cultural fests / parades / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► sat 8:30am-4:30pm: chess in the school in the park rapid open: bethesda fountain in central park. >>
► sat 10am-4pm: brooklyn bike jumble used bicycle and bicycle accessories flea market: old stone house at washington / jj byrne park (park slope). >>
► sat 10am-5pm: greenlight bookstore sidewalk sale: fort greene location. >>
► sat 11am-7pm: 18th annual anarchist book fair + festival: la plaza community garden (alphabet city) and other locations. >>
► sat 12pm: paws on parade: dog parade and social: bryant park. >>
► sat 1-5pm: animal rights march nyc: starts at the flatiron building. >>
► sat 4pm-midnight (saturdays thru 10/25) queens night market: new york hall of science at flushing meadows corona park. >>
► sponsored: sat 6-9:30pm: long island city beer wine + spirits fest: culture lab lic. save 40% on advance tickets with promo code ‘theskint’ >>
► sat + sun 11am-4pm: taste of korea in the bronx: 171 lincoln avenue (mott haven). >>
► sat + sun 12-4pm: friends of greenpoint library fall book sale: greenpoint library and environmental education center. >>
► sat + sun (sat 12-7pm, sun 12-5pm): the second united lenape/lunáapeew nations pow wow: lefrak center at lakeside, prospect park (brooklyn). >>
► sat + sun 12-7pm: latin food fest nyc: industry city (brooklyn). $12.52 admission with promo code ‘solo10dollar’ >>
► sun 10am-5pm (rescheduled from 6/16): romania day on broadway festival: broadway between fulton street and battery park (fidi). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: autumn vintage bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>
► sun 12-4pm: celebración latina: ballet hispánico’s annual block party: west 89th street between columbus and amsterdam aves. >>
► thru sun: printed matter’s ny art book fair: $8 fri-sat, free admission sun. >>
► thru 9/21: the 99th feast of san gennaro: mulberry street between canal + houston, hester between baxter + centre, and grand between baxter + centre (little italy and nolita). >>
► thru october: oktoberfest events: various locations. >>
sponsored
The Long Island City Beer Wine & Spirits Fest comes to Culture Lab LIC on Saturday, September 13, pouring more than 100 styles of beer, wine, and sprits from producers from around the world! It’s a perfect chance to hang with friends and chat with brewers, sommeliers, and master distillers about the craft behind your next favorite go-to pours.
For 3.5 hours, you’ll work your way through 100+ different types of local, national and international beers, wines and spirits! Guests can enjoy unlimited samples all night, plus live entertainment, interactive games, and access to food available for purchase from Chavas Empanadas, Knot of this World, and Mozzarepas.
Special offer for the skint readers:
Save 40% on advance tickets with promo code THESKINT
Long Island City Beer Wine & Spirits Fest
Saturday, September 13
6-9:30pm
Culture Lab LIC
5-25 46th Avenue Queens, NY 11101
21+ Only
friday
thru 9/20: juilliard fall festival: the juilliard school’s 2025-26 student performance season kicks off with eight days of music, dance, and drama at juilliard’s lincoln center campus, locations in lower manhattan, and off-broadway. free-$40. >>
thru 9/17: the sound of music 60th anniversary screenings: robert wise’s 1965 musical returns to select theaters for a limited engagement. various prices. >>
sponsored: fri thru sun: the city’s not going to explore itself!: go inside the players with a rare look inside edwin booth’s untouched bedroom, visit the murals and mosaics of spanish harlem, uncover the history of the nyc subway system, explore the gilded age mansions and memorials of riverside drive, venture through grand central terminal and the subterranean lirr station— all with new york adventure club. >>
fri thru sun: flotsam river circus : coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the opening of the erie canal, a troupe of musicians, circus artists, and puppeteers traveling on a ramshackle raft is traveling the entire length of the canal and the hudson river, giving performances in dozens of towns from buffalo to new york city. this weekend they wrap up the voyage at brooklyn bridge park’s pebble beach (fri 6pm) and randall’s island near the ward’s island pedestrian bridge (sat + sun 6pm). free. >>
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 – marcella denny, tatiana frank, and fabrizio copano (friday 8pm + 9:30pm); seaton smith, peter wong, christine o’dea, and andrea allan (saturday 8pm + 9:30pm); at 83 1st ave in the east village – dan toomey, demetrius fields, rojo perez, and carmen lagala (saturday 8:30pm). food, snacks, and drinks will be available for purchase. >>
fri 6pm: new york hysterical: stand up comedy at the new york historical: comedian, tour guide, and nyc history buff tom delgado hosts an early-bird hour of comedy with a gotham spin at the new york historical (uws). tonight’s lineup includes dave ross (wtf with marc maron), onika mclean (don’t tell comedy), and stone + stone (last comic standing). free with museum admission (pay-as-you-wish hours tonight are 5-8pm). >>
fri 6pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: grease at the hudson yards public square and gardens >>
fri 7pm (monthly): vocabaret: ‘d.r.u.g.s’ edition: wordplay takes center stage at vocabaret, a monthly variety show for language lovers. five of nyc’s wittiest wordsmiths serve up slideshows, games, and other entertainment—all inspired by a new theme each month. hosted by tim donnelly, jerzy gwiazdowski, ally spier, and nikolai vanyo. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘caveatorb’ (reg. $24-25). >>
fri 7pm: ailey ii performance + workshop: dancers from ailey ii, alvin ailey american dance theater’s second company, give a performance at downtown’s waterfront robert f. wagner park, followed by an all-ages movement workshop. free. >>
fri 7pm (season finale): bryant park picnic performances: bryant park’s annual summer performance series is back with 25 evenings of free live music, theater, and dance in the heart of midtown. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. tonight: american symphony orchestra presents ‘new york profiles,’ a concert showcasing five 20th-century american composers. >>
fri 7pm: tribute bands at arlene’s grocery: fistful of steel (rage against the machine), red hot chili jam (red hot chili peppers), paper lanterns (green day), and say it ain’t so (weezer) play arlene’s grocery (les). $15. >>
fri 7:30pm doors (monthly): best night ever comedy show: audrey black and akshay sampath (cracked) host a night of stand-up at el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick). tonight’s lineup features alison leiby (the new york times), dan perlman (flatbush misdemeanors), ryan roman (comedy central), lukas arnold (wild ‘n out), maddy kelly, and grace johnson. $12.51 adv, $16 day of. >>
fri 7:30pm: ¡vaya! latin music series: la charanga pachá: cuban percussionist miguelito ‘pachá’ pozo and his band la charanga pachá come to lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws) for an evening of music and dancing. free admission. >>
fri 8pm (monthly): boyz in the woods comedy: tawanda gona, joshua stokes, and jeff wright host this standup-meets-trivia show, where audience members can win free drinks by answering pop culture and hip-hop trivia questions between sets. featuring mo mussa, danny sellers, and kevin o’brien. friends and lovers (crown heights), $12 adv, $15 door. >>
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 ty colgate, prince arora, meredith dietz, erin depke, matt dundas, and naomi karavani. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 11pm: f*bomb presents: spinal tap tribute: just in time for spinal tap ii: the end continues hitting theaters, the f*bomb rock + roll party turns it up to 11 with a tribute show at lucky 13 saloon (gowanus). $20. >>
saturday
sat thru 10/12 (1-6pm weekends): brooklyn waterfront artists coalition’s new exhibitions: bwac’s seasonal art show takes over a 25,000 square foot gallery on the brooklyn waterfront: ‘brooklyn resilience’ bwac members show, park slope windsor terrace artists collective’s ‘illuminations 2025,’ ‘aerosol euphoria,’ and ‘nuyorican soul.’ opening reception 9/13. bwac gallery (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sat thru 9/28 (weekends): annual communal spaces garden play festival: the motor company theater’s annual arts festival presents three new plays and musical performances at moore jackson community garden in woodside, queens. the fest also includes a community potluck picnic on 9/28. free admission. >>
sat 10am (saturdays thru 10/25): bollywood and bhangra classes at pier 46: dancers and choreographers from ajna dance company lead a weekly series of high-energy, all-levels bollywood and bhangra classes at pier 46 (west village). free admission. >>
sat 11am-3pm: a delacorte theater sneak peek: to celebrate the renovation of the delacorte theater, home of the public theater’s free shakespeare in the park, visitors are invited to explore the refurbished space and discover its new design, accessibility features, and sustainable upgrades. free admission, no rsvp required. >>
sat 12-4pm (+ 10/4): north brooklyn community boathouse free community public paddle: hop into a 29-foot canoe with experienced guides for a short (20-30 min) trip on newton creek, where you’ll paddle out toward the east river and maybe even catch a glimpse of the manhattan skyline. no experience necessary. manhattan avenue street end park (greenpoint), free. >>
sat 1:30-7:30pm: brasswick: nyc’s music festival for brass bands returns to the courtyard at industry city with funky dawgz brass band, nychillharmonic, summer fling, big blitz, and headliner/host l train brass band. the night ends with a nola-style jam session open to all musicians, so feel free to bring your horn, drum, or whatever else makes noise (all skill levels welcome). food and drinks will be available for purchase. the bandshell in courtyard 1/2 at industry city (brooklyn), $19.99 adv, $25 door. >>
sat 2:45-7pm: free show brain concert: show brain returns to washington square park (greenwich village) with a free, all-ages concert featuring the mystery lights, the thing, and skorts. >>
sat 3-6:30pm: walt whitman initiative’s 22nd annual ‘song of myself’: the walt whitman initiative returns to brooklyn bridge park for the annual open marathon reading of walt whitman’s celebrated poem ‘song of myself.’ readers volunteer to recite one of the 52 sections, often personalizing their reading with an interpretation through song, dance, translation into different languages, musical accompaniment, or other original means. granite prospect at brooklyn bridge park, with views of the brooklyn bridge, manhattan bridge, and east river in the background. free admission. >>
sat 6pm doors: catch performance series: the obie award-winning catch performance series returns to the chocolate factory theater (astoria) with more than a dozen dance, theater, performance, and video artists. bonus: free beer and seltzer. $20 admission (cash only). >>
sat 6:30pm: the ice tower with marion cotillard: ifc center (greenwich village) hosts a sneak preview screening of lucile hadzihalilovic’s the ice tower, followed by q+a with star marion cotillard. $18 general, $15 seniors. >>
sat 8pm: 22nd annual miss coney island pageant: the miss coney island pageant is back with 10 over-the-top performers competing for the crown. sideshows by the seashore (coney island), $45 for a theater seat, $20 to watch the live simulcast in the freak bar. >>
sat 8:30pm: improvised young-adult dystopian movie: improv group help me i’m drowning performs an hour-long improvised young-adult dystopian movie based on audience suggestions. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sat 10:30pm: enya’s castle: the enya party: sail away to enya’s castle: the enya party and celebrate the blissed-out mystics of pop with a night of enya, enya remixes, and enya-inspired sounds from stevie nicks, siouxsie, cocteau twins, and more. presented by a place both wonderful and strange (co-creator of this party is killing you!: the robyn party) and dj/filmmaker sarah lyons, the night also features drag performances and tarot readings. dress for the castle or as you wish. purgatory (bushwick), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sunday
sun thru 9/22: 20th annual brooklyn book festival: nyc’s largest free lit fest returns with nine days of author talks, readings, and other bookish events featuring more than 200 writers. it all kicks off with a virtual day (sun 1-6pm) and dozens of ‘bookend’ events (sun thru 9/22 citywide), then culminates with a children’s day (9/20 10am-4pm) and the main festival and outdoor marketplace (9/21 10am-6pm) at brooklyn borough hall and surrounding venues. various prices (most events are free). >>
sun 12-6pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: pioneer works’ free monthly open house celebrates creativity across art, music, science, and community. with programming spread across three floors the garden, this month’s edition features open studios with current artists-in-residence, live music, hands-on workshops, a screening of freedom school documentary program’s same city, different hooks, a discussion with video art director nicol scott and graphic designer chip kidd, a pop-up cactus and succulent sale, and more. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 12-7pm: 32nd annual clubhouse jamboree: head to the music pagoda in prospect park for nyc’s longest-running free outdoor house music party, the clubhouse jamboree. featuring sounds by ian rock, jo vill, donna edwards, and soul summit music. free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 5pm (+ 9/28): 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. tonight’s themes: ‘armature’ and ‘border.’ presented by mcnally jackson bookstore with hosts yvonne brooks and joseph reiver. free admission. >>
sun 5pm: some fun lines: maeve dunigan (the new yorker) and guest hosts jennie egerdie (vulture’s best of 2024) and cara michelle smith (salon) fill your sunday with satire and humor readings with some help from guest readers jiji lee (the new yorker), lillian stone (the new yorker), ash diggs (vulture), kenice mobley (falllon), alex o’connor (mcsweeney’s), and chloe radcliffe (comedy central). $13.61 with promo code ‘somefunskint’ (reg. $18 adv, $23 door). >>
sun 6-10pm: summerstage: japan champloo in the park: summerstage presents a concert featuring performances by awich, bigyuki, jpthewavy, ozworld, and u-lee at rumsey playfield in central park. free admission. >>
sun 7:30pm: emmy watch party: improv show raaaatscraps, which has two cast members nominated for emmys this year (severence‘s zach cherry and somebody, somewhere‘s jeff hiller), presents an emmy awards watch party at caveat (les). shannon o’neill and connor ratliff host. $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 7:30pm: pay-what-you-can admission at theatre for a new audience’s the wild duck: for this performance of henrik ibsen’s accessible, provocative, modern drama, audiences can purchase cash-only pay-what-you-can tickets at the door starting at 6:30pm. while supplies last, first come, first served, one ticket per patron limit. in a new version by david eldridge, directed by simon godwin at polonsky shakespeare center in downtown brooklyn. >>
monday
mon 4pm, 7pm: classics in black + white: on the waterfront: village east and cinema 123 by angelika host a series of classic black + white screenings, continuing tonight with elia kazan’s on the waterfront (1954), starring marlon brando, eva marie saint, and karl malden, lee j. cobb. $19-22.
sponsored: mon 7pm: mark ronson and questlove in conversation: the seven-time grammy-winning record producer behind some of the biggest musical moments of the past two decades—lady gaga, dua lipa, bruno mars—conjures the undeniable magic of the city’s bygone nightlife. sit in as mark ronson shares his heartfelt coming-of-age tale: a definitive account of ’90s new york and the making of a musical mastermind. questlove leads the conversation. skint readers can get a $20 ticket on standard tickets with no book using code: ‘markronson’ >>
mon 7pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted confessions serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14.64 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $23.18). >>
mon 7pm (monthly): and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring ceara o’sullivan (snl), marika dominczyk (grey’s anatomy), brendan hines (the tick), connor ratliff (the george lucas talk show), and more. $16.70 with promo code ‘andskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>
mon 7pm (+ 11/10): robot karaoke: sing against the machine! try to sing songs you know, but with syllable-matched lyrics from sources like yelp reviews of psychics, craigslist vehicle ads, negative reviews of professors, and dr. bronner’s bottle labels. hosted by jamie brew and jenn schiffer. wonderville (bushwick), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>
ongoing
our roundup of 60+ ongoing events: free shakespeare in the park (thru 9/14), 2-for-1 broadway week tickets (thru 9/21), the amazing maize maze (thru 10/26), and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
