New York is buzzing this week with art, food, film, and family-friendly fun in every borough. From blockbuster museum shows to intimate pop-ups, there is something to match every mood and schedule. Use this guide to plan a few memorable outings, whether you are staying local or making a night of it with friends. However you explore the city, let the journey be just as special as the destination.
🎶 Live Music & Nightlife
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11. Saturday Night with Mike Medium & Friends
Every third Saturday, DJ Mike Medium of the Heavy Hitters and Hot 97 curates a late-night soundtrack at Time Out Market. Special guest DJs keep the dance floor moving with hip-hop, R&B, reggaeton and throwback jams. Expect nonstop energy and surprises throughout the night. It is set up to become your new monthly ritual.
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29. Keyboard Karaoke at Time Out Market
Sid Gold's Request Room brings its famed live piano karaoke experience to Time Out Market. With a songbook of over 1,000 titles, pianists play, coach, harmonize and cheer you on. The audience becomes part of the show as much as the singer on stage. Even shy voices get a boost of confidence in this interactive night out.
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🍷 Food, Markets & Festivals
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6. Hiroshi Hiraoka ramen pop-up
Renowned ramen chef Hiroshi Hiraoka of Sapporo's Japanese Ramen Noodle Lab Q is bringing his refined "tanrei" style ramen to NYC for a limited time. He will host pop-ups at Towa in Flatiron and nonono in NoMad. This is a rare chance to taste his acclaimed bowls outside Japan. Seats are limited, so plan ahead if you are a ramen devotee.
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12. Breads Bakery Matcha Month
Breads Bakery is dedicating March to matcha with a special menu running from March 5 through the end of the month. The lineup goes beyond drinks to include pastries and desserts infused with matcha. It taps into New York's ongoing love affair with this green tea favorite. Expect a carb-forward way to get your matcha fix.
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15. Subway Series at Metropolis by Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson's FiDi restaurant Metropolis hosts its "Subway Series," a monthly pop-up spotlighting rising culinary talent. After featuring up-and-coming BIPOC chefs last year, this month's edition highlights an impressive lineup of female chefs. Each takeover gives them control of the glittering kitchen for a night. It is a one-evening-only way to taste fresh perspectives in NYC dining.
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28. MoMA Mart
MoMA Mart is a limited-time MoMA Design Store pop-up that looks like a grocery store but sells no actual food. Instead, shelves are filled with objects masquerading as snacks that reveal themselves as lamps, clocks, candles, stools and sculptural decor. The concept turns everyday shopping into a visual prank. It is a playful blend of design and retail theater.
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🎭 Movies, Theater & Culture
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2. Art House Cinema Week
The inaugural Art House Cinema Week runs March 20–26 with 5,000 free tickets available across 30 independent theaters citywide. Organized by the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, it celebrates the city's vibrant arthouse cinema scene. Participating venues include Film Forum, Metrograph, IFC Center and the Angelika. It is an opportunity to experience top-tier indie films at no cost.
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3. 2026 Whitney Biennial
The 2026 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art asks what American art looks like right now and lands on "complicated." Opening March 8, it gathers 56 artists whose work grapples with themes like AI belief systems, climate grief and geopolitical power. The show offers a snapshot of current artistic concerns across mediums. It is one of the year's defining contemporary art events.
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8. Inspired by MetroCard exhibit
"Inspired by MetroCard" at the New York Transit Museum's Grand Central Gallery & Store explores how the familiar fare card became an artistic canvas. Opening March 16, this free exhibition features contemporary artworks and pieces from the museum's collection. Visitors will see MetroCards transformed into fashion items, sculptures, paintings and collages alongside limited-edition designs. It highlights how everyday transit ephemera can spark creativity.
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9. Marilyn Monroe: Celluloid Dream
The Museum of Modern Art honors Marilyn Monroe's 100th year with the film series "Marilyn Monroe: Celluloid Dream," running March 12–25. Screenings include classics like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and her final completed film The Misfits. The program also features movies influenced by her iconography such as David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. A full screening schedule is available for those planning multiple visits.
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20. Every Brilliant Thing
Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe stars in the Broadway premiere of Duncan Macmillan's interactive dark comedy Every Brilliant Thing. The play follows a British man who makes lists of good things in life to help his mother's depression and later his own. Co-directed by Macmillan and Jeremy Herrin, it previously ran Off Broadway with Jonny Donahoe contributing to the script. Described as slim and sweet yet sharp and nostalgic, it invites audience participation.
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21. Stories and Set Designs for The Sopranos
The Museum of Modern Image presents Stories and Set Designs for The Sopranos from February 14 through May 31, 2026. Drawing on creator David Chase's personal archive, the exhibition showcases scripts, notes and research materials tracing story arcs and characters. Visitors can explore designs for key locations like Dr. Melfi's office, the Soprano home, Bada Bing and Satriale's Pork Store via concept art and ground plans. MoMI will also host three special screenings with Chase and cast members February 26–28.
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22. Art X Fashion at the Museum of FIT
The Museum of FIT's exhibition Art X Fashion runs February 18 through April 19 and examines fashion as an expressive tool for artists from Salvador Dali to Sonia Delaunay to Scott Barrie. Over 140 objects are on display including garments, accessories, textiles, photographs and original artworks from MFIT's collection. The show underscores fashion's deep relationship with fine art rather than settling whether fashion itself is art. Curator Dr. Elizabeth Way expects it to spark strong opinions and lively dialogue.
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👨👩👧 Family Fun & Things to Do
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1. St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade is billed as the oldest and largest St. Patrick's Day parade in the world, dating back to 1762. Each year more than 150,000 people march up midtown Manhattan while over 2 million spectators line the route in green attire. Pipe and drum bands, dancers and performers in regalia turn the streets into a massive celebration of Irish pride. It remains one of NYC's most iconic annual traditions.
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4. "Farewell, Dinosaur"
The High Line is bidding goodbye to Dinosaur, Ivan Argote's colossal aluminum pigeon that has perched on the Spur for about a year and a half. The viral sculpture has captured New Yorkers' imaginations during its stay above the park. As it prepares to leave in early April, organizers are planning a lively send-off celebration. It is a final chance to see this oversized city bird before it "flies" away.
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10. Coney Island Escape Room
Coney Island Escape Room opens March 21 on Surf Avenue alongside landmarks like the Cyclone, Wonder Wheel and Nathan's Famous. The
