#1
NYCThursday-Sunday, October 15-18$95-$400 by event
New York City Wine & Food Festival
NYC
More than 50 tastings, dinners, brunches and demos take over the Seaport.
FoodFestivalSeaport
Festivals in New York the Weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026
5 picks
The 5 best festivals in NYC next weekend (Oct 16–18)
- New York City Wine & Food Festival — Thursday-Sunday, October 15-18 · $95-$400 by event · NYC
- NewFest38: New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival — Thursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 25 · Various
- The Downtown Festival 2026 at Roxy Cinema — Oct 9–18 · Tribeca
- Flavors of the World Festival — Sunday, October 18, 10am-5pm · Floral Park
- Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026 — October 15-22 · Brooklyn
NYC#1Thursday-Sunday, October 15-18 · One Weekend Only
NYCNew York City Wine & Food Festival
More than 50 tastings, dinners, brunches and demos take over the Seaport.
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NewFest venues (announced in September), Various, ManhattanThursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 25, 2026Ticketed per screening
NewFest38: New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Various, Manhattan
New York's largest LGBTQ+ film festival returns for an eleven-day 38th edition of premieres, shorts programmes and filmmaker Q&As.
LGBTQ+ film38th EditionEleven days
#2Thursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Limited Run
NewFest venues (announced in September), Various, ManhattanNewFest38: New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
New York's largest LGBTQ+ film festival returns for an eleven-day 38th edition of premieres, shorts programmes and filmmaker Q&As.
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Roxy Cinema, Tribeca, ManhattanOct 9–18, 2026Ticketed per screening
The Downtown Festival 2026 at Roxy Cinema
Tribeca, Manhattan
Ten days of one-night-only indie screenings with filmmaker Q&As in the Roxy Hotel's basement cinema, from world premieres to cult anniversaries.
Film festivalScreeningsQ&A
#3Oct 9–18, 2026 · Limited Run
Roxy Cinema, Tribeca, ManhattanThe Downtown Festival 2026 at Roxy Cinema
Ten days of one-night-only indie screenings with filmmaker Q&As in the Roxy Hotel's basement cinema, from world premieres to cult anniversaries.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensSunday, October 18, 2026, 10am-5pmTicketed
Flavors of the World Festival
Floral Park, Queens
Queens is the most linguistically diverse place on earth and its county farm turns that into a one-day food festival.
Food festivalQueensOne day
#4Sunday, October 18, 2026, 10am-5pm · One Day Only
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensFlavors of the World Festival
Queens is the most linguistically diverse place on earth and its county farm turns that into a one-day food festival.
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Williamsburg, BrooklynMorgan695 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOctober 15-22, 2026Ticketed
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival takes over both Nitehawk cinemas for a week of new genre features, shorts and live events before Halloween.
One Weekend Only
#5October 15-22, 2026 · One Weekend Only
Williamsburg, BrooklynMorgan695 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival takes over both Nitehawk cinemas for a week of new genre features, shorts and live events before Halloween.
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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best festivals in New York City the weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026: 5 picks, refreshed weekly.
