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Festivals in New York the Weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026

Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.

Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best festivals in New York City the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 1 pick, refreshed weekly.

1 picks · checked Sep 28

The 1 picks

Worth planning ahead

Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.

Oct 9–12next weekendFree picks →See the full board →
Columbus Day Parade on Fifth AvenueFifth Avenue, Midtown to Upper East Side, Manhattan
Hispanic Day Parade on Fifth AvenueFifth Avenue, Midtown (formation at East 43rd–47th Streets), Manhattan
New York African Restaurant Week FestivalRestoration Plaza, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free Indigenous Peoples' Day at Wave HillWave Hill, Riverdale, Bronx
Oct 16–18in 2 weeksFree picks →See the full board →
Open House New York WeekendNYC
New York City Wine & Food FestivalNYC
Tompkins Square Halloween Dog ParadeNYC
BRIC JazzFest 2026NYC

More this weekend across NYC

Columbus Day Parade on Fifth AvenueFifth Avenue, Midtown to Upper East Side, Manhattan
Hispanic Day Parade on Fifth AvenueFifth Avenue, Midtown (formation at East 43rd–47th Streets), Manhattan
Whitney Biennial 2026Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, Manhattan
New York African Restaurant Week FestivalRestoration Plaza, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
New York Comic Con 2026 at the Javits CenterJacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hudson Yards, Manhattan
Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and LettersAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, Manhattan