Category: Culture

• New York Fashion Week: The fashion elite descend on the city in February (11-16) and September (9-14) to define the next season’s trends,. • New York Comic Con: Geek culture takes over the Javits Center for its 20th Anniversary from October 8-11. • Free Shakespeare: The Delacorte Theater in Central Park reopens with “Romeo…

Barclays Center (Brooklyn): • Pop Royalty: Ariana Grande returns to the stage after a long hiatus with “The Eternal Sunshine Tour,” playing five nights in July (July 12-19),. • EDM Takeover: Martin Garrix brings his “Americas Tour” for a three-night run in June (June 11-13),. • Throwback: R&B legends New Edition (March 14) and B2K…

🎨 Art & Fashion: The Met Goes Meta The art world is matching the energy with groundbreaking exhibitions and fashion history in the making. • The Met Gala & Exhibition: The 2026 theme is “Costume Art.” It explores the body as art, paired with 5,000 years of history. The exhibition opens May 10, inaugurating the…

Madison Square Garden (The Garden): • Harry’s House (Again): Harry Styles is practically moving in. His “Together, Together” tour will play 30 shows from August 26 through October 31. Yes, thirty. • Gaga Returns: Lady Gaga brings her avant-garde “The MAYHEM Ball” to MSG for dates in March and April,. • Living on a Prayer:…

🎆 The Ultimate Birthday Bash: America 250 If you thought the Fourth of July was big before, prepare for Sail4th 250. To celebrate America’s semiquincentennial (that’s 250 years!), New York Harbor is hosting the largest international maritime gathering in U.S. history from July 3–9, 2026. • The Parade of Sail: On July 4, over 60…

Star-Studded Plays: • The Wizard Returns: Fresh off a Tony win, Daniel Radcliffe stars in the interactive solo play “Every Brilliant Thing” at the Hudson Theatre (previews Feb 21), listing everything that makes life worth living,. • A Heavy Hitter: Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” returns to the Winter Garden Theatre (previews March 6)…

The Musical Extravaganzas: • The Jellicle Ball is Back: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats is being reborn as “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” at the Broadhurst Theatre (previews March 18). This isn’t your grandma’s feline musical; it’s reimagined within the Harlem Ballroom scene with a runway instead of a junkyard, starring the legendary André De Shields,. •…

⚽ The World’s Biggest Game Comes to Town Soccer fans, this is your Super Bowl times a thousand. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is taking over North America, and New York/New Jersey is at the center of the action. • The Final: The tournament culminates right here, with the FIFA World Cup Final match taking…