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:  

• New York Sign Museum + Noble Signs: Curious about where New York’s hand-painted and craft signage comes from? Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based studio, specializes in creating signs the old-fashioned way. Get a behind-the-scenes look at their active sign shop and explore their collection of rescued storefront signs and other ephemera (pictured above).
• EverGreene Architectural Arts: EverGreene Architectural Arts, the nation’s largest specialty contractor in historic restoration & conservation, will open their Brooklyn Studio in Industry City for tours, workshops, live demonstrations, and an interactive Q&A session, showcasing the roles of conservators, designers, craftspeople, and artists (pictured below).

• United Nations Headquarters: Take an architectural tour of the United Nations Headquarters—a marvel of modernist design and collaborative effort of 11 renowned architects from around the world (pictured below).

• Lewis Latimer House Museum: The newly reopened Lewis Latimer House Museum, located in Flushing, will share its brand new gallery spaces and interactive displays, dedicated to the life and work of Lewis Latimer, an African-American inventor, electrical pioneer, and son of self-emancipated enslaved people (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. These tickets are distributed in two ways: a lottery, which runs from October 1–4, and online registration, which opens on October 10.

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.