92 picks The 10 best things to do in NYC this Saturday (Oct 10) List view Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko at Carnegie Hall — Fri Oct 9, 8pm and Sun Oct 11, 2026 · Midtown (57th Street)Haegue Yang: Through at Dia Beacon — Opens Saturday, October 10, at Dia Beacon · NY31st Annual Panamanian Day Parade in Crown Heights — Saturday, October 10 · Crown HeightsMasters at Work I — Friday Fri–Sat, Oct 9–10 · Lincoln Square44th Annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade — Saturday 1pm–4pm · BrooklynUSO Avenue of the Americas Autumnfest — Saturday, October 10, 10am–6pm (rain or shine) · Midtown49th Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade — Saturday 12pm–2pm · QueensSteve Miller at the Rose Theater — Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10 · Columbus CircleBronx Night Market: Last Market of the Season — Sat, Oct 10, 12–7pm · Free · ConcourseItalian Festival at The Mount (Staten Island Italian Feast) — Friday, October 9 – Monday · $5 admission · Pleasant Plains#1
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), Manhattan Fri Oct 9, 2026, 8pm and Sun Oct 11, 2026, 2pm (Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with Víkingur Ólafsson, replacing Daniil Trifonov; Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra); Sat Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (Elgar Enigma Variations; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4) Ticketed (via Carnegie Hall)
Midtown (57th Street), Manhattan
The Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
Classical Berlin Phil Season opening week
#1 Fri Oct 9, 2026, 8pm and Sun Oct 11, 2026, 2pm (Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with Víkingur Ólafsson, replacing Daniil Trifonov; Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra); Sat Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (Elgar Enigma Variations; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4) · One Weekend Only
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), Manhattan Ticketed (via Carnegie Hall) Classical
The Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
#2
Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, NY, Hudson Valley Opens Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Dia Beacon Dia Beacon admission
NY, Hudson Valley
Haegue Yang's venetian-blind and metal-louver commission spreads across both of Dia Beacon's floors for the first time, opening this weekend.
Art Opening Day trip
#2 Opens Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Dia Beacon · Limited Run
Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, NY, Hudson Valley Dia Beacon admission Art
Haegue Yang's venetian-blind and metal-louver commission spreads across both of Dia Beacon's floors for the first time, opening this weekend.
#3
Franklin Avenue (Little Panamá), Crown Heights, Brooklyn Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Saturday, October 10, 2026 — parade steps off at 10:30am at Franklin Avenue & Bergen Street
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn's Little Panamá hosts the biggest Panamanian parade outside Panama, with polleras, drum corps and a street festival.
Parade Panamanian heritage Street festival
#3 Saturday, October 10, 2026 — parade steps off at 10:30am at Franklin Avenue & Bergen Street · One Day Only
Franklin Avenue (Little Panamá), Crown Heights, Brooklyn Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Parade Panamanian heritage
Brooklyn's Little Panamá hosts the biggest Panamanian parade outside Panama, with polleras, drum corps and a street festival.
#4
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, Manhattan Billie Grace Ward from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Friday · Fri–Sat, Oct 9–10, 2026, evening performances (the program's last two)
Lincoln Square, Manhattan
New York City Ballet pairs Balanchine's The Four Temperaments and La Source with Jerome Robbins's laugh-out-loud piano-recital spoof, The Concert.
Ballet Lincoln Center
#4 Friday · Fri–Sat, Oct 9–10, 2026, evening performances (the program's last two) · One Weekend Only
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, Manhattan Billie Grace Ward from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ballet Lincoln Center
New York City Ballet pairs Balanchine's The Four Temperaments and La Source with Jerome Robbins's laugh-out-loud piano-recital spoof, The Concert.
#5
18th Ave between 61st & 65th St, Brooklyn Saturday 1pm–4pm
18th Ave between 61st & 65th St, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst's Italian-American pride parade marches 24 blocks down 18th Avenue — co-named Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard — for the 44th year.
Parade Brooklyn
#5 Saturday 1pm–4pm · One Day Only
18th Ave between 61st & 65th St, Brooklyn Parade Brooklyn
Bensonhurst's Italian-American pride parade marches 24 blocks down 18th Avenue — co-named Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard — for the 44th year.
#6
Sixth Avenue, 42nd to 56th Streets, Midtown, Manhattan Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10am–6pm (rain or shine)
Midtown, Manhattan
Fourteen blocks of Sixth Avenue close to traffic for food stalls, crafts and vendors, from Bryant Park up to 56th Street.
Street fair Midtown Holiday weekend
#6 Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10am–6pm (rain or shine) · Limited Run
Sixth Avenue, 42nd to 56th Streets, Midtown, Manhattan Street fair Midtown
Fourteen blocks of Sixth Avenue close to traffic for food stalls, crafts and vendors, from Bryant Park up to 56th Street.
#7
Columbus Square: Columbus Square - Whole Park, Queens Saturday 12pm–2pm
Columbus Square: Columbus Square - Whole Park, Queens
Marching bands, soccer clubs and a costumed Columbus and Queen Isabella parade through Astoria to the Columbus statue — a free, neighborly 49th year.
Queens One Day Only
#7 Saturday 12pm–2pm · One Day Only
Columbus Square: Columbus Square - Whole Park, Queens Queens One Day Only
Marching bands, soccer clubs and a costumed Columbus and Queen Isabella parade through Astoria to the Columbus statue — a free, neighborly 49th year.
#8
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, Manhattan Paulthelawyer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, 2026, 7:30 PM Ticketed via Jazz at Lincoln…
Columbus Circle, Manhattan
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller marks his 10th year on the Rose Theater stage with his band and a jazz horn section.
Rock Blues Lincoln Center
#8 Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, 2026, 7:30 PM · One Weekend Only
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, Manhattan Paulthelawyer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ticketed via Jazz at Lincoln… Rock
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller marks his 10th year on the Rose Theater stage with his band and a jazz horn section.
#9
161st Street & Grand Concourse, Concourse, Bronx Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 12–7pm Free with online sign-up
Concourse, Bronx
Fifty-plus vendors from 40-plus countries take over the Grand Concourse by Yankee Stadium for the market's final free day of the year.
Free Food market Season finale
#9 Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 12–7pm · One Day Only
161st Street & Grand Concourse, Concourse, Bronx Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Free with online sign-up Food market
Fifty-plus vendors from 40-plus countries take over the Grand Concourse by Yankee Stadium for the market's final free day of the year.
#10
The Mount, 6581 Hylan Boulevard, Pleasant Plains, Staten Island Friday, October 9 – Monday, October 12, 2026 (Columbus Day weekend); fireworks Saturday, October 10, 2026 $5 admission
Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
Rides, sangria gardens, eating contests and a fireworks show make this Staten Island's biggest Italian feast, all Columbus Day weekend.
Fireworks Festival Staten Island
#10 Friday, October 9 – Monday, October 12, 2026 (Columbus Day weekend); fireworks Saturday, October 10, 2026 · One Weekend Only
The Mount, 6581 Hylan Boulevard, Pleasant Plains, Staten Island $5 admission Fireworks
Rides, sangria gardens, eating contests and a fireworks show make this Staten Island's biggest Italian feast, all Columbus Day weekend.
More this weekend #11
Mott St between Canal & Hester St, Manhattan Saturday 4pm–6pm Admission information has not…
Mott St between Canal & Hester St, Manhattan
Chinatown marks 115 years since the 1911 Wuchang Uprising with a Double Ten procession up Mott Street, the heart of Manhattan's old Chinatown.
Parade Manhattan
#11 Saturday 4pm–6pm · One Day Only
Mott St between Canal & Hester St, Manhattan Admission information has not… Parade
Chinatown marks 115 years since the 1911 Wuchang Uprising with a Double Ten procession up Mott Street, the heart of Manhattan's old Chinatown.
#12
New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 4pm–midnight Free admission
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Dozens of stalls cooking the food of dozens of countries fill a Flushing Meadows lot until midnight, free to walk in, with the season's end near.
Free Night market Free entry
#12 Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 4pm–midnight · One Day Only
New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Free admission Night market
Dozens of stalls cooking the food of dozens of countries fill a Flushing Meadows lot until midnight, free to walk in, with the season's end near.
#13
New York City Center (Mainstage), Midtown, Manhattan October 8–11, 2026 — Thu & Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm & 7:30pm, Sun 2pm Tickets from $45 (fees includ…
Midtown, Manhattan
Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar Wilde ballet, danced by the Australian Ballet at City Center with the 48-piece Orchestra of St. Luke's live.
Dance Live orchestra Limited run
#13 October 8–11, 2026 — Thu & Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm & 7:30pm, Sun 2pm · One Weekend Only
New York City Center (Mainstage), Midtown, Manhattan Tickets from $45 (fees includ… Dance
Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar Wilde ballet, danced by the Australian Ballet at City Center with the 48-piece Orchestra of St. Luke's live.
#14
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, Manhattan Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (doors 7pm); also Oct 12 and 13 Ticketed via Ticketmaster
Upper West Side, Manhattan
The Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
Country Album anniversary Theater-size show
#14 Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 8pm (doors 7pm); also Oct 12 and 13 · One Weekend Only
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, Manhattan Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ticketed via Ticketmaster Country
The Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
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The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, Manhattan Saturday, October 10, 2026, 6pm Main theater sold out
Midtown, Manhattan
Sylvester Stallone and writer Terence Winter screen the Tulsa King season 4 premiere early, then talk the show on stage.
Sylvester Stallone TV premiere PaleyFest
#15 Saturday, October 10, 2026, 6pm · Limited Run
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, Manhattan Main theater sold out Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone and writer Terence Winter screen the Tulsa King season 4 premiere early, then talk the show on stage.
#16
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn Saturday, October 10, 2026, 4:00 PM Ticketed via SeatGeek
Coney Island, Brooklyn
Brooklyn FC's Gainbridge Super League side hosts Dallas Trinity FC in Coney Island on the club's Got Pink? Night.
Soccer Womens sports Coney Island
#16 Saturday, October 10, 2026, 4:00 PM · Limited Run
Maimonides Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn Ticketed via SeatGeek Soccer
Brooklyn FC's Gainbridge Super League side hosts Dallas Trinity FC in Coney Island on the club's Got Pink? Night.
#17
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, Queens Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 11:00am $10 – $17
Floral Park, Queens
Navigate Queens County Farm Museum's sprawling corn maze during peak fall season.
Limited Run
#17 Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 11:00am · Limited Run
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, Queens $10 – $17 Limited Run
Navigate Queens County Farm Museum's sprawling corn maze during peak fall season.
#18
Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson Valley Fridays–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
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.
Halloween Sleepy Hollow Day trip
#18 Fridays–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 Valley Adults $35 Halloween
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.
#19
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, Manhattan Don Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Saturday, October 10, 2026, 9:15 pm; also Monday, October 12, 2026, 9:15 pm (NYFF64)
Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, a film about an actress writing her friends into a script, gets late screenings at Lincoln Center.
NYFF64 Main Slate
#19 Saturday, October 10, 2026, 9:15 pm; also Monday, October 12, 2026, 9:15 pm (NYFF64) · One Weekend Only
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, Manhattan Don Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons NYFF64 Main Slate
Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, a film about an actress writing her friends into a script, gets late screenings at Lincoln Center.
#20
Cunningham Park, Fresh Meadows, Queens Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10am–5pm See organizer for admission d…
Fresh Meadows, Queens
A seven-hour pumpkin festival takes over a picnic grove in Cunningham Park, one of the largest green spaces in eastern Queens.
Fall festival Cunningham Park Queens
#20 Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10am–5pm · Limited Run
Cunningham Park, Fresh Meadows, Queens See organizer for admission d… Fall festival
A seven-hour pumpkin festival takes over a picnic grove in Cunningham Park, one of the largest green spaces in eastern Queens.
#21
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, Manhattan Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7pm (doors 6pm) Ticketed via AXS
Seaport, Manhattan
San Holo brings his TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD tour to the open-air Pier 17 rooftop over the East River, with yetep and Leotrix opening.
Electronic Rooftop concert Pier 17
#21 Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7pm (doors 6pm) · One Day Only
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, Manhattan Ticketed via AXS Electronic
San Holo brings his TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD tour to the open-air Pier 17 rooftop over the East River, with yetep and Leotrix opening.
#22
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane, Manhattan Jet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · 5:00pm
18 Minetta Lane, Manhattan
A Ghost in Your Ear has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Limited Run
#22 Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · 5:00pm · Limited Run
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane, Manhattan Jet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Limited Run
A Ghost in Your Ear has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#23
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, Manhattan Saturday, October 10, 2026, 2 pm, and Sunday, October 11, 2026, 3 pm (program runs October 7–16, 2026)
Lincoln Square, Manhattan
New York City Ballet pairs Wheeldon's Continuum, Ratmansky's Mahler-set Solitude and Balanchine's 42-dancer Bourrée Fantasque.
Ballet Lincoln Center
#23 Saturday, October 10, 2026, 2 pm, and Sunday, October 11, 2026, 3 pm (program runs October 7–16, 2026) · Limited Run
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, Manhattan Ballet Lincoln Center
New York City Ballet pairs Wheeldon's Continuum, Ratmansky's Mahler-set Solitude and Balanchine's 42-dancer Bourrée Fantasque.
#24
Industry City, Sunset Park, Brooklyn Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 4:30pm
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Taste your way through Industry City's food makers, breweries and specialty shops.
Limited Run
#24 Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 4:30pm · Limited Run
Industry City, Sunset Park, Brooklyn Limited Run
Taste your way through Industry City's food makers, breweries and specialty shops.
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Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), Manhattan
