friday

🎃 fri-mon: halloween plans? check out our roundup of 50+ halloween parties events in nyc for $40 and under here.

sponsored: fri thru 11/22: exclusive discount on the ask! tickets from $39: emmy nominated stranger things actor shannon purser makes their off-broadway debut alongside five-time golden globe nominee marilu henner in the ask, written by matthew freeman and directed by jessi d. hill. now playing at theater 555 through november 22. >>

fri thru 11/9 (10am-7pm): the 34th annual canstruction competition and exhibition: architects, engineers, and contractors turn thousands of unopened cans of food into 22 elaborate sculptures inspired by pop culture, new york landmarks, the odyssey, the knicks, and more. the creations will be on display throughout brookfield place, and visitors can vote for their favorites before the cans are donated to city harvest. guided tours are offered at select times on 10/31, 11/4, 11/5, and 11/7. free admission. >>

fri thru 11/3: the new york short film festival: autumn 2026: cinema village, $15. >>

sponsored: fri thru sun: get $35 tickets to the ripple, the wave that carried me home at playwrights horizons!: it’s 1960s kansas, and janice’s parents are fighting for the integration of public swimming pools — a fierce civil rights struggle that overshadows her childhood and drives a wedge between janice and her family. it’s also 30 years later, when janice is asked to speak at a ceremony honoring her father, forced to reckon with the scars of a past she has tried to forget. a piercing, theatrically vivid story about the personal toll of fighting for justice, and the ultimate challenge of forgiveness. get $35 tickets (incl. fees) with code ‘ripplesk’ for tier 1 and tier 2 tickets for friday-sunday performances through 11/1. >>

fri 12-6pm: sva bfa animation students’ eighth annual ‘undies’ screening: sva theatre (chelsea) and online, free admission. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced-and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes gastor almonte, jonathan van halem, andrea allan, jake valesquez, temi adeoye, and blair dawson. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

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saturday

sat thru 1/30/2027: (weds-sat 11am-5pm): the 46th annual original art exhibition: the museum of illustration at the society for illustrators (ues) showcases nearly 200 illustrations from the year’s best children’s books published in the u.s. $18 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

sponsored: sat 7:30pm: $10 tickets/kids free to see two-time grammy-nominated dover quartet: peoples’ symphony concerts presents a soulful program of quartets by dvořák and brahms and a special orchestration of rattle songs (pura fe) by indigenous composer jerod impichchaachaaha’ tate at washington irving campus (gramercy). >>

sunday

sun 2am: daylight saving time ends: treat: the clocks roll back an hour at 2am sunday morning (or saturday night, if you prefer to think of it that way), giving you an extra hour of halloween fun, or an extra hour of sleep if you make it home early.

sun (first wave starts at 8am. opening ceremony is friday 10/30 at 4:30pm): new york city marathon: watch and cheer on 50,000 runners from around world as they race 26.2 miles through the city’s five boroughs. here are some helpful links:
► opening ceremony >>
► course map >>
► recommended viewing locations >>
► road closures >>
► train/bus service changes >>

sun 11am-2:30pm: free bike helmets: the department of transportation keeps its free bike helmet program rolling, with personally fitted helmets available for riders of all ages at john jay park (ues). while supplies last. >>

sun 7pm: new york natives: an indigenous variety show: hosts kaley morrison and kendall davis mark the beginning of native heritage month with a night of indigenous stand ups, humorists, character comedians, and musical acts at ucb (east village). $13.50 with promo code ‘nynnov’ (reg. $18.50). >>

sun thru 12/6 (sundays): sundays with steven: double features chosen by steven spielberg, pairing one of his films with another that influenced or inspired it. museum of modern art (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

sun thru 12/27: criterion presents: kubrick – a complete film retrospective: museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

monday

mon thru 11/22: spark musical theatre festival: emerging artists theatre company’s inaugural spark musical theatre festival presents 26 short and full-length ‘works-in-progress’ musicals with post-show talkbacks at the 28th street theatre. $20+. >>

mon 4:15pm, 7pm: (monthly): movie musical mondays: meet me in st. louis: a series of iconic movie musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika. the 2026 season continues with vincente minnelli’s meet me in st. louis (1944), starring judy garland, margaret o’brien, and mary astor. $19. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap:: bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

mon 7pm: blow my mind live! fact-a-thon: @blowmymind.tv brings its viral fact show to the stage, where 20 contestants will go head-to-head in heated rounds to compete for ‘best fact.’ the final winner gets a prize and a guest spot on blow my mind. hosted by sarah adelman. promo code ‘theskint’ gets you 40% off tickets and a drink. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): living radio: contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist: inspired by current events, five new radio plays imagine what a slightly-altered world could look like. under st. marks theater (greenwich village), pay-what-you-can admission ($7 min). >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase presents an evening of readings from writers laurie gwen shapiro (the aviator and the showman), terese svoboda (hitler and my mother in law), beowulf sheehan (the father to the man), and evan silver aka tiresias (epiphany). niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>

mon 9:30pm: hillbilly allegedly: an evening with the vice president: comedian and jd vance impersonator dan wilbur embodies jd vance for a one-man show promising to set the record straight on the vp’s ohio upbringing, rise to political power, conversion to trumpism, and 2028 aspirations, with surprise guests joining the proceedings. caveat (les), $15 adv, $20 door. >>

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our roundup of 50+ ongoing events: ice skating, the amazing maize maze, art exhibitions, and more. >>

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the roundup is broken out into four sections:
• parties + events
• tribute bands
• movie-related
• pets

note: events marked with a pumpkin 🎃 will have a costume contest.

parties + events

🎃 10/30 5-10pm: this party is killing you! the robyn party robyn-o-ween: 9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $20. >>

10/30 6:30-9:30pm: zombie disco: elizabeth street garden (nolita). free admission. >>

🎃 10/30 7-10pm: poor unfortunate souls: a 21+ halloween party with disney cover band the little mermen + the princess pals. soho live (tribbeca), $22.71-25. >>

10/30 7pm-midnight: prohibition productions presents: the annual ‘spooky’ jazz + gin speakeasy soirée: the urbane arts club (ditmas park), $20-30. >>

🎃 10/30 7pm-late: new york night train’s 21st annual halloween haunted hop: devil’s night edition: knockdown center (maspeth), $33.02+. >>

10/30 8pm-3am: the devil’s eyes and gemini + scorpio present: rocky horror picture show shadow cast + transylvanian masquerade: costumes required. g+s loft (gowanus), $25+. >>

🎃 10/30 9:30pm-1am: anna copa cabanna + joe mcginty’s 11th halloween s(t)inging spooktacular piano karaoke party: sid gold’s request room (chelsea), $10 admission. >>

10/30 10pm-4am: zombie prom: an undead dance party for teenage dirtbags, mall rats, and creatures of the night. themed costumes required. house of yes (bushwick). $31.50+ >>

🎃 10/30 10:30pm: the third annual lezzie mcguire halloween party: lesbian halloween dance party, open to everyone but centered on queer women + sapphics. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $20.09. >>

10/30 11pm: i bet you look good: indie halloween party: tv eye (ridgewood), $25. >>

10/30-11/1 (12/5pm): mano a mano’s annual day of the dead festival + marketplace: st. mark’s church in-the-bowery (east village). free admission (donations welcome). >>

10/31 10am: magicians and mediums: cemetery trolley tour: green-wood cemetery (brooklyn), $30. >>

🎃 10/31 11am-4pm: electrix vintage’s halloween fill-a-bag sale: electrix vintage (bed-stuy), $10/bag. >>

10/31 12-5pm, 8pm-midnight: thx it’s thrifted presents: day ‘n’ night halloween market + costume party: lohi (east williamsburg), $12.29-23.59. >>

10/31 2-6pm: show brain’s annual halloween concert: all-ages. tompkins square park (east village), free admission. >>

🎃 10/31 3pm-midnight: theater for the new city’s 50th annual village halloween costume ball: outdoor attractions 3-7pm (free admission); indoor party 7pm-midnight ($20, costume or formal wear requested). >>

10/31 5pm: mary’s scary story contest: a group of writers have just one hour to come up with scary stories and share them with the audience, who’ll then vote for their favorite. union hall (park slope), $15-16. >>

10/31 7-11pm: the 53rd annual village halloween parade: the world’s largest! costumed marchers enter at the corner of canal st + 6th ave from 6:30-9pm. free to watch along 6th ave between king st and w 15th st. >>

10/31 7pm: dead distillers halloween tour: a haunted whiskey adventure: kings county distillery (brooklyn navy yard), $40. >>

🎃 10/31 7pm: catbaret purrsents… meowloween: a cat-themed cabaret filled with comedy, music, burlesque, and raffles benefiting rescuenyc. bonus: free cat ears for all attendees. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘skint15’ (reg. $30-35). >>

🎃 10/31 7pm: a drinking game nyc presents: a drunk re-enactment of the nightmare before christmas. the bell house (gowanus), $25.05. >>

🎃 10/31 7pm: jenny rocha presents: fangs + follies: starring burlesque hall of fame winners the painted ladies alongside aerialist jennifer kovacs and host bastard keith. costumes encouraged. 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $25. >>

🎃 10/31 7pm-12:30am: prohibition productions presents: the salon 13th annual halloween stomp: three floors of infernal hot jazz, devilish jump blues, and n’ sultry swing music at ‘a secret private social club’ in murray hill. $35-39. >>

sponsored: 10/31 7:30pm: $10 tickets/kids free to see two-time grammy-nominated dover quartet: peoples’ symphony concerts presents a soulful program of quartets by dvořák and brahms and a special orchestration of rattle songs (pura fe) by indigenous composer jerod impichchaachaaha’ tate at washington irving campus (gramercy). >>

🎃 10/31 7:30pm: scary good comedy with brittany carney: comedians take the stage in their halloween costumes—and perform their sets entirely in character. littlefield (gowanus), save $5 with promo code ‘scarycomedy5’ >>

🎃 10/31 8pm-1:30am: canal thing: a royal palms halloween party: movies, music, dancing, drink specials, and more at royal palms shuffleboard club (gowanus). free admission (optional court times are available for purchase on site). >>

10/31 8pm-4am: the nite church presents: a carnival of souls: the grand gothic halloween ball: tv eye (ridgewood), $30. >>

10/31 8pm-late; rubulad presents: the brooklyn witch trials: live music, djs, visuals, tarot, and more. rubulad (bushwick), $30-40. >>

10/31 9pm-1am: quietevents presents: the annual silent scream silent disco halloween party: bohemian beer garden (astoria), $30-40 (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>

10/31 10pm: halloween spooktacular: comedy and spooky surprises hosted by jenny gorelick. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

🎃 10/31 10pm: the second annual slash her halloween party + drag show: cassette (ridgewood), $30.06. >>

🎃 10/31 10:30pm-late: yes homo presents: the annual homoween party: c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $25.52. >>

🎃 10/31 11pm: dungeons and drag: vampires, a masquerade: fancy dress and masquerade masks are highly encouraged. purgatory (bushwick), $25-27. >>

10/31 11pm-4am: slow jams nyc – halloween slow jams + rnb party: heartbreak anthems, toxic singalongs, guilty pleasures, and the r+b songs you definitely shouldn’t be texting your ex to. littlefield (gowanus), $20. >>

10/31 11pm-5am: escape from ny – nyc’s biggest drum and bass halloween celebration: the wood shop (east williamsburg), $28.99-34.99. >>

10/31 11:30pm: michael t + bill coleman present: thriller: 80s disco + new wave halloween night: mercury lounge (les), $28.17. >>

10/31 11:59pm: devil baby – halloween edition: non-stop dance party with jenny lion: union hall (park slope), free admission. >>

11/1 1-3pm: the sixth annual astoria park pumpkin smash: sling your pumpkin across astoria park using a giant slingshot designed and built by astoria woodworkers collective. free. >>

11/2 4-7pm: day of the dead family celebration at green-wood cemetery: free admission. >>

tribute bands

10/30 7:30pm: cassette’s annual halloween cover show: tributes to the zombies, avril lavigne, modest mouse, and more. cassette (ridgewood), $24.05. >>

🎃 10/30 8pm: the annual habbaween abba tribute party: the bell house (gowanus), $35. >>

10/30 8pm: ska/punk halloween: bar freda (ridgewood), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>

10/30-31 (8pm-midnight): the gutter’s annual gutterween: 15+ tribute bands over two nights. costumes recommended. the gutter (williamsburg), free admission. >>

10/31 6pm: cropsey records’ annual halloween party: tributes to black sabbath, modern baseball, gwen stefani, paramore, and weezer. all ages. market hotel (bushwick), $15-20. >>

10/31 7-11pm: halloween cover show at the broadway: tributes to deftones, joyce manor, modest mouse, and siouxsie and the banshees. the broadway (bushwick/bed-stuy), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>

10/31 7pm-midnight: halloween at wonderville: tributes to the b-52s, joy division/new order, pixies, bauhaus, and wesley willis. wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

10/31 7pm-midnight: f*bomb productions presents: day of dio: a ronnie james dio retrospective. lucky 13 saloon (gowanus), $25. >>

10/31 7:30pm-11:30pm: halloween 1995: a night of ’90s alternative: tributes to alice in chains, stone temple pilots, hole, pj harvey, and my bloody valentine. main drag music (williamsburg), $15 admission ($35 admission includes an open bar). >>

10/31 8pm: union ghouls at union pool: union ghouls (spooky all star spooky cover band), smoota tete a tete, and fathersbaugh (as devo). union pool (williamsburg), free admission. >>

10/31 8-11pm: cover bands at mama tried: tributes to modest mouse and depeche mode. mama tried (sunset park), free admission. >>

11/1 3:30-11:30pm: owl-o-ween prom: post gutterween rager: tributes to the cranberries, violent femmes, david bowie, the strokes, blondie, the rocky horror picture show, and more. the gutter (williamsburg), $13-15. >>

movie-related

10/30 4pm: the annual tricks and treats – tv’s scariest episodes discussion: the paley museum (midtown), $21.50 general, $17.50 seniors/students. >>

10/30 6pm: free outdoor movie: beetlejuice: hudson yards public square and gardens. >>

10/30 7pm: nosferatu meets incarnate jazz: sarah pillow sings selections from her new album, followed by a screening of f. w. murnau’s 1922 nosferatu, accompanied live by dr. kalle toivio on church of the incarnation’s newly restored aeolian-skinner organ. church of the incarnation (murray hill), $25-40. >>

10/30 7-10:30pm: the 12th annual rocky horror picture show live band karaoke halloween extravaganza: littlefield (gowanus), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

10/30-31 (8pm): the rocky horror picture show *live*: special tim curry memorial edition: c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $35.54. >>

10/30-31 (8pm): creatures of the night: an all-qpoc drag, burlesque + sideshow shadow cast of the rocky horror picture show: coney island usa, $30. >>

10/30-11/1: shriek show xv – low-budget horror film marathon: spectacle theater (williamsburg), $10-25. >>

10/31 4pm, 7pm, 10pm: alfred hitchock’s psycho: village east by angelika, $19. >>

10/31 5pm: paranormal activity: free screening outside broadway’s august wilson theatre. >>

10/31 6:30pm: scream scene presents: die laughing at troll 2: tiny cupboard (bushwick), 15. >>

10/31 7:30pm: beats, rhymes + sights presents: friday the 13 part viii: jason takes mahattan with a live original soundtrack by dj 2-tone jones: lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws), free admission. >>

10/31 10pm: footlight’s annual over the garden wall pajama/costume screening: footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). free admission (donations welcome). >>

11/1 7pm: a night of indonesian horror shorts: q.e.d. astoria, $10. >>

pets

10/31 2pm: dumbo’s annual howl-o-ween: part of the annual family-friendly dumboween festivities (10am-7pm). >>

10/31 2-5pm: elizabeth street garden’s halloween pet costume party: elizabeth street garden (nolita), free admission. >>

10/31 3-5pm (registration starts at 1pm): socrates sculpture park’s annual halloween dog costume contest: part of the park’s annual halloween harvest festival. socrates sculpture park (lic). >>

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One meeting. Two generations. A fight neither saw coming.

Emmy nominated “Stranger Things” actor Shannon Purser makes their off-Broadway debut alongside five-time Golden Globe nominee Marilu Henner in The Ask, written by Matthew Freeman and directed by Jessi D. Hill.

What happens when a donor meeting on the Upper West Side erupts into a gripping battle of will? Greta (Marilu Henner), a longtime progressive donor, meets Tanner (Shannon Purser), a young ACLU fundraiser sent to secure a major donation. Their shared ideals quickly give way to unexpected divisions, exposing cultural and emotional fractures that separate their generations.

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