NYC In Focus is covering public events across New York City this week, from parades and street fairs to concerts, museum programs and neighborhood happenings. Browse curated highlights and neighborhood listings across all five boroughs. Times, availability and admission rules can change, so confirm details with the organizer before heading out.
Standouts
- Mon 11:30 AM · Knicks Celebration · Borden Avenue between Center Blvd and 2nd Street
- Mon 4:00 PM · Valence Fall Fest · Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Around the Unisphere
- Tue 6:30 PM · Allison Russell: In The Hour of Chaos Tour · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
- Thu 8:30 AM · Ring Day Parade 2026 · Poe Park: Permit Area 1 – Paved Oval
- Thu 1:15 PM · Midtown Concerts • The New York Baroque Dance Company · St. Malachy’s Church – The Actors’ Chapel, 239 West 49th Street
- Fri 11:00 AM · NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FRIDAY FILMS · Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue
Manhattan
- Mon 1:00 PM · Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations · 250 Broadway – 8th Floor – Hearing Room 1
- Mon 3:30 PM · Monday Painting Lab (Ages 5–8) · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- Mon 5:00 PM · Uptown For Palestine: Ceasefire Now Vigil – WEEKLY Mondays · 720 West 181st St., Manhattan
- Mon 7:00 PM · NY Rangers vs Anaheim Ducks Premium Seating · Madison Square Garden
- Mon 8:00 PM · Toad The Wet Sprocket – Rings: The Acoustic Tour · Sony Hall
- Tue 12:00 AM · Green Market · Bowling Green: Subway Plaza (Cobblestone)
- Tue 8:00 AM · Ft Washington Greenmarket Tuesday · Ft Washington Avenue between West 168 Street and West 169 Street
- Tue 8:00 AM · Grass Roots Farmers Market · Jackie Robinson Park: Sidewalk
- Tue 10:15 AM · Storytime at The Met—Drip! Drop! Splash! · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- Tue 2:00 PM · Met Escapes · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- Tue 6:30 PM · Allison Russell: In The Hour of Chaos Tour · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
- Tue 7:00 PM · The Bowsery | Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament · 50 Bowery Street (map)
- Tue 8:00 PM · Torture Tuesday · Berlin · Get tickets
- Wed 8:00 AM · Mount Sinai Greenmarket Wednesday · Madison Avenue between East 98 Street and East 99 Street
- Thu 5:00 PM · Light the Night Manhattan · 89 South Street
- Sun 11:00 AM · A Close Look at Jewish Ritual Art · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- Sun 1:00 PM · 2026 Halloween Parade and Party at Washington Market Park · 390 Greenwich Street
Brooklyn
- Mon 8:00 AM · Rain or Shine Diaper Distro – WEEKLY Mondays · The Living Gallery (Bushwick / Bed-Stuy)
- Mon 7:00 PM · Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE Home on the Range Tour 2026 · Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn
- Mon 7:30 PM · BrickFlix and Hoff’s HorrorFest Present Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dementia 13” · Brick Theater, 579 Metropolitan Ave
- Mon 8:00 PM · VIP Bowling Lane Add On – AJ McLean – Not a Concert Ticket · Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn
- Tue 3:00 PM · NBA Opening Day & Knicks Ring Ceremony at Time Out Market · Time Out Market, 55 Water St
- Tue 7:00 PM · Astronomy on Tap NYC: The Dark Night · Somethin' Else / DeKalb Market Hall, 445 Albee Square W
- Tue 7:00 PM · Hyperscale Book Launch · Bushwick 1013 Willoughby Ave
- Wed 8:00 AM · HHFM Kings County Hospital Market · Clarkson Avenue between East 37 Street and East 38 Street
- Wed 6:30 PM · Ripple Talk Series-Our dialogue can make waves…discussions on Totalitarianism and Autonomy… · Fabrik. 20 Jay Street. Suite 218. Dumbo.
- Wed 7:30 PM · Brooklyn Nets vs. Charlotte Hornets · Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue
- Thu 7:00 AM · HHFM Brower Park Market · Brower Park (PS 289 – Playground Only): Brower Park
- Thu 8:00 AM · Borough Park Greenmarket Thursday · 14 Avenue between 49 Street and 50 Street
- Thu 12:00 PM · Event Name: Community Board 16 Senior Affairs Committee – 10th Annual Breast Cancer Walk · Betsy Head Park: Sitting Area, Betsy Head Park: Football-02
- Thu 2:00 PM · Trick-or-Streets: Hillel Plaza · Hillel Place,\nKenilworth Place to Flatbush Avenue
- Thu 2:00 PM · Trick-or-Streets Signature Event — Hillel Plaza · Hillel Plaza, Brooklyn
- Fri 10:00 AM · Street Renaming Brooklyn Chinatown Day · 8 Avenue between 60 Street and 61 Street
- Sat 10:00 AM · Fall Trees Walk · Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Sat 12:30 PM · Catrina Alebrije Parade · 4211 14 Avenue
- Sun 6:00 PM · Brooklyn Nets v. Indiana Pacers Post-Game Free Throw Opportunity · Barclays Center, Brooklyn · Get tickets
Queens
- Mon 11:30 AM · Knicks Celebration · Borden Avenue between Center Blvd and 2nd Street
- Mon 4:00 PM · Valence Fall Fest · Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Around the Unisphere
- Tue 8:00 AM · Elmhurst Greenmarket Tuesday · 41 Avenue between 80 Street and 81 Street
- Tue 7:00 PM · Letter Writing to Political Prisoners · Ridgewood, Queens
- Wed 8:00 PM · Animal Collective Performs Feels Live · Knockdown Center
- Thu 4:00 PM · Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours · Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue
- Thu 5:00 PM · MoMI LAB Public Tours · Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue
- Fri 8:00 AM · Corona Greenmarket Friday · Roosevelt Avenue between 103 Street and 104 Street
- Sat 10:00 AM · Halloween Family Parade · Ditmars Park
- Sat 5:00 PM · Pincushion Puppet Parade · Woodward Avenue between Linden Street and Grove Street
- Sun 2:00 PM · Trick-or-Streets Signature Event — Austin Street Open Street · Austin Street Open Street, Queens
Bronx
- Tue 7:00 AM · HHFM McKinley Square Market
- Tue 7:00 AM · HHFM Mt. Eden Market · Mount Eden Malls
- Tue 8:00 AM · Poe Park Greenmarket Tuesday · East 192 Street between Grand Concourse and Valentine Avenue
- Tue 8:00 AM · Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket Tues Friday · East 149 Street between Morris Avenue and Park Avenue
- Wed 6:00 PM · Open Veins of Latin America at 55 · La Casa de Los Pueblos, 366 E 146th St
- Thu 8:30 AM · Ring Day Parade 2026 · Poe Park: Permit Area 1 – Paved Oval
- Thu 2:00 PM · Public Gallery Tour · Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Avenue
- Sat 9:00 AM · 9th Annual Bronx DA Walk Run Roll to end Domestic Violence · East 161 Street between Grand Concourse and Walton Avenue
- Sat 12:00 PM · 41st Annual Bronx Halloween Parade · Tiffany Street between Westchester Avenue and East 163 Street
- Sun 3:00 PM · Violines Para Ochún · Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourse
Staten Island
- Fri 6:30 PM · Frankenstem Returns – The Musical · St. George Theatre, Staten Island
- Sat 12:00 PM · Trick-or-Streets Signature Event — Water Street Open Street · Water Street Open Street, Staten Island
- Sat 2:00 PM · Archtober Tour · Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard
- Sat 9:00 PM · The Rocky Horror Picture Show with The Flesh Junkies · St. George Theatre, Staten Island
- Sun 1:00 PM · she shreds arts and music festival · Faber Pool and Park: Lawn
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- Things to Do in NYC Today: Friday, October 16, 2026
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