On October 18-20, Open House New York will present Open House New York Weekend, an annual five-borough festival offering more than 200 ways for the public to explore, discover, and access their city.

Since 2003, the festival has invited hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to gain a deeper understanding of the city through behind-the-scenes tours led by architects, engineers, designers, preservationists, historians, community advocates, curators, and more.

With more than 200 sites in the OHNY Weekend lineup, the festival offers a unique experience for every participant. This year’s sites include:  

• Colossal Media: Envision an auto shop that moonlights as a paint shop, art store, and hand-painted signage museum—that’s what you’ll get to see at Colossal Media’s headquarters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (pictured above).
• Ravenswood Generating Station: Rise Light & Power will be offering tours of NYC’s largest power plant, the Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City, which is being redeveloped into a renewable energy hub (pictured below).

• The Players in Gramercy Park: The Players in Gramercy Park, NYC’s oldest private club in its original home, will unlock their doors to the public for a rare tour of their historic landmark building designed by Stanford White (pictured below).

• Powerhouse Arts: Formerly the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Power Station, Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus is a non-profit organization that opened its doors in spring 2023, offering state-of-the-art fabrication facilities, event and community spaces for contemporary artists (pictured below).

The full OHNY Weekend lineup will be released to the public on October 1. The majority of the festival is free and open to the public—no advance registration or tickets are required. Due to safety and security, select OHNY Weekend sites will require tickets. The ticketing process will begin on October 8 at 11am ET at ohny.org.

This year, OHNY Weekend kicks off on October 17 with a festive Launch Party at United Palace, a historic theater in Washington Heights.

The 2024 OHNY Weekend is made possible with support from Bloomberg Connects. Additional public support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and funded in part by a grant from the New York City Tourism Foundation.

Additional philanthropic support is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, M&T Bank, Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, and The Infatuation.