Fall into fall this week with some fantastically fun picks. We chose two fab museum events, a spicy chili festival, a super science fair, a hip horse show, and an amazing bus fest to boot. All are guaranteed to please. Happy fall!
Wednesday, September 23-Sunday, September 27
Rolex Central Park Horse Show
Trump Wollman Rink in Central Park, at 59th Street
Event times vary
The Rolex Central Park Horse Show returns to Trump Wollman Rink this year, even bigger and better than before! The five-day competition will encompass a variety of equestrian events and performances, from show jumping to Arabians and dressage, and this year’s expanded schedule includes events such as the U25 US Open Grand Prix. Over the weekend, kids can test their driving skills on at the Kid’s Land Rover Adventure Course, and on Sunday, various equestrian demonstrations, including Pony Club Games, a demonstration of Arabian horses through the ages, Show Jumping, Dressage, and more will be free and open to the public! Don’t miss the chance to see some of the world’s top equestrians—including local mom (and defending champ) Georgina Bloomberg—compete right here in the city. Prices vary.
Beginning Friday, September 25
“NYC+Me: A Little Bite of the Big Apple” Exhibit
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan
10am-5pm
Children of all ages can immerse themselves in New York City life when they visit the Children’s Museum of Manhattan’s new exhibit “NYC+Me: A Little Bite of the Big Apple.” Visitors to this bustling model city can dress up as taxi drivers, park rangers, the mayor, construction workers, and others, cook up tasty street food at the Taste of NYC food cart, check books out of a NYPL, sock ice skate at The Rink in Central Park, and much more! Whether you’re a tourist or life-long native to the city, this exhibit will make you feel at home. Also be sure to drop in at the museum throughout the exhibit’s four-month stay to participate in special performances, programs, and weekend workshops. Runs through January 2016. Free with museum admission.
Saturday, September 26
Museum Day Live!
Participating museums throughout the country
Various museum hours
Take advantage of the city’s cultural experiences without paying astronomical prices. As part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live!, select museums across the city will offer a special two for the price of one Museum Day ticket. Make sure to take the opportunity to explore cool venues like the Museum of American Illustration and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art at the Society of Illustrators, the Museum of Chinese in America, the Skyscraper Museum, The Morgan Library & Museum, The Jewish Museum, the New York City Fire Museum, and many more. This event is free. Participants must register in advance to receive free admission tickets.
Chile Pepper Festival
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
11am-6pm
Save the date for the 23rd annual Chile Pepper Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! This spicy festival will feature live musical and dance performances as well as a wide variety of foods using Chile peppers. Browse the on-site farmer’s market, or tour the Garden’s own Chile pepper plantings during this celebration of these peppers and the cultures that use them. This event will take place rain or shine. Tickets are $20 for adults. Children under the age of 12 are free.
Saturday, September 26-Sunday, September 27
World Maker Faire 2015
New York Hall of Science
10am-6pm
Any tinkerer or creative soul will love the World Maker Faire 2015 at the New York Hall of Science. The Faire combines elements of science and technology, art, food, and more. The faire provides a great opportunity for innovators in all fields to share their creations with others in a participatory, immersive environment in which the understanding of every creation can be linked to its use. Several hands-on activities are great for keeping kids involved with the process and to catch the fair’s inventive, entrepreneurial spirit. Tickets start at $25.
Sunday, September 27
22nd Annual Bus Festival & Atlantic Antic
Boerum Place (between State Street & Atlantic Avenue)
11am-6pm
Experience a slice of New York history and a day of festival fun at the New York Transit Museum’s 22nd Annual Bus Festival. Boerum Place between State Street and Atlantic Avenue will be closed to traffic to make room for more than a dozen vintage buses that festival-goers can explore for free. After checking out the buses, you can head right over to the 41st annual Atlantic Antic street fair—the biggest street fair in Brooklyn—for bus memorabilia, food, art, shopping, and more. Plus enjoy $1 admission to the New York Transit Museum all day long! This event is free and will be held rain or shine.
