Today NYC In Focus is tracking 468 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
- 7:00 AM · Worn and Wound – 2026 – Windup Watch Fair · East 38 Street between 5 Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 9:00 AM · Hudson Valley Pottery Tour · Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street
- 9:00 AM · Cheryl 10th Celebration · Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Ederle Terrace – BBQ area Purple
- 9:30 AM · Annual Westminster Rd Block Party · Westminster Road between Beverley Road and Slocum Place
- 10:30 AM · ALZA Festival · AMC 19th Street East 6, 890 Broadway
- 11:00 AM · Behind the Scenes: Collections Care and Tour of Staten Island Making History · Staten Island Museum
- 11:00 AM · 9th Annual Disability Pride Parade · East 24 Street between Park Avenue South and Madison Avenue
- 11:00 AM · Pelham Bay Park by Bike Tour · Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park)
Manhattan
- 7:00 AM · Worn and Wound – 2026 – Windup Watch Fair · East 38 Street between 5 Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 8:00 AM · Pompeii Flea Market · Bleecker Street between Leroy Street and Carmine Street
- 8:00 AM · Columbia Thursday Sunday Greenmarket · Broadway between West 113 Street and West 116 Street
- 9:00 AM · Hudson Valley Pottery Tour · Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street
- 10:30 AM · ALZA Festival · AMC 19th Street East 6, 890 Broadway
- 11:00 AM · 9th Annual Disability Pride Parade · East 24 Street between Park Avenue South and Madison Avenue
- 12:00 PM · St. John's Red Storm Men's Basketball v. Rutgers (Exhibition) · Madison Square Garden
- 2:00 PM · Points of View: 100 Connections to Art—A Conversation with Met Authors · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
- 9:00 AM · RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Irving Square Park · Knickerbocker Avenue between Starr Street and Suydam Street
- 9:30 AM · Annual Westminster Rd Block Party · Westminster Road between Beverley Road and Slocum Place
- 10:30 AM · Get To The Point – 5K Run · Driggs Avenue between Diamond Street and Newell Street
- 12:00 PM · Luddite Club Doc – Open Studios · Red Hook / Gowanus 183 Lorraine Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 3rd flr – studio 81
- 12:00 PM · Barclays Center Tours · Barclays Center, Brooklyn
- 1:00 PM · Football Sundays at Time Out Market · Time Out Market, 55 Water St
- 1:30 PM · Loyal Harts Collective Food Distro (Bushwick) – WEEKLY Sunday · 603 Hart St, Bushwick
- 6:00 PM · Indie Concert Series + Stand Up Comedy Show · The Tiny Cupboard, 10 Cooper St.
- 7:00 PM · Abandonarium Chapbook Launch Party · Sea Witch Tavern 703 5th Ave, South Slope
Queens
- 7:30 AM · TEAM WEPA 5K 10K · Astoria Park South between Shore Boulevard and 14 Street
- 8:00 AM · Forest Hills Greenmarket Sunday · Queens Boulevard between 69 Road and 70 Avenue
- 9:00 AM · Cheryl 10th Celebration · Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Ederle Terrace – BBQ area Purple
- 9:00 AM · BHS Vintage Car Show 2026 · 208 Totten Avenue
- 9:30 AM · Compost Beautification Community Volunteer Days · Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street
- 12:00 PM · Malaysia Day Merdeka Parade · Main Street between Peck Avenue and Elder Avenue
- 12:00 PM · Flower parade · 69 Street between 37 Avenue and 34 Avenue
- 12:00 PM · Queens Botanical Garden Harvest Fest · Main Street between Dahlia Avenue and Peck Avenue
Bronx
- 8:00 AM · Bronx Park East Farmers Market · Bronx Park: Brady Avenue Entrance
- 8:00 AM · 250th Commemoration of the Battle of Pells Point · Pelham Bay Park and Orchard Beach: Orchard Beach Boardwalk Bronx
- 8:30 AM · Riverdale Temple Fall of Love 5K-10K Run/Walk · Independence Avenue between West 246 Street and West 239 Street
- 4:00 PM · Aida Cuevas & Flor de Toloache · Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bronx
Staten Island
- 11:00 AM · Behind the Scenes: Collections Care and Tour of Staten Island Making History · Staten Island Museum
- 12:00 PM · Fall Festival · Grandview Playground (The Big Park): The Lawn
- 2:00 PM · Towards the Beacon of Light and Hope · National Lighthouse Museum
More NYC guides
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Saturday, October 17, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Friday, October 16, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC This Weekend: October 16–18, 2026
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