The best things to do in NYC This Saturday next weekend, Sep 11–13, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
96 picks · checked Sep 2
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe women's title is decided in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the last Saturday of the US Open.
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe women's title is decided in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the last Saturday of the US Open.
DUMBO Archway Plaza, DUMBO, BrooklynThe 12th annual roots-music festival's flagship free day: nine acts under the Manhattan Bridge from 2 PM, all ages, no ticket needed.
DUMBO Archway Plaza, DUMBO, BrooklynThe 12th annual roots-music festival's flagship free day: nine acts under the Manhattan Bridge from 2 PM, all ages, no ticket needed.
Livingston, Staten IslandDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe seventeenth Pig Island puts more than twenty chefs on the South Meadow at Snug Harbor, each cooking whole heritage-breed pigs, with food and drink included in admission.
Livingston, Staten IslandDetroit Publishing Co. (w) , publisher. · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe seventeenth Pig Island puts more than twenty chefs on the South Meadow at Snug Harbor, each cooking whole heritage-breed pigs, with food and drink included in admission.
Prospect Heights, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoshua Giles Ministries takes over Barclays Center for two days of worship, preaching and gospel music, with Travis Greene, Naomi Raine and Dorinda Clark-Cole on the bill.
Prospect Heights, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoshua Giles Ministries takes over Barclays Center for two days of worship, preaching and gospel music, with Travis Greene, Naomi Raine and Dorinda Clark-Cole on the bill.
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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.
Carl Schurz Park, Yorkville, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's 51st annual juried art show brings 100+ painters, photographers and sculptors to the East River waterfront, with free kids' art workshops both mornings.
Carl Schurz Park, Yorkville, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's 51st annual juried art show brings 100+ painters, photographers and sculptors to the East River waterfront, with free kids' art workshops both mornings.
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.
Hudson Yards, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree of McCall's solid-light works spanning fifty years, including the 1973 Line Describing a Cone and a new premiere, Swarm. Free walk-in at Sean Kelly.
Hudson Yards, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree of McCall's solid-light works spanning fifty years, including the 1973 Line Describing a Cone and a new premiere, Swarm. Free walk-in at Sean Kelly.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, QueensFinals weekend on the US Open grounds without a stadium seat: two days of watch parties on the big screens in Louis Armstrong Stadium and Fountain Plaza — plus Zedd turning Armstrong into a dancefloor Saturday.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, QueensFinals weekend on the US Open grounds without a stadium seat: two days of watch parties on the big screens in Louis Armstrong Stadium and Fountain Plaza — plus Zedd turning Armstrong into a dancefloor Saturday.
1113 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island, BrooklynOne of New York's longest-running Irish-American celebrations returns to Coney Island with pipe bands, step dancing, live music, vendors and amusements across two days.
1113 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island, BrooklynOne of New York's longest-running Irish-American celebrations returns to Coney Island with pipe bands, step dancing, live music, vendors and amusements across two days.
9/11 Memorial & Museum, Lower Manhattan, ManhattanA new special exhibition opening on the 25th-anniversary weekend, tracing how individuals and communities turned the grief of 9/11 into a quarter century of service. Included with museum admission.
9/11 Memorial & Museum, Lower Manhattan, ManhattanA new special exhibition opening on the 25th-anniversary weekend, tracing how individuals and communities turned the grief of 9/11 into a quarter century of service. Included with museum admission.
Uptown NYC (venue reveal pending), Uptown Manhattan, ManhattanThe country's first Latin food-and-culture festival returns uptown for its 4th year to open Hispanic Heritage Month: 70 food vendors, 14 acts on two stages and five themed zones over two days.
Uptown NYC (venue reveal pending), Uptown Manhattan, ManhattanThe country's first Latin food-and-culture festival returns uptown for its 4th year to open Hispanic Heritage Month: 70 food vendors, 14 acts on two stages and five themed zones over two days.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Washington Heights, ManhattanThe Dominican rapper called El Papa del Rap marks twenty years on the mic with a career-spanning night in Washington Heights' 3,300-seat movie palace.
Washington Heights, ManhattanThe Dominican rapper called El Papa del Rap marks twenty years on the mic with a career-spanning night in Washington Heights' 3,300-seat movie palace.
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.
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Subway Series returns to Citi Field for a three-game set between the Mets and Yankees.
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Subway Series returns to Citi Field for a three-game set between the Mets and Yankees.
JAPAN Fes street fair, Chelsea, ManhattanRamen, takoyaki, onigiri and matcha sweets pack a Chelsea block for two days as JAPAN Fes rolls through its 10th-anniversary season — free to browse.
JAPAN Fes street fair, Chelsea, ManhattanRamen, takoyaki, onigiri and matcha sweets pack a Chelsea block for two days as JAPAN Fes rolls through its 10th-anniversary season — free to browse.
Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanThe NYPD Pipes & Drums mark 25 years since 9/11 with a Night of Remembrance at MSG's theater, joined by 'God Bless America' tenor Ronan Tynan.
Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanThe NYPD Pipes & Drums mark 25 years since 9/11 with a Night of Remembrance at MSG's theater, joined by 'God Bless America' tenor Ronan Tynan.
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.
Brooklyn Army Terminal: Pier 4, Sunset Park, BrooklynTeksupport hands Mau P the Brooklyn Army Terminal waterfront for two days: Friday with Joseph Capriati and Quest, Saturday an open-to-close solo set that's already sold out.
Brooklyn Army Terminal: Pier 4, Sunset Park, BrooklynTeksupport hands Mau P the Brooklyn Army Terminal waterfront for two days: Friday with Joseph Capriati and Quest, Saturday an open-to-close solo set that's already sold out.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanGalantis take over the Pier 17 rooftop — skyline behind the stage, river on both sides.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanGalantis take over the Pier 17 rooftop — skyline behind the stage, river on both sides.
UBS Arena, Belmont Park (Elmont), QueensThe trapsoul originator's 61-date tour hits UBS Arena with Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz all on the Saturday bill.
UBS Arena, Belmont Park (Elmont), QueensThe trapsoul originator's 61-date tour hits UBS Arena with Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz all on the Saturday bill.
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Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
