Here is the list of fun things to do in NYC today. We source from the internet and social media, then carefully curate the cool and unique events you might enjoy.
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105 things worth doing today · Friday, October 16th
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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| A Living Poem Centering the Multidimensionality of Black Embodiment: Multimedia Experience | Fri, Oct 16 | 537 West 22nd Street, New York, NYChelsea · Manhattan | 6:30pm |
 Accessing NYC Health Insurance | Fri, Oct 16 | 455 Fifth Ave, at E40th St, Midtown, Manhattan, 10016Midtown South · Manhattan | 3:30pm |
 Afternoon Hip Hop | Fri, Oct 16 | Boogie Down Grind, Hunts PointHunts Point · Bronx | Fridays 2pm–4pmPrice not listed |
 Afternoon Jam Sesh (Play Music or Just Listen) | Fri, Oct 16 | 183 W 10th St, at 7th Ave S, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10014West Village · Manhattan | 2pm |
 An Evening of Live Entertainment | Fri, Oct 16 | Dejavu, West VillageWest Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Anthropologist Shares Her New Nonfiction Title, Creative Ozone: Inside Westbeth’s Legendary Artist Community | Fri, Oct 16 | 476 5th Ave, btwn W 40th St & W 42nd St, Midtown, Manhattan, 10018Midtown South · Manhattan | 2pm |
 Artmaking on the Plaza with a Professional Artist | Fri, Oct 16 | NW Corner, btwn Washington Sq S & Washington Sq N, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10012Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 1pm |
 Asian Art and Culture Museum | Fri, Oct 16 | 725 Park Avenue, at 70th St, Upper East Side, Manhattan, 10021Carnegie Hill · Manhattan | 11am |
 Autumnal Pumpkin Origami | Fri, Oct 16 | 425 Sixth Ave, between W 9th St and W 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 11am |
| Berlin Exile(s): Workshop Cabaret-Style Performance Bringing the Experience of Displacement to Life | Fri, Oct 16 | 55 West 13th St, between 5th Ave and 6th Ave, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 7pm |
 Bill Saxton & The Harlem All-Stars | Fri, Oct 16 | Bill's Place, HarlemHarlem · Manhattan | Fridays & Saturdays 7pm & 9:30pmPrice not listed |
 Birdland Big Band | Fri, Oct 16 | Birdland Jazz Club, Theater DistrictTheater District · Manhattan | Fridays 5:30pmPrice not listed |
 Bocce League | Fri, Oct 16 | Unique Lounge & Billiards, Fresh KillsFresh Kills · Staten Island | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Buster Keaton's The General (1926): Silent Comedy Film (+ Live Orchestral Score) | Fri, Oct 16 | 63 5th Ave, at E 13th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 7:30pm |
 Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends | Fri, Oct 16 | 455 Fifth Ave, at E40th St, Midtown, Manhattan, 10016Midtown South · Manhattan | 1:30pm |
 D. Tiffany, Flørist / Gi Gi & adobeprincess / Very J | Fri, Oct 16 | 233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USAGowanus · Brooklyn | 11pm–4amTicketed |
 DESCENDANTS with DJ TIRA, Danni Gato & More | Fri, Oct 16 | 99 Scott Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–5amTicketed |
 DJ Holographic and 4AM NYC | Fri, Oct 16 | 98 Meserole Ave, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | 10pm–5am$15-30 |
 DJ Night | Fri, Oct 16 | Hide & Seek, GreenpointGreenpoint · Brooklyn | Friday and Saturday nightsPrice not listed |
 DJs | Fri, Oct 16 | Pastavino, StapletonStapleton · Staten Island | WeekendsPrice not listed |
 DR. GABBA w/ wev + HONEY B | Fri, Oct 16 | 1140 Myrtle Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11206; United StatesBushwick · Brooklyn | 11pm–4amTicketed |
 Days of Wine and Roses (1962): Classic Romantic Drama | Fri, Oct 16 | 209 W 23 St, at 7th Ave, Chelsea, Manhattan, 10011Chelsea · Manhattan | 1pm |
 Dyckman Marina Movie Nights | Fri, Oct 16 | Dyckman Marina (in Inwood Hill Park), Inwood Hill ParkFort George · Manhattan | 7:00 pm |
| Eclectic Beats | Fri, Oct 16 | 251 Fulton St, at Greenwich St, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 10007Battery Park City · Manhattan | 7pm |
| Exploring the Idea of the Horizon & Disapora | Fri, Oct 16 | 144 W 125th St, btwn Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd & Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, Manhattan, 10027Harlem · Manhattan | 5pm |
 FNM Booster Draft | Fri, Oct 16 | Gamestoria, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Fridays 7pm$25 ($32 for UB) |
 Fall Movie Nights at Hudson Yards | Fri, Oct 16 | Hudson Yards Public Square and GardensHudson Yards · Manhattan | Fri 6pm |
 Festival of Firsts | Fri, Oct 16 | 10 Lincoln Center PlazaLincoln Square · Manhattan | Not posted yet |
 Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos | Fri, Oct 16 | Haswell Green's, Hell's KitchenTimes Square · Manhattan | Fridays & Saturdays 10pm$50/person food & drink minimum |
 Focus: Disco with Inés, Lovie & Mark Grusane | Fri, Oct 16 | 56-06 Cooper Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 USARidgewood · Queens | 10pm–6amFrom $20 |
 Friday Evening at Museum of Modern Art | Fri, Oct 16 | 11 W. 53rd St., btwn 5th Ave & 6th Ave, Midtown, Manhattan, 10019Midtown East · Manhattan | 5:30pm |
 Friday Evening at The Morgan Library & Museum | Fri, Oct 16 | 225 Madison Avenue, btwn E 36th & E 37th St, Midtown, Manhattan, 10012Midtown South · Manhattan | 5pm |
 Friday Night D&D | Fri, Oct 16 | Brooklyn Game Lab, Park SlopePark Slope · Brooklyn | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Friday Night Function at Whitney Museum of American Art | Fri, Oct 16 | 99 Gansevoort Street, btwn Washington St & 10th Ave, Meat-packing, Manhattan, 10014Meatpacking District · Manhattan | 5pm |
 Friday at Poster House | Fri, Oct 16 | 119 W. 23rd St., btwn 6th & 7th Ave, Chelsea, Manhattan, 10011Chelsea · Manhattan | 10am |
 Friday with Friends | Fri, Oct 16 | Brooklyn Game Knight, Sunset ParkSunset Park · Brooklyn | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Gladys Open Mic | Fri, Oct 16 | The Comic Strip, Upper East SideUpper East Side · Manhattan | Wednesdays & Fridays 6pmPrice not listed |
 Golden Record NYC x pregame x Chomp! Chomp! present Mike Servito, Haruka, Gee Dee & More | Fri, Oct 16 | 195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–8amTicketed |
 Good Valley Stories (2025): Spanish Documentary | Fri, Oct 16 | 53 Washington Sq. S., below Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10012Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 11:30am |
 GrowNYC Greenmarket at MoMA PS1 | Fri, Oct 16 | 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island CityLong Island City · Queens | Not posted yetGallery admission is free; market goods are sold. |
 Guided Exhibition Tour Exploring Ancient Magic Practices | Fri, Oct 16 | 15 E 84th St, at Madison Ave, Upper East Side, Manhattan, 10028NYU · Manhattan | 6pm |
 Interactive Performances Commemorating the Living Soviet Past | Fri, Oct 16 | 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, Greenwich Village, ManhattanNYU · Manhattan | 6pm |
 International Events on the Big (30-foot!) Screen Outdoors: Tennis, Golf, & Movie | Fri, Oct 16 | 20 Hudson Yards, in the Public Square & Gardens, Midtown West, ManhattanHudson Yards · Manhattan | 10am |
 JAZZ966 Friday Night Jazz | Fri, Oct 16 | Jazz 966, Fort GreeneFort Greene · Brooklyn | Fridays 8pm & 9:45pm, Sept-JunePrice not listed |
 Jan Blomqvist (Live), Parallelle, Kanykei | Fri, Oct 16 | 52-19 Flushing Ave., Queens, NY 11378 USAQueens | 10pm–4amTicketed |
 Juliana Huxtable / Anika Kunst / VILE / Pablo Bozzi / Byron Yeates / Kim Ann Foxman | Fri, Oct 16 | 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 USAQueens | 10:30pm–7amTicketed |
 K-Pop Choreography Dance Lesson in the Park | Fri, Oct 16 | Greeley Square Parkbtwn W 32nd St & W 33rd St, Midtown, Manhattan, 10001Manhattan | 6pm |
 K-Pop Dance Lessons | Fri, Oct 16 | 1 Rose St., at Avenue of the Finest, Two Bridges, Manhattan, 10038Civic Center · Manhattan | 6pm |
 Karaoke Friday | Fri, Oct 16 | The Local Bar, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Fridays 11pm–3amPrice not listed |
 Korean Film Festival: Karma (2026) -- Korean Documentary (+ Director Q&A) | Fri, Oct 16 | 122 E. 32nd St., between Lexington Ave & Park Ave, Kips Bay, Manhattan, 10016Rose Hill · Manhattan | 7:30pm |
 Late Night Sessions | Fri, Oct 16 | Dizzy's Club, MidtownColumbus Circle · Manhattan | Thu–Sat 10:45pm$15 at the door |
 Latin American Folk & Flamenco | Fri, Oct 16 | 1887 Broadway, Broadway between 62 St and 63 St, Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill), Manhattan, 10023Lincoln Square · Manhattan | 7:30pm |
 Learn to Juggle in the Park | Fri, Oct 16 | Sixth Ave. & W. 42nd St., Midtown, ManhattanManhattan | 12pm |
 Live DJ | Fri, Oct 16 | Jackdaw, East VillageEast Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Live DJ Nights | Fri, Oct 16 | Chorus Karaoke, MidtownKoreatown · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Live DJ Sets | Fri, Oct 16 | Motel No Tell, East VillageEast Village · Manhattan | Friday and Saturday nightsPrice not listed |
 Live Lunchtime Tunes | Fri, Oct 16 | 2920 Broadway, at w. 114th St., Morningside Heights, Manhattan, 10027Morningside Heights · Manhattan | 1pm |
 Live Music | Fri, Oct 16 | The Long Room, TheaterTimes Square · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Live Music Friday | Fri, Oct 16 | Claret Wine Bar, Sunnyside GardensSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Friday nightsPrice not listed |
 Live Music Nightly | Fri, Oct 16 | Prohibition, Upper West SideUpper West Side · Manhattan | Tue–Thu 8:30–11:30pm; Fri–Sat 9:30pm–1am; Sun 7:30–10:30pmPrice not listed |
| Magic: The Gathering – Commander FNM | Fri, Oct 16 | Gamestoria, AstoriaAstoria · Queens | Fridays, pods on demand$10 |
 Marsolo / Jack Marlow | Fri, Oct 16 | 599 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 USABushwick · Brooklyn | 10:30pm–4amElsewhere members receive free entry. |
 Miss Parker & Pablo Romero | Fri, Oct 16 | 444 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10014Meatpacking District · Manhattan | 10pm–4amTicketed |
 Movie Under the Stars: Michael (2026) | Fri, Oct 16 | Lincoln Terrace Park (in Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park), Lincoln Terrace / ArthuCrown Heights · Brooklyn | 7:00 pm |
 Movie Under the Stars: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | PG | Fri, Oct 16 | Lawn (in Naples Playground), Naples PlaygroundStapleton · Staten Island | 7:15 pm |
 Movies Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus | PG | Fri, Oct 16 | 45th Ave. and Broadway (in Moore Homestead Playground), Moore Homestead PlaygroundJackson Heights · Queens | 6:30 pm |
 Movies Under the Stars: Minions & Monsters | Fri, Oct 16 | South Playground (in Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center ), Rev. T. Wendell Mott Haven · Bronx | 8:00 pm |
 Multi-Choreographer Autumn Dance Concert | Fri, Oct 16 | 111 2nd Ave, 5th Floor, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003East Village · Manhattan | 7:30pm |
 Multidisciplinary Artist Explores Black Interiority, Diaspora, & Collective Reflection through Sonic Activation | Fri, Oct 16 | 144 W 125th St, btwn Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd & Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, Manhattan, 10027Harlem · Manhattan | 4pm |
 Music Highlights from Acclaimed Hip-Hop Musical | Fri, Oct 16 | 251 Fulton St, at Greenwich St, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 10007Battery Park City · Manhattan | 6pm |
 Music Night | Fri, Oct 16 | Vis-a-Vis Restaurant, Coney IslandWest Brighton · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 9pmPrice not listed |
| National Book Critics Circle Award Winning Author & Editor of Bestsellers in Conversation | Fri, Oct 16 | 58 West 10th St, at 6th Ave, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 5pm |
 New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery | Fri, Oct 16 | Arsenal (in Central Park), Central ParkCentral Park · Manhattan | 9:00 am |
 NewFest: 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Fri, Oct 16 | 592 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237Various | Not posted yetVarious prices. |
 Night & Day: Shed (LIVE), 1morning, LYDO, Juana, Kamran Sadeghi, Concrete Husband | Fri, Oct 16 | 175 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237Bushwick · Brooklyn | 10pm–2pmTicketed |
 ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM | Fri, Oct 16 | 209 W Houston StHudson Square · Manhattan | Not posted yetTickets are available. |
 Old Cathedral Outdoor Market | Fri, Oct 16 | Prince Street, Mulberry Street to Mott Street, Manhattan, NYLittle Italy · Manhattan | 8am-8pm |
 Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776 | Fri, Oct 16 | Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Conference House ParkStaten Island | 10:00 am |
 Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden | Fri, Oct 16 | H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Conference House ParkStaten Island | 11:00 am |
 Open House New York Weekend | Fri, Oct 16 | More than 300 locations across the five boroughsVarious | 2:00 pmHalf the locations are free drop-ins; others require $7 advance tickets |
 Open Jam Session | Fri, Oct 16 | Close Up, Lower East SideLower East Side · Manhattan | Nightly after the last set |
 Organ Works by J.S. Bach in a Beautiful Church (In Person AND Online!) | Fri, Oct 16 | 802 Broadway, at E10th St., Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 12:20pm |
 Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025 | Fri, Oct 16 | Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)NoMad · Manhattan | opening reception Thu 6-8pm |
 Park Open Studio | Fri, Oct 16 | Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park), Washington Square ParkGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 1:00 pm |
 Phantasma: Joey Beltram, Volvox, Light Asylum(DJ Set) + Lenny Dee, FortifiedStructures | Fri, Oct 16 | 990 Broadway Brooklyn, NYBushwick · Brooklyn | 9:30pm–3am$25 |
| Piano Works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, & More | Fri, Oct 16 | 130 W. 66th Street, at Broadway, Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill), Manhattan, 10023Lincoln Square · Manhattan | 6pm |
 Pilates in the Park | Fri, Oct 16 | 20 Battery Place, near the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Battery Park City, Manhattan, 10004Whitehall · Manhattan | 5:30pm |
 Proximity Exhibition | Fri, Oct 16 | Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Main Hall Gallery, Building CSt. George · Staten Island | Fridays & Saturdays 12pm-7pm; Sundays 11am-5pmStudents and seniors: $4. Opening reception October 16, 6pm-8pm: free. |
| Pumpkin Painting & Fall Festivities | Fri, Oct 16 | Fantasy GardenBrownsville · Brooklyn | 3:00 pm |
 Pumpkin Patch | Fri, Oct 16 | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY 11004Glen Oaks · Queens | Weekdays 1pm-5pm; weekends 10am-5pm |
 Pushcart Prize-Winning Novelist Shares His Latest Book, Passengers | Fri, Oct 16 | 1133 Broadway, btwn 5th Ave & 6th Ave, NoMad, Manhattan, 10010NoMad · Manhattan | 6pm |
| Rhythm Brews - Live Music | Fri, Oct 16 | Donovan's Pub, SunnysideSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Fridays and Saturdays 8pm-11pmPrice not listed |
 Rosemary's Baby (1968): Classic Psychological Horror Film with Mia Farrow & John Cassavetes | Fri, Oct 16 | 742 10th Avenue, between W. 50th & W. 51st St, Upper West Side, Manhattan, 10019Hell's Kitchen · Manhattan | 2pm |
 Royal Masquerade | Fri, Oct 16 | Level Restaurant & Bar, Coney IslandConey Island · Brooklyn | Fridays and Saturdays 10:30pmPrice not listed |
 Spooky Snug Harbor Tour | Fri, Oct 16 | Visitor Info Booth, intersection at Chapel Road and Gazebo RoadSt. George · Staten Island | 7:30pm-9pm, 9pm-10:30pmGeneral admission and student/senior tickets are $30. |
 St. Anthony Flea Market | Fri, Oct 16 | West Houston Street between Thompson Street and Macdougal Street, Manhattan, NYGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 9am-7pm |
 Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980): Psychological Horror Film with Jack Nicholson & Shelley Duvall | Fri, Oct 16 | 18 W 53rd St., between 5th Ave & 6th Ave, Midtown, Manhattan, 10019Midtown East · Manhattan | 2pm |
| Sun Water Sky: Solo Painting Exhibition between Abstraction & Representation | Fri, Oct 16 | Derek Eller GalleryLower East Side · Manhattan | 6pm |
 Tai Chi (Outdoors) | Fri, Oct 16 | 20 Battery Place, near the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Battery Park City, Manhattan, 10004Whitehall · Manhattan | 8:30am |
 The Cafe Wha? House Band | Fri, Oct 16 | Cafe Wha?, SohoGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 This Week at PR: Listening Parties and Live Music | Fri, Oct 16 | 233 Butler St, GowanusGowanus · Brooklyn | Not posted yetSee post |
 Trivia Night | Fri, Oct 16 | Sanger Hall, SunnysideSunnyside Gardens · Queens | Fridays 8pm |
| Watercolor Painting Session with Jazzy Tunes | Fri, Oct 16 | 455 Fifth Ave, at E40th St, Midtown, Manhattan, 10016Midtown South · Manhattan | 5:30pm |
 Wicked (2024): Broadway Fantasy Musical Adaptation with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (Outdoors) | Fri, Oct 16 | Hudson Yards Public Square and GardensHudson Yards · Manhattan | 5pm |
 Writer, Scholar, & Artist on the Afterlives of Colonialism & Political Violence across Haiti and Its Diaspora. | Fri, Oct 16 | 144 W 125th St, btwn Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd & Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, Manhattan, 10027Harlem · Manhattan | 2pm |
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Explore 25 years of U.S. independent publishing through an exhibition of zines and small-press publications.
🚇 28 St (R W) · 2 min walk
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You can wander Queens Farm’s pumpkin patch and choose a pumpkin to take home.
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Work on your personal craft project and meet new people at the library.
🚇 5 Av (7) · 3 min walk
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Practice tai chi outdoors at Wagner Park.
🚇 Bowling Green (4 5) · 4 min walk
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You can hear Cafe Wha’s house band play live music.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 3 min walk
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You can hear a changing roster of musicians on Fridays and Saturdays, plus traditional Irish music with fiddle and banjo on Sundays.
🚇 42 St-Bryant Pk (B D F M) · 3 min walk
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Chorus’s house DJs play K-Pop, hip-hop, and singalong classics alongside karaoke.
🚇 34 St-Herald Sq (B D F M N Q R W) · 3 min walk
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Hear DJs at Pastavino.
🚇 Stapleton (SIR) · 2 min walk
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Boogie Down Grind’s recurring Friday session centers on listening to hip-hop.
🚇 Hunts Point Av (6) · 4 min walk
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You can hear live music at Kevin and Jaci’s wine bar in Sunnyside Gardens.
🚇 46 St-Bliss St (7) · 5 min walk
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You can hear DJs play at Hide & Seek in Greenpoint.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 2 min walk
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Hear an open jam session at Close Up, an artist-driven jazz club on the Lower East Side.
🚇 Delancey St-Essex St (F J M Z) · 3 min walk
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You can play games with friends and meet new people at Brooklyn Game Knight's casual Friday gathering.
🚇 36 St (D N R) · 3 min walk
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You can join the playing or come just to listen at Smalls' afternoon jazz jam.
🚇 Christopher St-Stonewall (1) · 2 min walk
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You can make art with guidance from a local teaching artist in a drop-in class at Scrabble Plaza.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 4 min walk
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You can listen to a live DJ over cocktails, craft beer and shared plates at Jackdaw.
🚇 3 Av (L) · 2 min walk
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Unique Lounge welcomes new players to its bocce league.
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Play Magic’s Commander format at Gamestoria, with games starting on demand.
🚇 Steinway St (M R) · 4 min walk
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You can pair Mediterranean dining with live performances in Dejavu’s recurring supper-club program.
🚇 Christopher St-Stonewall (1) · 7 min walk
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You can explore Buddhist and Hindu sculpture, East Asian ceramics and recent additions to Asia Society’s Rockefeller collection.
🚇 68 St-Hunter College (6) · 3 min walk
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Join other young players in a continuing Dungeons & Dragons campaign led by Brooklyn Game Lab’s Dungeon Masters.
🚇 7 Av (F G) · 2 min walk
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Browse the Old Cathedral Outdoor Market on Prince Street.
🚇 Spring St (6) · 2 min walk
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Snug Harbor’s studio artists share distinct practices in an exhibition about how working near one another connects their work.
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Patrick Allen plays Bach’s organ works in Grace Church’s recurring half-hour musical meditation.
🚇 Astor Pl (6) · 3 min walk
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Fridays are the long day at Poster House, when the Chelsea poster museum keeps its exhibitions open well into the evening.
🚇 23 St (F M) · 2 min walk
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Go behind the scenes at infrastructure facilities, manufacturing workshops and private collections during a festival spanning all five boroughs.
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You can shop directly from regional farmers and bakers at GrowNYC’s seasonal market on MoMA PS1’s plaza.
🚇 21 St (G) · 2 min walk
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A library screening of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, the 1980 psychological horror film starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall.
🚇 5 Av/53 St (E F) · 2 min walk
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A library program on how to find and get health insurance coverage in New York City.
🚇 5 Av (7) · 3 min walk
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You can hear J-pop, flamenco and experimental electronics, plus a solo opera about the internet, across this debut-focused program.
🚇 66 St-Lincoln Center (1) · 3 min walk
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Eleven artists explore relationships between people and trees through projects involving tarot readings and commitment ceremonies.
🚇 5 Av/59 St (N R W) · 4 min walk
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You can follow tournament tennis and golf, catch Wicked, then watch Cleveland face Tampa Bay on Hudson Yards’ outdoor screen.
🚇 34 St-Hudson Yards (7) · 2 min walk
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See the Spanish documentary Good Valley Stories at NYU’s Espacio de Culturas.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 3 min walk
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See the romantic drama Days of Wine and Roses at Muhlenberg Library.
🚇 23 St (1 C E) · 3 min walk
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You can hear live music at Columbia University's Lerner Hall.
🚇 116 St-Columbia University (1) · 2 min walk
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See Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes in a screening of the psychological horror film Rosemary's Baby.
🚇 50 St (1 C E) · 8 min walk
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An anthropologist presents Creative Ozone, her new nonfiction book about Westbeth’s artist community.
🚇 5 Av (7) · 2 min walk
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A writer, a scholar and an artist discuss memory, migration and the afterlives of political violence across Haiti and its diaspora.
🚇 125 St (2 3) · 2 min walk
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James Allister Sprang explores Black interiority, diaspora and collective reflection through an immersive sound program.
🚇 125 St (2 3) · 2 min walk
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Paint pumpkins at Fantasy Garden’s fall gathering.
🚇 Saratoga Av (3) · 4 min walk
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Fold origami pumpkins at Jefferson Market Library.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 3 min walk
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Explore an America 250 exhibition about the people and events surrounding the Revolutionary War’s Staten Island Peace Conference.
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Harlem Renaissance artists, writers and activists trade memories and unfinished arguments in footage of a 1972 reunion.
🚇 Houston St (1) · 2 min walk
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A local teaching artist guides you through hands-on artmaking beneath Scrabble Plaza’s trees.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 2 min walk
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Marsolo and JACK MARLOW lead an electronic club night, with Blaise Bracic billed for an extended set.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 4 min walk
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You can hear live DJ sets at Motel No Tell.
🚇 1 Av (L) · 2 min walk
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NewFest pairs queer cinema with opening and closing film parties, alongside international, New York and documentary centerpiece selections.
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See antique architectural ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Company in an outdoor sculpture garden.
🚇 Tottenville (SIR) · 10 min walk
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Browse a flea market on West Houston Street.
🚇 Spring St (C E) · 3 min walk
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Clarissa Bitar’s vinyl listening party opens a program of release shows, live performances and DJ sets.
🚇 Bergen St (F G) · 7 min walk
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Learn to juggle with the Bryant Park Jugglers, whose classes welcome every skill level.
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You can pair Ailey Extension dance classes with short tours of three Whitney exhibitions in the October 16 program.
🚇 8 Av (L) · 7 min walk
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You can visit MoMA during its UNIQLO Friday Nights program.
🚇 5 Av/53 St (E F) · 3 min walk
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You can test your knowledge at Sanger Hall’s recurring NYC Trivia League night.
🚇 52 St (7) · 4 min walk
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Wicked is the October 16 pick for Hudson Yards’ outdoor movie series on the Big Screen.
🚇 34 St-Hudson Yards (7) · 2 min walk
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You can hear live musicians on Donovan's Kevin Allen Stage during its recurring Rhythm & Brews nights.
🚇 61 St-Woodside (7) · 4 min walk
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The Flying Ivories play dueling pianos with a set list you control.
🚇 50 St (1 C E) · 2 min walk
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Dizzy’s spotlights emerging jazz artists and new projects in themed three-night runs.
🚇 59 St-Columbus Circle (1 A B C D) · 2 min walk
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The rotating lineup spans rock covers, soulful originals and a multi-instrumentalist building full-band arrangements with live loops.
🚇 86 St (B C) · 4 min walk
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You can hear comedy at Comic Strip Live’s recurring open mic.
🚇 86 St (Q) · 5 min walk
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A high-society-themed performance draws you into the action as encounters unfold around the room.
🚇 Sheepshead Bay (B Q) · 7 min walk
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Bill Saxton leads the Harlem All-Stars at Bill's Place in Harlem, with two shows each Friday and Saturday night.
🚇 135 St (2 3) · 3 min walk
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You can take the mic at The Local Bar’s weekly karaoke night, hosted by Jack Boise.
🚇 46 St (M R) · 7 min walk
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Listen to jazz at Jazz 966’s Friday night series.
🚇 Clinton-Washington Avs (C) · 4 min walk
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Jan Blomqvist performs live, with Parallelle and Kanykei also on the bill.
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Birdland's big band features weekly guest musicians from television bands and pop tours.
🚇 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal (A C E) · 2 min walk
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Vis-à-Vis Restaurant & Lounge hosts recurring music nights.
🚇 Ocean Pkwy (Q) · 2 min walk
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Dance to disco with Chicago’s Inés and Mark Grusane and New York’s Lovie.
🚇 Halsey St (L) · 5 min walk
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Techno and experimental club music share the night with a Second Sight label showcase spanning italo, disco and house.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 12 min walk
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The Morgan keeps its Midtown library and museum open on Friday evenings, so you can make it an after-work stop instead of a weekend outing.
🚇 33 St (6) · 4 min walk
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DR. GABBA brings ’90s-style house, techno and juke to Market Hotel.
🚇 Myrtle Av (J M Z) · 2 min walk
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DJ TIRA and Danni Gato lead DESCENDANTS’ Afro House and Afro Tech dance party, with Val Fleury, Meedy and Pizzi rounding out the lineup.
🚇 Jefferson St (L) · 5 min walk
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Watch Hocus Pocus outdoors at Moore Homestead Playground as part of NYC Parks’ Movies Under the Stars series.
🚇 Elmhurst Av (M R) · 2 min walk
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Watch The Super Mario Galaxy Movie outdoors on the lawn at Naples Playground.
🚇 Grasmere (SIR) · 6 min walk
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You can watch Minions & Monsters outdoors at South Playground through the city's Movies Under the Stars series.
🚇 161 St-Yankee Stadium (4 B D) · 5 min walk
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You can see Second Avenue Dance Company perform a program featuring all of the concert's choreographers each night.
🚇 Astor Pl (6) · 4 min walk
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Emilia y Pablo bring Latin American folk and flamenco to their first U.S. performance.
🚇 66 St-Lincoln Center (1) · 3 min walk
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Buster Keaton’s locomotive chase gets a live orchestral score by Carl Davis, drawing on songs from the Civil War era.
🚇 14 St-Union Sq (4 5 6 L N Q R W) · 4 min walk
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Watch Michael Jackson's story on screen at an outdoor movie night in Lincoln Terrace Park.
🚇 Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3) · 6 min walk
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You’ll watch Kim Myunwoo’s documentary about his family’s debts, with an introduction and Q&A featuring the filmmaker and Kim Sunah.
🚇 33 St (6) · 2 min walk
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Watch Wicked outdoors on the Big Screen in Hudson Yards' Public Square and Gardens.
🚇 34 St-Hudson Yards (7) · 2 min walk
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Hear Dejá Aaliyah Belardo, Firelei Báez and Gervais Marsh discuss Caribbean art, belonging and diaspora.
🚇 125 St (2 3) · 2 min walk
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Claudia Rankine joins editor and educator Yahdon Israel for a literary conversation.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 4 min walk
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Paint in watercolors with jazzy tunes accompanying the session.
🚇 5 Av (7) · 3 min walk
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Margarita Kuleva brings artists together for participatory games exploring how the Soviet past remains alive in the present.
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Hear Alexander Maksik discuss Passengers with Michael Reynolds, followed by a book signing.
🚇 28 St (R W) · 3 min walk
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Rachel Eliza Griffiths combines poetry, experimental sound, movement and video in a work created with Jane Rigler.
🚇 23 St (1 C E) · 11 min walk
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Hear an eclectic DJ set from Malik Rio, a Harlem artist whose selections draw on his passion for music and self-expression.
🚇 WTC Cortlandt (1) · 2 min walk
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Try ghost-hunting equipment during a guided nighttime walk exploring Snug Harbor’s darker history.
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EJ Hauser’s new paintings move between recognizable subjects and abstraction, pairing repeated motifs with quick brushstrokes and layered color.
🚇 Grand St (B D) · 2 min walk
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Gabriel Diego Hernández and Arabelle Luke perform highlights from the hip-hop musical Quarter Rican.
🚇 WTC Cortlandt (1) · 2 min walk
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🚇 8 Av (L) · 6 min walk
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René Pawlowitz performs live as Shed, heading a techno bill with 1morning, LYDO and Concrete Husband.
🚇 Morgan Av (L) · 5 min walk
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You can play Magic: the Gathering in Gamestoria’s weekly booster draft.
🚇 Steinway St (M R) · 4 min walk
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A Pilates session held outdoors in Wagner Park, at the southern end of Battery Park City.
🚇 Bowling Green (4 5) · 4 min walk
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You can watch a family-friendly film outdoors at Dyckman Marina.
🚇 Dyckman St (A) · 7 min walk
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A cabaret-style performance explores the experience of displacement.
🚇 6 Av (L) · 2 min walk
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Learn the choreography to Meovv’s “Ddi Ro Ri” in an outdoor K-Pop dance lesson.
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Join fellow K-pop fans for a dance lesson led by instructors from K-Pulse.
🚇 Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall (4 5 6) · 3 min walk
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Good Room’s anniversary kickoff pairs DJ Holographic and 4AM NYC with Lee Cash and Perna playing back-to-back in the Bad Room.
🚇 Nassau Av (G) · 4 min walk
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Hear piano works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, and other composers.
🚇 66 St-Lincoln Center (1) · 2 min walk
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Explore magic’s place in ancient society, from religious traditions in Mesopotamia and Egypt to its often illicit status in Greece and Rome.
🚇 86 St (4 5 6) · 5 min walk
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Mike Servito, Haruka and Gee Dee share the bill at Green Room NYC.
🚇 Morgan Av (L) · 6 min walk
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Hear D. Tiffany’s bass-heavy breaks and Flørist’s deep house, with Gi Gi and adobeprincess playing back-to-back in The Atrium.
🚇 Bergen St (F G) · 7 min walk
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Joey Beltram, Volvox, Light Asylum, Lenny Dee and Fortified Structures share the bill at Paragon.
🚇 Myrtle Av (J M Z) · 2 min walk
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Updated Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:51 a.m New York time.
A local teaching artist leads free artmaking in Washington Square Park on Friday, October 16, 2026. You can also visit MoMA PS1 without paying admission or spend the evening at the Whitney's Free Friday Nights.
Ravi Coltrane's Vanguard band changes on Friday, October 16, 2026. You can also hear Evan Sherman's quartet or catch Dizzy's late session for $15.
Greatest Show Ever keeps its barbershop lineup secret on Friday, October 16, 2026. At New York Comedy Club, your admission carries an additional $20 per-person showroom minimum, plus tax and 18% gratuity.
You can choose pumpkins with the kids at Queens Farm on Friday, October 16, 2026. Bryant Park's carousel and the East River animals at Brooklyn Bridge Park's education center offer two other outings.
Christopher Kardambikis traces 25 years of independent publishing in Paper Cuts on Friday, October 16, 2026. You can also see Warhol photography or Camille Henrot's outdoor dog sculptures.
A local teaching artist leads artmaking under Scrabble Plaza's trees on Friday, October 16, 2026. You can also walk the High Line or watch sports on Hudson Yards' outdoor screen.
Curated by Nora Kinsella
60 free things to do in New York City today, Friday, October 16, across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Our top three:
You can pair Ailey Extension dance classes with short tours of three Whitney exhibitions in the October 16 program.
Explore 25 years of U.S. independent publishing through an exhibition of zines and small-press publications.
You can wander Queens Farm’s pumpkin patch and choose a pumpkin to take home.
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