300+ destinations. Three days. One citywide festival.
October 17-19, 2025
Thank you for exploring the city with us
The 2025 Open House New York Weekend brought together more than 50,000 visitors to more than 320 places across the five boroughs, from transit infrastructure and historic landmarks to artist studios and industrial waterways. It was a weekend of discovery, connection, and celebration of the many layers that make this city so endlessly fascinating.
A huge thank you to everyone who made this citywide festival possible: to the 310 partners who opened their doors and shared their expertise, the 1,100 volunteers who generously donated their time, our funders and members who sustain our work, and the curious New Yorkers—like you—who believe in the power of an open city. We couldn’t do it without you.
If OHNY Weekend helped you see something new, learn something unexpected, and feel more connected to New York City, here are three ways you can support our work:
About OHNY Weekend
Open House New York Weekend is an annual festival that unlocks 300+ destinations across all five boroughs for behind-the-scenes tours and special activities.
Mark your calendars: the OHNY Weekend is back October 16-18, 2026.
Take a look at new buildings transforming the skyline, step inside infrastructure facilities keeping the city running, explore parks offering respite, discover state-of-the-art performance spaces, visit manufacturing workshops, browse private collections, and much more.
Festival Highlights
Special Series
Eight curated series with multiple sites that opened up around a common theme or neighborhood were presented during the 2025 edition:
- Affordable Housing: From public housing preservation to adaptive reuse, explore how city agencies, community organizations, designers, and developers are working to create housing that the city needs.
- Alphabet City: Explore New York City’s rich visual culture of signage and typography.
- Bloomberg Connects: Spotlighting additional expert-curated content, including video and audio guides available on Bloomberg Connects, the free app that connects people to arts and culture at any time, from anywhere.
- Building with Steel: Visit award-winning projects and hear from steel experts about new and innovative uses for structural steel, guest curated by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
- Innovation in Preservation: Uncover the techniques, tools, and materials helping practitioners breathe new life into historic architecture, landscape design, and decorative and fine arts, produced in partnership with the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation.
- Family Friendly: Bring the kids! More than a dozen OHNY Weekend partners are offering special activities for families. Most activities are free and open to the public.
- Sunset Park: Explore Sunset Park during OHNY Weekend, where historic industrial hubs along the Brooklyn waterfront now thrive with makers, artists, manufacturers, and innovators keeping New York’s “maker” spirit alive.
- Water Works: Discover how water shapes the city, from the system of pipes that delivers 1 billion gallons of clean water into (and out of) homes daily, to the working waterfront that drove the city’s economy for centuries, to the challenges of adapting 520 miles of shoreline for a wetter future.
Press
19 of the coolest places you can see for Open House New York Weekend 2025
Open House 2025: 300+ seriously cool NYC sites you can explore that are typically closed to the public
Exploring the City’s Secrets through Open House New York! – With Kristin LaBuz
Thank You, Volunteers
OHNY Weekend is Volunteer-Powered
OHNY Weekend wouldn’t be possible without the support of more than 1,000 dedicated volunteers. This year, over 1,100 volunteers signed up to help bring the festival to life—thank you!
For more information or to get involved in the future, please contact [email protected].
Thank You, Supporters
2025 OHNY Weekend Launch Party
On Thursday, October 16, nearly 500 guests gathered at the iconic Woolworth Building to kick off the OHNY Weekend festival.
The 2025 OHNY Weekend was made possible by an extraordinary community of supporters. We extend our deepest gratitude to our generous donors, steadfast partners, and dedicated volunteers—your combined efforts fuel our mission to keep New York open and accessible to all.
Special Thanks
Open House New York Weekend is produced by Open House New York, a nonprofit organization. The 2025 festival is made possible with support from Bloomberg Connects. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, and the New York City Tourism Foundation. Additional support is provided by the American Institute of Steel Construction, Brooklyn Army Terminal, KPF, MADE Bush Terminal, M&T Bank, NYC Ferry, PwC, the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, and TD Bank.
MEDIA SPONSORS
Plus, special thanks to: Ace Vending, Hana Alberts, Business of Sports School, Brendan Crain, Diane Elkins, Jacob Ford, Gisela Garrett, Daniel Hui, Noble Signs, PS New York, Sophia Shin, Soho Reprographics, The Arsenal, The Woolworth Building, and United Palace.
And the 1,100+ volunteers whose enthusiasm makes this event possible. Our District Coordinators who dedicate their entire Weekend to making sure that everything is open and running smoothly. The Partners who open their doors and welcome us in, year after year. Our sponsors, supporters, and members —without whose support, Open House New York would not exist. To all of you, your passion for the city is a reminder that New York is open!
About the 2025 Design
Behind the 2025 OHNY Weekend design with Noble Signs
This year’s OHNY Weekend identity was created in partnership with festival partner Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based studio and the home of the New York Sign Museum.
Learn about the story behind the design, get a preview of what’s ahead for OHNY Weekend, and see how you can support the New York Sign Museum’s mission to save the city’s iconic signs.
Open House New Yorkers sound off:
“What do you love about OHNY Weekend?”
Letting people know that they can actually visit these cool NYC sites for free and seeing their faces light up in excitement.
Rowie S.
Each year I build a complex scheduling spreadsheet to maximize the number of OHNY Weekend sites I can visit. Don’t you?
Mohit S.
My favorite OHNY Weekend memory is signing my name on 1 WTC—being a permanent part of this iconic building!
Caroline O.
I want to sneak into every building.
Marc N.
Seeing the little details we are usually too busy to notice.
Valerie A.
OHNY Weekend is the ultimate opportunity to learn and experience what you mistakenly thought you already knew about NYC.
Eric A.
New York is not monolithic! It’s open and complex!
Saundra T.
I discovered Bronx Community College through OHNY Weekend. I love Marcel Breuer and was fascinated by the campus. I was literally high on architecture that day.
Fatih E.
It’s like Christmas (for us agnostic, non-religious urbanist nerds)! It is the most wonderful time of the year.
Julie R.
