NYC Events Calendar May 2026 | Things to Do in NYC

Everri Jewelry Spring Sample SaleFlatiron District · Apr 11 – Aug 28 · $$$
Heartloom Summer Sample SaleWest Village · Apr 25 – May 1 · $$$
Jacadi Sample SaleLower East Side · Apr 28 – May 3 · $$$
AREA Sample SaleSoHo · Apr 29 – May 3 · $$$
Bronx Banco Sample SaleSoHo · Apr 29 – May 3 · $$$
RosewaterHouse Sample SaleSoHo · Apr 29 – May 3 · Free entry, items from $20–$500+
R13 Sample SaleSoHo · Apr 29 – May 3 · $$$
The Elder Statesman Sample SaleFlatiron District · Apr 29 – May 3 · Free entry, items from $20–$500+
Sergio Rossi Sample SaleMidtown · Apr 30 – May 3 · $$$
Dolce & Gabbana Sample SaleMidtown · Apr 30 – May 3 · $$$
Rachel Comey Sample SaleSoHo · May 1 – May 3 · $$$
Chloé Private SaleFlatiron District · May 1 – May 2 · $$$
Wolford Sample SaleMidtown · May 5 – May 6 · $$$
Isabel Marant Sample SaleSoHo · May 5 – May 10 · $$$
Veronica Beard Sample SaleNoMad · May 5 – May 10 · $$$

Pancakes & Booze Art ShowBushwick · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Bloomingdales California Love PartyUpper East Side · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Be Bare X SIP Pop-UpChelsea · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Grand Bazaar NYCUpper West Side · Jan 4 – Dec 27 · Free
Queens Night MarketFlushing · Apr 4 – Oct 31 · Free
Chelsea FleaChelsea · Apr 4 – Dec 31 · Free
DUMBO FleaDUMBO · Apr 4 – Dec 21 · Free
Smorgasburg — WilliamsburgWilliamsburg · Apr 4 – Oct 31 · Free
Smorgasburg — Prospect ParkEast Village · Apr 5 – Oct 31 · Free
Spring Fling at The Shops at Columbus CircleUpper West Side · Apr 11 – May 22 · Free
Macy's Flower Show 2026Chelsea · Apr 23 – May 11 · Free
Fleurs de Villes FLORAHudson Yards · Apr 24 – May 3 · Free
Governors Island: Free Weekend Culture ProgrammingGovernors Island · Apr 25 – Oct 31 · Free
Japan Fes NYC: Chelsea KickoffChelsea · May 2 – May 9 · Free

Pioneer Works: Second Sundays OpeningRed Hook · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Kees West Village OpeningWest Village · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Room 207 East Village OpeningEast Village · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Threes Brewing Greenpoint ReopeningGreenpoint · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Whitney Biennial 2026 — Whitney MuseumEast Village · Apr 20 – Aug 23
Carol Bove — GuggenheimUpper East Side · Apr 26 – Aug 2
Taryn Simon — GuggenheimUpper East Side · Apr 26 – Mar 14
Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life — Whitney MuseumMeatpacking District · Apr 27 – Jun 22 · Free
First Saturdays: May 2026 — Brooklyn MuseumProspect Heights · May 2 · Free
“Untitled” (America) — Whitney MuseumEast Village · May 4
Gerhard Richter: Landschaften — David ZwirnerChelsea · May 7 – Jun 27 · Free
Jasper Johns: Copy/Trace — David ZwirnerChelsea · May 7 – Jun 26 · Free
A Year with Children 2026 — GuggenheimUpper East Side · May 8 – Jun 7 · Free
Costume Art — The MetUpper East Side · May 10 – Jan 10 · Free
Plaza Sarah Lucas Venus Victoria — New MuseumLower East Side · May 12

PF Chang's: Free Birthday DessertMidtown · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · Free
Jamba: Free Birthday SmoothieMultiple Locations · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · Free
Juice Generation: Free Birthday SmoothieMultiple Locations · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · Free
Wetzel's Pretzels: Free Birthday PretzelWetzel's Pretzels — Times Square · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · Free
Red Rooster — Harlem Bar HourHarlem · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
The Half Pint — $5 Cocktail HourGreenwich Village · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
El Camino — Martini & Pints HourEast Village · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Vin Sur Vingt — French Wine HourWest Village · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Port Sa'id — BOGO Cocktail HourHudson Yards · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Turnmill Bar — All-Day Monday DealsNoMad · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Golden HOF — Korean-Inspired Happy HourMidtown · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Nobody Told Me — Upper West Side Happy HourUpper West Side · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Tiny's — Tribeca Happy HourTribeca · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Rosella — Sushi Happy HourEast Village · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$
Miss Lily's — Caribbean Happy HourEast Village · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · $$

QC NY Spa: Free Birthday AdmissionGovernors Island · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · Free
Ulta Beauty Birthday GiftUpper East Side · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · Free
SoulCycle Birthday RideMultiple Locations · Jan 1 – Dec 31 · Free
Yoga in Central Park: The Artist SeriesCentral Park · Apr 14 – Jul 28 · Free
Breath Alchemy: A Shamanic JourneyMidtown · Apr 17 – May 29 · Free
Yoga with Steph Reid at Gotham ParkHudson Yards · Apr 18 – Nov 21 · Free
Yoga with Ruby at Gotham ParkHudson Yards · Apr 18 – Nov 21 · Free
Full Moon Reset: Ritual & Sound BathMidtown · May 1 · Ticketed
Full Moon Reiki & RestoreMidtown · May 1
Puppy Yoga in Central ParkEast Village · May 2
Yoga Under the 59th Street Bridge with Esplanade Friends!Upper East Side · May 9 · Free
Sunset YogaHudson Yards · May 20 – Aug 26 · Free