The best date night in New York City next weekend, Sep 5–6, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
102 picks · checked Aug 25
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, Manhattan100-plus New Yorkers from all five boroughs record a live album onstage at the Delacorte — the Public's free season-closing pageant, five nights only.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, Manhattan100-plus New Yorkers from all five boroughs record a live album onstage at the Delacorte — the Public's free season-closing pageant, five nights only.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynThe Grammy-winning French duo take over the decks at Pacha New York on Labor Day Saturday, with hometown provocateur The Dare sharing the bill until 4 AM.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynThe Grammy-winning French duo take over the decks at Pacha New York on Labor Day Saturday, with hometown provocateur The Dare sharing the bill until 4 AM.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLucie Tiberghien directs Molière's most subversive play outdoors at Lakeside, with live cello by Johnathan Moore — free with an RSVP.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLucie Tiberghien directs Molière's most subversive play outdoors at Lakeside, with live cello by Johnathan Moore — free with an RSVP.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanThe rapper behind 1999 and B4.Da.$$ squeezes into the 200-seat Blue Note for two nightly sets rather than an arena stage.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanThe rapper behind 1999 and B4.Da.$$ squeezes into the 200-seat Blue Note for two nightly sets rather than an arena stage.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanCoppola's 1992 vampire fever dream in a 35mm print, closing out a Saturday of the Film Forum retrospective. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and practically no digital anything.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanCoppola's 1992 vampire fever dream in a 35mm print, closing out a Saturday of the Film Forum retrospective. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and practically no digital anything.
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.
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The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanA full R&B dance party at nine in the morning, on the Pier 17 rooftop.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanA full R&B dance party at nine in the morning, on the Pier 17 rooftop.
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.
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.
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensHot Since 82's annual full-venue Knockdown Center takeover, with New York house legend Danny Tenaglia joining a 3pm-to-5am indoor-outdoor marathon.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensHot Since 82's annual full-venue Knockdown Center takeover, with New York house legend Danny Tenaglia joining a 3pm-to-5am indoor-outdoor marathon.
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.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanKevin Fredericks, the comedian millions know as KevOnStage, builds an entire solo show out of losing people and laughing anyway.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanKevin Fredericks, the comedian millions know as KevOnStage, builds an entire solo show out of losing people and laughing anyway.
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.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynGORDO — the producer formerly known as Carnage — opens Pacha New York's Labor Day weekend with a 10 PM–4 AM house set at the new superclub on the old Brooklyn Mirage site.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynGORDO — the producer formerly known as Carnage — opens Pacha New York's Labor Day weekend with a 10 PM–4 AM house set at the new superclub on the old Brooklyn Mirage site.
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.
New Amsterdam Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAladdin plays the restored New Amsterdam Theatre, where Friend Like Me remains the loudest eleven o'clock number in town.
New Amsterdam Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAladdin plays the restored New Amsterdam Theatre, where Friend Like Me remains the loudest eleven o'clock number in town.
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo missionaries hit Uganda in the nine-Tony musical from the South Park writers, holding the Eugene O'Neill since 2011.
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo missionaries hit Uganda in the nine-Tony musical from the South Park writers, holding the Eugene O'Neill since 2011.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe found-footage horror franchise becomes a stage haunting at the August Wilson, with illusions by the designer behind Harry Potter's magic.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe found-footage horror franchise becomes a stage haunting at the August Wilson, with illusions by the designer behind Harry Potter's magic.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
54 Below, Midtown, ManhattanThe two original stars of Rent share a nightclub stage below Studio 54 for a single evening of songs and thirty years of stories.
54 Below, Midtown, ManhattanThe two original stars of Rent share a nightclub stage below Studio 54 for a single evening of songs and thirty years of stories.
Imperial Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCold War brinkmanship, a love triangle and "One Night in Bangkok" — the ABBA-scored chess showdown holds the Imperial.
Imperial Theatre, Times Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCold War brinkmanship, a love triangle and "One Night in Bangkok" — the ABBA-scored chess showdown holds the Imperial.
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