Stumblday's ranked list of the best things to do in New York City this weekend — free events, art, live music, markets, and outdoor plans, hand-curated and re-ranked every Thursday. The top picks are below; the full board has every event with times, prices, and how to get there.
496 picks · checked Aug 17
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hudson Yards, ManhattanBAS Photog from Brooklyn, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsClosing day of the East Coast's biggest anime convention, with a new Scholastic-backed Family Zone and 150-plus hours of panels at the Javits.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hudson Yards, ManhattanBAS Photog from Brooklyn, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsClosing day of the East Coast's biggest anime convention, with a new Scholastic-backed Family Zone and 150-plus hours of panels at the Javits.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, QueensMetropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSit inside Arthur Ashe Stadium and watch top players practice, on the last free-admission days at the US Open grounds.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, QueensMetropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSit inside Arthur Ashe Stadium and watch top players practice, on the last free-admission days at the US Open grounds.
Long Meadow by the Picnic House, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynReenactors march from Prospect Park's Long Meadow down 3rd Street to the Old Stone House, 250 years after the Revolution's largest battle.
Long Meadow by the Picnic House, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynReenactors march from Prospect Park's Long Meadow down 3rd Street to the Old Stone House, 250 years after the Revolution's largest battle.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNick, Joe and Kevin play the arena above Penn Station on a tour named for the 2008 single that turned three New Jersey brothers into a stadium act.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNick, Joe and Kevin play the arena above Penn Station on a tour named for the 2008 single that turned three New Jersey brothers into a stadium act.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynIndiana visits Barclays Center for a prime-time WNBA game, with Ellie the Elephant working the aisles and the seafoam crowd at full volume.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynIndiana visits Barclays Center for a prime-time WNBA game, with Ellie the Elephant working the aisles and the seafoam crowd at full volume.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Melbourne band with two dozen-plus albums to its name takes the open-air tennis stadium behind the Tudor houses of Forest Hills.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Melbourne band with two dozen-plus albums to its name takes the open-air tennis stadium behind the Tudor houses of Forest Hills.
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SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanFive-time GRAMMY winner Angélique Kidjo headlines Central Park SummerStage, with Cuban funk star Cimafunk and DJ Freshy K opening the field.
SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanFive-time GRAMMY winner Angélique Kidjo headlines Central Park SummerStage, with Cuban funk star Cimafunk and DJ Freshy K opening the field.
New York Hall of Science, Corona, QueensOver 100 independent vendors sell food, art and merchandise behind the Hall of Science until midnight, then the market breaks for the US Open.
New York Hall of Science, Corona, QueensOver 100 independent vendors sell food, art and merchandise behind the Hall of Science until midnight, then the market breaks for the US Open.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chilean singer who moves between bolero, cumbia and full-band rock brings the Femme Fatale tour to the 6,000-seat Art Deco hall on Sixth Avenue.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chilean singer who moves between bolero, cumbia and full-band rock brings the Femme Fatale tour to the 6,000-seat Art Deco hall on Sixth Avenue.
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chattanooga rapper and TDE mainstay plays the smaller theater inside Madison Square Garden, not the arena bowl.
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chattanooga rapper and TDE mainstay plays the smaller theater inside Madison Square Garden, not the arena bowl.
Louis Armstrong Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Lumineers play a tennis stadium: the US Open turns Louis Armstrong into a concert bowl before the tournament crowds arrive.
Louis Armstrong Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Lumineers play a tennis stadium: the US Open turns Louis Armstrong into a concert bowl before the tournament crowds arrive.
Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanLouis Cato, fresh off leading the Late Show band, rebuilds the Savoy Ballroom in Little Island's Amph with Grammy winner Catherine Russell.
Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanLouis Cato, fresh off leading the Late Show band, rebuilds the Savoy Ballroom in Little Island's Amph with Grammy winner Catherine Russell.
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanA full-throttle ABBA-and-glitter dance party takes over the Pier 17 rooftop, with the Brooklyn Bridge standing in for the mirrorball.
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanA full-throttle ABBA-and-glitter dance party takes over the Pier 17 rooftop, with the Brooklyn Bridge standing in for the mirrorball.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanLouisiana sludge legends Acid Bath bring Obituary and Thou to a rooftop five floors above the East River, Brooklyn Bridge in the sightline.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanLouisiana sludge legends Acid Bath bring Obituary and Thou to a rooftop five floors above the East River, Brooklyn Bridge in the sightline.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandLine up on the Cottage B porch at Snug Harbor for free vouchers to Daniel Sullivan's The Winter's Tale at the rebuilt Delacorte.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandLine up on the Cottage B porch at Snug Harbor for free vouchers to Daniel Sullivan's The Winter's Tale at the rebuilt Delacorte.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Weekend Update anchor works out material in a 500-capacity Gowanus warehouse instead of a Midtown theater.
The Bell House, Gowanus, BrooklynNrbelex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Weekend Update anchor works out material in a 500-capacity Gowanus warehouse instead of a Midtown theater.
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsToronto takes the Yankee Stadium field for an afternoon AL East meeting, complete with the bleachers' first-inning roll call.
Yankee Stadium, Concourse, BronxCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsToronto takes the Yankee Stadium field for an afternoon AL East meeting, complete with the bleachers' first-inning roll call.
Old Stone House & Washington Park, Park Slope, BrooklynReenactor regiments muster at the Old Stone House to honor the Maryland 400, whose rearguard stand at the Battle of Brooklyn saved Washington's army.
Old Stone House & Washington Park, Park Slope, BrooklynReenactor regiments muster at the Old Stone House to honor the Maryland 400, whose rearguard stand at the Battle of Brooklyn saved Washington's army.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynCostumed interpreters, a commemoration parade and soldier and civilian stories fill the ground at Green-Wood where the Battle of Brooklyn was fought.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynCostumed interpreters, a commemoration parade and soldier and civilian stories fill the ground at Green-Wood where the Battle of Brooklyn was fought.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynGreen-Wood was a battlefield before it was a cemetery and a trolley runs the Battle of Brooklyn's high ground — it sells out every year.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynGreen-Wood was a battlefield before it was a cemetery and a trolley runs the Battle of Brooklyn's high ground — it sells out every year.
Randall's Island Park, Randalls Island, ManhattanA soca cardio class on the East River Picnic Area lawn at Randall's Island, with a yoga session an hour earlier if you want to warm up first.
Randall's Island Park, Randalls Island, ManhattanA soca cardio class on the East River Picnic Area lawn at Randall's Island, with a yoga session an hour earlier if you want to warm up first.
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanThe Soapbox returns to Marcus Garvey Park for a SummerStage night built entirely around sampling — the second volume of its Art of the Sample series.
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanThe Soapbox returns to Marcus Garvey Park for a SummerStage night built entirely around sampling — the second volume of its Art of the Sample series.
SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanHot 97's Shani Kulture moderates African filmmakers, broadcasters and a former UN spokesperson on the SummerStage lawn before Angélique Kidjo plays.
SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanHot 97's Shani Kulture moderates African filmmakers, broadcasters and a former UN spokesperson on the SummerStage lawn before Angélique Kidjo plays.
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