Today NYC In Focus is tracking 260 public events across New York City, from City-permitted parades and street fairs to concerts, museum programs and neighborhood happenings. Here are 40 picks across all five boroughs, with times and places. Details come from official NYC permits, organizers’ own calendars and ticket listings, and can change, so check with the organizer before you go.
Standouts
- 9:00 AM · Succos Block Party · Havemeyer Street between Division Avenue and Broadway
- 9:00 AM · Central Park Conservancy Film Festival 2026 · Central Park: Frisbee Hill, Central Park: Bandshell Plaza
- 10:00 AM · Health and Wellness Fair · Richard Harris Terrace (199 Chambers St., near the Panther Station)
- 10:00 AM · Federal Work Study Fair · West Lobby, Park Avenue 695
- 12:00 PM · Lunchtime Summer Jazz Concerts · Columbus Park: Borough Hall Steps Area
- 4:00 PM · The Anastasi, Peil, and Southwell Chairs Installation Celebration · 12th-Floor Lounge, Lowenstein Center
- 7:00 PM · Olivia O'Brien Presents: The PIXIE Tour · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
- 8:00 PM · Grace Enger– The Satisfied Girl Tour · Webster Hall
Manhattan
- 7:30 AM · Forest Fitness · Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park
- 8:00 AM · Ft Washington Greenmarket Tuesday · Ft Washington Avenue between West 168 Street and West 169 Street
- 8:00 AM · Grass Roots Farmers Market · Jackie Robinson Park: Sidewalk
- 9:00 AM · New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery · Arsenal in Central Park
- 9:00 AM · Central Park Conservancy Film Festival 2026 · Central Park: Frisbee Hill, Central Park: Bandshell Plaza
- 10:00 AM · Health and Wellness Fair · Richard Harris Terrace (199 Chambers St., near the Panther Station)
- 10:00 AM · Federal Work Study Fair · West Lobby, Park Avenue 695
- 10:15 AM · Storytime at The Met—Drip! Drop! Splash! · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- 11:00 AM · Summer Sports Experience: Basketball: Skills and Drills · West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park)
- 12:00 PM · Truth Tuesdays at Fox Lies HQ · 1211 6th Avenue, New York
- 7:00 PM · Olivia O'Brien Presents: The PIXIE Tour · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
- 7:00 PM · WRITING ON RAVING featuring the launch of @ganjacum_ ‘s book Goodbye to a Dream Believed! · The Bureau 208 West 13th st #208
- 8:00 PM · Grace Enger– The Satisfied Girl Tour · Webster Hall
Brooklyn
- 9:00 AM · Succos Block Party · Havemeyer Street between Division Avenue and Broadway
- 10:00 AM · Nature Journaling · Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue
- 10:00 AM · Kids In Motion: Nostrand Playground
- 12:00 PM · Lunchtime Summer Jazz Concerts · Columbus Park: Borough Hall Steps Area
- 8:00 PM · Westside Cowboy · Music Hall of Williamsburg
Queens
- 7:00 AM · Outdoor learning · Hinton Park
- 7:30 AM · Outdoor Learning Permit · Playground Twenty One
- 8:00 AM · Elmhurst Greenmarket Tuesday · 41 Avenue between 80 Street and 81 Street
- 9:00 AM · Food Pantry
- 10:00 AM · Kids In Motion: Rosemary's Playground · Playground in Rosemary's Playground
Bronx
- 7:00 AM · HHFM McKinley Square Market
- 7:00 AM · HHFM Mt. Eden Market · Mount Eden Malls
- 8:00 AM · Poe Park Greenmarket Tuesday · East 192 Street between Grand Concourse and Valentine Avenue Bronx
- 8:00 AM · Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket Tues Friday · East 149 Street between Morris Avenue and Park Avenue Bronx
- 10:00 AM · Kids in Motion: Ben Abrams Playground · Ben Abrams Playground in Bronx Park
Staten Island
- 7:00 AM · Summer Sports Experience: Pickleball · Greenbelt Recreation Center in Greenbelt Recreation Center
- 9:00 AM · Model Aircraft Flying · LaTourette Park & Golf Course: Model Airplane Field
- 10:00 AM · Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776 · Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park)
- 7:00 PM · Letter Writing to Political Prisoners at Ridgewood Commons · 5-85 Woodward Ave, Ridgewood
More NYC guides
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Monday, October 5, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC This Week: October 5–11, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Sunday, October 4, 2026
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