🍁🍂 fall foliage report: leaf peepers, bookmark these: i love ny’s ‘live’ map tracks fall foliage across the state, while the central park conservancy’s tracker follows the changing colors closer to home.

film fests/series:

► thru 10/9: 13th annual the americas film festival of new york: explore stories of historical memory, migration, identity, childhood, and music from across the americas through feature films, documentaries, shorts, filmmaker q+as, and more. various locations, free admission (except opening night). >>

► thru 10/9 (weather permitting): free outdoor movies: 23rd annual central park conservancy film festival, presented by national geographic: carl sagan: we are made of star stuff, time and water, blink, and lion at the lawn between cherry hill and sheep meadow (closest entrance is at w 69th st). >>

► thru 10/11: 19th annual bushwick film festival: various venues, $20+. >>

► thru 10/11: seventh annual brooklyn scifi film festival: various locations and online. >>

► thru 10/11: don’t play with fire: the films of tsui hark: metrograph (les) presents a retrospective of hong kong filmmaker tsui hark, including the once upon a time in china trilogy, a better tomorrow iii, don’t play with fire, peking opera blues, the blade, time and tide, zu: warriors from the magic mountain, and more. $18. >>

► thru 10/12: 64th new york film festival: lincoln center’s alice tully hall, walter reade theater, and elinor bunn munroe film center. >>

► thru 10/24: a cyberpunk cannon: blade runner: the final cut, ghost in the shell, tetsuo: the iron man, the terminator, and more. metrograph (les), $18. >>

► thru 10/25: winona ryder, analogue youth: beetlejuce, heathers, mermaids, night on earth, and more. metrograph (les), $18. >>

► 🎃 thru 10/30: masters of horror: deep red, the fly, a nightmare on elm street, prince of darkness. quad cinema (greenwich village), $18 general, $16 seniors. >>

► 🎃 thru 10/31 wednesdays + 10/31): hitchcocktober at angelika: strangers on a train, rear window, suspicion, vertigo, psycho. village east by angelika, $19. >>

► 🎃 thru 10/31: handcrafted horrors: an american werewolf in london, fantasia, nosferatu, poltergeist, the exorcist, and more: museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12.50 seniors/students. >>

► 🎃 thru 10/31: spooky season at nitehawk: an american werewolf in london, attack the block, cat people, halloween, hocus pocus, little shop of horrors, the funhouse, young frankenstein, and more. williamsburg and prospect park locations. $15.

thru 10/9: gaia: get an up-close look at earth from a very different perspective with luke jerram’s giant, nasa-imagery-based globe, a touring artwork suspended inside the cathedral of st. john the divine. the 23-foot installation fills the nave with a detailed view of our planet and is accompanied by an original soundscape. opening reception 9/18 6-8pm. >>

sponsored: thru 10/10: new light theater project and pendragon theatre present lean-to by stephen sheffer: an overprepared hiker and a not-so-prepared couple are forced to share a rustic lean-to shelter in the woods. bonding over britney spears, shared supplies, and the desire to escape city life for a weekend, these strangers experience a rare moment of authentic connection. but as they come together around the warmth of the campfire, a different type of kindling threatens to combust. part comedy and part tender drama, lean-to explores the human desire to connect and the shadow of loneliness that lurks within all of us. 59e59 theaters, use code ‘skint’ to snag $29 tickets (reg. $54!). >>

thru 10/10 (tuesdays 8-9am, thursdays + fridays 5-6pm): bryant park birding tours: join environmental educator and urban naturalist gabriel willow for a guided walk discovering the diversity of birds that pass through midtown’s bryant park during fall migration. newbies and bird nerds alike are welcome. free admission. >>

thru 10/11: fifth annual breaking the binary theatre festival: coinciding with lgbtq+ history month, the annual breaking the binary theatre festival brings together 10 teams of transgender, non-binary, and two-spirit+ playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, stage managers, and performers to develop and showcase new works created entirely by and for tnb2s+ artists. mcc theater hell’s kitchen), free admission. >>

thru 10/11: musk: documentary filmmaker alex gibney (taxi to the dark side, enron: the smartest guys in the room, the inventor) takes a look at elon musk and the people and forces shaping his growing influence in the world. select screenings at angelika film center and amc lincoln square will feature q+as with gibney and guests ashley st. clair and ronan farrow, or introductions with gibney. various prices. >>

sat thru 10/11: free kayaking at piers 26 and 96: free public kayaking season returns to hudson river park’s piers 26 (tribeca) and 96 (hell’s kitchen). sessions last 20 minutes, and life vests are provided. weather cancellations will be noted on their websites and/or social media.

thru 10/14 (7:30pm): performance: forest of mononoke: artist saki sonoda’s immersive installation of glowing, colored acrylic sculptures and shifting shadows inspired by spirits from japanese folklore comes to life through a live performance by choreographer and performer peter mercury. the ritual division (gowanus), pay-what-you-wish ($5-15 suggested). >>

thru 10/18: nyc off-broadway week: two seats, one price. score 2-for-1 tickets to 24 off-broadway shows including heated rivalry: the unauthorized musical parody, the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee, pre-existing condition, and more. >>

thru 10/18 (select saturdays + sundays 12-4pm): new york marble cemetery: slip down a 100-foot alley off 2nd avenue and into new york marble cemetery, the city’s oldest public non-denominational cemetery, dating back to 1830. eclosed by 12-foot marble walls, the quiet, garden space is a designated nyc landmark and on the national register of historic places. enter at 2nd avenue between e. 2nd + e. 3rd streets. free admission. >>

thru 10/19: andy warhol: family album: the whitney museum presents a collection of hundreds of andy warhol’s polaroids from 1972 to 1973, drawn from one of six ‘family albums’ that the artist assembled as a personal archive. the exhibition features portraits, candid snapshots of collaborators and friends, scenes from his home in montauk, and more. whitney museum of american art (meatpacking district), $30 general, $24 seniors/students, free for 25 and under, free for all every friday 5-10pm and every second sunday. >>

thru 10/21 (wednesdays at 6pm): bhangra in the plaza: watch and learn choreography that celebrates contemporary indian music and dance, right in the middle of midtown at greeley square plaza. featuring sarina jain and dancers from masala bhangra. all ages and experience levels welcome. free admission. >>

thru 10/23: festival of firsts: lincoln center’s fifth annual festival of firsts presents two weeks of premieres and collaborations across theater, music, and dance, spotlighting artists taking creative leaps and marking career milestones. lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws), free admission. >>

sponsored: thru 10/25: luna stage and richard jordan productions with traverse theatre present mrs. stern wanders the prussian state library by jenny lyn bader: 1933 berlin. with martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime. when a young gestapo officer arrests a philosophy graduate student, her interrogation will endanger them both. inspired by the real life arrest of hannah arendt, jenny lyn bader’s thrilling and timely new play illuminates the struggle for human connection and perseverance in even the darkest of times. 59e59 theaters, use code skint to snag $29 tickets* (reg. $76-96!). >>

thru 10/25: spark theatre festival: emerging artists theatre company’s biannual spark theatre festival presents 60+ polished ‘works-in-progress’ plays, solo shows, and dance performances with post-show talkbacks at the 28th street theatre. $20+. >>

thru 10/25: revolution women: through love letters, petitions, military correspondence, archeological objects, paintings, and more, the new york historical’s revolution women exhibition explores how the american revolution and the experience of war shaped the lives of women in new york—and how women shaped the revolution in return. the new york historical (uws), $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish 5-8pm on fridays. >>

thru 10/28 (wednesdays 6-9pm): washington square park salsa social: mi salsa dura baile’s open-air salsa dance nights return to washington square park (greenwich village) every wednesday thru october. each class starts off with a lesson followed by an open dance floor. free admission. >>

thru 10/30 (tuesdays 6pm + fridays 9am): rooftop yoga on the brooklyn grange rooftop: brooklyn grange, a rooftop farm at brooklyn navy yard, welcomes all experience levels for free yoga classes with skyline views. byo yoga mat and water bottle. free admission. >>

thru 10/31: archtober festival: see new york through an architect’s eyes with a month of building tours, design talks, workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, and other ways to explore the spaces that shape new york. events take place across the five boroughs with 100+ partner organizations. various prices. >>

thru 10/31: rooftop cinema club: catch movies under the open sky at the embassy suites skylawn rooftop in midtown, where this seasonal series screens a mix of cult favorites, classics, and newer releases. wireless headphones help block out the city noise, and drinks and classic cinema concessions are available for purchase. screenings thru october include backrooms, halloween, halloweentown, get out, ghostbusters, hocus pocus, jennifer’s body, obsession, psycho, the exorcist, the evil dead, the rocky horror picture show, weapons, and many more. $21.75+ admission (15% off for military, 10% off for students). >>

thru october: oktoberfest events: various locations. >>

thru october (sundays 4-7pm, weather permitting): central park swings: swing by central park for open-air evenings of music and social dancing, with big band swing, rhythm and blues, hot jazz, latin, and more to get your feet moving. a beginner-friendly lesson kicks things off, with additional instruction during set breaks. the season opener features dj shufflepuck, and live music will begin may 17 (rain date may 31). king jagiello plaza (located near e 79th street and east drive, on the east side of turtle pond), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

thru october (weekends): live in the lot: free outdoor concerts return to the lot at culturelab lic every weekend, kicking off with l train brass band, uncle brother, gentleman brawlers, liftoff brass, and tony santos band. >>

thru october: summer on the hudson: riverside park’s annual arts and culture festival returns with nearly 400 free events between 59th + 153rd streets, including festivals, concerts, dance parties, movies, fitness classes, and more. >>

thru 11/1 (saturdays + sundays 11am-4pm): the amazing maize maze: get lost in some corny fun at queens county farm museum’s three-acre labyrinth, nyc’s only corn maze. follow clues, solve puzzles, and make your way through the stalks to victory bridge, where you can look back on the maze in a-maze-ment. queens county farm museum (floral park), $17 general, $10 children ages 3-11. >>

thru 11/10 (tuesdays): nyc in transit: celebrating the 50th anniversary of new york transit museum, film forum presents a tuesday night series highlighting films where new york’s transportation system takes a starring role: speedy, the naked city, the french connection, the warriors, death wish, gloria, a bronx tale, and more. film forum (south village), $18-19.50. >>

thru 11/22 (fri-sun 12-6pm): 260 madison art exhibition: more than 50 artists take over a former duane reade and a 23,000-square-foot office floor in this temporary, artist-run exhibition inside a midtown office tower undergoing a major renovation. works spanning sculpture, new media, and video explore themes including surveillance, artificial intelligence, extraction, and the systems that shape how we work and live. 260 madison ave at e 39th st, free admission. >>

thru 11/23 (12-5pm thurs-sun and holidays): prospect park carousel: go for a ride with 53 horses, a lion, a giraffe, a deer, and two dragon-pulled chariots on prospect park’s historic carousel, designed by charles carmel in 1912 and lovingly restored in 1990 and 2020. $3/ride, $13/book of 5 tickets. >>

thru 11/30 (7am-10pm): extended seasonal hours on the high line: longer days, longer strolls. starting wednesday, 4/1, the high line stays open for two extra hours of wandering, people-watching, and soaking up views above the streets. free admission. >>

thru 12/1: orwell + truth: the legacy of author george orwell: with big brother all around us, a new outdoor exhibition at nyu showcases rare archival materials from university college london’s george orwell archive, tracing the evolution of george orwell from eric blair, colonial police officer in burma, to one of the 20th century’s most influential truth-tellers. spread across 13 windows, the exhibition includes wartime diaries, personal letters, research notes for the road to wigan pier, and the unpublished preface to animal farm. free admission. >>

thru 12/12: paper cuts: independent publishing in the united states, 2000-2025: center for book arts’s fall exhibition, curated by christopher kardambikis, showcases a selection of zines and small-press diy publications collected and researched for paper cuts zines podcast. in addition to the main selection of works, guest curators kyle quinn, christina long, and caroline kern present thematic reading tables focused on queer publishing, black-led editorial platforms, and diy print networks. center for book arts (chelsea), free admission. >>

thru 12/13: cursed! the power of magic in the ancient world: the institute for the study of the ancient world at new york university (upper east side) presents an exhibition examining the role of magic in ancient societies from 2000 bce and 300 ce, from its integration into religious traditions in mesopotamia and egypt to its association with forbidden or suspicious practices in greece and rome. featuring 50 works in a variety of media, the exhibition features 50 works including stone and bronze sculpture, decorated ceramics, amulets in semiprecious stones, and papyrus scrolls. free admission. >>

thru 12/27 (weekends thru 12/27): bargemusic: bargemusic’s chamber music concerts return to brooklyn bridge park’s pier 5’s boathouse, offering floor-to-ceiling window views of the east river and lower manhattan skyline. free admission (doors open 20 minutes before the concert. no reservations). >>

thru 12/6: iris van herpen: sculpting the senses: brooklyn museum (prospect heights). $30 general, $21 seniors/students (tickets include general admission to the museum). >>

thru 12/11 (closed weekends): people in the city: modern portraits from the baruch college art collection: explore how artists depicted the people who inhabited the city from 1929 to 1986 in an exhibition of photographs and prints from baruch college’s permanent collection. the works range from intimate portraits of lovers and friends to images of celebrities, musicians, and anonymous new yorkers by artists including alex katz, cindy sherman, edward steichen, milt hinton, robert longo, andy warhol, and gary winogrand. mishkin gallery at baruch college (gramercy), free admission. >>

thru december (weekends 10am-5pm): brooklyn flea: dumbo’s outdoor flea market returns for its 18th season under the manhattan bridge archway with a curated assortment of vintage, antique, handcrafted, and local design vendors, plus food and drink offerings. free admission. >>

thru 1/3/2027 (closed mondays, tuesdays, and holidays): doll dressing: how have dolls influenced fashion? a new exhibition at the museum at fit (chelsea) explores the enduring and often unexpected relationship between dolls and fashion, and how the influence of dolls extends far beyond childhood play. more than 170 objects are featured, including fashion dolls displayed alongside full-size garments, accessories, videos, and artworks. free admission. >>

thru 1/10/2027: guggenheim pop: 1960 to now: exploring the guggenheim museum’s history with pop art and its influence on artists today, this exhibition presents works from the 1960s-1990s alongside contemporary pieces. highlights include works by andy warhol, roy lichtenstein, claes oldenburg and coosje van bruggen, and maurizio cattelan, as well as a special presentation of one of yayoi kusama’s infinity mirror rooms. note: due to the popularity of the infinity mirror room, visitors are required to join a virtual queue upon arrival at the museum. $30 general, $19 seniors/students, pay-what-you-wish admission tues + sun 4-5:30pm. >>

thru 1/10/2027: costume art: the costume institute at the met fifth avenue’s latest exhibition pairs garments with works of art from the museum’s collection. breaking in the new condé m. nast galleries, the exhibition features nearly 400 objects. admission to the exhibition is included with regular museum admission (pay-what-you-wish admission for new york state residents and ny, nj, and ct students; $30 general, $22 seniors, $22 visitors with disabilities, $17 students otherwise). >>

thru 1/17/2027 (closed mondays): art of the street: selections from the elie and sarah hirschfeld collection: take a stroll through new york as captured in works by karel appel, jean-michel basquiat, keith haring, and red grooms in an exhibition celebrating graffiti, street art, and public art at the new york historical (uws). $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>

thru 1/31/2027: new museum’s fall exhibitions: the new museum reopens with four new exhibitions: arthur jafa: i am tony, the artist’s most comprehensive survey to date, the bowery: devil’s mile, tracing the history of art and visual culture along the bowery, diego marcon’s arrivederci, piggies!, and a site-specific video work by ho tzu nyen. $28 general, $24 seniors, $19 students (free for sva, nyu, and pratt), pay-what-you-wish thursdays 7-9pm. >>

thru 2/8/2027: mathematics and the art of m.c. escher: discover the math behind escher’s mind-bending worlds in the first major exhibition devoted to the mathematics of his art, with more than 60 prints, drawings, original woodblocks, and other objects exploring symmetry, geometry, infinity, perspective, and the spatial logic behind his impossible scenes. free opening celebration 10/1 6:30-9pm. national museum of mathematics (flatiron), $30 general, $20 seniors/students. >>

thru 4/2/2027: art + furniture: designers, makers, and advocates: explore how artists and craftspeople blurred the lines between fine art, furniture, and design in an exhibition tracing the art and studio furniture movements from the late 1960s through the early 1990s. featuring furniture, related objects, and photographs by 20 artists, including donald judd, wendell castle, gaetano pesce, michele oka doner, wendy maruyama, and more. new york school of interior design gallery (ues), free admission. >>

thru 4/4/2027: you should be dancing: new york, 1976 and beyond: a new exhibition at the new york historical (uws) takes you back to the decade when punk, disco, and hip hop sprang up in nyc, as the city struggled with a severe financial crisis. highlights include a fender guitar signed by dee dee ramone, a patti smith backstage pass, a studio 54 opening-night invitation, the original saturday night fever screenplay, early hip hop party flyers, and the bass guitar played on ‘rapper’s delight.’ $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>

thru 6/27/2027: new exhibitions at brooklyn museum: cézanne to modigliani: gifts of modern art from the pearlman collection (10/2-4/18/2027); hopi kachina dolls: blessings for a balanced world (10/2-6/27/2027); mika ninagawa: feel the flow(ers) (10/2-4/2027); art of manga (10/3-1/31/2027); manga before manga: japanese art from the collection (10/3-1/31/2027). museum admission is pay-what-you-can (suggested: $20 general, $14 seniors/students). note: a separate ticket is required for art of manga ($30 general, $21 seniors/students, which includes admission to the rest of the museum). >>

thru summer 2027: it’s alive!: a century of animation from the collection: from gertie the dinosaur and felix the cat to experimental films and mtv-era animation, the museum of modern art traces 100+ years of the medium through original artwork, film clips, and behind-the-scenes materials, with a spotlight on new york’s role in animation history. moma (midtown), $30 general, $22 seniors, $22 visitors with disabilities, $17 students, free for new york state residents fridays 5:30-8:30pm. >>

misc.

nine old-fashioned soda fountains in nyc: enjoy a taste of old new york at these spots rounded up by untapped cities. >>

10 old-fashioned candy stores in nyc: get your sweet treats at these shoppes, rounded up by untapped new york. >>

where to find manhattan’s passageways named after theatre stars: find yourself walking on a street dedicated to leonard bernstein, humphrey bogart, katherine hepburn, jerry orbach, paul robeson, cecily tyson, and others whose work has graced the new york stage. >>

eight places to see art by keith haring in nyc >>

24 exceptional subway artworks to see in nyc: the folks at hyperallergic highlight some of the most interesting subway art installations across the boroughs. >>

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