Presidents Weekend 2017 Events
A three-city guide to spending Presidents Weekend 2017, from monster trucks in Oakland to Broadway in New York.
Wherever you are in the US, make sure to take some time to have fun this 2017 President's weekend.
Our reviewerPresidents Weekend 2017: A City-by-City Guide
Presidents Weekend is a good excuse to spend time with friends, and we rounded up events across Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York to cover most tastes.
In LA, the Harlem Globetrotters bring family-friendly fun to the Staples Center, LA Cookie Con offers a sweets-focused day or weekend pass, and Downtown LA's revitalized nightlife scene pairs well with the Hooch app's free-drink deals at participating bars.
San Francisco's picks lean toward spectacle: Monster Jam brings crushing trucks to Oakland, while Cirque du Soleil's Luzia offers a more polished, artistic show elsewhere in the city. Quiet Clubbing rounds things out with a genuinely strange experience — hundreds of people dancing in total silence, music streamed straight to their headphones.
New York's lineup centers on Broadway, with Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, and Kinky Boots all playing near Times Square, alongside a recommendation to revisit Sleep No More paired with a drink at its 1920s bar, The Heath, and a Hudson River party cruise for anyone who wants the weekend to end on a boat.
Presidents Weekend, City by City
Eight events across Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York to build a weekend around.
01
Harlem Globetrotters
Family-friendly fun at the Staples Center on Sunday, red-white-and-blue jerseys included.
02
LA Cookie Con
Sweets fancy enough for the White House, available as a single day or a full weekend pass.
03
Monster Jam
Big trucks crushing smaller cars out in Oakland — a random, crazy change of pace for the weekend.
04
Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
The current Cirque du Soleil show in San Francisco, celebrating the weekend with the beauty and talent of its performers.
05
Quiet Clubbing
DJs stream music straight to your headphones in a silent dance club — a strange experience watching hundreds of people dance in total silence.
06
Broadway
Times Square offers Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, and Kinky Boots for anyone near Broadway that weekend.
07
Sleep No More
One of our favorite immersive theater events anywhere — use the long weekend as an excuse to check it out, with a drink beforehand at its 1920s bar, The Heath.
08
Rock the Yacht
A party cruise on the Hudson — get your sea legs, then lose them again.
Enjoy Presidents Day Weekend
Whether it's monster trucks, Broadway, or a silent dance party, there's a Presidents Weekend event across LA, SF, and NYC worth building a plan around.
