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This WeekFind Your CrowdCulture Lab LIC Halloween: A Family Trunk-or-TreatKids' trunk-or-treat · $25 per family · Sat, Oct 31

Hands-OnWeekend ForecastKids Paint Planters With Kenny Scharf, FreeFamily art workshop · Registration required · Sat, Oct 31

This WeekArts & CultureTwilight on 35mm at 11 p.m. in a 118-Seat Art Deco CellarFri, Oct 30 · Halloween weekend · 11 p.m. · $19 plus fees

Out & AboutBrooklynA Pumpkin Shark and a Pumpkin Octopus Take Over the AquariumHalloween festival · Sea of Illusions · Sat, Oct 31

This WeekArts & CultureABT's Final Fall Week at Lincoln Center: Which Night to PickMixed ballet bills · Koch Theater · Rush from $35

FreePop-UpsThe Marathon's Five Boroughs Turn 50, Free to Walk InHands-on exhibit · Vanderbilt Hall · Oct 27–30

This WeekArts & CultureBEND: Live Trumpet and Modern Dance Share a Stage for One HourJazz and choreography · Rose Theater · Wed, Oct 28

Local PickThis WeekThe New York Philharmonic Plays the Get Out Score LiveFilm and orchestra · Wu Tsai Theater · Four nights

Out & AboutThis WeekPeloton Coaches Lead a Central Park Shakeout Run. RSVP Is Waitlist OnlyEvening group jog · Marathon Pavilion · Fri, Oct 30

Hands-OnFree+RSVPPumpkin Workshops Are Free at Socrates This HalloweenHarvest performances · Long Island City · Oct 31

This WeekWhat’s Going OnNets vs. Pistons on NBA Cup Opening Night in BrooklynGroup play basketball · Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM tip-off

TicketsLocal PickA Taxidermy Competition Takes the Stage for One NightBell House · Thu, Oct 29 · 7–11 PM

Free or Under $20FreeSculptures Built From Canned Food Fill Brookfield PlaceCharity design contest · Free admission · Through Nov 9

Arts & CultureBronxA Free Woodlawn Trolley Tour Traces 25 Harlem LivesHistorian-led ride · Free with RSVP · Sat, Oct 31

Out & AboutWeekend ForecastMarch in the Village Halloween Parade Instead of Watching ItCostume procession · Free to join · Sat, Oct 31

18+ManhattanKrewella and NERVO Take Halloween From Daylight to Dark on Pier 17Rooftop EDM party · Rain or shine · Sat, Oct 31

One-NightThis WeekNine Hours of Rock and Horror Reels in a Queens WarehouseHalloween record hop · $44 advance · Fri, Oct 30

Out & AboutManhattanHarry Potter Fans in Costume Get a Free Treat in FlatironHalloween wizard giveaway · 935 Broadway · Oct 29–31

FamilyQueensA Trick-or-Treat Trail Winds Through Queens Botanical GardenHalloween family afternoon · Kids from $8 · Sat, Oct 31

This WeekWhat’s Going On6 dance and movement plans for New York nightsDance and movement · 2027-01-31 · New York

Escapes

Room for Play, Garden Paths, and Big-Stage Musicals6 placesFour Austin parks for fall kayaking, climbing, and cycling6 placesThe Hollywood Sign Walk Full of Laughter1 placeNYC Turns Gold: Peak Fall Foliage Guide3 placesSee All236

Find Your Crowd

Pho Stops With Flexible Hours, Big Broth Payoff6 placesAlpha Phi's Red Dress Gala, Plus Climbing for Five Dollars4 activitiesFour Free Classes in One New School Basement Room1 place · 4 activitiesFIT's Student Radio Teaches DJ Basics, Two Thursdays in October2 activitiesSee All315

Good Deals

Trace Three Neighborhoods, One Taco Trail6 placesFour Secondhand Stores to Know as a Newcomer4 placesTrace House Lines, Read the Borough6 placesPick Two to Ten New York Attractions, Then Take 30 Days1 placeSee All218

What’s Going On

Swifties, Save Taylor ’s NYC Restaurant Guide!7 placesOne Arena, Three Ways to Make Game Night Work6 placesA 6 PM Circuit for Big-Game Views6 placesBrooklyn Bridge Park Closes Its Movie Season Friday3 places · 1 activitySee All158

B-Sides

Broadway After Dark: 3 Haunted Theaters6 placesWilliamsburg rooftops to a basement room, with the city between5 placesFollow BTS’s Korean Food Trail in NYC6 placesWhich LA Sunset View Fits Your Evening?6 placesSee All454

Out & About

Above Bryant Park, Plus Queens and the Bronx9 placesJongro BBQ to WOW Karaoke: A Koreatown Night That FlowsTrace Three Neighborhoods, One Taco Trail6 placesMade in New York Pizza: Manhattan Dinner and Live Music8 placesSee All1165

Book Local Pros

Rent Downtown, Paddle the Chesapeake Bay2 placesThree NYC Bars With Indoor Bocce Courts3 placesTwo NYC Pool Halls With Pro-Grade Tables2 placesThree NYC Ping-Pong Social Clubs Open Late3 placesSee All33

Sip & Dine

Brunch and a Seafood Dinner by Washington Square2 placesTwo NYC Ramen Bowls Worth the Wait2 placesSoHo Three Stops: Shop, Sip, Savor6 placesTwo NYC Cafes That Welcome a Laptop Day2 placesSee All4919

Wellness & Beauty

The Quiet Cup Route: A Three-Stop Path to Focus6 placesA Grilled Cheese Counter Near the Piers9 placesHow Early You Can Start a Workout in Manhattan6 placesEase Manhattan Mindfulness: A Quieter Reset6 placesSee All90

Easy to Join

A Seven Week Improv Course Ends On Stage3 places · 1 activityA Two Hour Theater Dance Class Off Broadway3 places · 1 activityThree NYC Bars With Indoor Bocce Courts3 placesTwo Classic NYC Bowling Alleys With Full Bars2 placesSee All57

Treat Yourself

SoHo Petal-to-Pastry Route: A Softer Morning6 placesMichelin-Caliber Meals Take Flight4 placesThe 3 Best Shopping and Dining Spots in New York For Girlfriends6 placesTwo NYC Frozen Yogurt Stops Worth the Sugar2 placesSee All109

Weekend Forecast

Fontaines D.C. Play a Room Inside a Cemetery3 places · 1 activityTelevision Combat Robots Fight Live Behind the Horseshoe3 places · 1 activityA Gothic Pop Rock Musical in a 550 Seat Room3 places · 1 activityA Free Outdoor Screening Under the Manhattan Skyline3 places · 1 activitySee All76

Places That Fit

Enter the Tropics, Stay After Dark6 placesOpen-Air Play, Courts, and Backyard Cocktails6 placesDiner Plates, Community Sports6 placesMidtown Geometric Route: Dome to Spiral6 placesSee All273

Where to Go

Swifties, Save Taylor ’s NYC Restaurant Guide!7 placesThree Miami Bars for a Salt-Air Night6 placesFollow BTS’s Korean Food Trail in NYC6 placesTaylor Swift’s NYC Bar Guide8 placesSee All2492

Parks & Waterfronts

Wait, You Can See Humpback Whales in NYC?4 placesNYC Turns Gold: Peak Fall Foliage Guide3 placesWatch 1.5M Bats Rise Over Austin4 placesPick Your Own Fall Harvest an Hour From NYC6 placesSee All360

Rooftops & Views

Which LA Sunset View Fits Your Evening?6 placesSee the City from Water and Rooftop2 placesA Midtown Rooftop and a Hidden Bar After Dark2 placesWilliamsburg rooftops to a basement room, with the city between5 placesSee All78

Tours & Walks

Haunted Bar Crawl: New York's Oldest Taverns7 placesA Bronx Eating Route Across the Borough5 placesA Chelsea Citywalk from Ninth Avenue to the High Line4 placesAn East Village Night Citywalk in Four Stops4 placesSee All191

Shops & Finds

Moving-Season Castoff Circuit: See Furniture's Second Life6 placesWhere Stories Meet Community in Two Boroughs6 places3 Stops for Lottery Signals in NYC6 placesThe Receipt Trail: A Field Guide to Paper Clues6 placesSee All93

History & Architecture

Dare to Tour NYC’s 4 Haunted Sites in One Day7 placesBroadway After Dark: 3 Haunted Theaters6 placesThe City Built on Its Dead: New York's Buried Grounds7 places3 Stops for Red-Sauce Memory6 placesSee All127

New in Town

Four Secondhand Stores to Know as a Newcomer4 placesWhere Recovery Meets Revival in Greenwich6 placesThree New Student Welcomes, From the Bronx to San Diego3 activitiesFour US College Events, From Boston to the Bronx This Fall4 activitiesSee All10