Today NYC In Focus is tracking 428 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
- 8:00 AM · Zeta Bronx Tremont Park Elementary 2026 Halloween Parade · Walter Gladwin Park: Walter Gladwin Park, Walter Gladwin Park: Walter Gladwin Park-Handbal
- 8:15 AM · LT.PETROSINO HALLOWEEN PARADE · 43 Street between 30 Avenue and Newtown Road
- 10:00 AM · Halloween Parade · Detective Keith L Williams Park
- 11:00 AM · Fall Splendor Tour · Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue
- 4:00 PM · Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival · Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park)
- 5:00 PM · Comedy History Walking Tour + Live Stand Up Show · Grisly Pear, 107 Macdougal St.
- 6:00 PM · 15-Minute Tour: Highlights of the Exhibition “Untitled” (America) · Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St
- 7:30 PM · Haunted Garden – A Halloween Affair · Leonetta, 181 Lexington Ave
Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · HHFM Metropolitan Market · Second Avenue between East 97 Street and East 99 Street Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · Old Cathedral Outdoor Market · Prince Street between Mulberry Street and Mott Street
- 8:00 AM · HHFM Harlem Hospital Market · Lenox Avenue between West 136 Street and West 137 Street
- 9:00 AM · DAYDREAM | Air Becomes Art – Balloon Museum · Balloon Museum NYC, New York City · Get tickets
- 10:00 AM · Yoga en Español (Yoga in Spanish) · Dance Room (in Thomas Jefferson Park)
- 1:00 PM · Park Open Studio · Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park)
- 6:00 PM · RISE UP Circuit Training · NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center
- 6:30 PM · Candlelight Ghost Tours · Merchant's House Museum
- 7:30 PM · Haunted Garden – A Halloween Affair · Leonetta, 181 Lexington Ave
- 7:30 PM · New York Philharmonic: Get Out in Concert · David Geffen Hall
Brooklyn
- 7:00 AM · HHFM Coney Island Hospital Market · Ocean Parkway Malls
- 11:00 AM · Fall Splendor Tour · Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Avenue
- 5:00 PM · Barclays Center Tours – Brooklyn Nets v. Detroit Pistons · Barclays Center, Brooklyn
- 5:30 PM · Shea Butter Grooves · Fit4Dance NYC
- 7:00 PM · AM.RADIO Night Time Café · car part time, 904 Grand Street
Queens
- 8:00 AM · Corona Greenmarket Friday · ROOSEVELT AVENUE between 103 STREET and 104 STREET Queens
- 8:15 AM · LT.PETROSINO HALLOWEEN PARADE · 43 Street between 30 Avenue and Newtown Road
- 9:00 AM · Kissena Park Forest Restoration
- 10:00 AM · Halloween Parade · Detective Keith L Williams Park
- 4:00 PM · Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival · Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park)
- 7:00 PM · NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN 21ST ANNUAL HAUNTED HOP: Devil's Night Edition · Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave
- 7:00 PM · Marie Antoinette – QC Theatre, Dance & Fashion Dept. · Goldstein Theatre at Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Flushing
Bronx
- 8:00 AM · Zeta Bronx Tremont Park Elementary 2026 Halloween Parade · Walter Gladwin Park: Walter Gladwin Park, Walter Gladwin Park: Walter Gladwin Park-Handbal
- 8:00 AM · Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket Tues Friday · East 149 Street between Morris Avenue and Park Avenue
- 9:00 AM · Forest Fridays: Volunteer Forest Restoration at Van Cortlandt Park · Van Cortlandt Classic Playground (in Van Cortlandt Park)
- 10:00 AM · Low Impact Dance Fitness · Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval)
- 11:00 AM · Arts, Culture & Fun: BE BOLDER – Senior Ballet Programming · Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval)
- 2:00 PM · 170 Farm Stand · Townsend Avenue between East 170 Street and East 171 Street Bronx
- 2:00 PM · National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2026 · Morris Heights Health Center, 85 West Burnside Avenue
Staten Island
- 10:00 AM · Volunteering at Conference House Park – The Blue Wave · Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park)
- 10:00 AM · Kids In Motion: Faber · Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Pool and Park)
- 11:00 AM · Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community · Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park)
- 11:30 AM · Rip up that T-Shirt · Guild Hall
- 2:00 AM · 2026 TCS NYC Marathon – Staten Island – Von Briesen Park
More NYC guides
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- Things to Do in NYC Today: Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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