the East River and the skyline behind you.
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.
Central Park: King Jagiallo Plaza, ManhattanFree open-air folk dancing by the King Jagiello statue in Central Park — global steps, live spirit, all levels welcome.
Central Park: King Jagiallo Plaza, ManhattanFree open-air folk dancing by the King Jagiello statue in Central Park — global steps, live spirit, all levels welcome.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove, BrooklynA decades-old Sunday drum circle fills Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove with polyrhythms, dancing and open community.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove, BrooklynA decades-old Sunday drum circle fills Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove with polyrhythms, dancing and open community.
Seaport Square and Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanA full-size tennis court lands in Seaport Square, with a Honey Deuce bar on the Heineken Riverdeck and an 18-foot screen at Sadie's Garden.
Seaport Square and Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanA full-size tennis court lands in Seaport Square, with a Honey Deuce bar on the Heineken Riverdeck and an 18-foot screen at Sadie's Garden.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 67th Street Surfing Beach, QueensCity kids catch their first waves at Rockaway's Beach 67th surf break — a free day of youth surf sessions in NYC's only surf zone.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 67th Street Surfing Beach, QueensCity kids catch their first waves at Rockaway's Beach 67th surf break — a free day of youth surf sessions in NYC's only surf zone.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 73rd Street, QueensSummer's send-off race on the Rockaway boardwalk — pick 5K or 10K, run the oceanfront boards, then fall into the Atlantic at the finish.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk: Beach 73rd Street, QueensSummer's send-off race on the Rockaway boardwalk — pick 5K or 10K, run the oceanfront boards, then fall into the Atlantic at the finish.
Grant Park: General Permits, BronxFall migration kicks off — a free guided bird walk in the Bronx's Grant Park catches warblers and raptors riding the season's first south winds.
Grant Park: General Permits, BronxFall migration kicks off — a free guided bird walk in the Bronx's Grant Park catches warblers and raptors riding the season's first south winds.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, BrooklynProspect Park naturalists hand children magnifying glasses to examine what actually lives in the lake at Lakeside — free, drop-in.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, BrooklynProspect Park naturalists hand children magnifying glasses to examine what actually lives in the lake at Lakeside — free, drop-in.
Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxNaturalist Debbi Dolan leads a slow walk through Van Cortlandt Park as fall migration brings warblers, thrushes and raptors through the Bronx.
Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxNaturalist Debbi Dolan leads a slow walk through Van Cortlandt Park as fall migration brings warblers, thrushes and raptors through the Bronx.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynHugh Sansom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNaturalists at the Audubon Center open up the plants and animals of the park's waterfall and streams for families with magnifying glasses.
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Prospect Park, BrooklynHugh Sansom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNaturalists at the Audubon Center open up the plants and animals of the park's waterfall and streams for families with magnifying glasses.
Conference House Park, Tottenville, Staten IslandA free community 5K at the southernmost point of New York State, where runners chalk-decorate the start and finish line.
Conference House Park, Tottenville, Staten IslandA free community 5K at the southernmost point of New York State, where runners chalk-decorate the start and finish line.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove Market Place, BrooklynVendors ring Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove while the drum circle runs — West African crafts, oils, food and fifty years of Brooklyn tradition.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove Market Place, BrooklynVendors ring Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove while the drum circle runs — West African crafts, oils, food and fifty years of Brooklyn tradition.
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.
Herbert Von King Park: Amphitheater, BrooklynA classics-only DJ session in the Herbert Von King amphitheater, Bed-Stuy's sunken bowl doing what it does best.
Herbert Von King Park: Amphitheater, BrooklynA classics-only DJ session in the Herbert Von King amphitheater, Bed-Stuy's sunken bowl doing what it does best.
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.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free hour on the Prospect Park ground where the Battle of Brooklyn was fought, marking the engagement's 250th anniversary year.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free hour on the Prospect Park ground where the Battle of Brooklyn was fought, marking the engagement's 250th anniversary year.
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