22 May 2026
From hotel openings, attractions, and festivals, New York City is packed with new experiences in 2026. The city is always enhancing giving visitors the opportunity to explore fresh, new attractions and openings.
NYC has had some major upgrades where visitors can enjoy over 115 cultural attractions and venues all year round.
New Tourism Updates
- NYC Restaurant Week will return this summer from 20th July – 16th August, offering prix fixe menus at hundreds of eateries citywide.
- The NYC Halal Travel Guide spotlights dining, accommodation and activity recommendations, including World Cup resources, for Muslim New Yorkers and visitors.
- New and revamped neighborhood guides spotlighting local businesses.
Transportation Updates
NYC Ferry offers a fun, fast, and affordable way to explore NYC’s waterfront, connecting all five boroughs through twenty-five stops and views of landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. NYC’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is undergoing redevelopment of its terminal 6 which is scheduled to open in phases along with JetBlue renovating its terminal 5 which will feature more than forty new concessions.
Hotel Openings
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Row NYC | Midtown Manhattan | May 2026The largest hotel on Eighth Avenue reopened on May 1 after a multiyear renovation. The redesigned property features 1,331 updated guest rooms, reimagined public spaces, and a new all-day café and bar called Percy All Day.
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Kimpton Ashbel New York-Park Avenue | Midtown Manhattan | January 2026Housed in a restored 1928 Beaux-Arts building, the reimagined Kimpton property features a townhouse-inspired design by Busta Studio, along with the Park & Bel café and residential-style public spaces.
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voco Times Square—Broadway | Midtown Manhattan | March 2026Located in the Theatre District, the hotel is the largest voco-branded hotel in North America. The 419-room hotel includes a lobby café, full-service restaurant, rooftop bar overlooking Times Square, and room service, along with family-style suites, bunk bedrooms, and king bedrooms.
Arts & Culture
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Cherry Lane Theatre | West Village, Manhattan | September 8, 2025After a two-year renovation, the historic Cherry Lane Theatre, New York’s oldest continuously operating Off-Broadway theater, has officially reopened. Acquired by film studio A24 in 2022, the venue will host a theater, cinema, and live programming featuring a star-studded list of directors, producers, and actors.
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Balloon Museum | Seaport, Manhattan | Summer 2026The Balloon Museum will open its US flagship at Pier 17, bringing large-scale immersive contemporary art installations to Lower Manhattan’s Seaport district.
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New Museum | Nolita, Manhattan | March 21, 2026The New Museum has completed a 60,000-square-foot expansion, the institution’s first since opening its flagship building in 2007.
Festivals & Performances
The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection at The Bronx Museum | South Bronx | January 23, 2026, through June 29, 2026
Featuring work by twenty-eight AIM fellows, promising artists in The Bronx Museum’s career accelerator program, this biennial explores how artists sustain and amplify one another’s practices amid social and institutional challenges.
Whitney Biennial 2026at The Whitney Museum of American Art | Meatpacking District, Manhattan | March 8, 2026, through August 23, 2026
The eighty-second edition of the Whitney Biennial brings together work by fifty-six artists, duos, and collectives exploring contemporary life through themes of relationality, from family and technology to ecology and geopolitics.
Ruffles & Ribbons: Fashion Plates from the Time of Marie Antoinette at The Frick Collection | Upper East Side, Manhattan | April 1, 2026, through August 3, 2026
The Frickpresents a selection of hand-colored engravings from the influential eighteenth-century series Gallerie des modes et costumes français, showcasing fashions from late French society under Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI.
Big Events & Anniversaries
Founded By NYC | Citywide | 2025–2026
NYC Tourism + Conventions’ Founded By NYC campaign celebrates 400 years of NYC in 2025 and 250 years of America in 2026, highlighting enduring contributions to the city and the US by notable New Yorkers.
SailGP 2026 | Manhattan | May 30-31, 2026
SailGP returns to NYC, marking its sixth stop on the global championship tour.
New York City Pride | Citywide | June 28, 2026
The annual NYC Pride March is one of the world’s largest pride events and draws tens of thousands of participants and millions of spectators each year.
