The best of October in New York City — the month's biggest events, exhibitions and long runs in one ranked list, curated and verified by Stumblday.
Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village, ManhattanSixty thousand costumed marchers, giant puppets and a Sixth Avenue crowd deep enough to close the street — and anyone in costume can join.
Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village, ManhattanSixty thousand costumed marchers, giant puppets and a Sixth Avenue crowd deep enough to close the street — and anyone in costume can join.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanFour days of comics, film panels and elaborate cosplay fill the Javits Center and the costumes spill out across Hell's Kitchen.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanFour days of comics, film panels and elaborate cosplay fill the Javits Center and the costumes spill out across Hell's Kitchen.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, ManhattanAcabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRomeo and Juliet plays Free Shakespeare in the Park at the rebuilt Delacorte — Saheem Ali's bilingual staging, the lovers' vows in Spanish, seats free.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, ManhattanAcabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRomeo and Juliet plays Free Shakespeare in the Park at the rebuilt Delacorte — Saheem Ali's bilingual staging, the lovers' vows in Spanish, seats free.
Sites across all five boroughs, Citywide, ManhattanOpen House New York opens locked doors across all five boroughs for one weekend — engine rooms, private houses, towers and infrastructure, mostly free.
Sites across all five boroughs, Citywide, ManhattanOpen House New York opens locked doors across all five boroughs for one weekend — engine rooms, private houses, towers and infrastructure, mostly free.
Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson (Metro-North), BronxThousands of hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns build a glowing dinosaur, a pumpkin carousel and a Statue of Liberty along a Hudson riverside walk.
Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson (Metro-North), BronxThousands of hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns build a glowing dinosaur, a pumpkin carousel and a Statue of Liberty along a Hudson riverside walk.
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanFree Othello under the Harlem sky — James Udom and Nick Westrate lead Classical Theatre of Harlem's open-air staging in Marcus Garvey Park.
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanFree Othello under the Harlem sky — James Udom and Nick Westrate lead Classical Theatre of Harlem's open-air staging in Marcus Garvey Park.
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Venues across Manhattan, Various, ManhattanFour days of chef tastings, late-night parties and grand-tasting tents across Manhattan, with proceeds going to hunger-relief charities.
Venues across Manhattan, Various, ManhattanFour days of chef tastings, late-night parties and grand-tasting tents across Manhattan, with proceeds going to hunger-relief charities.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMore than 140 haute couture pieces worn by Beyonce, Bjork and Lady Gaga, shown with coral, fossils and skeletons in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMore than 140 haute couture pieces worn by Beyonce, Bjork and Lady Gaga, shown with coral, fossils and skeletons in Brooklyn.
Winter Garden Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanTom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell spar as Benedick and Beatrice in Jamie Lloyd's party-pitched Shakespeare, transferred from a record London run.
Winter Garden Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanTom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell spar as Benedick and Beatrice in Jamie Lloyd's party-pitched Shakespeare, transferred from a record London run.
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanWhoopi Goldberg's own writing, directed by Whitney White, in Lincoln Center's 299-seat thrust room — closing at month's end.
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanWhoopi Goldberg's own writing, directed by Whitney White, in Lincoln Center's 299-seat thrust room — closing at month's end.
Broadway between 46th and 48th Streets, Times Square, Times Square, ManhattanClassical and folk dance from across India takes over the Broadway pedestrian plazas between 46th and 48th for a free daylong Diwali celebration.
Broadway between 46th and 48th Streets, Times Square, Times Square, ManhattanClassical and folk dance from across India takes over the Broadway pedestrian plazas between 46th and 48th for a free daylong Diwali celebration.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, ManhattanSeven programs at the Koch Theater, from Balanchine's full-length Jewels to Pithoprakta, revived after decades off the company stage.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, ManhattanSeven programs at the Koch Theater, from Balanchine's full-length Jewels to Pithoprakta, revived after decades off the company stage.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney fight over a daughter's tell-all memoir in Jon Robin Baitz's Palm Springs family drama.
Hudson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney fight over a daughter's tell-all memoir in Jon Robin Baitz's Palm Springs family drama.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynGreen-Wood opens its 478 acres after dark for two October nights of performance and installation among the mausoleums.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynGreen-Wood opens its 478 acres after dark for two October nights of performance and installation among the mausoleums.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Fort Greene, BrooklynBAM's avant-garde festival returns with Rwandan memoir-theater, Odissi-adjacent solo dance, Hanif Abdurraqib's poetry series and Philip Glass.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Fort Greene, BrooklynBAM's avant-garde festival returns with Rwandan memoir-theater, Odissi-adjacent solo dance, Hanif Abdurraqib's poetry series and Philip Glass.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanOver 120 works put Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock side by side in Gallery 899 — the first big New York show for either in 20 years.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanOver 120 works put Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock side by side in Gallery 899 — the first big New York show for either in 20 years.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAngellosIoannis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKandinsky, Franz Marc and Natalia Goncharova hang together in the Guggenheim's galleries as European abstraction takes hold.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAngellosIoannis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKandinsky, Franz Marc and Natalia Goncharova hang together in the Guggenheim's galleries as European abstraction takes hold.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's 1972-73 Polaroids from one of his personal Holson albums: Montauk houseguests, European trips and his dachshund Archie.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's 1972-73 Polaroids from one of his personal Holson albums: Montauk houseguests, European trips and his dachshund Archie.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWarhol to Maurizio Cattelan, drawn from the Guggenheim collection and hung along Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral rotunda ramp.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWarhol to Maurizio Cattelan, drawn from the Guggenheim collection and hung along Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral rotunda ramp.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanInSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Costume Institute's Met Gala show pairs couture with painting and sculpture in nearly 12,000 square feet of new galleries.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanInSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Costume Institute's Met Gala show pairs couture with painting and sculpture in nearly 12,000 square feet of new galleries.
David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street and 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanYoshitomo Nara's first major New York solo in nearly a decade fills two Zwirner buildings with new paintings, sculptures and early works.
David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street and 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanYoshitomo Nara's first major New York solo in nearly a decade fills two Zwirner buildings with new paintings, sculptures and early works.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanJewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanJewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPoet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPoet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.