cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► wed + thurs (weds 4-7pm, thurs 10am-2pm): brooklyn botanic garden’s fall plant sale: lillian and amy goldman atrium and terrace at brooklyn botanic garden (prospect heights / crown heights). >>
► thurs + fri (9am-2pm): new york city transit’s memorabilia and collectibles pop-up shop: 23 avenue x (coney island). >>
► thurs – sat (thurs 12-6pm, fri + sat 10am-5pm): the whole bead show: martinique hotel (midtown). $10 cash admission. >>
three new free exhibitions:
► thurs thru 11/9: making time: parsons school of design staff show: opening reception 10/16 6-8pm. sheila c. johnson design center at parsons (greenwich village). >>
► thurs thru 1/5/2026: through padlocks, behind barricades: margaret morton’s glass house and the squats of the lower east side: opening reception 10/16 6-9pm. interference archive (park slope). >>
► thurs thru 1/10/2026: whose america?: opening reception 10/16 6-8pm. national academy of design (chelsea). >>
three film fests / series (various prices):
► tues-sat: 13th architecture + design film festival: village east by angelika. >>
► weds-sun: 12th chelsea film festival: regal theaters union square and online. >>
► thurs thru 10/25: annual brooklyn horror festival: nitehawk cinema williamsburg. >>
sponsored
Join the Brooklyn Navy Yard for their Annual Open House on Saturday, October 18— a free celebration of makers, creativity, and community. Visit the Yard from 12-5 PM and get behind-the-scenes access to over 35 trailblazing Brooklyn-based businesses in fashion, design, technology, and more. Participate in hands-on demos, exclusive tours, timed programs and enjoy on-site food trucks and live entertainment all in one dynamic space!
Whether you’re part of the local community, a fellow creative, or an entrepreneur looking to connect with your peers, this is your chance to explore the Yard’s innovative and unique ecosystem up close.
Entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to expand their space are also encouraged to visit one of our open office suites, meet our real estate team, and learn why the Navy Yard is the perfect location for your business to flourish.
This event is coordinated in partnership with Open House New York Weekend, an annual festival that unlocks hundreds of destinations across the five boroughs.
tuesday
tues thru sun: 2025 honk nyc! festival: a street band happening: the annual honk nyc! festival brings six days of global brass and percussion music from 20 local, national, and international street bands to indoor and outdoor venues across manhattan, brooklyn, and queens. free-$25. >>
tues 6pm: 7 stories up series at nypl: book buzz – halloween edition: hear the ‘buzz’ directly from authors and publishing industry professionals about penguin random house’s new and upcoming mystery and horror titles. featured speakers include victor suthammanont, lyn liao butler, delilah s. dawson, and charlotte carter. free and advance copies will be available while supplies last. nypl’s stavros niarchos foundation library (midtown), free admission. >>
sponsored: tues 7pm: penn badgley, phoebe robinson, sophie ansari, and nava kavelin live at symphony space: the hosts of the hit podcast podcrushed, known for spotlighting your favorite artists’ stories of self-discovery, turn inward for the first time with their debut essay collection. a night of nostalgia, compassion, and humor awaits as penn (you), sophie (illustrator, video creator), and nava (writer, producer) reflect on their own cringey, sometimes luminous paths from adolescence to adulthood. in conversation with phoebe robinson. skint readers can get a tier 2 standard no book ticket for $20 using code ‘crush’ >>
tues 7pm: music book club: dive into the 33 1/3 book series at this music-minded book club, where each session spotlights a classic album and the short book written about it. tonight’s pick is joy division’s unknown pleasures with a full album listen followed by dj sets. arlene’s grocery (les), free admission. >>
tues 7pm: speakeasy: ‘the definitive speechwriting comedy show’: professional speechwriters and comedians are really into speeches talk about the techniques they love, the clichés they hate, and the written remarks that rocked their world. hosted by chandler dean and and sarah gruen. caveat (les), $15.67 adv with promo code ‘speakcheaply’ (reg. $24-25). >>
tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 10/28): tuesday night creature features: village east by angelika continues its creature features screening series with guillermo del toro’s pan’s labyrinth (2006), starring ivana baquero, ariadna gil, and sergi lópez. $19. >>
tues 8pm: what are you? a multiracial comedy show: inspired by his experience as a biracial performer constantly asked to explain his background, comedian adam mamawala (comedy central), hosts a lineup of ‘ethnically ambiguous’ comics at littlefield (gowanus). featuring gracie canaan, dylan adler, julia shiplett, leclerc andre, and michael cruz kayne. $12. >>
wednesday
weds 4:45pm, 7pm, 10pm (wednesdays thru 10/29, + 10/30-31): hitchcocktober at angelika: scream queens and suspense fans unite at village east by angelika’s annual october tribute to the films of alfred hitchcock. tonight: marnie (1964). $19. >>
weds 6:30pm: the cities we need and brooklynites: join the authors of two recent books exploring people’s stories in brooklyn during two very different time periods—the cities we need: essential stories of every day places by gabrielle bendiner-viani and brooklynites: the remarkable story of the free black communities that shaped a borough by prithi kanakamedala—for a conversation about what it means to build freedom and belonging in place. nypl’s stavros niarchos foundation library (midtown), free admission. >>
sponsored: weds 7pm: a night with susan orlean, julianne moore, jenny slate, they might be giants, and more!: get ready for an evening of literary mischief and heartfelt hilarity as the beloved new yorker writer and author of the orchid thief takes the stage for an evening of music, readings and conversation with special guests including hip hop pioneer fab 5 freddy, academy award winner julianne moore, actor and musician josh radnor, comic actress jenny slate, musical guest they might be giants, and actress sophie von haselberg to celebrate the release of her most personal book ever. joyride is a magic carpet ride through orlean’s life and career infused with her signature warmth and wit. in conversation with sloane crosley. skint readers can get a tier 2 no book ticket for $17 using the code ‘orlean’ >>
weds 7pm (monthly): adam wade: live in new york: 20-time moth story slam winner adam wade returns to under st. marks theater with a storytelling show featuring three to four different stories from his extensive catalog (no two shows will be the same) and a different special guest who’ll kick things off. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>
weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye at mood ring (bushwick). $10 adv, $15 door. >>
weds 9pm: nyc college comedy night at ucb: four comedy teams from colleges all around the city take the upright citizen brigade’s stage for the first time. ucb (east village), $10 general, $5 with college id. >>
thursday
thurs thru 11/2: frigid new york’s annual days of the dead festival: inspired by día de muertos, frigid new york’s annual days of the dead festival presents two weeks of independent theatre and performances exploring themes of death, the afterlife, halloween, and horror. kraine theater and under st. marks (east village), $20-25 and sliding-scale admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm: enough is enuf with gabe henry: spelers, unite! gabe henry discusus enough is enuf, his humourous book about our failed attempts to make english eezier to spell, at nypl’s stavros niarchos foundation library (midtown). free admission. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (play drinking games), and probe their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by tonight’s theme: volcanoes. hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>
thurs 7pm: embodied earth’s decay ball: embodied earth, an interdisciplinary arts organization that investigates the climate crisis through an artistic lens, presents ‘decay ball,’ a benefit concert and party to support next year’s programming. rubulad (bushwick), pay-what-you-can admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: afters: stories of so-called endings: from breakups to breakdowns, ‘afters’ is comedy storytelling show about the fresh starts that come from life’s endings, with each story backed by a three-piece band improvising a musical score to the twists and turns of the tale. stick around for live band karaoke after the show. hosted by julie piñero. salon on kingston (crown heights), $10. >>
thurs 7:30pm (monthly): pete’s reading series: hear from literary icons and newcomers alike at this long-running reading series, hosted by temim fruchter and brian gresko. tonight’s event features karissa chen (homeseeking), katie kitamura (audition), denne michele norris (when the harvest comes), and katie yee (maggie; or, a man and a woman walk into a bar). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: mindy raf: a (very) nervous system: comedian mindy raf runs her new stand-up hour at q.e.d. (astoria). $10. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): twilight: new moon entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate twilight: new moon (2009)—without the help of scripts or rehearsals. as chaos ensues, drinks are drunk while the players are challenged to incorporate lines written by the audience and create ‘deleted’ scenes. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $14 day of. >>
thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: landline comedy serves up pints of hoppy humor straight from the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes brittany brave, kevin mccaffrey, will abeles, alejandra jimenez, tyler horvath, and kelly bachman. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
thurs 8pm doors: footlight’s annual undead prom: zombies, vampires, and creatures of the night take over the floor at footlight’s annual undead prom. get your look touched up at the gore-and-glitter makeup station, snap free prom photos (prints are available for $1.50), and dance to live music from dracula and his band, the draculas. undead costumes encouraged. footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood), $15 suggested admission (notaflof). >>
thurs 9:30pm: peer revue: ted talks with a twist. peer revue returns with real experts giving real talks on big ideas—like quarks or the fall of rome—while comedians wing it while trying to make sense of slides they’ve never seen before. hosted by ben lillie, with amy muller, tim donnely, kristina gustovich, noah guiberson, shyaporn theerakulstit, brielle demirjian, mick szal, and christopher drespel. hosted by ben lillie. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skintrevue’ (reg. $18.76-20) >>
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our roundup of 40+ ongoing events: fall foliage maps, oktoberfest events, the amazing maize maze, and more. >>
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