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NYCFriday-Sunday, October 16-18, 10 AM-6 PMMostly free
Open House New York Weekend
NYC
More than 300 usually closed spaces open across all five boroughs.
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Things to Do in NYC This Friday the Weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026
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The 10 best things to do in NYC This Friday next weekend (Oct 16–18)
- Open House New York Weekend — Friday-Sunday, October 16-18, 10 AM-6 PM · Free · NYC
- BRIC JazzFest 2026 — Friday-Saturday, October 16-17 · NYC
- Fujikina NYC 2026 — Friday-Sunday, October 16-18 · $10 general admission · NYC
- The Headless Horseman Files at Philipsburg Manor — Fridays–Sundays, October 2–31 · Adults $35 · Sleepy Hollow
- Grounds For Sculpture — Open daily; Fri-Sun to 9pm, Mon-Thu to 5pm · $25 adults · Hamilton
- Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) — Fri, Oct 23 7:30pm · 220 W 48th St
- Guided Brewery Tour and Sake Tasting — Fri, Oct 23 6:00pm · Sunset Park
- James Christie Soccer Training 11 LLC, DBA SocRoc — Fri, Oct 23, 9:00 AM to Fri, Oct 23, 1:00 PM · Manhattan
- Hhfm Coney Island Hospital Market — Fri, Oct 23, 3:00 AM to Fri, Oct 23, 12:00 PM · Brooklyn
- The Ritual of SOMA Launch Party — Friday, October 16, 6:00–10:00 PM · Standard ticket $22 through O… · Private New York City venue
NYC#1Friday-Sunday, October 16-18, 10 AM-6 PM · One Weekend Only
NYCOpen House New York Weekend
More than 300 usually closed spaces open across all five boroughs.
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BRIC JazzFest 2026
NYC
Two nights of jazz, soul, funk and Afro-Caribbean sets fill BRIC House.
JazzFestivalBrooklyn
#2Friday-Saturday, October 16-17 · One Weekend Only
NYCBRIC JazzFest 2026
Two nights of jazz, soul, funk and Afro-Caribbean sets fill BRIC House.
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NYCFriday-Sunday, October 16-18$10 general admission
Fujikina NYC 2026
NYC
A three-day photography festival spreads talks, walks and galleries across the LES.
PhotographyFestivalLower East Side
#3Friday-Sunday, October 16-18 · One Weekend Only
NYCFujikina NYC 2026
A three-day photography festival spreads talks, walks and galleries across the LES.
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Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyFridays–Sundays, October 2–31, 2026, timed entry 10am–4:15pm (open Fri Oct 9, Sat Oct 10 and Sun Oct 11, 2026; closed Mondays, including Oct 12)Adults $35
The Headless Horseman Files at Philipsburg Manor
Sleepy Hollow, Hudson Valley
Historic Hudson Valley's daytime Sleepy Hollow headliner: a 45-minute guided walk through Philipsburg Manor where costumed characters hand you clues to the disappearance of Ichabod Crane.
HalloweenSleepy HollowDay trip
#4Fridays–Sundays, October 2–31, 2026, timed entry 10am–4:15pm (open Fri Oct 9, Sat Oct 10 and Sun Oct 11, 2026; closed Mondays, including Oct 12) · Limited Run
Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyThe Headless Horseman Files at Philipsburg Manor
Historic Hudson Valley's daytime Sleepy Hollow headliner: a 45-minute guided walk through Philipsburg Manor where costumed characters hand you clues to the disappearance of Ichabod Crane.
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Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyOpen daily; Fri-Sun to 9pm, Mon-Thu to 5pm$25 adults
Grounds For Sculpture
Hamilton, New Jersey
Forty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
ArtDay trip
#5Open daily; Fri-Sun to 9pm, Mon-Thu to 5pm · Limited Run
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyGrounds For Sculpture
Forty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
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Longacre Theatre, 220 W 48th St, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFri, Oct 23, 2026 · 7:30pm
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
220 W 48th St, Manhattan
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Limited Run
#6Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 7:30pm · Limited Run
Longacre Theatre, 220 W 48th St, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynFri, Oct 23, 2026 · 6:00pm
Guided Brewery Tour and Sake Tasting
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Guided Brewery Tour and Sake Tasting has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Limited Run
#7Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 6:00pm · Limited Run
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynGuided Brewery Tour and Sake Tasting
Guided Brewery Tour and Sake Tasting has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Central Park: South Dead Road A, ManhattanFri, Oct 23, 9:00 AM to Fri, Oct 23, 1:00 PM
James Christie Soccer Training 11 LLC, DBA SocRoc
Central Park: South Dead Road A, Manhattan
SocRoc runs soccer training on Central Park's Dead Road, the hard-surface stretch by Sheep Meadow that has doubled as a pitch for generations.
ManhattanLimited Run
#8Fri, Oct 23, 9:00 AM to Fri, Oct 23, 1:00 PM · Limited Run
Central Park: South Dead Road A, ManhattanJames Christie Soccer Training 11 LLC, DBA SocRoc
SocRoc runs soccer training on Central Park's Dead Road, the hard-surface stretch by Sheep Meadow that has doubled as a pitch for generations.
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Ocean Parkway Malls: Ocean Parkway Malls, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFri, Oct 23, 3:00 AM to Fri, Oct 23, 12:00 PM
Hhfm Coney Island Hospital Market
Ocean Parkway Malls: Ocean Parkway Malls, Brooklyn
Produce stands on the Ocean Parkway malls, the landscaped promenade Olmsted and Vaux drew as America's first parkway.
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#9Fri, Oct 23, 3:00 AM to Fri, Oct 23, 12:00 PM · Limited Run
Ocean Parkway Malls: Ocean Parkway Malls, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHhfm Coney Island Hospital Market
Produce stands on the Ocean Parkway malls, the landscaped promenade Olmsted and Vaux drew as America's first parkway.
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Private New York City venueFriday, October 16, 2026, 6:00–10:00 PMStandard ticket $22 through O…
The Ritual of SOMA Launch Party
Private New York City venue
Celebrate the first public pour of SOMA, a lightly sparkling, low-ABV tropical ferment inspired by Kerala’s toddy tradition.
From the organizerOne Day Only
#10Friday, October 16, 2026, 6:00–10:00 PM · One Day Only
Private New York City venueThe Ritual of SOMA Launch Party
Celebrate the first public pour of SOMA, a lightly sparkling, low-ABV tropical ferment inspired by Kerala’s toddy tradition.
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