Sparks of Joy #1: 63 Fun Things to Do in NYC This September

Written By Katie Schloss

Despite the fact that I graduated from college in 2010, there’s a certain back-to-school electricity in the air this time of year. A blip of time when tourists go home, and friends come back from their respective Euro trips, before calendars fill with holiday parties—adult summer, I like to call it. Where the riff-raff rifts, and the 30- and 40-year-olds, who have worked their way into flexible schedules, can take full advantage of the fruits of their labor for (in my opinion) two more months. So, without further ado, here are 65 fun things to do in New York City this September:

  1. Sun, Aug 23 – Sun, Sep 13 | 11:00 AM: US Open Tennis Championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

  2. Tue, Sep 01 | 7:30 PM: Kacey Musgraves at Madison Square Garden

  3. Wed, Sep 02 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  4. Wed, Sep 02 | 7:00 PM: Jim Curtis with Jennifer Aniston at 92nd Street Y

  5. Thu, Sep 03 | 8:00 PM: Lily Allen at Madison Square Garden

  6. Thu, Sep 03 | 7:00 PM: Colson Whitehead at Barnes & Noble – Union Square

  7. Fri, Sep 04 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  8. Fri, Sep 04 | 8:00 PM: Robyn at Barclays Center

  9. Sat, Sep 05 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  10. Tue, Sep 08 | 7:00 PM: Sarah Longwell & Jonathan V. Last at 92nd Street Y

  11. Wed, Sep 09 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  12. Wed, Sep 09 | 7:00 PM: Priya Parker (The Art of Gathering) with America Ferrera at Books Are Magic

  13. Thu, Sep 10 | 7:00 PM: Claudia Rankine at Barnes & Noble – Upper West Side

  14. Thu, Sep 10 | 7:00 PM: Lizzo at Barnes & Noble – Union Square

  15. Thu, Sep 10 | 7:00 PM: NYC Still Rising with Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, Nikki Glaser. Jon Stewart at Madison Square Garden

  16. Thu, Sep 10 | 7:00 PM: The Unusual Suspects with Malcolm Gladwell, Kenya Barris & Chelsea Handler at Audible Minetta Lane Theatre

  17. Thu, Sep 10 | 8:00 PM: Robyn at Barclays Center

  18. Fri, Sep 11 | 7:00 PM: Chloe Benjamin at Barnes & Noble – Upper West Side

  19. Fri, Sep 11 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  20. Sat, Sep 12 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  21. Sun, Sep 13 | 7:00 PM: Laura Ramoso at The Beacon Theatre

  22. Mon, Sep 14 | 8:00 PM: Charli XCX at Barclays Center

  23. Tue, Sep 15 | 8:00 PM: Charli XCX at Barclays Center

  24. Tue, Sep 15 | 7:00 PM: Jodi Picoult at The Strand

  25. Wed, Sep 16 | 7:00 PM: Malala Yousafzai at The Strand

  26. Wed, Sep 16 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  27. Wed, Sep 16 | 7:00 PM: Scott Galloway at 92nd Street Y

  28. Thu, Sep 17 | 8:00 PM: Mt. Joy at Madison Square Garden

  29. Thu, Sep 17 – Sat, Sep 19 | Times Vary: The Atlantic Festival (Speakers: Colin Kaepernick, Florence Pugh, Malcolm Gladwell, Padma Lakshmi, Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Mark Kelly, Whitney Wolfe Herd)

  30. Thu, Sep 17 | 8:00 PM: Andrew Huberman (Protocols) at Radio City Music Hall

  31. Fri, Sep 18 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  32. Fri, Sep 18 | 7:00 PM: Richard Christiansen in Conversation with Martha Stewart at 92nd Street Y

  33. Fri, Sep 18 | 8:00 PM: Sara Bareilles at Radio City Music Hall

  34. Sat, Sep 19 | 8:00 PM: Ben Schwartz at The Beacon Theatre

  35. Sat, Sep 19 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  36. Sat, Sep 19 | 8:00 PM: Sara Bareilles at Radio City Music Hall

  37. Mon, Sep 21 | 7:00 PM: Lucy Foley at Barnes & Noble – Union Square

  38. Tue, Sep 22 | 7:00 PM: Ari Emanuel in Conversation with Rachel Maddow at 92nd Street Y

  39. Tue, Sep 22 | 7:00 PM: Taylor Tomlinson at The Strand

  40. Wed, Sep 23 | 8:00 PM: Blu Eyes at Baby’s All Right

  41. Wed, Sep 23 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  42. Wed, Sep 23 | 6:00 PM: Neil deGrasse Tyson at 92nd Street Y

  43. Thu, Sep 24 | 8:00 PM: Phoebe Bridgers at Barclays Center

  44. Thu, Sep 24 | 8:00 PM: Suki Waterhouse at Radio City Music Hall

  45. Thu, Sep 24 | 7:00 PM: Anthony Scaramucci with Nicolle Wallace at 92nd Street Y

  46. Fri, Sep 25 | 8:00 PM: Chelsea Handler at The Beacon Theatre

  47. Fri, Sep 25 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  48. Fri, Sep 25 | 8:00 PM: Phoebe Bridgers at Barclays Center

  49. Sat, Sep 26 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  50. Sat, Sep 26 | 8:00 PM: Phoebe Bridgers at Barclays Center

  51. Sat, Sep 26 | 8:00 PM: Outlander in Concert at Kings Theatre

  52. Sun, Sep 27 | 8:00 PM: John Oliver & Seth Meyers at The Beacon Theatre

  53. Mon, Sep 28 | 7:00 PM: Robert Kolker with Susannah Cahalan at 92nd Street Y

  54. Mon, Sep 28 | 7:00 PM: Danny Meyer with John Grisham at 92nd Street Y

  55. Tue, Sep 29 | 7:00 PM: Malcolm Gladwell at 92nd Street Y

  56. Tue, Sep 29 | 7:00 PM: Hernan Diaz with Jennifer Egan at Books Are Magic

  57. Tue, Sep 29 | 7:00 PM: Sarah Blakley Cartwright & Alison Roman (Heavy Cream) at The Strand

  58. Tue, Sep 29 – Thu, Oct 15 | Times Vary: New York Film Festival at Film at Lincoln Center

  59. Wed, Sep 30 | 7:00 PM: Angela Duckworth with Jonathan Haidt at 92nd Street Y

  60. Wed, Sep 30 | 7:00 PM: Ben Macintyre with Graydon Carter at 92nd Street Y

  61. Wed, Sep 30 | 7:00 PM: Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (I Want to Be Famous) at Books Are Magic

  62. Wed, Sep 30 | 8:00 PM: Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden

  63. Wed, Sep 30 | 7:30 PM: Weezer, The Shins & Silversun Pickups at Barclays Center

What did I miss? Let me know in the comments below! And DM me if you’d like to go to any of these!!! :)

Katie Schloss https://www.katieschloss.com
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