cultural fests / street fairs/ food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise): >>
► thru sun: 98th hoboken italian festival: hoboken’s sinatra promenade from 2nd street to sinatra drive. >>
► thru sun: icp photobook fest: international center of photography (les), $25 vip preview friday, $5 sat + sun. >>
► sat 10am: nyc labor day parade: fifth avenue from 44th to 64th street. >>
► sat 11am-4pm: friends of adams street library book sale: adams street library (dumbo). >>
► sat 12-7pm: spike’s joint pop-up stoop sale: at filmmaker spike lee’s forty acres and a mule hq (fort greene). bonus: lee will do in-person signings for select items. >>
► sat 3pm-1am: vans block party: vans skate space 198 (bushwick). >>
►sat 4-10pm (first saturdays of the month thru 10/5): bronx night market: 1 fordham plaza. >>
► sat + sun (10am-5pm): 50th gracie square art show: carl schurz park (yorkville). >>
► sun 10am-3:30pm: new york transit museum’s annual bus festival: emily warren roebling plaza in brooklyn bridge park. >>
► sun 10am-5pm: nyc handmade bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>
► sun 12-6pm: 27th annual ferragosto festival: arthur avenue between east 187th st + crescent ave (bronx). >>
► sun 1-6pm: west side county fair: pier i in riverside park south (uws). >>
► sun 2-9pm: korea fest: culture lab lic. >>
► mon 5-9pm: taste of times square: ‘tastes’ from 30 restaurants for under $10 each (most are $3-6). duffy square and the broadway plazas between 45th + 48th streets >>
friday
thru 9/21: dixon place’s hot! festival: dixon place’s 32nd annual hot! festival, the world’s longest-running lgbtqia+ arts fest, returns with two weeks of theater, performance art, music, dance, poetry, and more. free opening party 9/6 7:30pm. dixon place (les), $10-25. >>
thru sun: armory arts week: fall art season kicks off with a weekend of major shows featuring artists and galleries from around the world, including the armory show, art on paper, clio art fair, independent 20th century, salon zürcher, spring/break art show, and volta. various venues and prices (free-$57).
thru sun (6pm doors): 24th annual tromadance film festival: troma entertainment co-founder and the toxic avenger creator lloyd kaufman celebrates 50 years of outrageous, low-budget filmmaking with three nights of screenings at lucky 13 saloon (gowanus). free admission. >>
thru sat: 11th annual women’s surf film festival: lava girl surf’s annual women’s surf film fest returns to rockaway for three nights filled with surf films and a themed photography art show. rockaway beach surf club and the rockaway hotel, free admission. >>
fri (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
are we there yet? at play area in gertrude ederle recreation center (hell’s kitchen) >>
paw patrol: the movie at asser levy recreation center (kips bay) >>
racetime (la course des tuques) at mcgolrick park (greenpoint) >>
fri 10am-9pm: first friday at poster house: enjoy free admission, extended hours, and programming at poster house’s first friday. today’s schedule includes a screening of the royal tenenbaums (1pm), a curatorial tour of the exhibition the anatomy of a movie poster: the work of dawn baille (3pm), a stop motion animation workshop (4pm), and performances celebrating ballroom culture (7pm). note: some activities require separate, paid tickets to participate. poster house (flatiron). >>
fri 6pm (monthly): you are not alone: an uplifting show about depression: improvisers and artists that battle depression and mental illness in their day-to-day lives create scenes inspired by their personal experiences and show how laughter can be the best medicine. hosted by aaron gold and michael serpe. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
fri 6pm (fridays thru 9/27): stand-up comedy at new-york historical society: comedian, tour guide, and nyc history nerd tom delgado hosts an early-bird hour of comedy with a gotham spin at the new-york historical society museum + library (uws). tonight: gina brillon (seth meyers), ashton womack (the daily show), and myq kaplan (netflix). indluded museum admission (pay-as-you-wish 5-8pm). >>
fri 7pm (monthly): tale storytelling show: harmon leon (this american life, the new yorker) hosts an evening of performances by some of the city’s best storytellers, including erin barker, matt vita, kimberly rose, carla katz, and adrián minkowicz. the red room at kgb bar (east village), half price with promo code ‘discountskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $15), plus a two-drink minimum. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): immigrant jam comedy: german-born, nyc-raised comedian and actor lucie pohl (overwatch) celebrates all things cross-cultural, international, and delightfully different during the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps germany, india, japan, romania, trinidad, uzbekistan, and more with ayanna dookie (comedy central), brittany carney (hbo), pranav behari (mango bae), natan badalov, and dr. rhonda ripplebein. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘jamily’ (reg. $24-25). >>
fri 7-10pm (fridays thru 10/25): dreamland roller disco: lola star’s themed skate parties return to prospect park’s lefrak center for another season. tonight’s theme: 80s hair metal vs 90s grunge. $25 admission includes skate rental. >>
fri 7:30pm (monthly): transplants comedy show: funny folks from all over tell jokes and stories about where they came from and how they got here at the transplants comedy show. featuring standup by leland long, graham cooper, matt bowman, emily walsh, dan frank, chris reiter, and cansu. q.e.d. (astoria), $15. >>
fri 7:30pm: his three daughters with azazel jacobs and derek cianfrance: the paris theater (midtown) hosts a 35mm screening of his three daughters, starring carrie coon, natasha lyonne, and elizabeth olsen, followed by q+a with writer + director azazel jacobs, moderated by derek cianfrance (blue valentine). $17. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by isa medina, lucia whalen, asad benbow, mohtasham yaqub, eddie morrison, and lewis garnham. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 10pm: shamilton: the improvised hip-hop musical: musical improv ensemble baby wants candy creates a hip-hop improvised musical based on a historical figure of the audience’s choosing—from genghis khan to mr. rogers to kim kardashian. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day-of. >>
saturday
sat thru 1/26/2025: recording the ride: the rise of street-style skate videos: museum of the moving image (astoria) pays tribute to the late 1980s and ’90s-era of diy filmmaking and skater culture with a new exhibition featuring videos and artifacts, with a focus on releases by h-street, plan b, world industries, girl, zoo york, 411, birdhouse, and others. $20 general, $12 seniors/students, free thursdays 2-6pm. >>
sat thru 10/26 (fridays-sundays): the amazing maize maze: find clues and solve puzzles to make your way out of queens county farm museum’s three-acre cornstalk maze (the only one in nyc). corn fest grand opening 9/7 11am-4pm. queens county farm museum (floral park), $14 general, $10 children aged 4-11. >>
sat thru 10/12 (saturdays 12-6pm): the six foot platform: an annual experimental art + performance program presenting interactive installations, experimental art, and performances by brooklyn-based artists on a 6×6 platform returns to the intersection of washington + water streets in dumbo. free admission. >>
sat (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
family camp at inwood hill park >>
rescheduled from 8/17: the farewell at west side community garden (uws) >>
sat 3-7pm fort greene park jazz festival: local jazz icon eric frazier’s annual outdoor jazz festival returns to fort greene park with performances from the new city swing band and the willie martinez quartet. free admission. >>
sat 6pm: sunset opera: so+so collective presents a light-hearted evening of opera, set against the backdrop of the brooklyn army terminal. $15+ general, $10+ seniors/students. >>
sat 7:30pm: nature of code book party: daniel shiffman, associate arts professor at nyu and host of youtube channel ‘the coding train,’ celebrates the release of his book nature of code at wonderville (bushwick). the event features a ‘live’ coding challenge and book signing, followed by audio and visual live coding performances. free admission (books will be available for purchase). >>
sat 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news with marcela onyango: ‘radical lefty’ and comedian marcela onyango tells you whether you should be mad, glad, or sad about the news during her comedy variety show. featuring: talent harris, april boddie, amma marfo, shiv shanks, and kendall davis. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 (every month’s show raises funds for direct action projects like mutual aid for people seeking asylum). >>
sat 7:30pm (monthly): friend island comedy: castaway your worries at the friend island comedy show, hosted by pals by alex murdoch, tony ferraro, and kevin mulharin, and featuring performances by jason choi, danish maqbool, eliza hurwitz, steve malden, and gabby jordan brown. fiction bar/cafe (williamsburg), $7 adv, $10 door. >>
sat 9pm: the drunk texts: the devil weareth prada, or a wintour’s tale: random access theatre celebrates new york fashion week with the premiere of maura lefevre’s the devil weareth prada, or a wintour’s tale, a shakespearean retelling of the devil wear’s prada that combines drinking games, improvisation, and audience participation. the rat nyc (dumbo), $12. >>
sat 10pm (monthly): party like it’s 1999: backstreet boys vs. nsync edition: tonight’s ‘party like it’s 1999’ dance party answers one of the most pressing pop-music questions of our time: who’s the better boy band of the 90s? with dj steve reynolds spinning all of their hits, along with other top pop, r+b, rock, hip-hop, and dance songs from the 90s and 00s. bonus: requests are welcome. the bell house (gowanus), free admission. >>
sunday
sun thru 3/30/2025: futura 2000: breaking out: the bronx museum presents a retrospecive of graffiti pioneer futura 2000 (leonard mcgurr), featuring five decades of sculptures, drawings, prints, collaborations, and archival paraphernalia. opening celebration with music, performances, and activities 9/8 12-3pm. free admission. >>
sun 12-5pm: vma block party: in anticipation of next week’s video music awards, mtv is taking over domino park (williamsburg) with a block party featuring performances from lola brooke, jordan adetunji, knox, and dj cherishtheluv. free admission. >>
sun 12-7pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: art, music, science, and technology collide during pioneer works’ second sunday event series, featuring artists’ open studios, live music, solargazing, and other programming across three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 12-7pm: 31st annual clubhouse jamboree: djs jellybean benitez, stim dzyl, whyteout, alex estevez, and dj.s. take over the music pagoda in prospect park for the 31st annual clubhouse jamboree, nyc’s longest-running free outdoor house music party. free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 2-5pm (series ends today): fogo azul at brooklyn bridge park: nyc-based all-women, trans, and non-binary brazilian samba reggae drum line fogo azul return to brooklyn bridge park’s harbor view lawn for an open studios performance. free admission. >>
sun 3-6pm: brooklyn beats 3: a celebration of brooklyn’s street sounds: drum and brass bands la conga and central park rara fill bushwick city farm with afro-latin and carnival music at this annual outdoor fest. bushwick city farm, free admission. >>
sun 7pm: little secrets comedy show: comedian jonathan van halem hosts an evening of stand-up comedy at ucb (east village), featuring molly kearney (snl), sabrina wu (fallon), kyle gordon (‘planet of the bass’), and karen chee (seth meyers). $10 adv, $15 day-of. >>
sun 7pm doors: free outdoor movie (weather permitting): dark toons at brooklyn commons park (downtown brooklyn). >>
monday
mon 7-9pm: summerstage: nyc’s iconic summer performing arts festival returns with 85 free and benefit shows in central park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. tonight: wnyc and friends centennial celebration featuring ira glass, brian lehrer, sean carlson, brooke gladstone + micah loweinger, alison stewart, john shaefer, gabrielle shea, freestyle love supreme, mxmtoon, and donwill at rumsey playfield in central park. free admission. >>
mon 7pm (monthly): live dubbed sitcoms: comedians improvise new dialogue and plotlines over muted episodes of classic tv sitcoms at the live dubbed sitcoms show. tonight: boy meets world and just shoot me. caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘sitcom’ (reg. $22+). >>
mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase for nonfiction writers returns with an evening of readings by tanisha c. ford (our secret society), daniel allen cox (i felt the end before it came), shayna maci warner (the rainbow age of televisionall the ways we lied). niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>
mon 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme: ‘change of plans.’ $15. >>
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