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NYCFriday-Sunday, October 16-18, 10 AM-6 PMMostly free
Open House New York Weekend
More than 300 usually closed spaces open across all five boroughs.
FreeArchitectureCitywide
New York: Weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City the weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026: 100 picks, refreshed weekly. Concerts, festivals, art, markets, and free outdoor events.
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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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NYCThursday-Sunday, October 15-18$95-$400 by event
New York City Wine & Food Festival
More than 50 tastings, dinners, brunches and demos take over the Seaport.
FoodFestivalSeaport
#2Thursday-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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NYCSaturday, October 17, mid-morning; exact details pendingFree to watch
Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
Costumed dogs parade through the East Village in a free Halloween favorite.
FreeHalloweenParade
#3Saturday, October 17, mid-morning; exact details pending · One Day Only
NYCTompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
Costumed dogs parade through the East Village in a free Halloween favorite.
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NYCFriday-Saturday, October 16-17Ticketed
BRIC JazzFest 2026
Two nights of jazz, soul, funk and Afro-Caribbean sets fill BRIC House.
JazzFestivalBrooklyn
#4Friday-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
A three-day photography festival spreads talks, walks and galleries across the LES.
PhotographyFestivalLower East Side
#5Friday-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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NewFest venues (announced in September), Various, ManhattanThursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 25, 2026Ticketed per screening
NewFest38: 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.
LGBTQ+ film38th EditionEleven days
#6Thursday, 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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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynSaturday 12pm–6pmFree
A Haunting in Industry City
Twenty horror makers bring art, apparel, jewelry and oddities to Industry City.
FreePopupIndustry City
#7Saturday 12pm–6pm · One Day Only
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA Haunting in Industry City
Twenty horror makers bring art, apparel, jewelry and oddities to Industry City.
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NYCOctober 15–18, 2026
One Bryant Park Opening Weekend
A new Japanese dining complex opens beside Bryant Park this weekend.
New OpeningJapaneseMidtown
#8October 15–18, 2026 · One Weekend Only
NYCOne Bryant Park Opening Weekend
A new Japanese dining complex opens beside Bryant Park this weekend.
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American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOn view Sep 26, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027Free admission
Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
The Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
FreeArtGallery openingPopular
#9On view Sep 26, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027 · Limited Run
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsYoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
The Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
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Soundview Park, Soundview, BronxSaturday, October 17, 2026, 12pm–4pmFree
The Great Pumpkin Spooktacular
Free pumpkin picking and decorating in Soundview Park, with festive games and four hours of run-around space beside the Bronx River.
FreePumpkin pickingBronx
#10Saturday, October 17, 2026, 12pm–4pm · One Day Only
Soundview Park, Soundview, BronxThe Great Pumpkin Spooktacular
Free pumpkin picking and decorating in Soundview Park, with festive games and four hours of run-around space beside the Bronx River.
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NYCNew this October
Symone at MoMA PS1
DeVonn Francis brings a French-African café to MoMA PS1 this October.
New OpeningFrench-AfricanQueens
#11New this October · Limited Run
NYCSymone at MoMA PS1
DeVonn Francis brings a French-African café to MoMA PS1 this October.
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Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanFriday · October 16–17, 2026Ticketed
Chucho Valdés 85th Birthday Celebration With Special Guests Joe Lovano and Terence Blanchard
The Cuban pianist turns 85 with an all-star quintet: Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, John Patitucci and Marcus Gilmore.
JazzLatin jazzAll-star quintet
#12Friday · October 16–17, 2026 · One Weekend Only
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanChucho Valdés 85th Birthday Celebration With Special Guests Joe Lovano and Terence Blanchard
The Cuban pianist turns 85 with an all-star quintet: Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, John Patitucci and Marcus Gilmore.
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New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxOn view through mid-OctoberIncluded with garden admission
NYBG Flower Power
NYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
ArtGardensSixties
#13On view through mid-October · Limited Run
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxNYBG Flower Power
NYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanSeries runs Sep 4 – Oct 18, 2026Ticketed
Don't Play with Fire: The Films of Tsui Hark
Zu, Don't Play with Fire, Knock Off and Time and Tide play Metrograph in an 11-film Tsui Hark survey — two of them on 35mm prints.
RetrospectiveHong Kong35mm
#14Series runs Sep 4 – Oct 18, 2026 · Limited Run
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanDon't Play with Fire: The Films of Tsui Hark
Zu, Don't Play with Fire, Knock Off and Time and Tide play Metrograph in an 11-film Tsui Hark survey — two of them on 35mm prints.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThrough Oct 19Museum admission
Andy Warhol Family Album
Warhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
ArtMuseumExhibition
#15Through Oct 19 · Limited Run
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAndy Warhol Family Album
Warhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
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Carnegie Deli, 834 Seventh Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanNew restaurant · open daily 11am–10pm
Carnegie Deli Reopens on Seventh Avenue
Carnegie Deli is back after 10 years, in the old Stage Deli space, with the Wall of Fame photos and pastrami piled high on rye.
Just reopenedClassic NYCWalk-in
#16New restaurant · open daily 11am–10pm · Limited Run
Carnegie Deli, 834 Seventh Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanCarnegie Deli Reopens on Seventh Avenue
Carnegie Deli is back after 10 years, in the old Stage Deli space, with the Wall of Fame photos and pastrami piled high on rye.
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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandSaturday, October 17, 2026, 11am–4pmMuseum admission applies
Old Home Day
Costumed tradespeople work the forges, shops and houses of a 19th-century Staten Island village, alongside modern makers and cultural groups.
HeritageStaten IslandLiving history
#17Saturday, October 17, 2026, 11am–4pm · One Day Only
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandOld Home Day
Costumed tradespeople work the forges, shops and houses of a 19th-century Staten Island village, alongside modern makers and cultural groups.
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HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanOn view through Oct 18, 2026 · daily 11am–7pm (last entry 6:30pm)Ticketed (timed entry)
reSOUND New York at Hero, Rockefeller Center
Seventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
ImmersiveClosing soonAll ages
#18On view through Oct 18, 2026 · daily 11am–7pm (last entry 6:30pm) · Limited Run
HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanreSOUND New York at Hero, Rockefeller Center
Seventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
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Roxy Cinema, Tribeca, ManhattanOct 9–18, 2026Ticketed per screening
The 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.
Film festivalScreeningsQ&A
#19Oct 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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The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynFriday · October 16Free or low-cost
Archtober: The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery
Archtober Building of the Day: an architect-led tour of The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, led by Architecture Research Office (ARO).
FreeArchtoberArchitecture tour
#20Friday · October 16 · One Day Only
The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynArchtober: The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery
Archtober Building of the Day: an architect-led tour of The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, led by Architecture Research Office (ARO).
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The Met Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park, ManhattanOn view May 18–Oct 18, 2026Free with Museum admission
Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas at The Met Cloisters
Fresco dragons, a Zapotec bat lord and a crocodile-headed Tairona gold pendant haunt The Met Cloisters in its final weeks.
ArtClosing soonMedieval
#21On view May 18–Oct 18, 2026 · Limited Run
The Met Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park, ManhattanCreatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas at The Met Cloisters
Fresco dragons, a Zapotec bat lord and a crocodile-headed Tairona gold pendant haunt The Met Cloisters in its final weeks.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanMarch 16–October 18, 2026Museum admission
Flip Sides: See Korean Art Anew
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
ArtArt & ExhibitionsMuseum
#22March 16–October 18, 2026 · Limited Run
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides: See Korean Art Anew
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
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Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxWeekends Sep 26–Nov 1, 2026, plus Mon Oct 12; activities 11am–4pmIncluded with Bronx Zoo admis…
Boo at the Zoo
A new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
Opening weekendCostumes welcomeAll ages
#23Weekends Sep 26–Nov 1, 2026, plus Mon Oct 12; activities 11am–4pm · Limited Run
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxBoo at the Zoo
A new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
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Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanOct 2–22, 2026Ticketed
Andrzej Wajda 100 at Film Forum
Film Forum's 25-film centennial for Poland's Andrzej Wajda includes new 4K restorations of Ashes and Diamonds, Kanal and Man of Iron.
Retrospective4K restorationsPolish cinema
#24Oct 2–22, 2026 · Limited Run
Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanAndrzej Wajda 100 at Film Forum
Film Forum's 25-film centennial for Poland's Andrzej Wajda includes new 4K restorations of Ashes and Diamonds, Kanal and Man of Iron.
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