The best things to do in NYC This Sunday on Saturday night of Labor Day weekend 2026, Sep 5 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
8 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.
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.
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Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanBassist John Patitucci brings saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer Brian Blade into the Vanguard's basement for the last nights of a six-night stand.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanBassist John Patitucci brings saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer Brian Blade into the Vanguard's basement for the last nights of a six-night stand.
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.
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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