Times Square shows Sunday Morning from 1 October
Published on 09/27/2026 at 10:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Times Square will present Dustin Grella’s Sunday Morning from 1 October 2026, giving New York City a month-long public art programme on its electronic billboards. The work forms part of Midnight Moment, a nightly presentation running between 41st and 49th Streets in the United States.
From 1 October to 31 October 2026, the programme will show the work nightly from 11.57pm to midnight. The presentation is organised by Times Square Arts, the public art programme of the Times Square Alliance.
Sunday Morning takes over Times Square from 1 October
Sunday Morning brings animator Dustin Grella’s chalkboard animations to the coordinated screens of Times Square. The official programme describes illustrations moving through New York locations including 42nd Street, a subway platform, a Lower East Side stoop, Madison Square Park, Fifth Avenue, Tribeca and Battery Square Park.
The work is built from snapshots of Grella’s memories of the city and is compiled from more than four hours of footage into a three-minute loop. Its October run places a hand-drawn sequence about everyday urban scenes inside a district known for large-scale electronic advertising and public performance. The October programme details identify Grella and the 1 October to 31 October 2026 dates.
How Midnight Moment connects art and the district
Midnight Moment synchronises digital displays across Times Square each night. For Sunday Morning, the venue is Broadway between 41st and 49th Streets, while the animation itself travels through recognisable New York settings rather than remaining in one illustrated interior.
The Times Square Alliance was founded in 1992 and its district covers most of the area from 40th Street to 53rd Street between Sixth and Eighth Avenues, along with Restaurant Row on 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. That administrative area helps explain why the October presentation reaches beyond a single building: Times Square Arts works with contemporary artists and cultural institutions through electronic billboards, public plazas and other venues.
For Western European travellers, the combination of a fixed October run and a nightly screen presentation makes the programme distinct from a ticketed gallery visit. The work can be encountered as part of the public realm while the surrounding district remains a working entertainment and cultural area.
Visiting Times Square: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Sunday Morning runs from 1 October to 31 October 2026 at Times Square.
- The presentation is shown nightly from 11.57pm to midnight on the district’s coordinated electronic billboards.
- The relevant display area is Broadway between 41st and 49th Streets in New York City.
- The work uses chalkboard animation and includes illustrated scenes of 42nd Street, a subway platform and other New York locations.
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Frequently asked questions about Times Square
When does Sunday Morning take place at Times Square?
Sunday Morning runs from 1 October to 31 October 2026, nightly from 11.57pm to midnight.
What is Midnight Moment at Times Square?
It is a nightly public art presentation synchronised across electronic billboards between 41st and 49th Streets.
Where is Times Square and how do you get there?
Times Square is in Midtown Manhattan, with the October presentation located on Broadway between 41st and 49th Streets.
