Today NYC In Focus is tracking 351 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 · 2026.10.09 Vernam Barbadoes Bio Marathon · Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula
- 1:00 PM · Exhibition Tour: Whitney Biennial 2026 · Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St
- 5:00 PM · Barclays Center Tours – New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream · Barclays Center, Brooklyn
- 6:30 PM · PaleyFest NY: Dexter: Resurrection & 20th Anniversary of Dexter · The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street
- 7:30 PM · 2026 Spooky Snug Harbor Tour · Visitor Information Booth (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center)
- 8:00 PM · FEMME ROCK FRIGHT FEST · Asbury Lanes
- 8:00 PM · The Warped Tour Band · Sherman Theater
Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · HHFM Metropolitan Market · Second Avenue between East 97 Street and East 99 Street Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · 97 Street Greenmarket Friday · West 97 Street between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · Old Cathedral Outdoor Market · Prince Street between Mulberry Street and Mott Street
- 9:00 AM · Central Park Conservancy Film Festival 2026 · Central Park: Frisbee Hill, Central Park: Bandshell Plaza
- 9:00 AM · New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery · Arsenal in Central Park
- 9:00 AM · Zumba Gold® · 348 E 54th St
- 6:30 PM · PaleyFest NY: Dexter: Resurrection & 20th Anniversary of Dexter · The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street
Brooklyn
- 7:00 AM · HHFM Coney Island Hospital Market · Ocean Parkway Malls
- 9:00 AM · LES Walkathon · 440 Ovington Avenue
- 10:00 AM · Kids In Motion: Nostrand Playground
- 1:30 PM · October Memory Program · Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 2:30 PM · At Brooklyn · Brooklyn, N.Y.
- 4:00 PM · 🇵🇸FUNDRAISER FOR GAZA🇵🇸 · [Sunset Park] 📍Widdi Hall, 5602 6th Ave
- 5:00 PM · Barclays Center Tours – New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream · Barclays Center, Brooklyn
- 6:00 PM · Friday 10/9 ABC No Rio keeps the DIY and the politics but gets just a teensy bit more melodic than usual: · at @the_p.i.t._ 411 S 5th St in Brooklyn
- 7:00 PM · Tony Kushner's A Bright Room Called Day · Crown Heights Brooklyn
Queens
- 8:00 AM · Corona Greenmarket Friday · Roosevelt Avenue between 103 Street and 104 Street
- 9:00 AM · 2026.10.09 Vernam Barbadoes Bio Marathon · Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula
- 9:00 AM · Cardio Sculpt · Athletic Courts in Torsney Playground
- 2:00 PM · Phone-Free Friday · Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue
- 4:00 PM · Rockaway for Palestine – WEEKLY Fridays · Rep. Meeks' Office (Rockaway)
- 6:00 PM · Family Camping: Overnight at the Unisphere · Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
Bronx
- 7:00 AM · Manhattan University XC Invitational Prep · Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 2
- 8:00 AM · Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket Tues Friday · East 149 Street between Morris Avenue and Park Avenue
- 8:00 AM · HHFM Jacobi Hospital Market · Pelham Parkway South between Wilson Avenue and Eastchester Road Bronx
- 9:00 AM · Forest Fridays: Volunteer Forest Restoration at Van Cortlandt Park · Van Cortlandt Classic Playground (in Van Cortlandt Park)
- 11:00 AM · Arts, Culture & Fun: BE BOLDER – Senior Ballet Programming · Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval)
Staten Island
- 7:00 AM · Summer Sports Experience: Pickleball · Greenbelt Recreation Center in Greenbelt Recreation Center
- 8:00 AM · Notre Dame Academy Field Day · Silver Lake Park: Concert Area – Forest Ave Side
- 1:00 PM · Walk-In! Workshop: Plenty of Purples · Staten Island Children’s Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace
- 8:00 PM · George Lopez · St. George Theatre, Staten Island
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