New York City is a multicultural hub with dozens of museums, hundreds of parks and millions of people. The number of potential things to see and do can feel overwhelming, but NY1 has you covered with some of the highlights taking place this weekend across the five boroughs.
Multicultural Food Festival
Sunday, June 7, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
On Your Mark Campus, Staten Island
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The fourth annual Staten Island Multicultural Food Festival kicks off on Sunday. Organizers say the event celebrates the borough’s diversity with food donated from local restaurants to promote inclusivity.
Paired with the various cuisines will be performances from local community groups to celebrate cultures from around the world. The festival is hosted by Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon and the Staten Island Hate Crimes Task Force.
(Courtesy of the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office)
Woof Fest: Paws for Pride
Saturday, June 6, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Manhattan West Plaza, Manhattan
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Heading into its sixth year, organizers say this dog- and family-friendly event on Manhattan’s West Side is all about “love, togetherness, and the best furry friends.”
Attendees and their dogs can celebrate Pride Month with performances, activities and a “Walk of Pride” Catwalk Contest. The event will be hosted by Jaye McBride and DJ Softee.
(Courtesy of Manhattan West)
Parade of Trains
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Brighton Beach station (B/Q platforms) and Kings Highway station (Manhattan-bound B/Q platform)
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The MTA and the New York Transit Museum are bringing back historic train cars on the BMT Brighton Line this weekend.
Straphangers will be able to board vintage trains on both days for the cost of their subway fare. Advanced registration is encouraged, but not mandatory.
Summer at the Terminal: Ferry Food Fest 2026
Sunday, June 7, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Brooklyn Army Terminal, Ferry Plaza Park
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This waterfront food festival at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park will feature local eats and music.
Ocean ‘Shell-a-bration’ Weekend
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
New York Aquarium, Coney Island
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In honor of World Oceans Day on June 8, the New York Aquarium is organizing a weekend of activities and entertainment, including crafts, photo ops, parades and games.
Attendees will be able to watch a penguin feeding, get their faces painted, play ocean-themed “Jeopardy!” and more.
Pride Family Picnic
Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cathedral Gardens at St. John the Divine
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Celebrate Pride Month by heading to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights for a picnic and yard games.
A Queer Big Apple Corps Marching Band performance at 12 p.m. will be followed by a musical instrument petting zoo.
Movies Under the Stars
Events throughout summer
Across the city
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Movies Under the Stars is back at NYC Parks. The city agency is putting on more than 150 family-friendly film screenings across the five boroughs.
Bring your own blanket, chairs and snacks and find a free event near you here.
Join us for a free flick near you! Bring your blankets to cozy up to one of our Movies Under the Stars across the five boroughs all summer long! pic.twitter.com/pkBmRu4COJ
— NYC Parks (@NYCParks) May 28, 2026
‘Flower Power’ at NYBG
Open through Oct. 18
New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx
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This recently-opened exhibit at New York Botanical Garden celebrates flowers as a cultural symbol of peace and love.
In addition to flowers, visitors can expect to see all things related to the “flower power” movement — like art and fashion from the ’60s, including works from Andy Warhol and Milton Glaser. There are also painted Volkswagen vans, giant peace signs and large hand-painted fabric canopies.
Plenty of activities are scattered throughout the exhibit, including friendship bracelet-making and ticketed liquid light shows with live bands.
Flower Power is a new exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden, opening May 23. (Spectrum News NY1)
(Spectrum News NY1/Roger Clark)
‘The Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation’
Now open
South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan
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A free exhibit at the South Street Seaport Museum celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States by putting on display some of the most important documents in American history.
There’s an official edition of the U.S. Constitution printed on Sept. 17, 1787, the Emancipation Proclamation, an advanced copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech from the 1963 March on Washington — without the “I Have a Dream” passage, which he ad-libbed — and items from the women’s suffrage movement, among others.
💫Now open: “The Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation!”
This timely exhibition explores how speeches, publications, and personal narratives shaped the ongoing struggle for liberty, equality, and democracy in the US.
Plan your visit today! https://t.co/I5hxfhYOTa pic.twitter.com/RseMW9sItu
— Seaport Museum (@SeaportMuseum) May 27, 2026
Head to the Beach
Open for the summer
Across the city
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Beaches across the city will stay open through the weekend after Labor Day.
Lifeguards will be on duty every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swimming is prohibited during their off-hours.
Mark your calendars: NYC beaches officially open for the season on May 23. Get ready for boardwalk walks, post-swim snacks, ocean breezes, and long summer days by the water! pic.twitter.com/VI7ZXboNL8
— NYC Parks (@NYCParks) May 12, 2026
Queens Night Market
Saturdays from 4 p.m. to midnight through Aug. 22
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
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The Queens Night Market has returned for its 11th season.
The market is a family-friendly, open-air event that features 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art and food. There are also performances that organizers say, along with the vendors, celebrate “the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens.”
(Spectrum News NY1)
Smorgasburg
Open for the season
Thursdays and Fridays: World Trade Center
Saturdays: Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Williamsburg
Sundays: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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The city’s annual warm weather food frenzy is back, and organizers say it features one of their biggest lineups yet.
More than 70 vendors offering global bites, longtime favorites and experimental new concepts will set up in Manhattan every Thursday and Friday — and then in Brooklyn every weekend — through October.
If you can’t make it out to one of their sites, you can still enjoy dining al fresco at a restaurant near you, as the city’s roadway dining program has officially returned for the season.
Luna Park
Open for the season
Coney Island, Brooklyn
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Luna Park in Coney Island is open for the season, with its full lineup of rides, treats and “high-flying excitement.”
Visitors can ride the iconic Cyclone roller coaster, play arcade games, get food or shop around.
‘Greater New York’
Open through Aug. 17
MoMA PS1, Queens
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MoMA PS1 calls its annual “Greater New York” exhibit a “signature survey of artists living and working in the New York City area.”
This year’s sixth edition spans all levels of the museum’s school building and features the work of more than 50 multidisciplinary artists.
Whitney Biennial 2026
Open through Aug. 23
Whitney Museum, Manhattan
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The Whitney Museum says its biennial exhibit is the “the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States.”
The 82nd edition features the work of 56 artists and reflects the current moment by examining “interspecies kinships, familial relations, geopolitical entanglements, technological affinities, shared mythologies, and infrastructural supports.”
‘For the Win’
Now open
American Museum of Natural History
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A new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History celebrates “the objects that define athletic greatness.”
There are more than 70 items covering over 150 years of sports history, including gold medals, trophies and championship rings.
(Spectrum News NY1/Roger Clark)
New Museum
Open Tuesday to Sunday
235 Bowery, Manhattan
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The New Museum in Manhattan has reopened following a 60,000-square-foot expansion. The new space features twice the gallery size, new elevators, new venues, an entrance plaza and an atrium staircase, among other additions.
Alongside several new commissions, “New Humans: Memories of the Future” will be the inaugural exhibition. The museum says it showcases “works by more than 200 artists, writers, scientists, architects, and filmmakers to explore how dramatic technological and societal changes have spurred new conceptions of what it means to be ‘human.’”