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If you haven’t experienced OHNY Weekend yet, think of it as the NYC lover’s dream come true.
- Gothamist
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200+ sites.
Three days.
One citywide festival.
Open House New York Weekend is an annual festival that unlocks sites across the five boroughs for tours and special activities at skyscrapers, subway tunnels, City Hall—and everything in between.
Join us on October 18-20, 2024, for the 22nd annual OHNY Weekend festival and get a behind-the-scenes look at new buildings reshaping the skyline, public works facilities keeping the city running, parks offering respite, state-of-the-art performance spaces, manufacturing workshops, private collections, and much more.
The full OHNY Weekend lineup will be released to the public on October 1. Want a first look? OHNY Members get access on September 24—another reason to join our community today. As always, the majority of the festival is free and open to the public; select sites will require advance registration due to safety and security.
Key Dates
September 24 — Members Preview: Festival Lineup
October 1 — Public Release: Festival Lineup
October 17 — Launch Party
October 18-20 — Festival
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SNEAK PEEK
4 OHNY Weekend sites we cannot wait to visit
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Courtesy of Rise Light & Power | Ravenswood Generating Station | Rise Light & Power will be offering tours of NYC’s largest power plant, the Ravenswood Generating Station, which is being redeveloped into a renewable energy hub. | |
Courtesy of Colossal Media | Picture 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. | |
Photo courtesy of Powerhouse Arts, Credit: Albert Vecerka/ESTO | 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. | |
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. | |
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PLUS
4 ways to get involved this OHNY Weekend
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Perelman Performing Arts Center, Credit: Michael Lee | |
Over 500 New Yorkers have signed up to be Weekend Volunteers—will you help us double that?
Open House New York Weekend features more than 200 destinations, is attended by more than 30,000 people, and is made possible by our community of more than 1,000 volunteers.
By helping provide access to buildings and experiences across the city, our volunteers celebrate curiosity, encourage a deeper understanding of how the city works, and get to explore new neighborhoods, projects, and ideas. Learn more.
As a thank you for their commitment, OHNY Weekend volunteers receive Weekend Passports offering frontline access, volunteer gratitude events during the year, and a snazzy, limited-edition OHNY Weekend t-shirt.
Please fill out this form to register as an OHNY Weekend Volunteer by September 15.
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M&S Schmalberg Flowers, Credit: John Ng | |
Register as a festival Partner by August 28
Festival partners open doors to spaces across the city, and they lead tours and activities that explore projects and ideas that define New York and its future. If you have expertise about space more New Yorkers should know, send your place or tour proposal to ohnywknd@ohny.org.
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Port Infrastructure Boat Tour, Credit: Michael Lee. | |
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Enjoy exclusive perks—including an advance preview of the OHNY Weekend lineup and early access to the sure-to-sell-out Port Infrastructure Boat Tour tickets.
By becoming a Member of Open House New York, you directly support OHNY Weekend and our year-round programs while enjoying exclusive perks and connecting with other passionate New Yorkers. Learn more.
Plus, due to popular demand, Beth Rooney, Port Director at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will be offering another Port Infrastructure Boat Tour on Sunday, October 20. OHNY Members will receive first access to tickets for this sellout tour starting September 24.
Membership benefits include:
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Free and discounted tickets to year-round programs
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Access to Members-Only tours and community events
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Advance preview of OHNY Weekend festival lineup on September 24
Tax-deductible membership starts at $60/individual, $110/dual, or $10/month for the Metropolitan circle for early to mid-career professionals and adventurous urbanists.
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Photo courtesy of United Palace | |
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Kick off the festival at the Launch Party, October 17!
The official kickoff to OHNY Weekend will take place on Thursday, October 17 at the United Palace in Washington Heights, a historic theater with one of the best architectural descriptions we have ever seen: “Byzantine-Romanesque-Indo-Hindu-Sino-Moorish-Persian-Eclectic-Rococo-Deco.” Join us for an evening of food, entertainment, and community as we celebrate the 22nd annual OHNY Weekend.
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Open House New York promotes broad, unparalleled access to the city—to the places, people, projects, systems, and ideas that define New York and its future. Through our year-round programming, including the annual OHNY Weekend, OHNY offers a citywide platform for education, exploration, and engagement about the connections between quality of place and quality of life for all New Yorkers. For more information about Open House New York, visit www.ohny.org. Support our work by becoming a member. | | | | |
