Today NYC In Focus is tracking 312 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 · Food Pantry
- 10:00 AM · Hart Island Tour (North Island)
- 2:00 PM · Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month Member Tour · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- 6:00 PM · Arm's Length & Holding Absence: North American Co-Headliner Tour 2026 · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
- 7:00 PM · Nitehawk: Devil and the Deep — Pre-Code Parade · Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park, 188 Prospect Park West
- 7:00 PM · NYRR Open Run: Brooklyn Bridge Park Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Run · Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park
- 8:00 PM · Express Entry – Knox – Not a Concert Ticket · Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn
- 8:00 PM · Tokyo Tea Room – Feel Forever Tour · Music Hall of Williamsburg
Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · Grass Roots Farmers Market · Jackie Robinson Park: Sidewalk
- 8:00 AM · Ft Washington Greenmarket Tuesday · Ft Washington Avenue between West 168 Street and West 169 Street
- 8:00 AM · PBMN King of the North Tournament · Randall's Island Park: Sunken Meadow Fields-Baseball-20, Randall's Island Park: Sunken Mea
- 10:00 AM · Yoga en Español (Yoga in Spanish) · Dance Room in Highbridge Recreation Center
- 10:15 AM · Storytime at The Met—Drip! Drop! Splash! · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- 12:00 PM · Truth Tuesdays at Fox Lies HQ · 1211 6th Avenue, New York
- 2:00 PM · Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month Member Tour · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- 6:00 PM · Arm's Length & Holding Absence: North American Co-Headliner Tour 2026 · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
- 7:00 PM · INDEX: Creative Showcase · Index Chinatown
- 7:15 PM · New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning · Madison Square Garden
Brooklyn
- 6:30 AM · The Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park Present Community Yoga · WNYC Transmitter Park: Lawn
- 4:00 PM · 🇵🇸 Sunset Park Ceasefire Vigil – WEEKLY Tuesdays & Saturdays · NE corner of 44th St. and 5th Avenue, across from Key Food in Sunset Park
- 7:00 PM · Nitehawk: Devil and the Deep — Pre-Code Parade · Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park, 188 Prospect Park West
- 7:00 PM · NYRR Open Run: Brooklyn Bridge Park Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Run · Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park
- 8:00 PM · Express Entry – Knox – Not a Concert Ticket · Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn
- 8:00 PM · Tokyo Tea Room – Feel Forever Tour · Music Hall of Williamsburg
Queens
- 7:00 AM · Outdoor learning · Hinton Park
- 8:00 AM · Elmhurst Greenmarket Tuesday · 41 Avenue between 80 Street and 81 Street
- 10:00 AM · Kids In Motion: Yellowstone Park · Katzman Playground in Yellowstone Park
- 10:00 AM · HPD in Your District Council District 20 · 136-21 Latimer Place, Suite 1D
- 5:00 PM · Bodyweight Circuit Training · Queens Public Library – Seaside
- 6:00 PM · Dance Fitness World Wide Beats · Astoria Love Family Enrichment Center
- 7:00 PM · Reading! · Sculpture Center 44-19 Purves St Long Island City
- 7:30 PM · Fatima Devotion Procession · 56 Road between 61 Street and 64 Street
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
- 8:00 AM · Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket Tues Friday · East 149 Street between Morris Avenue and Park Avenue
- 10:00 AM · Stewardship Morning at the Foodway · Concrete Plant Park
- 10:00 AM · Kids in Motion: St. James Playground · St. James Park Playground in St. James Park
- 10:30 AM · S. 10/13, RALLY TO STOP MAMDANI ANTI PROTEST TROOPS · Office of Council Member Oswald Feliz @ 573 E Fordham Rd, Bronx
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 12, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC This Week: October 12–18, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Sunday, October 11, 2026
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