Today NYC In Focus is tracking 352 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
- 12:00 PM · Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum · Conference House Museum in Conference House Park
- 1:00 PM · Día de los Muertos Parade & Celebration · New York Botanical Garden
- 2:00 PM · Day of the Dead and Halloween Celebration · Wanaqua Garden
- 2:30 PM · Annual Community Dia de los Muertos Celebration · Campos Community Garden
- 3:00 PM · Day of the Dead Celebration featuring Mariachi Real de Mexico · Oak Ridge in Forest Park
- 5:00 PM · ZAUNTEE: God Remembers Tour · Mercury Lounge
- 6:00 PM · Indie Concert Series + Stand Up Comedy Show · The Tiny Cupboard, 10 Cooper St.
- 8:00 PM · ROA: USA Tour · Palladium Times Square, New York City · Get tickets
Manhattan
- 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 Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · TCS New York City Marathon · FDR Drive, 728 East River Promenade
- 8:00 AM · Old Cathedral Outdoor Market · Prince Street between Mulberry Street and Mott Street
- 1:00 PM · NYC’s wellness market is back · 327 W 36th St
- 5:00 PM · ZAUNTEE: God Remembers Tour · Mercury Lounge
- 6:00 PM · NY Rangers vs Edmonton Oilers Premium Seating · Madison Square Garden · Get tickets
- 8:00 PM · ROA: USA Tour · Palladium Times Square, New York City · Get tickets
Brooklyn
- 7:00 AM · 2026 TCS NYC Marathon – Partner Activations · Flatbush Avenue between 4 Avenue and State Street
- 8:00 AM · 2026 TCS NYC Marathon – Brooklyn – Betty Carter · Betty Carter Park: Sitting Area
- 8:00 AM · Cortelyou Greenmarket Sunday · Cortelyou Road between Rugby Road and Argyle Road Brooklyn
- 9:00 AM · RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Irving Square Park · Knickerbocker Avenue between Starr Street and Suydam Street
- 9:30 AM · Strength & Cardio Circuit Training · Dance Room in St. John’s Recreation Center
- 12:00 PM · Make-A-Button (or Magnet!) with The Button Boys and Indoor Recess · A.MANO 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 · Winterfat Writing Circle #3: Lessons of the Land · [williamsburg] Glasshaus Cafe (28 Herbert St, Brooklyn
Queens
- 8:00 AM · Jackson Heights Greenmarket Sunday · 79 STREET between NORTHERN BOULEVARD and 34 AVENUE Queens
- 8:00 AM · Forest Hills Greenmarket Sunday · Queens Boulevard between 69 Road and 70 Avenue
- 8:00 AM · 2026 TCS NYC Marathon – Queens – Gordon Triangle
- 9:00 AM · Cunningham Park Farmers' Market · Cunningham Park: Parking Lot 1 – Union TP and 196 PL, Cunningham Park: Parking Lot 1 – Uni
- 11:00 AM · Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Botany · Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park)
- 2:00 PM · Break the Chain for Palestine – Jamaica Field Day · Rufus King Park, Jamaica
- 3:00 PM · Day of the Dead Celebration featuring Mariachi Real de Mexico · Oak Ridge in Forest Park
Bronx
- 8:00 AM · Bronx Park East Farmers Market · Bronx Park: Brady Avenue Entrance
- 11:00 AM · Zumba · Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval)
- 11:00 AM · Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art · Crotona Nature Center in Crotona Park
- 1:00 PM · Día de los Muertos Parade & Celebration · New York Botanical Garden
Staten Island
- 8:00 AM · NYRR Open Run at Conference House Park
- 8:45 AM · NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park
- 12:00 PM · Weekend Walk-In! Workshop: Fall Foodscapes · Staten Island Children’s Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace
- 12:00 PM · Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum · Conference House Museum in Conference House Park
More NYC guides
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Friday, October 30, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC This Weekend: October 30–November 1, 2026
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