20+ cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri-sun: 50th annual saint george’s seventh street ukrainian festival: east 7th street bet 2nd + 3rd aves (east village). >>

► fri-sun: manhattan vintage clothing show: spring edition: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). $25 general, $20 students. >>

► sat 10am-4pm: 2026 dragon lion day festival: sara d. roosevelt park at the grand st. basketball courts (les). >>

► 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-4pm: stuytown flea market + stuytown eats: stuyvesant oval (east village). >>

► sat 10am-5pm: murray hill neighborhood association’s park avenue day: park ave bet 34th + 40th streets. >>

► sat 10am-6pm: 21st annual graham avenue fiesta: graham avenue (ave of puerto rico) from boerum st to broadway (east williamsburg). >>

► sat 11am-2pm: westbeth flea market’s $10 bag sale: westbeth artists housing and center for the arts (west village). >>

► sat 11am-5pm: lavender market: spring fling: trans-pecos (ridgewood). >>

► sat 11:30am: annual turkish american festival parade: madison ave from 38th st to 25th st. >>

► sat 12pm-7pm: 20th annual dance parade + festival: 17th st + avenue of the americas to west 8th street, thru st. marks place to tompkins square park. >>

► sat + sun (10am-6pm): 51st annual ninth avenue international food festival: ninth avenue between 42nd + 57th streets (hell’s kitchen). >>

► sat + sun (11am-6pm): fad (fashion art design) market: nycxdesign edition: st. paul’s church (boerum hill/cobble hill). >>

► sun 10am-3pm: annual brooklyn grange and city growers’ spring fest, family day, and plant sale: brooklyn grange (sunset park). >>

► sun 10am-4pm: pleased to meet you presents: in full bloom spring market: radio star (greenpoint). >>

► sun 10am-6pm: annual fabulous fifth avenue fair: fifth avenue from dean street to 12th street (park slope). >>

► sun 11am: 10th annual nepal day parade: madison ave from 38th st to 24th st. >>

► sun 11am-3pm (rain date 5/31): annual mount morris park community improvement association stoop sale: 118th-124th sts, from adam clayton blvd to madison ave (central harlem). >>

► sun 11am-3:30pm: fifth annual nyc aapi heritage cultural parade: sixth ave from west 44th st to west 55th st (manhattan). >>

► sun 11am-6pm: annual hoboken spring arts + music festival: washington street bet. observer highway + 7th street (hoboken, nj). >>

► sun 12-5pm: woofstock: badass animal rescue’s annual street festival: president st between 3rd ave and nevins st (gowanus). >>

► sun 12-6pm: 11th annual greek jewish festival: broome st between allen st + eldridge st (les). >>

► sun 12-6pm: tiny arts makers market: gottscheer hall (ridgewood). >>

► sun 12-9pm: pasar malam new york’s indonesian food bazaar: culture lab (lic). >>

► sun 1pm: 72nd 17th of may norwegian american day parade: bay ridge, brooklyn. >>

► sun 1-5pm: annual coney island book fair: coney island usa. free admission. >>

see all the art and design at these exhibitions and events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri 6-8pm: tribeca gallery night: 80+ galleries and art spaces in tribeca. free admission. >>

► fri thru sun: parsons mfa fashion design and society open studios: free admission (rsvp required). j3 studios (greenwich village). >>

► sat 10am-5pm: madison avenue spring gallery walk: participating galleries on madison avenue and side streets from east 57th st to east 85th st. >>

► sat 12-5pm (+ 6/20, 7/25, 8/22, 9/26): lower manhattan cultural council (lmcc) open studios at the arts center at governors island: free admission. >>

► sat + sun (12-6pm): west chelsea artists open studios: self-guided tour starts at the west chelsea arts building and includes five other chelsea locations. free admission. >>

► sat thru 5/30: 15th annual photoville: 85 open-air photo exhibitions in all five boroughs, including the return of the ‘photo village’ shipping container galleries in brooklyn bridge park. free admission. >>

► sat thru 12/6: iris van herpen: sculpting the senses: brooklyn museum (prospect heights). $30 general, $21 seniors/students (tickets include general admission to the museum). >>

► sun 12-6pm: mana contemporary jersey city spring open studios: 888 newark ave, jersey city. free admission. >>

► mon + tues (6-8pm): new york school of interior design thesis exhibitions: bfa (mon, upper east side); mfa and mps studio projects (tues, nomad). free admission. >>

film fests / series:

► sat 2-8pm: sva masters in film directing presents the fifth annual apple box short film festival: sva theatre (chelsea). free admission. >>

► sat 7pm: changing minds young filmmaker festival: village east cinema. $10. >>

► sun 6pm: be there film fest: footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). $5-15 suggested donation. >>

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2537 Broadway & 95th Street, NY, NY 10025

friday

thru 9/11 (various fridays and saturdays at 9pm): astoria beer garden silent disco dance party: three djs, one beer garden, and a crowd dancing in near-total silence at this bi-weekly silent disco party. wireless headphones are provided so you can choose your vibe between dj sets. astoria’s bohemian hall + beer garden, $20-30 (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>

thru 6/7 (7:30pm, except 5/17): shakespeare in carroll park: actor-led smith street stage presents a production of julius caesar in brooklyn’s carroll park. preview 5/15, opening night 5/16. free admission. >>

sponsored: thru 5/24: get $40 tickets to jerome at playwrights horizons: from the writer and director of wet brain (new york times critic’s pick). jerome, a ghost town in the secluded arizona backcountry, is home to con and doane, an aging gay couple who’ve built a quiet life far from the chaos of cities and other people—until a stranger arrives, fleeing his damaged past, and falls into their arms. set at the height of the aids epidemic, john j. caswell, jr.’s new play is an unexpectedly funny, delicately wrought story of survival, even in the harshest of deserts. skint readers can get $40 tickets (incl. fees) with code ‘skintje’ for tier 1 and tier 2 seats for friday-sunday performances may 15-24. >>

sponsored: thru sun: ‘business business business’ – a corporate satire circus: welcome to ‘business business business,’ a circus about business. 75 minutes of unhinged corporate satire, blending the chaos of the wolf of wall street with the elite artistry of cirque du soleil, only at circus academy new york. mc’ed by the ringmaster/ceo, this show follows a struggling business-consulting firm trying to land a game-changing client by eod. every department of the firm will be presented as a circus skill: contract negotiations on aerial silks, marketing spins through chinese yoyo, and of course, a seminar in hr do’s and don’ts expressed through burlesque. all beneath a bevy of corporate jargon. with 40′ high vaulted ceilings, the space will be transformed into a saturated sound and light extravaganza each performance. popcorn, beer, wine, and other refreshments will be available for purchase. save 25% with promo code ‘SKINT’ >>

sponsored: thru sun: see indian princesses for $25! limited availability!: atlantic theater company and rattlestick theater are thrilled to present eliana theologides rodriguez‘s funny, feminist off-broadway debut play, indian princesses, directed by miranda cornell. in the summer of 2008, five young girls of color and their white fathers attend a program designed to bond families through handmade activities, camp-like adventures, and a heavy dose of cultural appropriation. but where can these girls turn when the program sparks questions that their fathers are unable – or unwilling – to answer? now playing at the linda gross theater (336 west 20th street) through june 7! limited $25 tickets available for performances through may 17 only! >>

fri + sat (fri 7pm sat 5pm): arturo o’farrill + the afro latin jazz orchestra: latin jazz with strings: presented in partnership with carnegie hall’s united in sound: america at 250 festival, belongó afro latin jazz teams up with members of the brooklyn symphony orchestra for a concert reimagining the latin jazz canon. el museo del barrio (east harlem), free admission (rsvp required). >>

sponsored: fri + sat (8pm): stéphane wrembel’s django a gogo at symphony space: two unique nights with internationally acclaimed guitarist stéphane wrembel, hailed by the new york times as ‘perhaps the most creative improviser in gypsy jazz today.’ a thrilling tribute to the legendary django reinhardt featuring an exciting lineup of world-class musicians including angelo debarre, serge camps, frank anastasio, sébastien felix, david gastine, gismo graf, jean-michel pilc, and django new orleans. use code ‘skint10’ for $10 off full-price tickets. >>

fri 6:30pm: radiant: the life and line of keith haring: biographer brad gooch discusses his 2024 biography of artist keith haring inside the chapel of saint columba at the cathedral church of saint john the divine (morningside heights), home of haring’s final work, altarpiece: the life of christ. free admission. >>

fri 6:30pm: comedy in costumes: bring your best look and a sense of humor as stand-up meets dress-up at abracadabra nyc, the longtime costume and magic shop. comics perform sets while audience members are invited to show up in costume and compete for a $100 cash prize. hosted by ryan arrison with performances by wolfgang hunter, irina chelidze, jared sterling, and ryan arrison. abracadabra (flatiron), $14.64 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $17.85). >>

fri 6:30pm: funny pages: an evening of humorous readings: comedy writers, authors, essayists, cartoonists, and comics share new things to make you laugh at the funny pages show. hosted by zach zimmerman (is it hot in here?) and blythe roberson (america the beautiful?) with readings by catherine cohen, negin farsad, and andy ward. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $10. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by keira mcgill, devon arnold, charlie girard, keenan steiner, and changxiety. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit immigration equality). >>

fri 7:30pm: ember choral arts presents our better angels: the new frontier: eight-part vocal ensemble ember continues its ‘our better angels’ season with a concert inspired by the courage of america’s first steps to explore space. st. john’s in the village (west village), pay-what-you-can admission. >>

fri 7:45pm doors (thru august): rooftop films summer series: rooftop films returns for its 30th summer of indie screenings across rooftops, parks, and other open-air spots around nyc. tonight’s season opener: a night of new short films under the stars at green-wood cemetery, plus filmmaker q+a and an after-party. $25. >>

sponsored: fri 8pm: prom like it’s 1999 with niche night nyc at soho live: live cover band! dj! photos! vendors! tarot! candy! nostalgia! party like it’s 1999 with all your fave throwback music from pop punk troubadours and dj steve reynolds of party like it’s 1999. dress how you wanted to for your prom – 90s + 00s vibes encouraged. a portion of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to city voices – a mental health nonprofit. save 15% on tickets with promo code ‘skint1999’ >>

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 orion levine (comedy central), lissa lenis (hulu), adam gilbert (don’t tell comedy), rebecca kaplan (npr), dan yang (hbo), and nolawee (comedy on kningston). free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

saturday

sat + sun (various times): new york landmarks conservancy’s 16th annual sacred sites open house: explore the architecture, art, and history of 45 diverse houses of worship across the five boroughs opening their doors for tours, lectures, musical performances, and more. free admission. >>

sat + sun (11am-3pm): free bike helmets: the department of transportation keeps its free bike helmet program rolling, with personally fitted helmets available for riders of all ages at prospect park parade grounds in brooklyn (sat) and williamsbridge oval in the bronx (sun). while supplies last. >>

sat (waves start at 7am, 7:30am, 8am, and 8:30am): rbc brooklyn half marathon: cheer on 29,000 runners as they make the 13.1 trek from the brooklyn museum through prospect park, down ocean parkway, and to the finish line on the coney island boardwalk. >>

sat 4pm-midnight: loud women fest nyc: the uk-based loud women fest returns to brooklyn for its second nyc feminist punk fest, featuring 11 bands across two floors. main drag music (williamsburg), $20 adv, $25 door. >>

sat 11am-3pm: brooklyn bridge park kite festival: kites take over the sky above pier 5 for brooklyn bridge park’s annual kite festival, the only day of the year they’re cleared for takeoff here. decorate a free kite to take home (while supplies last), borrow one, or bring your own. live music, crafts, games, and family-friendly activities follow on the ground. free admission. >>

sat 11am-6pm: empire cup sumo 2026: bodies collide as new york’s only officially sanctioned sumo tournament returns for its second year at the japan village courtyard stage (industry city), with men’s, women’s, and junior divisions across five weight classes. free admission. >>

sat 5pm (monthly): how was it? storytelling show: matt storrs hosts an evening of engaging, hilarious, and unforgettable stories at qed (astoria). tonight’s lineup: sherri rosen, ash mehta, dannielle slaughter, sara shipley, joey rinaldi, and dave mcdonnell. $5 admission. >>

sat 6-11pm: hidden city physical media fest: ditch the stream and head to bushwick diy venue rubulad for a celebration of analog everything, with two stages of live music and vendors selling vinyl, cds, cassettes, dvds, vhs tapes, zines, food, and more. affordable hardware will also be on hand for anyone ready to start (or restart) their own physical media collection. $15 adv, $20 door. >>

sat 7pm: asian af variety show: the asian af asian american variety show presents a night of stand-up, sketch comedy, improv, and storytelling at ucb theatre (east village). hosted by improv team joy f*ck club. $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

sat 7pm: cinema social: my cousin vinny: cinema social, a new pop-up cinema/hangout, takes movies off the streaming apps and into social settings. tonight’s launch at the tiny cupboard (bushwick): my cousin vinny (1992). free admission. >>

sat 7:30pm (monthly): flopsauce comedy show: the monthly stand-up showcase where comedians dish out their latest failures (flops) and successes (sauces) returns for more servings. tonight’s show features chris renois, max higgins, megan rosenblum, justin alicastro, joey bednarsky, and katelyn mccarthy. hosted by kayla kirk and emily baker. secret pour (bushwick / bed-stuy), free admission. >>

sat 7:30pm: fun gutter: a party, show, and general check-in hosted by sasha von didkovsky, featuring standup from amber singletary, meredith dietz, joe palana, and grant moore, plus live prank calls conducted by david dobbins. a bar crawl follows the show. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission ($10 suggested donation at the door). >>

sat 8pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: laugh at linkedin, layoffs, and late-stage-capitalism at amanda melhuish and ryan montesi’s open to work comedy show. tonight’s lineup includes meredith dietz, christian divyne, laura high, jacklyn uweh, nick reichheld, and paris adkins. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sat 8pm (season finale): new york repertory orchestra 2025-26 season: the all-volunteer, community-based orchestra is back with a new season of concerts, concluding tonight with a program that includes works by william grant still, mieczysław weinberg, and arvo pärt. the church of st. mary the virgin (theater district), free admission ($15 suggested donation). >>

sat 8pm: a punk island benefit: pre-game for this summer’s punk island music festival at a benefit concert hosted by diy music collective the pigeon pack, featuring bands indeyevid, sheila, strawberry glass, hot head, and the buddy system forever. wonderville (bushwick), $10 suggested donation. >>

sunday

sun thru 6/14 (sundays at 6pm): music in a garden: the west side community garden’s annual concert series returns with intimate early-evening performances tucked among the greenery, featuring flamenco, classical cello, ragtime, jazz, funk, and more. west side community garden (uws), free admission. >>

sun 8am-1pm: 41st annual aids walk new york: walk like an icon: thousands gather in central park for the 41st annual aids walk new york, the world’s largest and most visible hiv/aids fundraising event. the route loops through the park, with no fundraising minimum required to participate. rain or shine. >>

sponsored: sun 2pm: experience the curtis chamber orchestra at 92nd street y!: join the curtis institute of music’s celebrated chamber orchestra for a program of barber, mozart, and beethoven at the 92nd street y. barber’s beloved adagio for strings and a string orchestra arrangement of beethoven’s f-major string quartet, op. 135, frame an afternoon of warmth, beauty, and extraordinary music-making. acclaimed violinist erin keefe and renowned violist roberto díaz join the ensemble for mozart’s radiant sinfonia concertante—an ideal showcase for these two exceptional soloists. use code ‘curtis20’ for 20% off tickets! >>

sun 2pm: seventh annual poets afloat: after writing poetry during micro-residencies aboard ships around new york harbor, seven local poets come together for an afternoon of readings on the deck of the south street seaport museum’s permanently moored 1885 tall ship, wavertree. donation-based admission. >>

sun 7pm (monthly): new tricks storytelling show: good tales don’t age at this storytelling show where all of the performers are over 40. hosted by adrianne frost (the moth storyslam champion), with cyndi freeman, drew prochaska, carol scudder, tracey starin, and eric vetter. tonight’s theme: ‘free falling.’ q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>

sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest, most scandalous secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: olivia carter, carson olshansky, jarrett campbell, sahib singh, and jake cornell. hosted by brittany carney and naomi karavani. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: punchlines and plush toys collide at this comedy show where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring zach sims, glo butler, alysa browne, sarah barnitt, and abiola adedeji. hosted by rebecca kaplan. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations optional). >>

sun 8pm (monthly): disasterpiece movie night: money plane: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight: andrew lawrence’s money plane (2020). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

sun 8:30pm: solving your problems with chloe troast: comedian and actress chloe troast (snl) and her comedy pals team up to tackle the audience’s problems through improv. proceeds will be donated to local mental health charities. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

monday

mon thru the season: rooftop movies at yotel times square: soccer sundays, musical mondays, date night tuesdays, and spooky wednesdays await on the green room 42’s rooftop at yotel times square. food and drinks will be available for purchase. this month’s selections include legally blonde, the shining, funny girl, pele, and more. $23.48 ticket includes a cocktail/mocktail of the day and popcorn. >>

mon thru 9/21 (mondays thru thursdays): healthy on the hudson fitness classes: hudson river park’s free 60-minute riverfront fitness classes return to piers 25, 46, 64, and 97 for the season: conditioning (mondays), hiit (tuesdays), plates, strength and sculpt (wednesdays), and yoga (thursdays). byo water and mat. >>

mon thru 6/7: sing for hope pianos nyc 2026: the annual sing for hope pianos program places artist-decorated pianos in public spaces for anyone to play. this year’s kickoff (5/18 9am-3pm) takes over fosun plaza at 28 liberty street in lower manhattan with performances by broadway’s sonya balsara and rodney ingram from aladdin, ray angry of the roots, the marching cobras, and more, plus an appearance by actress laura linney, who’ll receive the organization’s hope art for all award. following the launch, the pianos will be placed in nyc parks and public spaces across all five boroughs through 6/7 before being permanently donated to partner schools, hospitals, and community centers. >>

mon + tues (5:30pm): american symphony orchestra chamber series at bryant park: american symphony orchestra presents its annual series of outdoor concerts on the upper terrace of bryant park. this week’s aso jazz ensemble program: the music of louis armstrong. free admission. >>

mon 4pm, 7pm (monthly thru december): classics in black + white: sabrina: village east and cinema 123 by angelika continue a new season of classic black + white screenings with billy wilder’s sabrina (1954), starring audrey hepburn, humphrey bogart, and william holden. $19-22. >>

mon 6pm (season finale): miller theater’s pop-up concert series: the columbia university school of the arts’s musical happy hour returns for a new season of hour-long concerts where the audience is permitted to sit onstage with the performers and enjoy a free drink. tonight, grammy-winning quintet imani winds presents a program spotlighting three composers shaped by french culture, jazz, and folk traditions: valerie coleman, lalo schifrin, and henri tomasi. columbia university’s miller theatre (morningside heights), free admission. >>

mon 7pm: defector media presents ten minute quarters: a wnba comedy show: join defector media and other wnba fans for a night of stand up, games, and giveaways. hosted by nora jefferies and jasper wang, and featuring zach zimmerman, alison leiby, chanel ali, and dan yang. littlefield (gowanus), save $5 with promo code ‘defectorpal’ >>

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 david cross (arrested development), nora kirkpatrick (the office), margaret odette (sex/life), neal bledsoe (othello), and more. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘andskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

mon 7pm doors: rooftop films: tuner: rooftop films hosts an immersive screening of daniel roher’s tuner at pier 57 (chelsea), where audience members will don headphones to experience the movie’s soundscape. filmmaker magazine’s mike hogan moderates a pre-screening discussion with star leo woodall and sound designer johnnie burn. free admission. >>

mon 7:30pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted secrets serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14.64 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $23.18). >>

mon 7:30pm: sad girl survival guide: live!: comedian glennis laroe brings her sad girl survival guide podcast and web show to the stage for a night of standup, panel chats, and cathartic oversharing centered on mental health, breakdowns, breakthroughs, coping mechanisms, and finding humor in the spiral. rodeo (crown heights), $10. >>

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