Today NYC In Focus is tracking 707 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 · Annual Christmas Craft Fair · Little Sisters of the Poor Queen of Peace Residence, 110-30 221st Street
- 10:00 AM · 60th Independence Flag Raising Parade · Prospect Park: Grand Army Plaza Arch
- 10:00 AM · Fall Foliage Bike Tour · Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue (in Brookfield Park)
- 10:30 AM · Soho Street Art Tours · Banksy Museum New York · Get tickets
- 12:00 PM · Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum · Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park)
- 1:00 PM · Historical Walking Tour · East Fourth Street Community Garden
- 1:00 PM · NYC Autumn Wine & Food Festival · The Grand Hall at St. Mary's, 440 Grand Street
- 1:30 PM · Drunk Black History – New York Comedy Festival Edition · Caveat, 21A Clinton Street
Manhattan
- 8:00 AM · Pompeii Flea Market · Bleecker Street between Leroy Street and Carmine Street
- 8:00 AM · 82 Street Greenmarket Saturday · East 82 Street between 1 Avenue and York Avenue Manhattan
- 8:30 AM · Forest Fitness · Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park
- 10:00 AM · Walking group · Pier 35 (in East River Waterfront Esplanade)
- 10:30 AM · Soho Street Art Tours · Banksy Museum New York · Get tickets
- 1:00 PM · NYC plantbased wellness market – weekend Nov 7th & 8th · 327 W 36th St
- 1:00 PM · NYC Autumn Wine & Food Festival · The Grand Hall at St. Mary's, 440 Grand Street
- 1:30 PM · Drunk Black History – New York Comedy Festival Edition · Caveat, 21A Clinton Street
- 1:30 PM · Drawing in the Galleries (Ages 9–12) · The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue
- 6:00 PM · Shamoo *The Bangor Ripper* Performing On the *A Killer's Confession* S · Cosmic Arts, Pottstown · Get tickets
- 6:00 PM · A Killer's Confession Presents *Victim 3* Everything Comes Full Circle · Cosmic Arts, Pottstown · Get tickets
- 6:00 PM · Chris Demon Performing On the a Killer's Confession Show At the Cosmic · Cosmic Arts, Pottstown · Get tickets
- 6:00 PM · Spider Rockets Performing On the a Killer's Confession Show At the Cos · Cosmic Arts, Pottstown · Get tickets
Brooklyn
- 8:00 AM · 4th Avenue Sunset Park Greenmarket Saturday · 60 Street between 3 Avenue and 4 Avenue
- 8:00 AM · Fort Greene Farmers Market · Fort Greene Park Greenmarket, Washington Park & DeKalb Avenue
- 10:00 AM · 60th Independence Flag Raising Parade · Prospect Park: Grand Army Plaza Arch
- 10:30 AM · Bodyweight Burn Circuit Training · Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Heights in Cadman Plaza Park
- 3:30 PM · Revolutionary Spirits Trolley Tour — Fort Hamilton Distillery · Fort Hamilton Distillery, Industry City
- 6:45 PM · ¡Ay! Papi: Jilberto Soto presented by New York Comedy Festival · Brooklyn Improv (The Lab), Brooklyn
Queens
- 8:45 AM · NYRR Open Run: Astoria Park
- 9:00 AM · Methodist Flea market · 35 Avenue between 82 Street and 81 Street
- 9:00 AM · Youth Sports Club · Gymnasium (in Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center)
- 9:00 AM · Annual Christmas Craft Fair · Little Sisters of the Poor Queen of Peace Residence, 110-30 221st Street
- 10:00 AM · Farming 101: Free Growing Education Program · Edgemere Farm, 385 Beach 45th Street
- 12:00 PM · 76th Mahan Nagar Kirtan · 113-10 101 Avenue
- 8:00 PM · Dionne Warwick: Over and Out – A Farewell Tour · Colden Auditorium at Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens
Bronx
- 6:30 AM · CHSAA XC Meet · Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground East Side 1
- 8:45 AM · NYRR Open Run: St. Marys Park · St. Mary's Annual 5K Start
- 12:00 PM · Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY · Bronx River House (in Starlight Park)
- 1:00 PM · Exploring the Seaside Village of City Island · City Island Nautical Museum, 190 Fordham Street
- 2:00 PM · Public Gallery Tour · Wave Hill
- 12:00 AM · Kiku Tour · New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard
Staten Island
- 9:00 AM · SISCL Student Government · Jennifer's Playground: Jennifer's Playground – Whole Park
- 9:00 AM · It's My Park at Westerleigh Park
- 9:00 AM · 2026 Fall Flat 5-K Greenbelt Trail Race · 1 Eton Place (in Willowbrook Park)
- 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: Friday, November 6, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC This Weekend: November 6–8, 2026
- Things to Do in NYC Today: Thursday, November 5, 2026
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