There’s something, somewhere for everyone this season. From Seattle to Shanghai, September is filled with championship tennis, golf, sailing, and race cars; designer fashion runways; great art exhibitions; opera, symphony, and legendary jazz.

CURRENT

Through Sept. 7
U.S. Open Tennis Championship | Flushing Meadows, NY
Down to the final strokes. The closing week on the circuit of international tennis’ four Grand Slam tournaments concludes with the men’s championship at National Tennis Center. usopen.org

Through Sept. 7
Ai Weiwei | Seattle Art Museum

The largest-ever collection of the renowned artist’s work. Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei displays 130 works across four decades. Presented simultaneously at Seattle Asian Art Museum with Ai Weiwei: Water Lilies (through March 15, 2026), a reinterpretation in LEGOs of a Claude Monet water lilies painting and at Olympic Sculpture Park with Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, a circle of 12 monumental bronze sculptures (though October 2027). seattleartmuseum.org

Through Oct. 12
Paths to Modernity: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay | Museum of Art Pudong, Shanghai, China

More than 100 masterpieces by Van Gogh, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, and other important Impressionists are on loan from the famous fine arts museum in Paris. 

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 5
San Francisco Opera Ball

The year’s biggest gala dinner fundraiser benefits educational programs by San Francisco Opera and incorporates an opening night performance of Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim. sfopera.com/seasons/opera-ball

Sept. 5 – 7
Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d’Italia 2025 | Monza, Italy
In a leafy setting northeast of Milan, a very special race track in the history of the F1 Grand Prix since 1922. formula1.com/en/racing/2025/italy

Sept. 6 – 13
Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup | Newport, RI
The New York Yacht Club hosts the ninth edition of this biennial international yacht club challenge for 20 teams from 14 countries in the waters of Rhode Island Sound. nyyc.org/2025-rolex-nyyc-invitational-cup

Sept. 7 – 8
Total Lunar Eclipse | Asia and Western Australia
A whopping 77 percent of the world’s population — about 6.2 billion people — will be able to see all of totality over an exceptionally long period of 82 minutes.  space.com/stargazing/eclipses

Sept. 11 – 16
New York Fashion Week

[Milan Fashion Week, Sept. 17-23; London Fashion Week, Sept. 18-22; Paris Fashion Week, Sept. 29-Oct. 7]

NYFW is one of the Big Four among the preeminent events at the forefront of shaping culture, trends, and the evolution of international fashion. Fashion Week provides leading designers with an unrivaled global platform to showcase collections every February and September. NYFW.com

Sept. 12
San Francisco Symphony Opening Gala

A spectacular evening celebrates the new season with superstar pianist Yuja Wang, conductor Jaap van Zweden, and the San Francisco Symphony. sfsymphony.org/gala/OpeningNight

Sept. 18 – 20
The Atlantic Festival | New York City
Tom Hanks, Mark Cuban, Scott Galloway, David Letterman, Monica Lewinsky, Ethan Hawke, Robert Downey, Jr. are among those on the speaker list for the 17th annual event at Perelman Performing Arts Center and venues around the city. https://theatlanticfestival.com

Sept. 26 – 28
45th Ryder Cup | Bethpage State Park, NY

Long Island’s Bethpage Black Course is a first-time venue as Europe attempts to defend its win in the biennial men’s championship against team USA. One of the world’s great sporting events captures an audience of millions. rydercup.com

Sept. 26 – 28
68th Monterey Jazz Festival | Monterey, Calif.

Since 1958, the longest continuously running jazz festival in the world is committed to celebrating America’s creativity and cultural heritage by presenting legendary jazz musicians, timeless composers, and young rising stars. montereyjazz.org