New York City is a multicultural hub with dozens of museums, hundreds of parks and millions of people. The number of potential things to see and do can feel overwhelming, but NY1 has you covered with some of the highlights taking place this weekend across the five boroughs.

Brooklyn Night in the Library

  • Saturday, March 8 from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday 
  • Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza
  • Free and open to the public

Brooklyn Public Library is hosting a night of free programming, including lectures, readings, performances and stargazing.

Dozens of speakers, activists, artists, scientists and more will host their own events throughout the night, all related to this year's theme: "The Sky Above Brooklyn – The Philosophy of the Sublime.”

Check out the full list of programming here.

Knockout Women's Comedy Festival

  • Events through Sunday, March 9
  • Various venues throughout the city
  • Ticket information here

More than 100 women will be performing at more than 50 shows across the city as part of the Knockout Women's Comedy Festival.

One comedian joined NY1 to discuss the festival. A guide to all the remaining events is available here.

'Wish You Were Here'

  • Open through May 17
  • Grolier Club (47 East 60th St., Second Floor), Manhattan
  • Plan your visit here

The Grolier Club, the nation's oldest and largest society for book lovers, known as bibliophiles, hosts an exhibit featuring items documenting New York City's evolution from 1807 to 1940.

There are guidebooks, viewbooks, photobooks, maps and postcards, among other items, all from the collection of Mark Tomasko, who began gathering them in 1969. Learn more here.

Vintage Coney Island
(Courtesy of Mark D. Tomasko's collection)

Meatball Eating Contest

  • Saturday, March 8 from noon to 2 p.m.
  • Millie's of Staten Island (185 Bricktown Way)
  • More information here

In celebration of National Meatball Day, Millie's of Staten Island is hosting their second annual Man/Woman Vs. Meatball Eating Competition.

Competitive eaters from across the country will attempt to eat as many of the restaurant's signature meatballs as they can within the time limit, with the winner earning a cash prize and championship title.

For spectators, there will also be a live DJ and happy hour during the competition.

'The Gates' Augmented Reality Experience

  • Active until March 23
  • Central Park, Manhattan
  • Free and open to the public

It's been 20 years since "The Gates," 16-foot-tall archways draped with orange fabric, were installed in Central Park for 16 days in February 2005.

As part of the anniversary, the Bloomberg Connects app now allows visitors to experience "The Gates" yet again. Read more about it here.

Additionally, The Shed in Hudson Yards is reflecting back on the art project with an exhibit featuring drawings done by Christo, one of the artists behind "The Gates."

A Century of 'The New Yorker'

  • Opened Feb. 22
  • New York Public Library, Manhattan
  • Free and open to the public

An exhibit at the New York Public Library is celebrating 100 years of "The New Yorker" magazine.

The display will feature cover art throughout the decades, documents from the publication's founding, historical photographs and rare manuscripts.

For more, Julie Carlsen, the exhibit's co-creator, joined NY1 to discuss how they put it together.

NYBG Orchid Show

  • Open from Feb. 15 to April 27
  • New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx
  • Ticket information here

New Yorkers are invited to experience all things orchid at the New York Botanical Garden's 22nd edition of its annual orchid show.

This year's theme is "Mexican Modernism," with the orchids displayed in "settings inspired by the bold, multicolored designs of architect Luis Barragán."

The exhibit will also be open on select nights for dance parties. More information here.

Silvered Langur Baby at the Bronx Zoo

  • Bronx Zoo, the Bronx
  • Ticket information here

New Yorkers visiting the Bronx Zoo's JungleWorld exhibit will be able to spot a new inhabitant by its orange-colored coat.

An infant silvered langur monkey has been born, and, over the course of the next three to five months, its orange coat will gradually change to the silvery color sported by adults of the species.

Silvered langurs are listed as a “vulnerable” species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

(Photo courtesy of the Bronx Zoo)

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

  • Open through March 30
  • Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan
  • Ticket information here

Ice skating is open for the season at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. The center's website calls it one of the city's "quintessential winter activities."