Things to do in New York this Saturday
The best things to do in New York this Saturday include amazing shows and parties to keep you going all day and night
It’s the weekend, you’re in the greatest city in the world, and its time to get wild—but what are the best things to do in NYC this Saturday exactly? We’ll tell you! Hit up some of the best New York attractions and events, and be sure to fit in a disco nap for our picks of the best parties in NYC. Strapped for cash? Fear not! We’ve picked out some of the city’s top free things to do so that you’re not broke by Sunday.
RECOMMENDED: Full guide to things to do in NYC this weekend
Featured things to do this Saturday
Smorgasburg
At this massive grub hub, there’s only one rule: Come hungry. The Brooklyn Flea spin-off draws more than 10,000 visitors per day with a slew of 75 to 100 incredible food vendors. Our pro tip? Make sure you peruse the lineup before you go—those mouthwatering scents and the bevy of choices can make you dizzy (and the dense crowds can make you hangry).
Accomplice
Tom and Betsy Salamon’s unique adventure—part interactive theater, part scavenger hunt, part walking tour—draws participants into an amusing web of puzzles and intrigue. You can choose between the three-hour New York tour, which takes participants through various neighborhoods of lower Manhattan, or the two-hour Village tour, which travels through quirky Greenwich Village on Saturdays. Groups of as many as 10 are booked every half hour.
Dancing With the Star Stuffs
Ali Levin and Alyssa Rossman-Rorman host this totally bananas real-reality TV dance competition, at which twelve duos of goony performers bring their fiercest jazz hand game to win eternal glory on the Reckless Theater stage. The stakes couldn't be higher.
Bad Habit
Meet your new girl crush on the dancefloor at this beloved lesbian nightlife institution. The fun and flirty bunnies of Hot Rabbit take over Bushwick's Lot 45 with drink specials, bites, club bangers from DJs Illexxandra and Rosyq, and vogue performances by Omar Mizrahi and the House of Olympus.
Hester Street Fair
This Lower East Side flea, now in it's eighth season, hosts one of the best collections of vendors in Manhattan, with more upstarts joining the fray each week. Standouts from recent years and who have gotten their start at the fair include include Macaron Parlour, Petee’s Pie Company, Melt Bakery, La New Yorkina, Arancini Bros and Cheeky Sandwich.
Every Woman: An Art Auction to Benefit Planned Parenthood NYC
More than 50 woman-identifying artists band together to auction their work in support of the highly politicized nonprofit. Bid on affordable photography, screen prints, painting and ceramics, enjoy music and free drinks, and learn more about the work and battles ahead for Planned Parenthood.
New York City Dyke March
This annual event to raise awareness about women's and trans rights brings noise, puppets and plenty of body positivity to NYC's streets the day before Pride. BYO signs and banners, and keep in mind that the Dyke March doesn't have a permit—it's a protest, not a parade—so be prepared for possible interference from the fuzz. The march itself is open to all dykes and self-identified women. All other supporters are encouraged to cheer from the sidelines. March begins at 42nd St and Bryant Park.
Masquerade on the Town
Never Sleep Alone’s Dr. Alex Schiller (Roslyn Hart) and performer Alfredo Guenzani invite you to join 100 mysterious strangers for an unpredictable tour through some of downtown’s most decadent bars, restaurants and party spots. Show up in a mask and a getup worthy of The Phantom of the Opera to win the costume contest. And don't bring friends who aren't open to making out with strangers and performing insane challenges late into the night.
Siren: Girl Pride NYC
Drink and dance the weekend away by the East River. DJs Whitney Day, Rosy Q, Amber Valentine and Citizen Jane bring it on the dance floor with pop and hip-hop classics, while go-go girls keep you hypnotized all night.
Writing on It All
Politically conscious writers, artists, choreographers, domestic workers and more lead the charge at this collaborative experiment that welcomes members of the public to write on the walls of an abandoned house in Governors Island’s Nolan Park. This year’s season features Olga Rodriguez Ulloa, Alexandra Chasin, Luis Jaramillo, Matthew Brookshire, Ana Lara, LaTasha Diggs, Mariame Kaba, Laia Sole and Anthony Rosado.
Popular things to do this Saturday
Smorgasburg
At this massive grub hub, there’s only one rule: Come hungry. The Brooklyn Flea spin-off draws more than 10,000 visitors per day with a slew of 75 to 100 incredible food vendors. Our pro tip? Make sure you peruse the lineup before you go—those mouthwatering scents and the bevy of choices can make you dizzy (and the dense crowds can make you hangry).
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Launched more than 30 years ago by nonprofit community–arts organization BRIC to revitalize Prospect Park, Brooklyn’s premier outdoor performance series returns with free music, dance, and film events. Highlights this year include Pharoah Sanders on June 23, Talib Kweli on June 24, Amadou & Mariam on July 21, Andrew Bird and Esperanza Spalding on July 28, a screening of Creed with live scoring from Wordless Music Orchestra on Aug 4 and Whitney on Aug 11. While you’re there, be sure to check out NY Handmade Collective’s market, which features wares from local artisans like Jes Switaj, Suniq, Topolski Jewelry, Wallcojr Designs and Titiluli.
Hester Street Fair
This Lower East Side flea, now in it's eighth season, hosts one of the best collections of vendors in Manhattan, with more upstarts joining the fray each week. Standouts from recent years and who have gotten their start at the fair include include Macaron Parlour, Petee’s Pie Company, Melt Bakery, La New Yorkina, Arancini Bros and Cheeky Sandwich.
Accomplice
Tom and Betsy Salamon’s unique adventure—part interactive theater, part scavenger hunt, part walking tour—draws participants into an amusing web of puzzles and intrigue. You can choose between the three-hour New York tour, which takes participants through various neighborhoods of lower Manhattan, or the two-hour Village tour, which travels through quirky Greenwich Village on Saturdays. Groups of as many as 10 are booked every half hour.
The Rivals
New York Classical Theatre begins its summer season of free alfresco theater with Richard Brinsley Sheridan's bawdy 1775 comedy, whose gifts to the world include the word malaprop (named after a deliciously error-prone character). The production, directed by NYCT founder Stephen Burdman, plays for a month in Central Park (enter at 103rd St and Central Park West), then spends a week apiece at two other locations.
"The Art of Spider-Man"
This exhibition invites you to see how the comic-book art of Steve Ditko, John Romita, Todd McFarlane and other visionaries involved in drawing Marvel’s beloved wall crawler influenced the way superhero stories are told.
River to River Festival
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's wide-flung free celebration has many exciting offerings in 2017. Participating artists include En Garde Arts, Netta Yerushalmy, Jodi Melnick, John Monti, Beth Gill, Faye Driscoll, Marjani Forté-Saunders, Maria Hassabi, Kamau Ware, Kameelah Janan Rasheed and the Dance Cartel. Also on the lineup is A Marvelous Order (June 15, 17–18), an original opera about the clash between city planner Robert Moses and activist Jane Jacobs.
Herzog and de Meuron with Ai Weiwei, “Hansel and Gretel”
Famed Chinese dissident artist Ai Wei Wei teams up with au courant Swiss starchitects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron in this immersive installation about the surveillance state. Drones and infrared cameras follow visitors as they move about, creating high-tech breadcrumb trails in their wake.
Writing on It All
Politically conscious writers, artists, choreographers, domestic workers and more lead the charge at this collaborative experiment that welcomes members of the public to write on the walls of an abandoned house in Governors Island’s Nolan Park. This year’s season features Olga Rodriguez Ulloa, Alexandra Chasin, Luis Jaramillo, Matthew Brookshire, Ana Lara, LaTasha Diggs, Mariame Kaba, Laia Sole and Anthony Rosado.
Free things to do this Saturday
Smorgasburg
At this massive grub hub, there’s only one rule: Come hungry. The Brooklyn Flea spin-off draws more than 10,000 visitors per day with a slew of 75 to 100 incredible food vendors. Our pro tip? Make sure you peruse the lineup before you go—those mouthwatering scents and the bevy of choices can make you dizzy (and the dense crowds can make you hangry).
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Launched more than 30 years ago by nonprofit community–arts organization BRIC to revitalize Prospect Park, Brooklyn’s premier outdoor performance series returns with free music, dance, and film events. Highlights this year include Pharoah Sanders on June 23, Talib Kweli on June 24, Amadou & Mariam on July 21, Andrew Bird and Esperanza Spalding on July 28, a screening of Creed with live scoring from Wordless Music Orchestra on Aug 4 and Whitney on Aug 11. While you’re there, be sure to check out NY Handmade Collective’s market, which features wares from local artisans like Jes Switaj, Suniq, Topolski Jewelry, Wallcojr Designs and Titiluli.
Hester Street Fair
This Lower East Side flea, now in it's eighth season, hosts one of the best collections of vendors in Manhattan, with more upstarts joining the fray each week. Standouts from recent years and who have gotten their start at the fair include include Macaron Parlour, Petee’s Pie Company, Melt Bakery, La New Yorkina, Arancini Bros and Cheeky Sandwich.
The Rivals
New York Classical Theatre begins its summer season of free alfresco theater with Richard Brinsley Sheridan's bawdy 1775 comedy, whose gifts to the world include the word malaprop (named after a deliciously error-prone character). The production, directed by NYCT founder Stephen Burdman, plays for a month in Central Park (enter at 103rd St and Central Park West), then spends a week apiece at two other locations.
River to River Festival
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's wide-flung free celebration has many exciting offerings in 2017. Participating artists include En Garde Arts, Netta Yerushalmy, Jodi Melnick, John Monti, Beth Gill, Faye Driscoll, Marjani Forté-Saunders, Maria Hassabi, Kamau Ware, Kameelah Janan Rasheed and the Dance Cartel. Also on the lineup is A Marvelous Order (June 15, 17–18), an original opera about the clash between city planner Robert Moses and activist Jane Jacobs.
Writing on It All
Politically conscious writers, artists, choreographers, domestic workers and more lead the charge at this collaborative experiment that welcomes members of the public to write on the walls of an abandoned house in Governors Island’s Nolan Park. This year’s season features Olga Rodriguez Ulloa, Alexandra Chasin, Luis Jaramillo, Matthew Brookshire, Ana Lara, LaTasha Diggs, Mariame Kaba, Laia Sole and Anthony Rosado.
Richard III
In its eighth season of summer Shakespeare, Smith Street Stage sets up camp at Carroll Park with Shakespeare’s history play, in which a malicious hunchback clambers to power on the corpses of his family and friends. Jonathan Hopkins directs a gender- and race-neutral production.
New York City Dyke March
This annual event to raise awareness about women's and trans rights brings noise, puppets and plenty of body positivity to NYC's streets the day before Pride. BYO signs and banners, and keep in mind that the Dyke March doesn't have a permit—it's a protest, not a parade—so be prepared for possible interference from the fuzz. The march itself is open to all dykes and self-identified women. All other supporters are encouraged to cheer from the sidelines. March begins at 42nd St and Bryant Park.
"Black Power!"
More than 50 years since its inception, the Black Power movement’s influence is still felt around the world, reverberating in modern activism as well as hip-hop, fashion, visual art and spoken-word performance. This exhibition gives you the chance to learn more about the movement’s roots, achievements and failures, as well as its enduring legacy.
Viewpoints: Latin America in Photographs
This exhibition features over 100 images and is the Library's first devoted solely to photographs of Latin America. Taken in the 1860s up through the present, these stunning images create a spellbinding portrait of the region's vibrant culture.
Movies to see this Saturday
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
Jane Jacobs's clash with NYC urban planner Robert Moses makes for a great drama
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Richard Gere triumphs in the role of his career, as a scrappy Manhattan schmoozer
A Quiet Passion
British filmaker Terence Davies, turns his attention to the poet Emily Dickinson
Graduation
The story of a college-bound teen and her father who wants to cut corners for her
Beauty and the Beast
Today's Beauty and the Beast is a lavish pull-out-all-the-stops musical
T2 Trainspotting
You can’t re-create your past, but you can relive it in your head over and over again
Concerts to see this Saturday
Brian Stokes Mitchell: Plays with Music
The baritone star of such shows as Ragtime and Man of La Mancha, Mitchell is one of Broadway's most accomplished leading men and has proved to be a suave and affable concert performer as well. His solo Feinstein's/54 Below debut, backed by Tedd Firth at the piano, is a mix of theater and jazz standards that includes songs from his upcoming album Plays with Music.
Julie Byrne
We love us a local favorite who makes a lot out of very little. Most of Byrne’s songs consist of just fingerpicked guitar, soft new-age synths and her bell-like voice, but the end result proves that, sometimes, it’s best to keep it simple, stupid.
TANGOmenaje: La Cumparsita 100 Years
Thalia Hispanic Theatre celebrates the centennial of G. Matos Rodriguez's "La Cumparsita," perhaps the most famous tango of all time, with a show directed and designed by Angel Gil Orrios, with music arranged and directed (and performed on bandoneon) by Raul Jaurena. Two singers, four dancers and three other musicians help raise the temperature.
Seth Sikes Sings Judy, Liza, Barbara, Etc.
Theater elf Sikes has devoted exuberant shows to the oeuvres of Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli and Bernadette Peters. Now he throws in Barbra Streisand and other gay icons to offer a Pride Week bouquet of diva devotion, directed by Eric Gilliland and backed by a full band.
Denzel Curry
South Florida rapper Denzel Curry hit mainstream visibility in 2013 when his certified banger "Threatz" from his debut album, Nostalgic 64, hit the airwaves. Since then, he's earned a coveted spot on the XXL Freshman League and released a followup of grim ruminations, hazy beats and dense wordplay, Imperial, which you can hear at this free outdoor gig in Red Hook.
Dead & Company
In 2015, Deadheads everywhere shed a tear as the wildly popular Fare Thee Well shows marked the final concert appearance of the "core four" Grateful Dead members (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh). But some hope lies with its run of shows since as Dead & Company. The lineup replaces bassist Phil Lesh—who departed for his own project, Phil and Friends—with Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge. And instead of previous Jerry Garcia stand-in Trey Anastasio on axe, they've added dreamy singer-songwriter John Mayer. A strange trip indeed.
Tori Scott: Making America Gay Again!
Singer-actor Tori Scott mixes classic musical-comedy warmth with a killer range. Armed with smart, saucy patter, she comes off as the best wild friend that a frazzled gay city boy could hope to find. Her Gay Pride–themed Joe's Pub show features tunes that range from Judy Garland to Beyoncé and beyond.
Rite of Summer Music Festival
Governors Island gets experimental as hell once a month this summer, bringing fringes of the contemporary classical avant-garde together for three highly anticipated open-air engagements: the ambitious multimedia artist Pamela Z, neoprog band Contemporaneous and a performance of John Cage’s “Sonatas & Interludes.”
Mark Nadler: Devil May Care
The hardest-working man in cabaret, Nadler tickles the ivories and the audience with his zany blend of musical intelligence and vaudevillian showmanship. On the last night of his Pangea run, he improvises his entertainment.
Looking for the perfect brunch?
The best brunch in NYC
Consult our comprehensive guide to the best brunch NYC has to offer and enjoy the perfect late breakfast this weekend
good to know.
Any Titanic enthusiasts will want to know that I have Titanic walking tours and you can commemorate the anniversary of the sinking
Saturday April 8th at 10:00 AM
Titanic walking tour in Manhattan.
https://www.facebook.com/TitanicinNewYorkWalkingTourwithDaveGardner?ref=bookmarks
Meet at the corner of Astor Place at Lafayette St. by the Walgreens.
Saturday April 8th at 2:00 PM
Titanic cemetery tour in the Bronx.
https://boroughsofthedead.com/titanic-graves-woodlawn-cemetery/
Meet in front of the cemetery’s Jerome Avenue entrance by the 4 subway stop.
Every Saturday night, 10pm, you can check out SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL Dueling Pianos - NYC's BEST all request, Dueling Pianos show! Now in it's SIXTH sold out year, and our BRAND NEW HOME! The Pennsy @ 2 Pennsylvania Plaza (7th Ave & 33rd St.), NYC 10121
It's an all request rock n roll party where YOU pick the playlist - from Billy Joel to Bon Jovi to Britney Spears - two of the East Coast's top entertainers play your favorites in a singalong, laugh-along, drink-along, dance-along good time!
Fun for birthdays, bachelorettes, and groups of 2, 20 or 200! http://www.ShakeRattleRollPianos.com for tickets.
Charcuterie Masters , Queens. Saturday February 27
Southside Johnny n The Asbury Jukes...B.B,KINGS You Gotta Catch em Before SSJonny Drops!! lol
Don't want to wait in line to see SANTA? SANTA SATURDAYS at the Omni Berkshire Place at 12 East 52nd St. are in full swing from 9-6 every Saturday until 12/20. A real beard Santa this SANTA will pose for as many pictures as you would like and will answer any child's questions and accept lists.
CORRECTION: This Sunday, Hannah Gruber will be leading a
Fall Ayurveda Cleanse & Detox, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 12:30pm-3:30pmfor more info:http://www.yogasole.com/workshopsseries/ayurvedadetoxcleanse.htmlHey there, here are some ideas if you don’t know what to do on June 6th:
Intro to photography workshop: https://goo.gl/8E34BB
Foraging in Prospect Park: https://goo.gl/aIQ8jS
Walking tour about the gangs and mobs of old NYC: https://goo.gl/RQYn33
Enjoy!
If you are a classical music lover and a lover of legendary Pianists, please attend AGUSTIN ANIEVAS in his only NYC appearance this Saturday April 4th, at 5 PM at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street. TICKETS only at $5, presented by 5 @ 5 at DiMenna. for more info: http://www.mirianconti.com/5--5-at-dimenna.html
No reservations needed, general admission, all tickets $5!!! where in NYC will you find great music with great artists for $5?
This Saturday is also the pop-up market from The Seed : MARKET.
They have 50 vendors (food, drink, beauty and craft), cooking demonstrations, keynote presentation and morning yoga session. Everything is free! Also, the famous food truck The Cinnamon Snail will be having their last day on NYC streets.
Details here: http://theseedexperience.com/the-seed-market-february-28th-2015/
What about the Belmont Stakes? The world will be watching to see if the 1st Triple Crown winner will happen since 1978 and only the 12th in 130 years!!!