cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► fri thru sun (12-7pm): new york african restaurant week food + music festival: restoration plaza (bed-stuy). >>
► fri thru sun (fri 5-9pm, sat 11am-7pm, sun 11am-5pm): the annual empire state rare book and print fair: vanderbilt hall in grand central terminal (midtown east). $75 friday preview night, $10-20 sat + sun. >>
► fri thru sun: 16th annual nyc yarn crawl: 10 participating stores in manhattan and brooklyn offering specials, pop-ups, and more. >>
► sat: strand day: 98th anniversary: family-friendly activities, author signings, and 20% off storewide at strand bookstore’s union square, columbus ave, and lincoln center locations. >>
► sat 10am-5pm: 35th annual west 104th street block association yard sale: west 104th st bet. west end ave + riverside drive. >>
► sat 11am-5pm: la feria: print media fair: 20 cooper square, 1st + 3rd floors (noho/east village). >>
► sat 11am-6pm: manhattan vintage clothing show: denim edition: 59 orchard street (les), $20. >>
► sat 11am-8pm: vegandale vegan food festival: citi field outdoors (corona). $15+ admission. >>
► sat 11am-8pm: moonies club presents: the magical girls festival: japan village in industry city (sunset park). >>
► sat 12-10pm: abc no rio zine fair: mayday space (bushwick). >>
► sat 1pm: poseidon’s parade: boardwalk at beach 105th st. to 95th st. (rockaway beach). $5+ for marchers, free for spectators. >>
► sponsored: sat 1-4pm, 6-9pm: brooklyn tequila fest: more than 100 styles of tequila, mezcal, spirits, cocktails, and more with unlimited tastings! brooklyn navy yard building 77 waterfront promenade. save 40% on advance tickets with promo code ‘theskint’ >>
► sat + sun 11am-6pm: 42nd annual queens agricultural fair: queens county farm museum (floral park). $16 admission. >>
► sat thru mon: national coffee day at krispy kreme: on national coffee day (mon), get a free medium hot or iced coffee and a free doughnut of choice (no purchase necessary). plus, get an original glazed dozen for $1 with the purchase of any dozen at the regular price (sat thru mon). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: vintage glam hollywood bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>
► sun 10am-6pm: 52nd annual 3rd avenue festival: 3rd avenue between 69th + 94th street (bay ridge). >>
► sun 11am-6pm: 28th annual hoboken arts + music festival: washington st. between observer highway + seventh st. >>
four film fests / series (various prices):
► fri thru sun: queer voices: nyc film festival: the lesbian, gay, bisexual + transgender community center (greenwich village). >>
► fri thru 10/2: ‘classroom rebels’ at bam: girlfight, hackers, high school hellcats, pump up the volume, rock n roll high school, the craft, we are the best!, and more. bam rose cinemas (fort greene). >>
► fri thru 10/13: 63rd new york film festival: lincoln center’s alice tully hall, walter reade theater, and elinor bunn munroe film center. >>
► sun thru 10/26: new wave: godard on 35mm: band of outsiders, pierrot le fou, vivre sa vie, weekend, a woman is a woman, and breathless introduced by richard linklater (9/28). the paris theater (midtown). >>
sponsored
Tequila and mezcal enthusiasts—come discover, sip, and savor something new at the Brooklyn Tequila Fest on Saturday, September 27! With more than 100 styles of tequila, mezcal, spirits, cocktails, and more, it’s a perfect chance to hang with friends and chat with distillers and representatives about the craft behind your next favorite go-to pours. Not sure tequila is your drink of choice? We’ll also feature a variety of spirits including vodka, gin, whiskey and more.
Guests can enjoy unlimited samples all night, plus live entertainment, interactive games, and access to food available for purchase from Angry Archies, Chavas Empanadas, Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland, and more.
Tickets include unlimited tastings and a souvenir tasting glass.
Special offer for the skint readers:
Save 40% on advance tickets with promo code THESKINT
Brooklyn Tequila Fest
Saturday, September 27
Session Times:
Session 1: 1-4pm
Session 2: 6-9pm
Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 77 Waterfront Promenade
141 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
21+ Only
friday
sponsored: thru sun: myrtle avenue negroni week: a classic cocktail with local flavor: raise a glass at this week-long celebration of the iconic italian cocktail! 10 local bars and restaurants will showcase exclusive menus—from the timeless original to inventive riffs that spotlight the creative flair of myrtle avenue’s mixologists. whether you’re a negroni devotee or a first-time sipper, this is your chance to enjoy limited-edition cocktails while supporting local businesses. each participating venue is also making a donation to slow food, advancing their mission of good, clean, and fair food for all. let’s toast together—cheers, salute, salud, skål, sláinte—on myrtle avenue! >>
sponsored: fri thru sun: ready to explore the gilded age mansions of fifth avenue, discover the secret eats of chinatown, or get your artist on with an after-hours pastel painting workshop at the akc museum of the dog? join new york adventure club for these special experiences and more this weekend. >>
fri thru sun (7pm): mom*: a circus show by shir livne: movement artist shir livne combines theater, storytelling, dance, and circus in her one-woman absurdist take on motherhood. 3am theatre (astoria), $15 here (reg. $30). >>
sponsored: fri + sat: flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics, a cozy atmosphere, and no drink minimums—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 33% with promo code ‘skint’ for any of these shows: at 362 grand street in williamsburg – eddie morrison, mia wilson, dina hashem, and shafi hossain (friday 8pm + 9:30pm); eddie morrison, dan yang, ismael loutfi, and mia wilson (saturday 9:45pm); at 83 1st ave in the east village – alex asifo, camile roberts, and demetrius fields (saturday 8:30pm). food, snacks, and drinks will be available for purchase. >>
thru sat (6:30pm-11:30pm): illumination nyc light art festival: the annual illumination nyc light festival takes over downtown’s waterfront robert f. wagner park with 15+ light installations, projection mapping, performances, dancing, food trucks, and more. free admission. >>
fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
captain america: brave new world at abraham lincoln playground (harlem) >>
crooklyn at herbert von king park (bed-stuy) >>
ferris bueller’s day off at the hudson yards public square and gardens >>
twilight at north oculus plaza (fidi) >>
fri 6pm: the brooklyn conservatory community orchestra gets wicked: the brooklyn conservatory community orchestra and soprano christine cornell return to park slope’s old stone house for a golden-hour outdoor performance of classic and popular orchestral works, including pieces by tchaikovsky and puccini, songs from wicked and chicago, and more. free admission. >>
fri 7pm: the harlem chamber players: season opening concert: ‘iconic classics’: the harlem chamber players open the 2025-2026 season with a program that features works by david baker, arvo pärt, and arnold schoenberg at broadway presbyterian church (morningside heights). $20 general, $15 students/seniors. >>
fri 7pm: molière in the park – the imaginary invalid: molière in the park is back at williamsburg’s domino park with two performances of molière’s comedy-ballet the imaginary invalid, featuring tony and olivier award nominee sahr ngaujah (fela!, moulin rouge!), original choreography by flexn dancer cal hunt, and an original score by cellist johnathan moore. free admission. >>
fri 7pm-midnight: jazz + gin: speakeasy soirée: hot jazz, dancing, and cocktails await at prohibition productions’ speakeasy soirée, held in a former 1920s brooklyn speakeasy—now an art nouveau salon. the evening features live music by danny jonokuchi + the revisionists and milkman + sons, dj sets by dj andrius, and burlesque performer tansy, plus a free swing dance lesson (at 8:30pm). the urbane arts club (ditmas park), $21.83 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $27.14-30). >>
fri 8pm: gummy worm comedy show + party: join hosts sarah adelman and alex murdoch for a night of comedy and dancing at early terrible (les). this month’s event features standup by maggie crane, derek humphrey, danish maqbool, and karli marulli, followed by an afterparty. $9.31 with promo code ‘gummy’ (reg. $12.51 adv, $10 door). >>
fri 8pm: laugh it off: bring your problems to the laugh it off show, where audience members submit their everyday problems and comedians try their best to ‘fix’ them. boyb. melrose podcasts (east village), $16. >>
fri 8:30pm: live! from the internet: see a mix of standup, live sketch, and videos from internet comics including sabrina wu, tatiana frank, jessie lee, and more. hosted by sean peecook and eion falance. spare room at the gutter (williamsburg). $8 in advance if you mention the skint when paying via venmo (reg. $10 adv, $15 door). >>
fri 8:30pm: close friends comedy show: comedians share material they usually save for their besties. a part of the uncommon comedy fest, tonight’s lineup features a line up made up of entirely women and queer comics. hosted by temi adeoye and chine ikoro. brooklyn comedy collective (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include amber singletary, ian levy, mike kurtz, andrew durso, sunny laprade, and lee robinson. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 9:30pm: drunk planet earth: mst3k meets animal planet meets drinking game at the drunk planet earth show. the show revolves around watching animal planet iii, drinking, and the audience trying to stump the hosts with animal trivia. caveat (les), free admission. >>
fri 10pm: hot gossip comedy show: comedian jonathan van halem (clickhole) hosts an evening of stand up comedy featuring alison leiby (the marvelous mrs. maisel), michael longfellow (snl), langston macdiarmid (vulture), and emily wilson (fixed). union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>
fri 10pm-3am: clowncult presents: rodeo clown – big after party: clown around with immersive variety clown party clowncult following their rodeo clown big show, where you’ll find 5 hours filled with dancing, games, activities, performances, and more. $15 adv, $20 door. >>
saturday
sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
captain america: brave new world at rainey park (lic) >>
kung fu panda 4 at murphy brothers playground (alphabet city) >>
sat 12pm: crumb: a cartoonist’s life with dan nadel: art curator and author dan nadel presents his latest book, crumb: a cartoonist’s life, the first-ever biography of artist robert crumb. 53rd street library (midtown), free admission. >>
sat 4pm: modern whitney: where comedians interpret art: a panel of comedians give their own unique takes on interpreting a piece of art—before a professional expert swoops in to set the record straight. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘warhol’ (reg. $20-23) >>
sat 6pm: christopher stark: fire ecologies release event: composer christopher stark celebrates the release of his new album fire ecologies with a concert on the gowanus canal. joined by the unheard-of ensemble, stark blends chamber music with field recordings from the 2020 california wildfires to explore america’s changing landscapes in the face of climate change. the audience can experience the performance from the shore or on the water, with limited boat access provided by the gowanus dredgers canoe club. an after-party will follow. free to watch from shore, $15 by canoe (remember- this is in the gowanus canal). >>
sat 8pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: laugh at linkedin, layoffs, and late-stage-capitalism at amanda melhuish and cat montesi’s open to work comedy show. tonight’s lineup includes kenice mobley (fallon), gastor almonte (comedy central), blair dawson (vulture), john hedrick, and tina sieben. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>
sat 10:30pm: ucblk: a variety show spotlighting black performers: join hosts justin catchens, dominique kaplowitz, and shem pennant for a night of improv, sketch, stand-up, and more—featuring a dynamic lineup of black performers. ucb (east village), $15. >>
sat 11:50pm: niche night: come out and play 90s + 20000s alt night: dance the night away to 90s and early 2000s grunge, pop-punk, and alternative music (with a little bit of pop sprinkled in). hart bar (bushwick), free admission. >>
sunday
sun 12-6pm: the annual artmageddon art + music festival: 400+ brooklyn-based artists, bands, and poets take over more than 30 lawns, homes, and storefronts in historic victorian flatbush, brooklyn. free admission ($5 donation includes a raffle ticket). >>
sun 2pm: celebrating the legacy of duke ellington: the duke ellington center for the arts and the american tap dance foundation team up for a swinging tribute to composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader duke ellington. co-hosted by his granddaughter, mercedes ellington, and atdf founding director tony waag, the afternoon blends music and dance with guest tap dancers and the duke ellington center big band at the area surrounding the duke ellington statue at fifth ave + 110th street. free admission. >>
sun 5pm (season ends today): poetry at elizabeth street garden: poets muse on a chosen theme at this outdoor reading series at elizabeth street garden (nolita), where anyone can submit work in advance for a chance to read (two-minute limit). tonight’s themes: ‘sign’ and ‘radius.’ presented by mcnally jackson bookstore with hosts yvonne brooks and joseph reiver. free admission. >>
monday
mon 7pm: samanta schweblin: good and evil and other stories with valeria luiselli: author samanta schweblin (fever dream, mouthfull of birds) discusses her latest collection, good and evil and other stories, at books are magic montague with author valeria luiselli (lost children archive, the story of my teeth). $10 admission includes a store gift card, $27 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
mon 7pm: gravid water: at stephen ruddy’s gravid water show, actors perform scenes from classic and contemporary plays—with a twist: their scene partners are improvisers who have no prior knowledge of the script and react to them for the first time on stage. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
mon 7:30pm (monthly thru may): 23rd annual music mondays concert series: the music mondays concert series returns with a new season of classical and contemporary chamber music at advent lutheran church (uws). tonight, clarinetist-composer kinan azmeh and his arab-jazz quartet cityband join forces with ivalas quartet for a program featuring works by dvořák and azmeh, along with traditional middle eastern folk music. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission (note: if online reservations are sold out, there will be a standby line). >>
mon 8:30pm: spell checc: a spelling bee gameshow: watch comedians butcher tough words from all sorts of categories while racking up (or losing) points for making each other crack up at this spelling bee packed with roasts, lifelines, and comedic chaos. the last speller standing wins bragging rights and a thrifted trophy from a random sporting event. featuring austin nasso, sureni weerasekera, gianmarco soresi, and pooka tripathi with hosts jorge oyola and michael sanky. ucb (east village), $15. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 60+ ongoing events: hilma af klint: what stands behind the flowers at the museum of modern art (thru 9/27), the annual village trip festival (thru 9/28), the amazing maize maze (thru 10/26), rooftop movies, outdoor workouts, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
