The first week of June is one of the best weeks of the year to be in New York, and this week's calendar proves it. The 79th Tony Awards take over Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, the Tribeca Festival is in full swing, the Governors Ball music festival lands in Queens, and the Yankees host a full homestand that ends with the Red Sox in town. Here is your guide to what is genuinely on in New York City for the week of 1 to 7 June 2026: the big nights, the sport, and the experiences worth booking, with live prices from our own catalogue. Prices are in US dollars and correct at the time of writing.
New York this week in 30 seconds. The 79th Tony Awards crown the Broadway season on Sunday 7 June at Radio City Music Hall. The Tribeca Festival brings Earth, Wind and Fire to the Beacon Theatre on Wednesday and Sara Bareilles on Thursday, Governors Ball rolls into Flushing Meadows from Friday to Sunday, and the Yankees host the Red Sox across the weekend. Around it all, the observation decks, harbor cruises and museums are open and waiting. One note: the Yankees are off on Monday, so the homestand starts Tuesday.
The big nights this week
This is Tony week. The 79th Annual Tony Awards take place on Sunday 7 June at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Pink and broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+. It is the marquee night of the Broadway year, and every nominated musical is on stage in the city right now. We have a full guide to the week on Broadway, including which nominees you can still catch, in our 2026 Tony Awards guide.
The Tribeca Festival, marking its 25th anniversary, anchors a run of one-off shows at the Beacon Theatre. Opening night on Wednesday 3 June paired a new Questlove documentary with a live set from Earth, Wind and Fire and The Roots, and on Thursday 4 June Sara Bareilles performs after the premiere of her documentary Good Grief. Across the East River in Brooklyn, Carin Leon brings his De Sonora Para El Mundo tour to the Barclays Center on Friday 5 June.
The weekend belongs to Governors Ball. New York's flagship summer music festival takes over Flushing Meadows Corona Park from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 June, with more than sixty acts across three stages led by Lorde, A$AP Rocky and Stray Kids, alongside Japanese Breakfast, Major Lazer and Wet Leg. It is ticketed and selling fast. The Tribeca Festival, meanwhile, runs all the way through to 14 June, so beyond the marquee Beacon Theatre nights there are film premieres, talks and events across Lower Manhattan throughout the week if you want to feel part of the moment.
Baseball is back in the Bronx
If you would rather be at the ballpark, the Yankees play a six-game homestand at Yankee Stadium this week. The Cleveland Guardians are in town from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 June, and then the season's fiercest rivalry arrives as the Boston Red Sox visit for a three-game series from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 June, including a nationally televised Saturday night game. Monday is a rest day, so the action starts Tuesday.
See the city from the top
No city does the big view like New York, and you are spoiled for choice. Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the western hemisphere, juts out over Hudson Yards from $46, while the classic Top of the Rock gives you the postcard shot of the Empire State Building and Central Park, also from $46. For something newer, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt turns the view into a mirrored art experience from $41 in the evening, and downtown the One World Observatory looks out over the harbor from $70. The Empire State Building itself, the one that started it all, runs from $46.
Out on the water and around town
The best way to take in the skyline is from the water. The Circle Line landmarks cruise loops the major sights in 90 minutes from $50, and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ferry gets you onto the islands themselves from $33. For a bird's-eye view, a downtown helicopter tour is the splurge of the week from $299, and a hop-on hop-off bus is the easy way to cover ground from $45.
Rainy day, world-class museums
New York's museums are a match for any in the world. The Museum of Modern Art holds Van Gogh's Starry Night and a floor of modern icons from $30, the American Museum of Natural History is the one with the dinosaurs and the blue whale from $37, and the Intrepid Museum puts you aboard an aircraft carrier with a real Space Shuttle from $35. For a moving morning, the 9/11 Memorial tour runs from $29.
Eat your way around town
Half the fun of New York happens at the table, and early June is prime season for it. On weekends, Smorgasburg sets up its open-air feast of more than seventy food vendors in Williamsburg on Saturdays and Prospect Park on Sundays, and it is free to wander even if you only graze. Chelsea Market is the all-weather option, a former biscuit factory packed with traders, and the city's food halls, from Hudson Yards to the Financial District, are a quick way to eat well between sights. For a proper deep dive, a guided food walk through the old immigrant neighbourhoods of the Lower East Side, Little Italy and Chinatown is one of the tastiest ways to understand how New York came to eat the way it does. Leave room, and plan at least one long lunch.
Broadway and beyond
With the Tonys this weekend, Broadway is the hottest ticket in town, and the marquee shows are all running. Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a maximalist night out from $248, the eight-time Tony winner Hadestown plays from $176, and the jukebox hit and Juliet is from $197. For the full picture of who is nominated and what to see, read our Tony Awards guide.
Know before you go
A few practical notes for the week. The observation decks and museums use timed-entry tickets, so book the slot you want before you travel, especially with Tony-week crowds in town. The big events are spread across the boroughs: the Tonys are in Midtown, Governors Ball is in Queens, the Yankees are in the Bronx and Barclays is in Brooklyn, so build in subway time. And if the weather turns, the museums and indoor decks are your friends. New York rewards a plan, but it rewards wandering too.
Frequently asked questions
What is on in New York this week?
For 1 to 7 June 2026 the headline is the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday 7 June at Radio City Music Hall. The week also brings the Tribeca Festival at the Beacon Theatre, the Governors Ball music festival in Queens from Friday to Sunday, a Yankees home series against the Red Sox, and Carin Leon at the Barclays Center on Friday.
What is the biggest event in NYC this week?
The 79th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday 7 June, broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS and Paramount+, hosted by Pink.
Are the Yankees playing at home this week?
Yes. The Yankees host the Cleveland Guardians from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 June and the Boston Red Sox from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 June. Monday 1 June is an off day.
What can I book in New York with tickadoo?
Plenty. Observation decks like Edge, Top of the Rock and SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, harbor cruises, helicopter tours, the major museums, and Broadway shows including Moulin Rouge!, Hadestown and and Juliet. You can check live availability and book any of them with tickadoo.
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