Today NYC In Focus is tracking 262 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 · Central Park Conservancy Film Festival 2026 · Central Park: Frisbee Hill, Central Park: Bandshell Plaza
- 9:00 AM · WSP Food Market · Washington Square Park: Wash Sq West Sidewalks
- 9:00 AM · Food Pantry
- 10:00 AM · Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776 · Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park)
- 11:00 AM · Fall 2026 Graduate & Professional School Fair · 3rd Floor Cafeteria, West Building
- 11:00 AM · The 2026 Banned Wagon Tour — Charleston Library · The New York Public Library, Charleston Library
- 11:00 AM · Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden · H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park)
- 7:00 PM · Avery Cochrane: Weapons Of Iridescence Tour · Bowery Ballroom
Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · 3-Council on the Environment-Greenmarket at Rockefeller Center · West 50 Street between Rockefeller Plaza and 5 Avenue
- 8:00 AM · Mount Sinai Greenmarket Wednesday · Madison Avenue between East 98 Street and East 99 Street Manhattan
- 9:00 AM · Central Park Conservancy Film Festival 2026 · Central Park: Frisbee Hill, Central Park: Bandshell Plaza
- 9:00 AM · WSP Food Market · Washington Square Park: Wash Sq West Sidewalks
- 9:00 AM · New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery · Arsenal in Central Park
- 9:30 AM · Team RIVER Volunteers · Randall's Island Park
- 11:00 AM · Fall 2026 Graduate & Professional School Fair · 3rd Floor Cafeteria, West Building
- 12:00 PM · East 125th Street Farmstand · East 125 Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- 2:00 PM · Summer Sports Experience: Basketball: Skills and Drills · West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park)
- 7:00 PM · Avery Cochrane: Weapons Of Iridescence Tour · Bowery Ballroom
- 7:00 PM · NYC: On Wednesday, October 7th, at 7PM, Earth presents MORE CAMERAS THAN PEOPLE, a session of live psychoanalysis. · Earth 49 Orchard St.
Brooklyn
- 7:00 AM · Billion Oyster Project Field Events at Bush Terminal Park · Bush Terminal Park: Picnic Area South
- 8:00 AM · Immigrant Culture Month at Avenue C Plaza Extension – September · Avenue C Plaza: Avenue C Plaza MCDONALD AVENUE between AVENUE C and CHURCH AVENUE
- 8:00 AM · HHFM Kings County Hospital Market · Clarkson Avenue between East 37 Street and East 38 Street Brooklyn
- 10:00 AM · LuLuLemon Installation at: 94 N. 13th St.- Brooklyn · North 13 Street between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue
- 10:00 AM · Kids In Motion: Nostrand Playground
- 8:00 PM · White Denim with Arc Iris · Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn
Queens
- 7:00 AM · Outdoor learning · Hinton Park
- 7:30 AM · Outdoor Learning Permit · Playground Twenty One
- 9:00 AM · Food Pantry
- 9:30 AM · Farm Community Volunteer Days · Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street
- 10:00 AM · Kids In Motion: Grover Cleveland Playground · Play Area in Grover Cleveland Playground
Bronx
- 7:00 AM · HHFM Hunts Point Market · Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square: Whole Park
- 7:00 AM · HHFM North Central Bronx Market · Mosholu Parkway: Mosholu Parkway-Kossuth Playground Event Area
- 10:00 AM · Kids in Motion: Metcalf Playground · Metcalf Playground in Soundview Park
- 10:00 AM · NYBG Farmers Market · New York Botanical Garden
- 10:00 AM · Kids in Motion: Ben Abrams Playground · Ben Abrams Playground in Bronx Park
- 7:00 PM · Fordham University Men's Soccer vs Saint Louis University · Bronx, N.Y.
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
- 11:00 AM · The 2026 Banned Wagon Tour — Charleston Library · The New York Public Library, Charleston Library
- 1:00 PM · Senior Happy Hour · Arts and Crafts Room (in Blood Root Valley)
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- Things to Do in NYC This Week: October 5–11, 2026
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