Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best date night in New York City on Saturday, Sep 12: 57 picks, refreshed weekly.
57 picks · checked Sep 2
East Williamsburg, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDiplo headlines Pacha New York, the Ibiza club's Brooklyn outpost on the Avant Gardner grounds, for one night only during Fashion Week. Doors at 10 PM, running to 4 AM.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDiplo headlines Pacha New York, the Ibiza club's Brooklyn outpost on the Avant Gardner grounds, for one night only during Fashion Week. Doors at 10 PM, running to 4 AM.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Lyceum Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeg Stalter plays a boozy, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's comedy, in her final stretch before Bowen Yang takes over.
Fort Greene Park: Monument Plaza, BrooklynA monument's stone plaza becomes a live-jazz stage for an afternoon of free outdoor music and community gathering.
Fort Greene Park: Monument Plaza, BrooklynA monument's stone plaza becomes a live-jazz stage for an afternoon of free outdoor music and community gathering.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, Hudson ValleyTwenty-fifth anniversary of the state's big wine showcase: 300-plus vendors pouring New York wineries, distilleries, cideries and breweries at the Rhinebeck fairgrounds, plus chef demos and food trucks.
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, Hudson ValleyTwenty-fifth anniversary of the state's big wine showcase: 300-plus vendors pouring New York wineries, distilleries, cideries and breweries at the Rhinebeck fairgrounds, plus chef demos and food trucks.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Fort Greene, BrooklynTony winner Sarah Jones' new solo show plays its first full weekend of previews at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.
Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Fort Greene, BrooklynTony winner Sarah Jones' new solo show plays its first full weekend of previews at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.
Chashama's Theater 154, West Village, ManhattanA gleefully un-Shakespearean riff on The Taming of the Shrew plays its last performance Saturday night in the West Village. Laura Lapidus wrote it and stars opposite Tedra Millan and Yuriy Sardarov.
Chashama's Theater 154, West Village, ManhattanA gleefully un-Shakespearean riff on The Taming of the Shrew plays its last performance Saturday night in the West Village. Laura Lapidus wrote it and stars opposite Tedra Millan and Yuriy Sardarov.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensUnreal and RUSH's first full-venue, day-into-night Knockdown Center takeover: Winson and a KUKO b2b by day, acid-techno duo 999999999 headlining the night.
Knockdown Center, Maspeth, QueensUnreal and RUSH's first full-venue, day-into-night Knockdown Center takeover: Winson and a KUKO b2b by day, acid-techno duo 999999999 headlining the night.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Daryl Roth Theatre, Union Square, ManhattanTodrick Hall's sung-through original musical begins its New York run at the Daryl Roth Theatre this weekend. Both first previews are already sold out.
Daryl Roth Theatre, Union Square, ManhattanTodrick Hall's sung-through original musical begins its New York run at the Daryl Roth Theatre this weekend. Both first previews are already sold out.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown, ManhattanA Catskills bungalow colony, a traveling blouse salesman and the summer of the moon landing — the film, remade as a musical.
Laura Pels Theatre, Midtown, ManhattanA Catskills bungalow colony, a traveling blouse salesman and the summer of the moon landing — the film, remade as a musical.
Morningside Park: West 113th St Picnic Area, ManhattanWest Harlem's summer jazz tradition returns to Morningside Park with live music and warm evening vibes.
Morningside Park: West 113th St Picnic Area, ManhattanWest Harlem's summer jazz tradition returns to Morningside Park with live music and warm evening vibes.
Westside Theatre, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanBroadwaySpain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHoward Ashman and Alan Menken's man-eating plant musical plays a tiny Hell's Kitchen house where Audrey II fills most of the stage.
Westside Theatre, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanBroadwaySpain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHoward Ashman and Alan Menken's man-eating plant musical plays a tiny Hell's Kitchen house where Audrey II fills most of the stage.
Minskoff Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Taymor's puppet-and-mask staging still opens with the Circle of Life procession coming up the aisles of the Minskoff.
Minskoff Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Taymor's puppet-and-mask staging still opens with the Circle of Life procession coming up the aisles of the Minskoff.
Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives take the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne, trading beheadings for Tudor-remix power ballads.
Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives take the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne, trading beheadings for Tudor-remix power ballads.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynSake meets cheese in an unexpected pairing at Industry City with a brewery tour.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynSake meets cheese in an unexpected pairing at Industry City with a brewery tour.
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.
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.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Nowadays, Ridgewood, QueensEamon Harkin and Justin Carter's long-running open-air dance party fills the Nowadays yard from mid-afternoon until just after dark.
Nowadays, Ridgewood, QueensEamon Harkin and Justin Carter's long-running open-air dance party fills the Nowadays yard from mid-afternoon until just after dark.
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