Things to do in NYC in September 2021 depend on the progress of the COVID-19 Pandemic. New York’s cultural institutions are planning to reopen in September 2021, but we won’t know the situation on the ground until close to the date.
The U.S. Open tennis grand slam bridges the end of summer and the start of fall. New York’s cultural season starts in September, but it’s a transitional month. Many wealthy New Yorkers don’t return to the City until late September.
One big change for 2021 is that the Armory Show and Armory Week art fairs moved from spring to September this year.
September weather in New York City is early fall. Average temperatures range from 61° to 75°F, so it is warm.
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August 30 – September 5, 2021
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September 6-12, 2021
It’s Armory Week, a cluster of contemporary art fairs around the Armory Show.
Thursday, September 9
OPENING
The Armory Show 🎨🎪 contemporary art fair opens at Javits Center through Sunday.
Celebrate Obatalá, the Yoruba son/daughter of God, and creator of the world and human bodies. This is the day of his/her Caribbean festival, not his/her West African festival.
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September 13-19, 2021
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September 20-26, 2021
Thursday, September 24
Celebrate Obatalá, the Yoruba son of God, and creator of the world and human bodies. This is the day of his/her Caribbean festival, not his/her West African festival.
Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mercy, the Christian art tradition of showing the Virgin Mary covering a group of children with her cloak (like the mother in “The Nutcracker” ballet).
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September 27 – October 3, 2021
Monday, September 27
OPENING NIGHT MET PREMIERE
The Metropolitan Opera opens the 2021-22 Season with a new production of Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones“, the first opera by a Black composer at the Met, at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 6:30pm.
Wednesday, September 29
OPENING NIGHT
The Metropolitan Opera presents the season premiere of French opera “Iphigénie en Tauride” at Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Categories of Things to Do in NYC in September 2021
These are New York City’s big Latin culture events in a normal September. The 75th UN General Assembly will be held virtually for the first time.
SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS
- Labor Day Weekend ⛱ September 3-6, 2021
- Labor Day ⛱ Monday, September 6, 2021
- High Holidays ✡️ September 6-16, 2021
- Rosh Hashanah ✡️ September 6-8, 2021
- Yom Kippur ✡️ September 15-16, 2021
SEPTEMBER INDEPENDENCE DAYS
- Brazilian Independence Day 🇧🇷 September 7
- Independence of Costa Rica 🇨🇷, El Salvador 🇸🇻, Guatemala 🇬🇹, Honduras 🇭🇳, Nicaragua 🇳🇮 September 15
- Mexican Independence Day 🇲🇽 September 16
- Chilean Independence Day 🇨🇱 September 18
SEPTEMBER NATIONAL DAYS
- Hispanic Heritage Month 🇺🇸 September 15 – October 15
- National Dance Day 💃🏽🕺🏽🇺🇸 September 19
- National Coffee Day ☕️ September 29
SEPTEMBER FESTIVALS
- Yemayá 🇨🇺😇 September 7
- Our Lady of Regla 🇨🇺😇 September 7
- Oshun 🇨🇺😇, September 8
- Our Lady of Charity (Caridad del Cobre) 🇨🇺😇 September 8
- Archangel Michael 👼🏽 September 29
SEPTEMBER PARADES
- West Indian Day Parade 🇹🇹🥁TBD
- J’ouvert Parade 🇹🇹🥁TBD
- Labor Day Parade 🥁 TBD
- Central American Independence Parade 🥁 TBD
- African American Day Parade 🇺🇸🥁 Sunday, September 19, 2021
- Queens Hispanic Parade 🥁 TBD
SEPTEMBER STREET FAIRS
- Brazilian Day 🇧🇷🎪 (Sunday, Labor Day Weekend) Sunday, September 5, 2021 TBC
- Feast of San Gennaro 🇮🇹😇🎪 TBD procession September 19
SEPTEMBER ART
- Armory Show 🎨🎪 September 9-12, 2021
- Clio Art Fair 🎨🎪 September 9-12, 2021
- Photoville 📸🎪 TBD
- Affordable Art Fair 🎨🎪 TBD
SEPTEMBER DANCE
- New York City Ballet fall season 🩰 September 21 – October 17, 2021
SEPTEMBER DANCING
- New York International Salsa Congress 💃🏽🕺🏽🎪 September 2-6, 2021
SEPTEMBER FOOD
- NYC Restaurant Week TBD
- Peru to the World Expo TBD
SEPTEMBER FASHION
- NYFW, New York Fashion Week 👗🎪 Women’s Spring Summer 2022 TBD
- FDLA Fashion Designers of Latin America 👗🎪 TBD
SEPTEMBER FILM
- 59th New York Film Festival 🎞🎪 TBD (2020: September 25-October 11)
- Primetime Emmy Awards 📺🏆 TBD (2020: September 20)
SEPTEMBER LITERATURE
- NY Art Book Fair 📚🎪 (2019: September 20-22) MOVED to February 24-28, 2021
SEPTEMBER MUSIC
- Metropolitan Opera 🎼🎶 September 27, 2021 – June 11, 2022
- New York Philharmonic 🎼🎶 TBD (2019: September 11, 2019 – June 13, 2020)
- Latin Grammy Nominations 🎶🏆 TBD (2020: September 29)
SEPTEMBER SPORTS
- US Open Grand Slam 🎾 tennis championship, August 30 – September 12, 2021
- New York Mets ⚾️ baseball, April 1 – October 3, 2021
- New York Yankees ⚾️ baseball, April 1 – October 3, 2021
- NYCFC ⚽️ soccer, early March to October
- NY Red Bulls ⚽️ soccer, early March to October
SEPTEMBER THEATRE
- Broadway Week 🎭🎪 TBD (2019: September 3-6)
- Off-Broadway Week 🎭🎪 TBD (2019: September 23 – October 6)
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
- Gloria Estefan 🇨🇺 pop singer, September 1, 1957
- Maria Rita 🇧🇷 MPB singer, September 9, 1977
- Jose Feliciano 🇵🇷 folk singer, September 10, 1945
- Andrea Echeverri 🇨🇴 Aterciopelados rocker, September 13, 1965
- Marc Anthony 🇵🇷 salsa singer, September 16, 1968
- Julio Iglesias 🇪🇸 pop singer, September 23, 1943
- Victor Manuelle 🇵🇷 salsa singer, September 23, 1943
- Pedro Fernández 🇲🇽 ranchera singer, September 28, 1969
- Héctor Lavoe 🇵🇷 salsa legend, September 30, 1946