Open House New York, 1 Centre St, New York, NY (2026)

10/05/2026

More than 11,000 tickets were released on Friday, and 10,000 tickets were claimed in seconds. Friday's ticket release for the 24th annual OHNY Weekend was one for the books 🎟️ Still looking to get a few ticketed experiences? Read on for three that put artists and communities at the center. Didn't get tickets you wanted? No tickets are needed for more than 150 Drop-indestinations.

Go underground, then up to the sky, with Noo Arts in Greenpoint. Start inside Last Frontier NYC , a raw factory loft with circus contraptions hanging from its ceiling and a Sioux-designed tepee for intimate gatherings, led by founder Sol Kjøk. Then head three floors up to the rooftop meadows of Kingsland Wildflowers with Marni Majorelle, the founder of Alive Structures who dreamed up the green roof, for panoramic views of Manhattan.
📍 Greenpoint, Brooklyn
🗓️ Sun, Oct 18
📷 1️⃣ Noo Arts Presents: Indelible Dance at Kingsland Wildflowers
📷 4️⃣ International performance collective Non Grata at Last Frontier NYC

Explore a permanent photo mural at Bronx River Houses, built from more than 300 photographs collected and scanned from residents' own archives in partnership with Photoville . Then see The Home That Inspired the World, a large-scale mural by Mark Lawrence 5th Vision Art and TATS CRU that celebrates the community's 75 years and its place in hip-hop history.
📍 Soundview, Bronx
🗓️ Sun, Oct 18
📷 2️⃣ Bronx River Houses, Kemi Karim

Experience Revolving Voices at Astoria Houses. This interactive public sculpture by artist Tamra Cosby and The Urban Conga wasn't brought in finished. It was shaped through months of poetry, spoken word, and storytelling sessions with residents.
📍 Astoria, Queens
🗓️ Sat, Oct 17
📷 3️⃣ Astoria Houses, Tameek Williams

Both From Roots to Arts tours are presented by the Public Housing Community Fund, which brings artist residencies to NYCHA communities across the city.

🗺️ Grab a spot at the link in bio before they're gone, and send this to a friend who got stuck in Friday's queue.

10/03/2026

Two monumental civic buildings. More than a century of New York history.

During , step inside Brooklyn Borough Hall and Surrogate’s Courthouse to explore the architecture, craftsmanship, and stories behind two of New York’s most significant government buildings.

🏛️ Brooklyn Borough Hall
Originally built as Brooklyn’s City Hall, this Greek Revival landmark once housed the Mayor, City Council, courtroom, and jail under one roof. Explore its restored rotunda and 1903 Courtroom and learn how the building evolved from Brooklyn City Hall into Borough Hall.

📷: Jim Henderson

⚖️ Surrogate’s Courthouse
Step inside this Beaux-Arts landmark to see its grand marble staircase, zodiac mosaics, ornate courtrooms, and richly detailed interiors, while learning about the City Beautiful movement that shaped its design.

🗺️ Join us this and discover the architecture behind New York’s civic life.

📷: Nicolas Lemery Nantel

10/01/2026

The rebuilding of the World Trade Center is a story told through architecture, infrastructure, art, and public space.

During , explore four experiences across the World Trade Center campus that offer a closer look at the places, systems, and creative work shaping the site today. Our special collection "WTC at 25" is made possible with support from New York Building Foundation / New York Building Congress.

🎭 Perelman Performing Arts Center
Take a staff-guided tour of PAC NYC and learn more about the building and the stories behind its first three years on the World Trade Center campus.
📷: Iwan Baan

🏗️ PANYNJ World Trade Center (ExploreWTC) Campus Tour
Go behind the scenes to explore the infrastructure, public spaces, planning, and operations that make the 16-acre campus function.
📷: Derick Hudspith

🏢 SOM New York Studio (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) at 7 World Trade Center
Visit SOM’s New York studio and learn about the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan, along with the firm’s approach to workplace design, sustainability, and wellness.
📷: Dave Burk

🎨 3 World Trade Center: WTC Rebuilding Gallery & Artists Studios
See working artist studios and murals on the 79th floor, then explore models and photography on the 80th floor documenting the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.
📷: Silverstein Properties

🗺️ Join us this and experience the World Trade Center beyond its iconic skyline.

10/01/2026

Got questions about OHNY Weekend? We've got answers. 🗺️

Open House New York (OHNY) is a nonprofit that opens the doors to 300+ buildings, workspaces, and hidden corners of the city each October — most of it completely free to just walk into. This year's Weekend runs October 16–18, the 24th annual since we started.

Here's the quick version: most sites are Drop-In — over 150 of them, no ticket needed, just show up during open hours. A smaller number are Ticketed and need to be booked in advance because of space or security.

From there, use the filters on our website to sort by date, location, what's new, and access type, and save your favorites to My List as you go.

Want more? The full visitor FAQs are here: https://ohny.org/festival/visitor-info

And a festival Passport gets you (+1 friend) expedited access at Drop-In sites plus concierge help planning your weekend: https://ohny.org/festival/passport

Save this post, tag a New Yorker who needs it, and join us out there.

09/30/2026

Getting tickets for OHNY Weekend can feel like a sport — here's how to actually play it.

Tickets for the 24th Annual OHNY Weekend release Friday, October 2 at 12pm ET on Eventbrite. Most run $7 (a few are free), with a limit of two per order — every attendee, kids included, needs their own. Each tour has its own ticket page, and demand is real: over 10,000 tickets are available, and most are gone within seconds of release.

One tool worth using before then: My List, a free planning feature on our site. Enter your email for a one-click "magic link" — no password to remember — and your saved sites travel with you to any device, ready the moment tickets open.

🎟️ Adding to your list does not mean you have a ticket! 🎟️

If tickets don't work out, that's not a lesser Weekend. Ticketed sites are capped for space or security, not quality — and more than 150 Drop-In destinations, including 610 & 620 Loft and Garden at Rockefeller Center, the Sign Museum at Noble Signs, and Brooklyn Army Terminal, are open to anyone who simply shows up.

Everything else you need to know: https://ohny.org/festival/visitor-info

Save this post, set a reminder for October 2, and join us October 16–18.

09/30/2026

Looking for an early start to your OHNY Weekend?

From Brooklyn history to Manhattan views and Renaissance art, these experiences offer plenty of reason to make them part of your morning plans.

🏙️ Edge NYC
Discover what goes into creating an experience more than 1,100 feet above Manhattan, from structural engineering and architecture to lighting, sound, and interactive art.
📷: Edge

📚 Center for Brooklyn History
Tour the landmark 1881 building, explore rarely seen collections, and hear from insiders about the history and exhibitions at the Center for Brooklyn History.
📷: Center for Brooklyn History

🖼️ The Frick Collection
Step inside one of New York City’s last great Gilded Age mansions to explore European art, the Frick Art Research Library, and the current exhibition Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500.
📷: Joe Coscia Jr. & Bella Muccari

🗺️ Join us this and start your day with something worth discovering.

09/29/2026

What happens when New York gives a historic building a new chapter?

This , step inside places with histories that continue to evolve, from a former bank and manufacturing hub to spaces shaped by New York’s creative and cultural communities. See where the best in preservation is on view, thanks to support from the Richard H. Jenrette Foundation.

🏛️ Industrious at 190 Bowery
The 1898 Germania Bank building later became the longtime home of artist Jay Maisel. Now, five floors house offices, coworking spaces, and lounges operated by Industrious, with the building opening to the public for the first time during OHNY Weekend.
📸: Industrious

🎨 Powerhouse Arts
See where artists work, experiment, and develop their practices through open studios and conversations with artists connected to the organization. Families can also join free, drop-in Crafternoons and create with new materials.
📸: Powerhouse Arts

🏙️ Starrett-Lehigh Building
Designed in 1931 as a revolutionary vertical manufacturing and distribution hub, Starrett-Lehigh occupies an entire city block and features freight elevators large enough to transport trucks directly to upper floors. Today, the landmark is home to a community spanning fashion, media, design, technology, and other creative industries.
📸: Starrett-Lehigh

🖼️ Sotheby's Breuer
Marcel Breuer’s 1966 Breuer Building challenged conventional museum design with its inverted ziggurat form, cantilevered granite, and sculptural concrete façade. Now home to Sotheby's, the building continues its legacy as a home for major art institutions.
📸: Stefan Ruiz

🗺️ See these spaces for yourself during OHNY Weekend and discover the stories behind their next chapters.

09/28/2026

New York looks different after dark.

Landmarks, history, and hidden systems take on a new character after sunset. This , explore three evening experiences that reveal the city from very different perspectives.

🏗️ The Flatiron Building at Dusk
Circumnavigate one of New York’s most recognizable landmarks as the sun sets. Learn about its history, the restoration of its ornate limestone and terracotta facade by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, the reconstruction of historic elements, and its new LED facade illumination by L'Observatoire International. The tour is led by representatives from both firms.
📸: The Flatiron Building

🕯️ Hamilton Grange Candlelight Tour
Take a 30-minute evening tour of Hamilton Grange National Memorial and explore Alexander Hamilton’s former home by candlelight. See the restored interior rooms and exhibits on the mansion’s newly reconstructed ground floor.
📸: B. Monroe

💧 Midnight Leak Detection with NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Follow the NYC DEP’s Leak Detection team as they use stethoscope-like devices to pinpoint leaks in the city’s water mains. Working at night, the team can listen to 40,000 feet of water mains per shift.
📸: Jean Schwarzwalder

🗺️ Explore these after-dark experiences during OHNY Weekend and discover a New York that is still working, even when much of the city is winding down.

09/27/2026

Four New York institutions. Four different ways to explore knowledge, history, and access.

This , step inside places where stories, ideas, collections, and public resources come together, from a Gilded Age mansion and a century-old medical academy to two very different branches of the New York Public Library.

🏛️ Inside the Carnegie Mansion: A Gilded Age Open House
Explore the Andrew Carnegie Mansion as Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, opens the doors to this Gilded Age home. Discover its history and transformation from private residence to museum, along with artifacts and personal objects connected to the Carnegie family.
📸: Agaton Strom

📚 The New York Academy of Medicine
Tour the 100-year-old building by York and Sawyer with Historical Collections Librarian Arlene Shaner, and explore its historic library, including the Rare Book Reading Room.
📸: The New York Academy of Medicine

📖 Inwood Library
Discover a new 20,000-square-foot NYPL The New York Public Library branch designed by Andrew Berman Architect in collaboration with Fogarty Finger Architecture. Explore spaces for reading, study, collaboration, and community use.
📸: Michael Moran

⠿ NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library: That All May Read
Go behind the scenes at a library serving patrons with print disabilities. Visit its professional audiobook studio and explore Braille, tactile techniques, and assistive technologies.
📸: NYPL The New York Public Library

🗺️ Look closer at the places that preserve knowledge, support learning, and make New York’s cultural resources accessible to more people.

09/26/2026

What keeps New York’s ferries moving 365 days a year?

During , go behind the scenes with NYC Ferry and discover the people, technology, and operations behind a system of 38 vessels that carries more than 7.4 million passengers each year across the five boroughs.

🚢 NYC Ferry Homeport
Step inside the Homeport at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and get an inside look at NYC Ferry’s Engineering, Marine Operations, Dispatch, and Environmental departments. The tour includes access to the Dispatch Center and a captain’s wheelhouse aboard an NYC Ferry vessel.

🌊 NYC Ferry Family Ridealong
Meet NYC Ferry crew members, learn about the onboard careers and behind-the-scenes work that keep the system running, and experience the St. George route connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island. Along the way, take in views of the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, and the NYC skyline.

🗺️ Join us this and discover the people and systems behind NYC Ferry.

📷: John Ng & NYC Ferry

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