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A stone sculpture engraved with Open House New York Weekend in a bright, busy studio workspace.
Our festival identity was carved in stone by Chris Pelletieri, whose Pellettieri Stone Carvers' Academy is one of the 300+ locations opening their doors for the 2026 Open House New York Weekend. Photo: Molly Woodward

Open House New York Weekend is an annual festival that unlocks 300 destinations across all five boroughs for behind-the-scenes tours and special activities.


Take a look at new buildings transforming the skyline, step inside infrastructure facilities keeping the city running, explore parks offering respite, discover state-of-the-art performance spaces, visit manufacturing workshops, browse private collections, and much more.


Start planning your Weekend. The festival lineup is here!

SEPT18
Members Preview
SEPT25
Public Reveal
OCT02
Ticket Release
OCT15
Launch Party
OCT16–18
Festival

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50k
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1,000
Volunteers

A people powered event

300
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Tours, activities, and exploration

5
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Special Thanks

The 2026 OHNY Weekend is made possible with support from Bloomberg Connects. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council. Additional support is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, TD Bank, Brooklyn Army Terminal & MADE Bush Terminal, New York Building Foundation, NYC Ferry, Mark Diffley, The Harnish Foundation, KPF, PwC, Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, and M&T Bank.
Bloomberg
NYSCA
DCLA
Auchincloss
TD
BAT
MADE
NY Building Foundation
NYC Ferry
Mark Diffley
The Harnish Foundation
KPF
PwC
RHJF
M&T


Disclaimer: By participating in Open House New York Weekend, you agree, without any reservations, that Open House New York has permission to use all photographs, images, and recordings of you in any medium created in connection with Open House New York Weekend events or activities. You further agree to assume all risks and dangers, including but not limited to, personal and bodily injury, and/or property damage, and to defend and hold harmless Open House New York including, without limitation, the Open House New York Governing Board, employees, and volunteers, and you further agree to defend and hold harmless the owner, tenant and/or operator of the Weekend site or program location.

Festival Moments

A person being belayed in a rigging harness inside a large warehouse.
Iron Workers Local 40 & 361 Training Center. Photo: Julie Thompson
Several people stand on a large rooftop lawn bordered by hedges. The adjacent tall building fills the horizon.
Rockefeller Center Loft and Gardens. Photo: Tom Minieri
A tour group listens to a docent discuss the paintings on the gallery walls. The space is a high-ceilinged former church with arched gothic windows.
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Photo: Ben Helmer
A singer performs onstage at Bronxlandia.
Bronxlandia. Photo: Ben Helmer
Two DEP workers demonstrate listening equipment beside an open manhole. A group of visitors watch them work.
Midnight Leak Detection with DEP. Photo: Jean Schwarzwalder/DEP
A smiling woman demonstrates the qualities of coffee bean roasting to a table of interested guests.
Buunni Roasting Room. Photo: Ben Helmer
A group of people listen to an engineer discuss the building model on a cabinet next to him.
TY Lin office tour. Photo: Ben Helmer
A six-person rowboat departs the dock in Long Island City. The Manhattan skyline is visible in the background.
Rowing at Anable Basin with the Long Island City Community Boathouse. Photo: Bella Muccari

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