Today NYC In Focus is tracking 342 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 · WSP Food Market · Washington Square Park: Wash Sq West Sidewalks
- 2:00 PM · Exhibition Tour: The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans · Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St
- 6:00 PM · Elizabeth Nichols: I Don't Kiss & Tell, I Kiss & Tour · Mercury Lounge
- 6:30 PM · Tami Luchow’s Dis Tour: Breast Cancer Awareness Month Event · Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane
- 7:00 PM · Daughtry – 20 Years Unplugged Tour · Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood
- 7:00 PM · Sienna Spiro: My House Tour · Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn
- 7:00 PM · Skilla Baby: The Price of Fame Tour (18+) · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
- 8:00 PM · Concert Crave and Midgets With Attitude Presents: Midget Monster Mash · Williams Center – Black Box – Rutherford, Rutherford
Manhattan
- 6:45 AM · NYZ: Morning Zazen · New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St
- 8:00 AM · Mount Sinai Greenmarket Wednesday · Madison Avenue between East 98 Street and East 99 Street
- 8:00 AM · 4-Council on the Environment-Greenmarket at Rockefeller Center · West 50 Street between Rockefeller Plaza and 5 Avenue
- 9:00 AM · WSP Food Market · Washington Square Park: Wash Sq West Sidewalks
- 9:00 AM · Bro Sis Green Youth Market · Johnny Hartman Square
- 12:00 PM · East 125th Street Farmstand · East 125 Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- 6:00 PM · Elizabeth Nichols: I Don't Kiss & Tell, I Kiss & Tour · Mercury Lounge
- 6:30 PM · Tami Luchow’s Dis Tour: Breast Cancer Awareness Month Event · Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane
- 6:30 PM · Joshua Lodge #890 Charity Canadian Whiskey Tasting Event · 71 West 23rd Street (Grand Lodge of New York) Flat Iron District, Manhattan
- 7:00 PM · Skilla Baby: The Price of Fame Tour (18+) · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
Brooklyn
- 7:15 AM · Wednesday Migration Mornings in Brooklyn Bridge Park
- 8:00 AM · Model Helicopter Flying · Calvert Vaux Park: Hobby Field
- 8:00 AM · MetroPlus Gold Open Enrollment · Court Street between Joralemon Street and Remsen Street
- 8:00 AM · HHFM Kings County Hospital Market · Clarkson Avenue between East 37 Street and East 38 Street
- 10:00 AM · It’s My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square · Brooklyn
- 5:00 PM · Barclays Center Tours – Brooklyn Nets v. Charlotte Hornets · Barclays Center, Brooklyn
- 6:30 PM · Ripple Talk Series-Our dialogue can make waves…discussions on Totalitarianism and Autonomy… · Fabrik. 20 Jay Street. Suite 218. Dumbo.
- 7:00 PM · Sienna Spiro: My House Tour · Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn
- 7:30 PM · Brooklyn Nets vs. Charlotte Hornets · Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue
- 7:30 PM · Brooklyn Nets v. Charlotte Hornets (Opening Night) · Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Queens
- 7:00 AM · Outdoor learning · Hinton Park
- 7:30 AM · Outdoor Learning Permit · Playground Twenty One
- 9:30 AM · Farm Community Volunteer Days · Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street
- 2:00 PM · Farm Stand · Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street
- 8:00 PM · Animal Collective Performs Feels Live · Knockdown Center
Bronx
- 7:00 AM · HHFM North Central Bronx Market · Mosholu Parkway: Mosholu Parkway-Kossuth Playground Event Area
- 7:00 AM · HHFM Hunts Point Market · Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square: Whole Park
- 8:15 AM · Street Lab at Beaumont Ave (PS 32), Belmont, Bronx · Beaumont Ave from Grote St to E183rd St, 690 E 183rd St
- 10:00 AM · NYBG Farmers Market · New York Botanical Garden
- 4:00 PM · Bike Light Giveaway · Broadway Bike Lane: 6087 Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park
- 6:00 PM · Open Veins of Latin America at 55 · La Casa de Los Pueblos, 366 E 146th St
Staten Island
- 9:00 AM · Model Aircraft Flying · LaTourette Park & Golf Course: Model Airplane Field
- 10:00 AM · Tompkinsville Greenhouse · Tompkinsville Park: Tompkinsville Park – Whole Park
- 12:00 PM · Wagner Wednesday · Wagner Union
- 12:30 PM · Spirit Day · Wagner Union
More NYC guides
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Monday, October 19, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC This Week: October 19–25, 2026
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