The NYC end-of-summer bucket list

Hey, New York! While we sure hope you gave Labor Day weekend your best shot at having all the fun, we have to break the news to you: There is still a ton of utterly delightful, summery action to be had in the city. But you've got to act fast; this gorgeous warm weather will be gone in a few short weeks. We've compiled our 50 favorite late-summer activities to check off before the fall foliage sets in. So get to it!

RECOMMENDED: Full guide to things to do in the summer in NYC

Click all you've done...

See Queen Bey for free at the Global Citizen Festival

Become a swinger in Governors Island’s Hammock Grove

Bring out your inner country bumpkin at the 32nd annual Queens Country Fair

See a rock show at the Riis Park Beach Bazaar

Be the life of the party at Output’s Tiki Disco

See a movie in the Rooftop Film Club

Give yourself brain freeze with ice cream from 10Below

Hold hands (and more) on the beach

Eat a lobster roll from Littleneck

Get high on art at the brand new Whitney rooftop

Go on the Wonder Wheel after dark

Drink on the rooftop of Hotel Hugo

Roller skate on Pier 2 of Brooklyn Bridge Park

Go to a free Bryant Park yoga class while you still can

Pull an (unplanned) rooftop all-nighter

Do a more grown-up version of tie-dye with an Organic Indigo Dyeing class at Pioneer Works in Red Hook

Sneak a six-pack into a park

Drink kale juice from a coconut at Juice Generation

Spend an afternoon reading on a fire escape

Grab alfresco eats at Alta Linea

Get freaky at the Coney Island Film Festival

Take a class at New York Surf School

Sneak into a double feature to catch summer blockbusters while you still can

Buy a book from the Strand’s Central Park kiosk

Venture into the “Ice Land” sauna at Spa Castle

Eat a hot dog from a stand on the street

Get to Prospect Park early enough to actually use one of the park grills

Get a frozen margarita from Cilantro

Hold a beach volleyball tournament at Pier 25 in Chelsea

See one of the last Mets-Yankees games of the season

Rent a Citibike

See the Frida Kahlo exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden

Take a swing in the driving range at Chelsea Piers

Go to Inwood Hill Park and marvel that you’re still technically in Manhattan

Spend a day doing absolutely nothing near your AC

Get two-for-one tickets during NYC Broadway Week

Eat funnel cakes and fried rice balls at the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy

Cool down with something way too spicy at the Chile Pepper Fiesta

Get a tattoo while people can still see it at New York Adorned

Chow down on Fletcher’s Barbecue

Open a fire hydrant for some kids

Volunteer to walk dogs at BARC

Buy a pack of tarot cards from Enchantments Inc. in the East Village

Get caught in the rain to the point where it’s pointless to buy an umbrella

Go kayaking on the Hudson

Take a day trip to City Island in the Bronx

Have a drink and taco at Crown Victoria’s incredible outdoor patio

Get candy by the pound at Dylan’s Candy Bar

Take the tram to Roosevelt Island

Drink on the Staten Island Ferry

You’ve checked off 0 of
Time Out New York's
end-of-summer bucket list!