Today NYC In Focus is tracking 526 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 · NYRR Open Run: St. Marys Park Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Run · St. Mary's Annual 5K Start
- 10:00 AM · Panamanian Pre-Independence Day Festival · Classon Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Union Street
- 10:30 AM · Soho Street Art Tours · Banksy Museum New York
- 11:00 AM · ISAW Gallery Tour: Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)
- 11:00 AM · Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration with NAIC-NY · Mitsubishi River Walk in the Bronx Zoo in Bronx Park
- 11:00 AM · Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with NAIC-NY · Mitsubishi River Walk in the Bronx Zoo (in Bronx Park)
- 12:00 PM · Woodside Avenue Autumn Festival · Woodside Avenue between 65 Place and 58 Street
- 12:00 PM · Panamanian Day Festival · Franklin Avenue between St Johns Place and President Street
Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · 82 Street Greenmarket Saturday · East 82 Street between 1 Avenue and York Avenue Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · Old Cathedral Outdoor Market · Prince Street between Mulberry Street and Mott Street
- 8:00 AM · 57 Street Saturday Greenmarket · 10 Avenue between West 57 Street and West 58 Street
- 10:30 AM · Soho Street Art Tours · Banksy Museum New York
- 11:00 AM · The Past and The Curious Live · David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center
- 11:00 AM · Groove & Glow · NYPL – Tompkins Square Library
- 12:00 PM · East Village Music Festival · La Plaza Cultural
- 4:00 PM · The 115th Anniversary of Double Ten Celebration · Mott Street between Canal Street and Hester Street
- 9:00 PM · Reggaetón Y2K (18+) · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G · Get tickets
Brooklyn
- 7:00 AM · East New York Farmers Market · Schenck Avenue between New Lots Avenue and Livonia Avenue Brooklyn
- 8:00 AM · RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Maria Hernandez Park · Knickerbocker Avenue between Starr Street and Suydam Street
- 8:45 AM · NYRR Open Run: Shore Road Park · Lawn Near 79th Street Entrance in Shore Park and Parkway
- 9:00 AM · Eprine Healthfair · Eastern Parkway between Thomas Boyland Street and Prospect Place
- 10:00 AM · Panamanian Pre-Independence Day Festival · Classon Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Union Street
- 12:00 PM · Club A Mutual Aid (Bushwick) – WEEKLY Wednesday Saturday · 354 Stockton St, Brooklyn
- 12:00 PM · Panamanian Day Festival · Franklin Avenue between St Johns Place and President Street
- 12:00 PM · Chair Yoga · Ballroom (in John J Carty Park)
Queens
- 6:30 AM · Jamaica Q 5K Walk/Run · Guy R Brewer Boulevard between Archer Avenue and Liberty Avenue
- 9:00 AM · Methodist Flea market · 35 Avenue between 82 Street and 81 Street
- 11:30 AM · Rosary Rally · 145 Road between 178 Place and 183 Street
- 12:00 PM · Woodside Avenue Autumn Festival · Woodside Avenue between 65 Place and 58 Street
- 12:00 PM · Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade · 34 Avenue between 36 Street and 37 Street
- 1:00 PM · Children's' Harvest Festival · Far Rock Farm
- 3:00 PM · Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours · Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue
- 4:00 PM · Queens Night Market
- 6:45 PM · Movie Under the Stars: Ghostbusters | PG · Borden Ave. and 63rd St. (in Frank Principe Park)
Bronx
- 7:00 AM · Columbus Weekend Stickball Tournament · Stickball Boulevard between Randall Avenue and Seward Avenue
- 10:30 AM · Fordham University Men's Water Polo vs Princeton · Bronx, N.Y.
- 11:00 AM · Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration with NAIC-NY · Mitsubishi River Walk in the Bronx Zoo in Bronx Park
- 11:00 AM · Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with NAIC-NY · Mitsubishi River Walk in the Bronx Zoo (in Bronx Park)
- 2:00 PM · Public Gallery Tour · Wave Hill
Staten Island
- 8:00 AM · Summer Sports Experience: Basketball · Greenbelt Recreation Center in Greenbelt Recreation Center
- 12:00 PM · Third Annual Fall Freedom Festival · Tappen Park: Tappen Park – Whole Park
- 2:00 PM · Talk of the Town: Before New York with Eric Sanderson · Historic Richmond Town
- 2:00 PM · Archtober Tour · Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard
More NYC guides
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Friday, October 9, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC This Weekend: October 9–11, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Thursday, October 8, 2026
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