Your Guide to September 2026’s Must-See Concerts, Sports & Shows in NYC

New York City in September is electric with anticipation. The city’s entertainment calendar hits full stride, offering something unforgettable every night of the week. Whether you’re craving a stadium-shaking concert, a high-stakes sporting event, or a night of laughter at a comedy show, NYC is the place to be this season.

This September, world-class performers and athletes take over iconic stages and arenas across the city. Madison Square Garden continues to be a central hub for blockbuster concerts, while venues like Barclays Center and UBS Arena draw huge crowds for everything from NHL face-offs to A-list music tours. Each venue has its own rhythm and rules, whether it’s arriving early to navigate security lines or knowing the best entrance to beat the crowd; planning ahead is essential.

For those flying in from out of town, or even just crossing boroughs, getting to the event is another part of the experience to consider.

Here’s a complete look at the biggest concerts, games, and live shows lighting up New York City this September.

Tuesday, September 1

• US Open Tennis – Session 5 (1st Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.

Opening round play fills the main stadium court with matchups from both draws, and day session tickets cover a separate slate from the evening.

• US Open Tennis – Session 6 (1st Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Kacey Musgraves – Middle of Nowhere Tour, Madison Square Garden, 7:30 P.M.

Country songwriting with a pop lean fills the arena, drawing on material from across several albums.

• TSQ LIVE DJ Sets: AVÖ, Times Square, 5:00 P.M.

Free outdoor programming turns the pedestrian plazas into an open-air dance floor for the early evening.

Wednesday, September 2

• US Open Tennis – Session 7 (2nd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.

Half the field is already out, and second-round winners move within reach of the second week.

• US Open Tennis – Session 8 (2nd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.

The first of thirteen arena dates spread across the month, with Jamie xx opening.

• Alabama Shakes, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

Southern rock and soul return to the stage after a long stretch away from touring.

• TSQ LIVE + MTA Music: G Wyll, Times Square, 12:00 P.M.

Subway musicians move above ground for a midday set on the plazas, part of a partnership with the transit system.

• TSQ LIVE, Times Square, 5:00 P.M.

Thursday, September 3

• US Open Tennis – Session 9 (2nd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 10 (2nd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Ken Carson – the xperimenting tour, Barclays Center, 7:30 P.M.

Rage-leaning rap arrives in Brooklyn with the kind of set that keeps the floor moving from start to finish.

• Lily Allen – West End Girl, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.

Sharp-tongued British pop returns to the arena stage behind a new record.

• Ricardo Montaner – El Último Regreso Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

Decades of Latin ballads fill the hall on what has been billed as a farewell run.

• TSQ LIVE + Jazz at Lincoln Center: sci-fidelity, Times Square, 5:00 P.M.

Jazz programming lands on the plazas through a partnership with Lincoln Center, free and open to passersby.

Friday, September 4

• Ed Sheeran – The LOOP Tour, MetLife Stadium

Solo looping and a stadium crowd of tens of thousands make for an unusual pairing, the first of two nights.

• Nashville SC at New York City FC, Yankee Stadium, 7:30 P.M.

MLS points matter more with every week left in the regular season, and seeding hangs on results like this one.

• New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants, Citi Field, 7:10 P.M.

Interleague play opens a three-game weekend set in Queens.

• US Open Tennis – Session 11 (3rd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.

Third-round matchups tend to pair seeded players against each other for the first time, raising the quality of the draw.

• US Open Tennis – Session 12 (3rd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Matchroom Boxing, Ruiz Jr. vs Knyba & Mielnicki Jr. vs. Ammo, Prudential Center, 6:15 P.M.

A heavyweight main event tops a full card, with regional prospects filling the undercard.

• Robyn – the sexistential tour, Barclays Center, 8:00 P.M.

Swedish electropop with a following built over decades takes over the Brooklyn arena.

• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.

Saturday, September 5

• Ed Sheeran, Saturday, September 5, MetLife Stadium
• Breaking Benjamin, Jones Beach Theater, 6:00 P.M.

Post-grunge riffs meet the Atlantic breeze at the oceanfront amphitheater, with an early start putting most of the set around sunset.

• New York Mets Vs. San Francisco Giants, Citi Field, 4:10 P.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 13 (3rd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 14 (3rd Round Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Shreya Ghoshal – The Unstoppable Tour, Prudential Center, 8:00 P.M.

One of Indian playback singing’s most recognized voices brings a full-scale production to Newark.

• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.

Sunday, September 6

• New York Mets Vs. San Francisco Giants, Citi Field, 1:40 P.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 15 (Rounds of 16 Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.

Sixteen players remain in each draw, and every match from here decides a quarterfinal berth.

• US Open Tennis – Session 16 (Rounds of 16 Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Don Toliver – Nitrous – Octane World Tour Leg 2, Barclays Center, 7:30 P.M.

Melodic rap and heavy production carry the second leg of a world tour into Brooklyn.

• ZeeNuNew “Forever With You” Fan Meeting in USA, Times Square, 3:00 P.M.

A Thai pop duo meets its American audience up close at Palladium Times Square, with performance and interaction both part of the format.

Monday, September 7

• US Open Tennis – Session 17 (Rounds of 16 Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 18 (Rounds of 16 Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.

Tuesday, September 8

• Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.

The first of three straight nights in the Bronx as the regular season enters its final weeks.

• US Open Tennis – Session 19 (Quarterfinals Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.

Eight players are left in each draw, and the surviving seeds meet in matches that regularly run long.

• US Open Tennis – Session 20 (Quarterfinals Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Omar Courtz – POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY USA TOUR, Barclays Center, 8:00 P.M.

Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap fill the arena on a U.S. run behind a breakout album.

• Runway 7 Presents New York Fashion Week, Times Square, 11:00 A.M.

Runway shows open a six-day stretch, putting emerging and established labels in front of buyers and press.

Wednesday, September 9

• Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 21 (Quarterfinals Men’s/Women’s), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 A.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 22 (Men’s Doubles Quarterfinal), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.

Doubles takes the main court for a night, with faster exchanges and net play driving the action.

• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• TSQ LIVE + MTA Music: Bella Breen, Wednesday, September 9, Times Square, 4:00 P.M.
• Runway 7 Presents New York Fashion Week, Times Square, 11:00 A.M.

Thursday, September 10

• Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.
• US Open Tennis – Session 23 (Women’s Doubles Semifinals), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Ella Langley – The Dandelion Tour, Prudential Center, 7:00 P.M.
• Runway 7 Presents New York Fashion Week, Times Square, 11:00 A.M.

Country with a rock edge headlines Newark behind a debut that broke through fast.

• NYC Still Rising After 25 Years: A 9/11 Charities Comedy Benefit, Madison Square Garden, 7:00 P.M.

Stand-up’s biggest names share one stage to mark a quarter century since the attacks, with proceeds going to related charities.

• New York Philharmonic Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Radio City Music Hall, 7:30 P.M.

A full symphony program lands in the Art Deco hall under a conductor known worldwide.

• TSQ LIVE + Jazz at Lincoln Center: Jesús Ricardo Quintet, Times Square, 5:00 P.M.

Friday, September 11

• BIGBANG, MetLife Stadium

K-pop’s longest-running group takes a stadium stage in New Jersey, drawing fans from well beyond the region.

• New York Mets at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.

The Subway Series moves to the Bronx for three games, with bragging rights on the line across the city.

• Jason Aldean: Songs About Us Tour 2026, Jones Beach Theater, 7:30 P.M.

Arena country lands at the waterfront amphitheater, with a catalog of hits stretching back nearly two decades.

• US Open Tennis – Session 24 (Women’s Doubles Final/Men’s Singles Semifinal), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 12:00 P.M.

A doubles title is decided, and a men’s semifinal follows, putting two very different formats on one ticket.

• US Open Tennis – Session 25 (Men’s Singles Semifinal), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 P.M.
• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• Jay Park with special guest LNGSHOT – Serenades & Body Rolls, Infosys Theatre, 9:00 P.M.

Korean American R&B and hip-hop close out the night in the smaller room inside the Garden complex.

• TSQ LIVE Summer Friday, Times Square, 6:00 P.M.
• Runway 7 Presents New York Fashion Week, Times Square, 11:00 A.M.

Saturday, September 12

• Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour, UBS Arena

R&B with a trap undercurrent opens a run that also touches Newark and Manhattan later in the month.

• New York Mets at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 1:35 P.M.
• John Fogerty and Steve Winwood, Jones Beach Theater, 7:30 P.M.

Two catalogs from the late sixties and seventies share one bill by the water, spanning swamp rock and blue-eyed soul.

• US Open Tennis – Session 26 (Men’s Doubles Final/Women’s Singles Final), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 12:00 P.M.

Two championship matches on a single afternoon, closing out both the men’s doubles and women’s singles draws.

• Chayanne – Bailemos Otra Vez Tour 2026, Prudential Center, 8:00 P.M.

Latin pop and choreography-driven staging fill Newark, the first of two area dates.

• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• NYPD Pipes & Drums – A Night of Remembrance, 25th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Concert, Infosys Theatre, 7:00 P.M.

Police pipe and drum corps perform alongside a tenor vocalist, marking 25 years with traditional and ceremonial repertoire.

• Loudon Wainwright III: 80th Birthday Jubilee, Times Square, 7:00 P.M.

Folk songwriting spanning more than five decades gets a milestone celebration at The Town Hall.

• Runway 7 Presents New York Fashion Week, Times Square, 11:00 A.M.

Sunday, September 13

• Chayanne – Bailemos Otra Vez Tour, UBS Arena
• Giants vs. Cowboys, MetLife Stadium

A division rivalry opens the home slate, and the visiting side always fills a sizable share of the seats.

• New York Mets at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 1:35 P.M.
• Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber, Jones Beach Theater, 7:30 P.M.

The Staten Island collective closes a chapter by the water, with the full crew on one stage.

• US Open Tennis – Session 27 (Men’s Singles Semifinal), Arthur Ashe Stadium, 2:00 P.M.

The tournament’s last match decides the men’s title and brings two weeks of play in Flushing to a close.

• Bryson Tiller – The Neo Trapsoul Tour, Madison Square Garden, 7:30 P.M.
• Laura Ramoso – The Calm Down Tour, Beacon Theatre, 4:00 P.M.

Character-driven stand-up gets an early Sunday slot, an unusual hour for a comedy headliner.

• Runway 7 Presents New York Fashion Week, Times Square, 11:00 A.M.

Monday, September 14

• Staind: Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour, Jones Beach Theater, 6:00 P.M.

A breakthrough record turns 25 and gets played in full at the oceanfront amphitheater.

• New York Mets Vs. Baltimore Orioles, Citi Field, 7:10 P.M.

Interleague play returns to Queens for three straight nights under the lights.

• Charli xcx – Music, Fashion, Film Tour, Barclays Center, 7:30 P.M.

Club-leaning pop with visual staging to match takes over the Brooklyn arena.

Tuesday, September 15

• TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue – IT’S ICONIC, Jones Beach Theater, 7:30 P.M.

Three acts that shaped nineties R&B and hip-hop share one bill by the water.

• New York Mets Vs. Baltimore Orioles, Citi Field, 7:10 P.M.
• Itzhak Perlman – 2nd Annual 80th Birthday Bash, Beacon Theatre, 7:30 P.M.

A violinist with a career spanning six decades marks the occasion for a second year running.

• TSQ LIVE DJ Sets: Zak Downtown x Five Eleven, Times Square, 5:00 P.M.
• Murmrr & Todd Abramson Present: Grouper, Times Square

Ambient compositions built on voice and guitar fill a seated room at The Town Hall.

Wednesday, September 16

• LIL WAYNE: 20 YEARS OF CARTER CLASSICS, Jones Beach Theater, 8:00 P.M.

Two decades of the Carter albums get revisited across one set by the water.

• New York Mets Vs. Baltimore Orioles, Citi Field, 7:10 P.M.
• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• Haruomi Hosono – The Yours Sincerely Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

A founding figure in Japanese electronic music brings a rare U.S. appearance to the Art Deco hall.

• Murmrr & Todd Abramson Present: Grouper, Times Square

Thursday, September 17

• Soda Stereo – ECOS Tour, UBS Arena

Argentine rock legends return with archival vocals and the surviving members performing live.

• Karol G – Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour, MetLife Stadium

Reggaeton and tropical rhythms take a stadium stage across two consecutive nights.

• Dan + Shay: The Young Tour, Jones Beach Theater, 7:00 P.M.

Country harmonies land at the oceanfront amphitheater with a catalog built on crossover hits.

• New York Mets Vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Citi Field, 7:15 P.M.

A division rival visits Queens for four games, with the standings tightening as the season closes.

• Mt. Joy – Celebrating 10 Years of Mt. Joy, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.

A decade as a band gets marked with a headline arena show, a jump from the club circuit where they started.

• Protocols with Andrew Huberman, Radio City Music Hall, 7:30 P.M.

Neuroscience research gets translated into practical guidance in a lecture format, drawn from a widely followed podcast.

Friday, September 18

• aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK: COMPLaeXITY – in BELMONT PARK, UBS Arena

K-pop choreography and heavy visual production arrive at the Belmont Park arena.

• Karol G – Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour, MetLife Stadium
• New York Red Bulls at New York City FC, Yankee Stadium, 7:30 P.M.

The Hudson River Derby brings both supporter sections out in full, with playoff seeding still unsettled.

• O.A.R. Three Decades Tour, Jones Beach Theater, 6:30 P.M.

Thirty years of jam-leaning rock get revisited in a setting the band has played many times over.

• New York Mets Vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Citi Field, 7:10 P.M.
• Juanes – Juanes North American Tour 2026, Prudential Center, 8:00 P.M.

Colombian rock and Latin pop act headlines Newark on a North American run.

• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• Sara Bareilles – The Good Grief Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

Piano-driven songwriting takes the hall for the first of two consecutive nights.

Saturday, September 19

• New York Mets Vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Citi Field, 4:10 P.M.
• Bryson Tiller – The Neo Trapsoul Tour, Prudential Center, 7:30 P.M.
• Jungle – World Tour 2026, Barclays Center, 8:00 P.M.

Neo-soul and dance grooves come with a full live band and the choreography the group is known for.

• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• Sara Bareilles – The Good Grief Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.
• Ben Schwartz & Friends, Beacon Theatre, 7:00 P.M.

Long-form improv built entirely from audience suggestions, with no two nights running the same.

Sunday, September 20

• Jets vs. Packers, MetLife Stadium

An interconference matchup fills the stadium for the second NFL home date of the month.

• New York Mets Vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Citi Field, 1:40 P.M.

Monday, September 21

• New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream, Barclays Center, 8:00 P.M.

WNBA seeding comes down to results like this one, with the regular season nearly over.

Tuesday, September 22

• Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees (Rescheduled from 05/23), Yankee Stadium, 1:05 P.M.
• Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.
• Preseason: New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders, Madison Square Garden, 7:00 P.M.

Line combinations and roster hopefuls get tested against a nearby rival ahead of the regular season.

• Malcolm Todd – Do That Again Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

Bedroom pop scaled up to a landmark hall, the first of two consecutive nights.

Wednesday, September 23

• Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.
• New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream, Barclays Center, 8:00 P.M.
• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• Malcolm Todd – Do That Again Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

Thursday, September 24

• Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.
• Phoebe Bridgers – The Lost Tour, Barclays Center, 7:30 P.M.

Indie folk songwriting opens a three-night Brooklyn run, the longest stand at the arena this month.

• Preseason: New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils, Madison Square Garden, 7:00 P.M.
• Suki Waterhouse – The Loveland Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

Dream pop and hazy guitar work headline the hall on a North American run.

Friday, September 25

• Preseason: New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders, UBS Arena

The same rivalry meets again days later, this time with the Islanders at home in Belmont Park.

• AC/DC – Power Up Tour, MetLife Stadium

Hard rock at stadium volume, with a catalog reaching back more than fifty years.

• Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees (Josh Hart Yankees Bobblehead Giveaway), Yankee Stadium, 7:05 P.M.

A bobblehead giveaway opens the final home series of the regular season.

• Phoebe Bridgers – The Lost Tour, Barclays Center, 7:30 P.M.
• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• ROLE MODEL – Chuck On Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.

Guitar-driven pop takes the hall for the first of two consecutive nights.

• Chelsea Handler – The High and Mighty Tour, Beacon Theatre, 8:00 P.M.

Stand-up with a blunt streak headlines a night at the Art Deco theater.

Saturday, September 26

• Preseason: New Jersey Devils v New York Islanders, UBS Arena

A second preseason home date lands on back-to-back nights, this time against a New Jersey opponent.

• Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 7:15 P.M.
• Kany Garcia – Puerta Abierta Tour, Prudential Center, 8:00 P.M.

Puerto Rican songwriting and acoustic arrangements headline Newark.

• Phoebe Bridgers – The Lost Tour, Barclays Center, 7:30 P.M.
• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• ROLE MODEL – Chuck On Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 P.M.
• Pat Metheny – Side-Eye III+, Beacon Theatre, 8:00 P.M.

Contemporary jazz guitar with a rotating young ensemble, a format the bandleader has used to spotlight new players.

• Flex Fight Series 62: American Muscle, Infosys Theatre, 6:00 P.M.

Multiple bouts across weight classes run through the evening in the smaller room inside the Garden complex.

Sunday, September 27

• Giants vs. Titans, MetLife Stadium

The third NFL home date of the month closes out September football in East Rutherford.

• Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 3:20 P.M.
• Two Door Cinema Club, Tourist History 15th Anniversary Show, Madison Square Garden, 7:00 P.M.

A debut album turns fifteen and gets played front to back, scaled up to an arena stage.

• John Oliver & Seth Meyers, Beacon Theatre, 7:30 P.M.

Two late-night hosts share a stage for an evening closer to conversation than a scripted set.

Tuesday, September 29

• AL Wild Card – TBD at New York Yankees – Game 1 (If Necessary), Yankee Stadium

Postseason baseball reaches the Bronx if the final standings break the right way, with the opponent set only once the regular season ends.

• Gorillaz – The Mountain Tour, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.

Animated visuals and a rotating cast of guest vocalists carry the virtual band’s arena production.

• wave to earth – The Pieces Tour, Radio City Music Hall, 8:15 P.M.

Korean indie with a jazz undercurrent fills the hall on a North American run.

• Tom Jones – Come Gather Round Tour, Beacon Theatre, 8:00 P.M.

A voice familiar since the sixties takes the stage for the first of two consecutive nights.

Wednesday, September 30

• AL Wild Card – TBD at New York Yankees – Game 2 (If Necessary), Yankee Stadium
• Logic & G-Eazy: The Endless Summer Tour Part II, Jones Beach Theater, 7:00 P.M.

Two rappers split a co-headlining bill on the last night of the oceanfront season.

• World of Warcraft, Prudential Center, 8:00 P.M.

A live orchestra performs music from the game, with visuals drawn from the source material.

• Weezer – WEEZER: The Gathering, Barclays Center, 7:00 P.M.

Three decades of alt-rock singles close out the month in Brooklyn.

• Harry Styles: Together, Together, Madison Square Garden, 8:00 P.M.
• Tom Jones – Come Gather Round Tour, Beacon Theatre, 8:00 P.M.

Arrive Relaxed, Leave the Driving to Us

Getting to a September event in New York is mostly a question of which venue and what time it lets out. A Sunday afternoon game in East Rutherford empties 80,000 people into the same parking lots at once, while a Garden show ending near 11:00 P.M. puts the crowd straight into Penn Station’s exits. Knowing which one you’re dealing with matters more than anything else.

Arrivals through JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark each connect differently to the venues on this calendar. Belmont Park sits closest to JFK, Citi Field and Arthur Ashe are minutes from LaGuardia, and Prudential Center is a short distance from Newark.

Nights with several events running at once are where the details matter most, and the answers tend to be specific to the date rather than general. Questions about a particular venue or evening are easiest to sort out by telephone or email.