The Best Exhibitions Events in New York Right Now

If you’re trying to keep up with exhibitions events in New York right now, good luck—everyone else is already out there. This week alone, over a thousand people have RSVP’d, liked, saved, or otherwise confessed they’re going to something, which honestly tracks. The city’s in that mood where you blink and suddenly your friend is at a bridal expo in Midtown, a Thelemic tour in Brooklyn, and a dog show at the Garden… all in the same weekend.

Across the city, a handful of names keep popping up in group chats and overheard subway conversations. There’s the very intense, very watchable showdown of Joshua “The Killer” Filler vs. Shane “The South Dakota Kid” Van Boening for anyone who likes their exhibitions with nerves of steel and fluorescent felt. Over in Brooklyn, the Thelemic tour of the Egyptian Collection at the Brooklyn Museum is the one your slightly mystical, very bookish friend won’t shut up about—perfect if you like your antiquities with a side of occult theory. Looking further ahead, Comixcon 2026 is already on the horizon for the cosplay planners and comic superfans who treat conventions like marathon training.

On the more life-milestone side of things, you’ve got the New York Prego Expo and the Great Bridal Expo - New York, NY—both very much “bring a partner or a very patient friend” experiences. These are ideal if you’re in full planning mode (babies, weddings, registries, the works) and want to speed-run every vendor in one go instead of doomscrolling Pinterest at 2am. And then there’s the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, which is basically fashion week for dogs: a little chaotic, very extra, and absolutely worth it if you have even a passing weakness for well-groomed terriers.

Certain venues keep stealing the spotlight, too. The Banksy Museum New York is still pulling in the street-art-curious and anyone who wants that slightly illicit, ‘I saw it before it was mainstream’ feeling without actually trespassing in Bushwick. Madison Square Garden remains your big-spectacle destination, where things like the Westminster Dog Show turn into full-blown New York institutions. And over by Times Square, the Marquis Theatre keeps serving up the kind of shows that end up as the random, magical night you talk about months later, usually starting with, “We weren’t even planning to go out, but…”

If you’re choosing what to hit this month, here’s the move: book the dog show or the Thelemic Egyptian tour first if you want something that feels truly New York-right-now. Pencil in the expos if you’re in planning mode (or just love watching other people be in planning mode). Keep an eye on that Filler vs. Van Boening clash if you like high-stakes, niche sports energy. None of this is about seeing everything—this is what discovery looks like in New York: picking a lane, hopping a train, and letting the city do the rest.