10/06/2026
Heading to NYC this October? SAVE this list!👇🍂🎃
Here are 18 things happening in NYC this October that deserve a spot on your calendar 🎃
🎬 Until Oct 12: New York Film Festival - Catch highly anticipated new movies, premieres, and filmmaker events at one of NYC’s biggest film festivals.
🌸 Until Oct 18: Flower Power at NYBG - Explore a colorful celebration of flowers, art, and the cultural movements of the 1960s at the New York Botanical Garden.
🦇 Until Nov 1: Boo at the Bronx Zoo - The Bronx Zoo gets a spooky makeover with family-friendly Halloween activities, costumes, and seasonal fun.
🎃 Until Nov 1: Luna Park’s Halloween Harvest - Head to Coney Island for Halloween-themed entertainment, activities, and amusement park thrills.
💀 Until Nov 2: Día de los Mu***os at NYBG - Discover marigolds, colorful calaveras, a community ofrenda, music, crafts, and more celebrating Día de los Mu***os.
🎃 Until Nov 8: The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze - Walk through an incredible nighttime display featuring thousands of hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins.
🍿 Oct 7, 8 & 9: Movies in Central Park - Grab a blanket and enjoy a movie under the stars in one of NYC’s most iconic locations - for FREE!
🦸 Oct 8-11: New York Comic Con 20th Anniversary - Celebrate 20 years of NYCC with four days of comics, movies, TV, cosplay, panels, and pop culture.
🍴 Oct 15-18: New York City W**e & Food Festival - Come hungry for several days of tastings, special events, and appearances from big names in the food world.
🏙️ Oct 16-18: Open House New York Weekend - Go behind the scenes of fascinating buildings and spaces across NYC that you might not usually get to explore.
🐶 Oct 17: Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade - See some of NYC’s best-dressed pups show off their hilariously creative Halloween costumes.
🛍️ Oct 17: FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery - Shop from local makers, designers, artists, and small businesses inside Brooklyn Brewery.
🛏️ Oct 24: Intrepid Museum’s Operation Slumber - Spend an unforgettable night aboard the Intrepid with after-hours activities and a sleepover experience.
🛍️ Oct 24-25: FAD Market Fall Pop-Up at St. Paul - Browse a curated fall market packed with unique handmade goods, art, jewelry, and gifts.
🪔 Oct 24: Diwali in Times Square - Celebrate the Festival of Lights with colorful performances, music, dancing, and festivities in Times Square.
🥐 Oct 25: NYC Bakery Run - Combine running with baked goods on a seriously delicious journey through some of NYC’s bakeries.
😂 Oct 28: Punderdome Halloween Edition - Get ready for Halloween-themed wordplay as NYC’s pun competition gets a spooky twist.
👻 Oct 31: NYC’s Village Halloween Parade - Finish the month at NYC’s legendary Halloween parade, where thousands of costumed New Yorkers take over Greenwich Village.
Which one are you adding to your NYC itinerary?
