Things to do in the Financial District

5 places to start in the Financial District

Staten Island Ferry

It's free, it runs around the clock from the Whitehall Terminal, and the right-hand side going out has the Statue of Liberty view.

Official site →Photo: InSapphoWeTrust, CC BY-SA 2.0

9/11 Memorial

Two reflecting pools mark where the towers stood, with the names of the victims cut into the bronze edges. The memorial plaza is free, and the museum needs a ticket.

Official site →Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0

Fraunces Tavern

George Washington said goodbye to his officers here in 1783. The museum is upstairs, and the tavern on the ground floor still serves dinner.

Official site →Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain

The Battery

Boats to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island leave from this park at the southern tip of Manhattan. Kids will want a turn on the SeaGlass Carousel.

Official site →Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0

Trinity Church

Alexander Hamilton is buried in the churchyard on Broadway, at the head of Wall Street.

Official site →Photo: Gryffindor, Public domain

Hotels in the Financial District

Staying over? These are the picks from our guide, Hotels in the Financial District, NYC: top 4 picks, and Dyme members see private rates on each. You can also browse every New York hotel guide or search hotels on Dyme.

Conrad New York Downtown 102 North End Avenue, New York 9.21,052 reviews LEED GoldLEED Gold certified by the U.S View hotel → The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel, by Hyatt 123 Nassau Street, New York 9.2646 reviews 4 min walk to Fulton St (A/C/J/Z/2/3/4/5)The Beekman earns its place through consistently high guest review scores on Booking.com and TripAdvisor, a 4-star rating confirmed across multiple sources, and a restored 1883 landmark building on Nassau Street that gives guests a distinct alternative to the chain properties on this list View hotel → M Social Hotel New York Downtown 55 Church Street, New York 7.97,405 reviews 2 min walk to Fulton St (A/C/J/Z/2/3/4/5)Formerly the Millennium Hilton New York Downtown, on Church Street across from the World Trade Center site View hotel → Club Quarters Hotel World Trade Center, New York 140 Washington Street 8.65,016 reviews 2 min walk to Cortlandt St (1)Club Quarters Hotel, World Trade Center fills the mid-range slot on this list with a 3-star rating confirmed on Google Hotels and Booking.com, a Washington Street address inside Financial District proper, and rates that run $80–$120 per night below the four-star properties nearby View hotel →

This weekend in the Financial District: October 23–25

97 things on: 14 parties, 13 tours, 6 classes and 11 free. Listed by day and start time.

Friday, October 23

9:00 AMSee NYC Across the Hudson from NJSkyline views & hidden history.TourOne World Trade CenterFreeView listing →9:30 AMWall Street & Financial District Private Walking TourPrivate FiDi history walk.Tour1 Bowling GreenFreeView listing →11:00 AMSmorgasburg NYC 2025Open-air food hall.Food50 Church StView listing →11:00 AMSmorgasburgFriday food fest.Food10007View listing →11:00 AMThe Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a NationFounding documents up close.Art19 Fulton StFrom $10View listing →12:00 PMPath to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation ExhibitionRevolutionary history, real artifacts.Art54 Pearl St 2nd floorFrom $10View listing →12:00 PM2026 Summer Sailing Season on Pioneer and W.O. DeckerHistoric harbor sailing.Tour12 Fulton StFrom $5View listing →12:00 PMThe Unintended BluesClimate art on the water.Art10 South St Slip 7View listing →12:00 PML'Express LunchFrench midday escape.Food88 Wall StFrom $28View listing →1:00 PMEveryday Black Footprints NYC: Lower Manhattan (1600-Today) | Walking TourWalking history uncovered.TourPX3P+XGView listing →2:00 PMThe Strangers ProjectAnonymous handwritten personal stories.Art185 Greenwich St LL3110View listing →2:30 PMClipper City Day SailHistoric tall ship sailing.Tour89 South St Pier 17From $71View listing →2:30 PMClipper City Afternoon Golden Hour Cocktail SailSunset sailing on historic ship.Tour89 South St Pier 17From $84View listing →2:30 PMAfternoon City Skyline Views Cruise on Clipper City Tall ShipHistoric tall ship sailing.Tour89 South St Pier 17FreeView listing →3:00 PMSummer Fridays at Sadie'sWaterfront happy hour sessions.Bar19 Fulton StView listing →3:00 PMSummer FridaysMarketplace flavor tour.Tour101 Liberty StFrom $25View listing →4:00 PMThe Dead RabbitIrish pub & craft cocktails.Bar30 Water StView listing →5:00 PMHappy HourSophisticated after-work lounge.BarLocated inView listing →5:00 PMApero HourFrench brasserie happy hour.Bar88 Wall StView listing →5:00 PMUrban Cove Soccer Watch PartyWorld cup watch parties.Party19 Fulton StView listing →6:00 PMHands-On: Gnocchi al PestoHands-on Italian cooking.Class101 Liberty StView listing →6:00 PMWATERMARK BEACH CLUB - Waterfront Outdoor Sunset Party NYCPier dancing at sunset.Party78 South St Pier 15View listing →7:00 PMFree Salsa and Bachata Dancing ClassesWeekly latin dance lessons.Class45 Stone StView listing →8:00 PMThe Rooftop Remix Late After WorkSophisticated after-work rooftop party.PartyTerraceView listing →8:00 PMPerreo on the Pier - Open-Air Latin & Reggaeton Dance PartyWaterfront reggaeton rager.Party78 South St Pier 15View listing →

Saturday, October 24

7:00 AMNYCRUNS Haunted Island 10KCostumed island race.Games10 South St Slip 7View listing →9:30 AMWall Street & Financial District Private Walking TourPrivate FiDi history walk.Tour1 Bowling GreenFreeView listing →9:30 AMPerennial Gardens Volunteer MorningHands-on urban farming projects.ClassState St &View listing →10:00 AMSeaport Farmers MarketLocal produce & riverside.Shopping19 Fulton StView listing →11:00 AMThe Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a NationFounding documents up close.Art19 Fulton StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMGrave Robbers of New York: Exploring the City's Body Snatching HistoryMacabre walking tour.Tour89 BroadwayView listing →11:00 AMDeath in New York: Extended Daylight Tour (Lower Manhattan)Macabre history walking tour.Tour4 Whitehall StFrom $44View listing →11:45 AMTree TourGuided nature walk.Tour10 South St Slip 7FreeView listing →12:00 PMPath to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation ExhibitionRevolutionary history, real artifacts.Art54 Pearl St 2nd floorFrom $10View listing →12:00 PM2026 Summer Sailing Season on Pioneer and W.O. DeckerHistoric harbor sailing.Tour12 Fulton StFrom $5View listing →12:00 PMThe Unintended BluesClimate art on the water.Art10 South St Slip 7View listing →12:00 PMOktoberfest celebrationFree Bavarian street party.PartyStone StFreeView listing →12:00 PMWeekend Jazz BrunchLive jazz & brunch.Bar123 Nassau StView listing →12:00 PMOktoberfestGerman beer festival.Party52 Stone StFreeView listing →12:00 PMStone Street Oktoberfest VIP SectionVIP Oktoberfest & lawn games.PartyStone StView listing →12:00 PMStone Street Oktoberfest VIP Section - 9/19Oktoberfest vip lounge.GamesStone StView listing →12:00 PMPink Pier BrunchPink igloo waterfront brunch.Food78 South St Pier 15View listing →12:45 PMQueer Out! Free Day Trip: Governor's Island Pumpkin PatchQueer fall island adventure.Games10 South St Slip 7FreeView listing →1:00 PMFraunces Tavern Museum Guided TourRevolutionary history & artifacts.Art54 Pearl St 2nd floorView listing →2:00 PMThe Strangers ProjectAnonymous handwritten personal stories.Art185 Greenwich St LL3110View listing →2:00 PMDaylighting Lenapehoking: Eric Sanderson and Alan Michelson in ConversationArt meets ecology talk.Talk10 South St Slip 7View listing →2:00 PMHands-On: Tiramisù al PistacchioPistachio tiramisu class.Class101 Liberty StFrom $101View listing →2:15 PMWeekly Bird TourUrban birding escape.Tour10 South St Slip 7View listing →2:30 PMClipper City Day SailHistoric tall ship sailing.Tour89 South St Pier 17From $71View listing →2:30 PMClipper City Afternoon Golden Hour Cocktail SailSunset sailing on historic ship.Tour89 South St Pier 17From $84View listing →2:30 PMAfternoon City Skyline Views Cruise on Clipper City Tall ShipHistoric tall ship sailing.Tour89 South St Pier 17FreeView listing →3:00 PMA Haunted Harbor Halloween: Onboard Panel and Ferry TourHaunted harbor crossing.Tour89 South StView listing →5:00 PMHappy HourSophisticated after-work lounge.BarLocated inView listing →5:00 PMApero HourFrench brasserie happy hour.Bar88 Wall StView listing →5:00 PMUrban Cove Soccer Watch PartyWorld cup watch parties.Party19 Fulton StView listing →5:00 PMSteve AokiCake-throwing EDM rooftop party.Party89 South St Pier 17View listing →6:00 PMHands-On: Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan)Southern Italian cooking class.Class101 Liberty StFrom $118View listing →8:00 PMThe Rooftop Remix Late After WorkGrown & sexy rooftop.PartyTerraceView listing →9:00 PMPerreo on the Pier - Open-Air Latin & Reggaeton Dance PartyWaterfront reggaeton rager.Party78 South St Pier 15View listing →10:00 PMSleepy & BooUnderground house till late.Party10 Theatre AlleyFreeView listing →10:00 PMPassport Saturdays At Bliss Terasu NYCRooftop global dance party.PartyTerraceFrom $20View listing →

Sunday, October 25

9:00 AMSee NYC Across the Hudson from NJSkyline views & hidden history.TourOne World Trade CenterFreeView listing →9:30 AMWall Street & Financial District Private Walking TourPrivate FiDi history walk.Tour1 Bowling GreenFreeView listing →10:30 AMSundays at ShowBoxOutdoor music, dance, puppetry.Show20 State StFreeView listing →11:00 AMThe Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a NationFounding documents up close.Art19 Fulton StFrom $10View listing →12:00 PMPath to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation ExhibitionRevolutionary history, real artifacts.Art54 Pearl St 2nd floorFrom $10View listing →12:00 PM2026 Summer Sailing Season on Pioneer and W.O. DeckerHistoric harbor sailing.Tour12 Fulton StFrom $5View listing →12:00 PMThe Unintended BluesClimate art on the water.Art10 South St Slip 7View listing →12:00 PMPink Pier BrunchPink igloo waterfront brunch.Food78 South St Pier 15View listing →12:00 PMSunday Roast in the Harbour RoomAussie pub roast dinners.Food170 John StView listing →12:30 PMDrag Show BrunchQueens, tacos, and tequila.Show15 Stone StView listing →1:00 PMHands-On: Pasta Shaping Express WorkshopShape & sip Italian classics.Class101 Liberty StView listing →2:00 PMThe Strangers ProjectAnonymous handwritten personal stories.Art185 Greenwich St LL3110View listing →2:00 PMFraunces Tavern Museum Guided TourRevolutionary history & artifacts.Art54 Pearl St 2nd floorView listing →2:30 PMClipper City Day SailHistoric tall ship sailing.Tour89 South St Pier 17From $71View listing →2:30 PMClipper City Afternoon Golden Hour Cocktail SailSunset sailing on historic ship.Tour89 South St Pier 17From $84View listing →4:00 PMSunday Session at Fraunces TavernTraditional Irish music performance.Music54 Pearl StView listing →5:00 PMWATERMARK BEACH CLUB - Waterfront Outdoor Sunset Party NYCPier dancing at sunset.Party78 South St Pier 15View listing →5:00 PMApero HourFrench brasserie happy hour.Bar88 Wall StView listing →5:00 PMPerreo on the Pier - Open-Air Latin & Reggaeton Dance PartyWaterfront reggaeton rager.Party78 South St Pier 15View listing →5:00 PM#1 Afrobeats & Reggae Sunday SunsetWaterfront sunset dancing.Party78 South St Pier 15View listing →5:00 PMAfrobeats Sunday Sunset @ Watermark Pier 15Open-air global dance party.Party78 South St Pier 15View listing →5:00 PM#1 Reggaeton VS Afrobeats SundayWaterfront dance throwdown.Party78 South St Pier 15From $50View listing →7:00 PMComedy Show at Fresh SaltStandup in a bar.Show19 Fulton StFreeView listing →7:00 PMFree Stand Up Comedy Show in the South Street SeaportFree monthly stand-up.Show146 Beekman StFreeView listing →

On all weekend

No set start time for these, so go when it suits you.

REWIND by WhIsBeOversized childhood toy sculptures.Art50 Church StFreeView listing →Pizza Making ClassNeapolitan pizza & wine.Class77 Fulton StFrom $80View listing →NYC Statue of Liberty Tall Ship Sail aboard Clipper CitySailing the harbor.Tour89 South StFrom $73View listing →Smorgasburg WTCGlobal street food market.FoodNew YorkView listing →Path to Liberty: Orders, Discipline and Daily LifeRevolutionary army daily life.Art54 Pearl St 2nd floorView listing →Live DJ NightsElevated after-work lounge.BarLocated inView listing →Charter a Historic Vessel (Pioneer or W.O. Decker)Historic harbor sailing.Tour12 Fulton StFrom $1100View listing →OktoberFest NYCMunich-style beer festival.Party78 South StView listing →Goal Click: Window To The WorldGlobal soccer photography.Art19 Fulton StView listing →Ride on the 1930 Tugboat W.O. DeckerHistoric tugboat harbor cruises.Tour12 Fulton StView listing →R&B in the CityRooftop r&b and skyline views.PartyTerraceFreeView listing →RNB In The City Saturdays At Bliss Teras Rooftop Hosted By SmooveEventsRooftop R&B party.PartyTerraceFreeView listing →

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