Today NYC In Focus is tracking 159 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
- 10:00 AM · COLUMBUS DAY FESTIVAL · Broadway between Liberty Street and Battery Place
- 10:00 AM · Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Native Plant and Bird Tour · Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street
- 10:00 AM · North Brooklyn Development Corp Pop Up Fair · Bedford Avenue between Metropolitan Avenue and North 12 Street
- 11:00 AM · NYJTL Fall Festival · Crotona Park
- 11:15 AM · Columbus Day Parade · East 43 Street between Madison Avenue and 5 Avenue Manhattan
- 12:00 PM · Rockaway Fall Festival · Beach 17 O'Donohue Park (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)
- 1:00 PM · Saunksquas, Sassafras, and Moccasins: Walking Tour with Oleana Whispering Dove · Wave Hill
- 2:00 PM · Exhibition Tour: The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans · Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St
Manhattan
- 10:00 AM · COLUMBUS DAY FESTIVAL · Broadway between Liberty Street and Battery Place
- 11:15 AM · Columbus Day Parade · East 43 Street between Madison Avenue and 5 Avenue Manhattan
- 1:00 PM · Pétanque in the Park · Pétanque Court in Washington Square Park
- 1:00 PM · In Gardens Concerts · First Park
- 5:00 PM · Uptown For Palestine: Ceasefire Now Vigil – WEEKLY Mondays · 720 West 181st St., Manhattan
- 5:30 PM · Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy · Columbus Circle
- 6:00 PM · Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training · Multi-Use Room in Asser Levy Recreation Center
- 6:30 PM · PaleyFest NY: An Evening with Billy Crystal · The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street
- 7:00 PM · De'Wayne, Phoenix James · Night Club 101 · Get tickets
- 7:30 PM · Preseason: New York Knicks v Minnesota Timberwolves · Madison Square Garden
Brooklyn
- 7:00 AM · Billion Oyster Project Field Events at Bush Terminal Park · Bush Terminal Park: Picnic Area South
- 8:00 AM · Rain or Shine Diaper Distro – WEEKLY Mondays · The Living Gallery (Bushwick / Bed-Stuy)
- 10:00 AM · North Brooklyn Development Corp Pop Up Fair · Bedford Avenue between Metropolitan Avenue and North 12 Street
- 3:00 PM · Installation Giveaway · Open Source Gallery, 306 17th St
- 6:00 PM · Palestine: Fiber Friends of Falastin! [Interference Archive] · Park Slope
- 6:00 PM · Lorraine Leckie & Friends · Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St
- 7:30 PM · The Bechdel Cast 10 Year Anniversary Tour · The Bell House, Brooklyn
- 8:00 PM · Vibration Bowl: Soundbath with Charlotte & Kirk Douglas · Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn · Get tickets
- 8:00 PM · Brand New: 7 YEARS + 13 OF THE DEVIL AND GOD ARE RAGING INSIDE ME IN CONCERT · Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue
Queens
- 7:00 AM · Tienda de Pueblo · 34 Avenue between 77 Street and 78 Street
- 8:00 AM · Afterschool Fun · 34 Avenue between 93 Street and 94 Street
- 9:30 AM · Compost Build Community Volunteer Days · Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street
- 10:00 AM · Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Native Plant and Bird Tour · Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street
- 11:30 AM · CANCELED: Gentle Yoga · Queens Public Library – Bayside
- 6:15 PM · Yoga · Entrance – 215th Place and 33rd Road in Crocheron Park
- 8:30 PM · Our Lady of Fatima Procession · 10612 Liverpool Street
Bronx
- 9:00 AM · SAIL Structure at Lou Gehrig Plaza · Lou Gehrig Plaza: Lou Gehrig Plaza E. 161st Street between Walton Ave and Grand Concourse
- 10:00 AM · Indigenous Peoples' Weekend · Wave Hill
- 11:00 AM · NYJTL Fall Festival · Crotona Park
- 2:00 PM · The Three Sisters: From Garden to Bowl · Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Avenue
Staten Island
- 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)
- 10:00 AM · Tompkinsville Greenhouse · Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park – Whole Park
- 12:00 PM · Walk-In! Workshop: Plenty of Purples · Staten Island Children’s Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace
More NYC guides
- Things to Do in NYC This Week: October 12–18, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Sunday, October 11, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Saturday, October 10, 2026
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