Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best festivals in New York City on Saturday, Oct 3: 11 picks, refreshed weekly.
11 picks · checked Sep 28
Avenue of the Americas and West 32nd Street (Koreatown), Midtown / Koreatown, ManhattanFlower floats, marching bands and a giant turtle-ship float roll down Sixth Avenue, then 32nd Street feeds a 500-person bibimbap.
Avenue of the Americas and West 32nd Street (Koreatown), Midtown / Koreatown, ManhattanFlower floats, marching bands and a giant turtle-ship float roll down Sixth Avenue, then 32nd Street feeds a 500-person bibimbap.
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Fort Washington Park (Little Red Lighthouse), Washington Heights, ManhattanBillie Grace Ward · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsClimb inside Manhattan's only remaining lighthouse, tucked beneath the George Washington Bridge, with Rangers, storytime and live music — free.
Fort Washington Park (Little Red Lighthouse), Washington Heights, ManhattanBillie Grace Ward · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsClimb inside Manhattan's only remaining lighthouse, tucked beneath the George Washington Bridge, with Rangers, storytime and live music — free.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
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Floyd Bennett Field, Hangars 3 and 4, Marine Park / Jamaica Bay, BrooklynDerrick Adams, Randy Polumbo and more project 14 new works onto the Floyd Bennett Field hangars after a picnic. Free and only every two years.
Floyd Bennett Field, Hangars 3 and 4, Marine Park / Jamaica Bay, BrooklynDerrick Adams, Randy Polumbo and more project 14 new works onto the Floyd Bennett Field hangars after a picnic. Free and only every two years.
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New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Martha Graham share mixed bills at New York City Center.
New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Martha Graham share mixed bills at New York City Center.
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Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynFive hours of Creole cooking on the Brooklyn Bridge Park lawn at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, with the bridge and the harbour right there.
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, BrooklynFive hours of Creole cooking on the Brooklyn Bridge Park lawn at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, with the bridge and the harbour right there.
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Washington Square Park, Garibaldi Plaza, Greenwich Village, ManhattanProhibition-era jazz and 16mm prints screened outdoors on Garibaldi Plaza, two hours of Washington Square after dark.
Washington Square Park, Garibaldi Plaza, Greenwich Village, ManhattanProhibition-era jazz and 16mm prints screened outdoors on Garibaldi Plaza, two hours of Washington Square after dark.
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Fort Totten Park, Parade Grounds, Bayside, QueensA puppet show, performers and family games on the Parade Grounds of a Civil War–era fort on Little Neck Bay — free.
Fort Totten Park, Parade Grounds, Bayside, QueensA puppet show, performers and family games on the Parade Grounds of a Civil War–era fort on Little Neck Bay — free.
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218th Street and 131st Avenue, Laurelton, QueensSoutheast Queens closes 218th Street for a district-wide back-to-school parade that rolls into a seven-hour block festival.
218th Street and 131st Avenue, Laurelton, QueensSoutheast Queens closes 218th Street for a district-wide back-to-school parade that rolls into a seven-hour block festival.
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La MaMa — The Downstairs, East Village, ManhattanArgentine actress Maiamar Abrodos turns a stage-design class into her life story as a trans woman — opening La MaMa's Queer New York Festival.
La MaMa — The Downstairs, East Village, ManhattanArgentine actress Maiamar Abrodos turns a stage-design class into her life story as a trans woman — opening La MaMa's Queer New York Festival.
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The Post BK, BrooklynTaste specialty roasters and catch live music in two ticketed sessions at 100 Dobbin.
The Post BK, BrooklynTaste specialty roasters and catch live music in two ticketed sessions at 100 Dobbin.
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