The best things to do in NYC This Sunday on Saturday of Labor Day weekend 2026, Sep 5 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
34 picks · checked Sep 2
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensUnicycle basketball, races and a learn-to-ride area take over 34th Avenue's mile-plus open street in Jackson Heights for the festival's 17th year.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, QueensUnicycle basketball, races and a learn-to-ride area take over 34th Avenue's mile-plus open street in Jackson Heights for the festival's 17th year.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanFinal weekend of the Studio Museum's sixth 'F' show — 17 emerging artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent in the new 125th Street building. Closing day is a free Studio Sunday.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanFinal weekend of the Studio Museum's sixth 'F' show — 17 emerging artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent in the new 125th Street building. Closing day is a free Studio Sunday.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
New Paltz, Hudson ValleyDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsQuail Hollow Events fills the Ulster County Fairgrounds with hundreds of juried makers across more than ten media categories, plus craft demonstrations, a children's area and Hudson Valley wine, cider and beer.
New Paltz, Hudson ValleyDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsQuail Hollow Events fills the Ulster County Fairgrounds with hundreds of juried makers across more than ten media categories, plus craft demonstrations, a children's area and Hudson Valley wine, cider and beer.
Union Vale, Hudson ValleyDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsFive mass hot-air balloon ascensions totaling more than 120 balloon flights over Tymor Park in Dutchess County, with fireworks each night, live music, food trucks and a beer and wine tent.
Union Vale, Hudson ValleyDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsFive mass hot-air balloon ascensions totaling more than 120 balloon flights over Tymor Park in Dutchess County, with fireworks each night, live music, food trucks and a beer and wine tent.
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.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
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.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, Queens34th Avenue closes for two days of races, workshops and unicycle basketball in Jackson Heights.
34th Avenue Open Street, Jackson Heights, Queens34th Avenue closes for two days of races, workshops and unicycle basketball in Jackson Heights.
Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards, Hudson Yards, ManhattanA free, weeklong US Open activation lands in Hudson Yards' Public Square: playable Wilson courts, a tennis gaming arena, ESPN coverage on the big screen and nightly Vessel DJs.
Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards, Hudson Yards, ManhattanA free, weeklong US Open activation lands in Hudson Yards' Public Square: playable Wilson courts, a tennis gaming arena, ESPN coverage on the big screen and nightly Vessel DJs.
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynA loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
Pony's, Red Hook, BrooklynA loosely horse-themed corner bar that opened on Van Brunt Street. Coffee counter on weekday afternoons, cocktail bar Wednesday nights.
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.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Concourse, BronxAlternative Archives closes at the always-free Bronx Museum, a Lifelong Studio show sharing its last weekend with the AIM Biennial upstairs.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Concourse, BronxAlternative Archives closes at the always-free Bronx Museum, a Lifelong Studio show sharing its last weekend with the AIM Biennial upstairs.
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.
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.
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.
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