, shown here photographed during OHNY 2016. The first-ever OHNY Weekend took place on October 11 and 12, 2003. By the 7th festival in 2009, it had grown to 185,000 visitors to more than 190 sites. OHNY offered 130 free of charge tours, workshops and onsite talks. 125 art, civic, educational and cultural organizations and 70 architecture and design firms participated. The 13th edition and 14th editions, in 2015 and 2016, respectively, included a photo contest in partnership with
Wikipedia. Three prizes were awarded. In the spirit of accessibility, in 2022 Open House New York introduced lottery-based access that eliminated the reservation fee to access many participating sites. == See also ==