🎃 looking to make halloween plans? we’ve rounded up 75+ halloween events in nyc for $40 and under happening today through the 31st (including nine pet parades and costume contests this weekend!). check out the full list here. >>
cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / pop-ups / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► fri 1-8pm: anime food nyc festival: 26 bridge street (dumbo). $20 admission includes a drink voucher. >>
► fri-sun: etsy holiday pop-up: 576 hudson street (west village). >>
► fri-sun (season ends this weekend): smorgasburg outdoor food markets: friday at world trade center, saturday in williamsburg, and sunday at prospect park. >>
► sat 12:30-7pm: second annual erotic art fair: tv eye (ridgewood). >>
► sat 1-4pm: offset art book fair: parsons school of design (union square). free admission, timed ticket required. >>
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► sat 4-11pm (season ends today): queens night market: new york hall of science at flushing meadows corona park. >>
► sat + sun (11am-6pm): fad market pop-up: the invisible dog art center (boerum hill). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: spooky bazaar (halloween special) at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>
► sun 10am-5pm (ends today): bq flea market: under the bqe along meeker ave between union ave and lorimer st. (williamsburg/greenpoint). >>
► sun 12-5pm: halloween punk market: tv eye (ridgewood). >>
► sun 2-6pm: chinatown block party: mott + mosco streets. >>
► sun 4-10pm: sunnyside night market: 40th street-lowery plaza (under the 7 train viaduct), queens. >>
► mon 4-10pm (season ends today): brooklyn night market: industry city. >>
friday
fri thru 4/10/2025 (closed mondays): pets and the city: a new exhibition at the new-york historical society museum + library (uws) explores the visual history of new yorkers and their animal companions over the last two and a half centuries. filled with works of art, objects, documents, memorabilia, and clips from film and television, the exhibition also investigates the reasons for the soaring pet population, especially after 9/11 and during the covid-19 crisis, as well as issues surrounding pet adoption, the trafficking of exotic animals, and service animals. $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>
fri thru 3/22025: bryant park’s winter village opens for the season: the holiday season kicks off in midtown with the return of bryant park’s winter village: a 17,000 square foot ice skating rink (free admission. skate rental starts at $20.32, bag-check rates are tba), 170 holiday shops curated by urbanspace markets, and food and drinks at the lodge bar + food hall and curling café + bar. >>
fri 6-8pm (on view thru 11/9): dress up exhibition opening: a group exhibition featuring 15 artists explores how costumes, clothes, tattoos, and makeup act as a tool for self-exploration and acceptance in queer communities. harsh collective (greenpoint), free admission. >>
fri 7:30pm: the parlor reading series: the parlor, an interdisciplinary, community-based reading series, hosts its fall edition at the brooklyn artery (flatbush/ditmas park). drinks will be available for purchase. free (suggested donation $10). >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by kaneez surka (netflix), andrew durso (netflix), bobby warrener (don’t tell comedy), laura sogar (don’t tell comedy), keesha brownie, and zack russell. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 9pm: combover comedy in a barbershop: take a seat at otis + finn barbershop (lic), where mike albanese, alex pavone, and mahesh kotagi host an evening of cutting-edge comedy. tonight’s show features marcela onyango, sabeen sadiq, dan davies, dylan krazinski, and mahesh kotagi. bonus: byob plus complimentary drinks. $9.60 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $17.70). >>
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New York City Wine Fest returns to Chelsea October 26!
With over 100 styles of wine from around the world, New York City Wine Fest is a great place to discover new favorites and speak to sommeliers from across the country and beyond. Meet and hang out with friends, and enjoy wine samples paired with live entertainment, interactive games, and delicious food available to purchase from Angry Archies, Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland, The Little Sicilian, and more.
Tickets include unlimited tastings and a souvenir tasting glass.
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New York City Wine Fest
Saturday October 26, 2024
Session Times:
Session 1: 1-4:30pm
Session 2: 6-9:30pm
Chelsea Industrial
535-549 West 28th Street
New York, NY 10001
21+ Only
saturday
sat thru march 2025: wollman rink: act out serendipity scenes at central park’s iconic ice skating rink, now open for the season. $15-38 admission, $12 skate rental (or byo), $8 locker rental. >>
sat thru 12/1 (weds-sat): annual original art exhibit: the museum of illustration at the society for illustrators (ues) presents an annual exhibit celebrating the best original fine art from children’s books. $15 general, $10 seniors/students. >>
sat (various times): third annual city of forest day: learn about the importance of our urban forest and the role we all play in caring for the ‘lungs’ of our city at one of 80 hikes, tours, and cleanup and planting projects held across the five boroughs. free. >>
sat 11am-5pm: madison avenue fall gallery walk: visit participating galleries on madison avenue and side streets from east 57th st to east 86th st for talks and tours. free admission. >>
sat 7:30pm (monthly): the odd rock comedy hour: comedy musician rob paravonian, known for his viral ‘pachelbel rant’ and other videos, hosts a music and comedy variety show with performances by killy dwyer, kimberly dinaro, rachel green, and boris khaykin at q.e.d. (astoria). $10. >>
sat 7:30pm: pianographique-music of glass, reich, anderson, rani: the namekawa-davies duo – maki namekawa and dennis russell davies – perform music by philip glass, steve reich, laurie anderson, and hania rani, with real-time visualizations by cori o’lan. presented by the mannes school of music at the new school college of performing arts. the auditorium at 12th street at the new school (union square), free admission (rsvp). >>
sunday
sun 2pm: the broadway bach ensemble: autumn concert: the broadway bach ensemble, a community orchestra that presents three free concerts of music from the 16th to the 21st centuries each year, kicks off its 40th season with an afternoon program featuring works by gottschalk, ravel, and shostakovich at the broadway presbyterian church (morningside heights). >>
sun 5pm (monthly): the literary saloon: the center for fiction (fort greene) hosts a monthly mixed-genre reading series, focusing on local, emerging talent and diverse voices. curated and hosted by wesley straton (the bartender’s cure), tonight’s edition features authors erica berry (wolfish: wolf, self, and the stories we tell about fear), gina chung (sea change), eve kenneally (the journal), lena valencia (tiny nightmares anthology), and tyler wetherall (no way home: a memoir of life on the run). drinks will be available for purchase from the café + bar. free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 5pm: star stone: villain era: star stone presents her one-woman show based on the true story of the online harassment she experienced after getting the ‘villain edit’ on the 2019 youtube reality competition series, ‘odd man out: vegans versus meat eaters,’ and the effect social media has on our mental health. caveat (les), $15-20 adv, $25 door. >>
sun 5-7pm: brass-aoke: live brass band karaoke: sing your favorite 80s-00s songs with the backing of brass meets world, an eight piece brass band. young ethel’s (park slope), $10 suggested. >>
sun 9:30pm: what’s the worst that could happen? a comedy show: conjure and drink spirits at will purpura and ilana rubin’s comedy show, where comedians will share their most hilarious, eerie, and downright spooky ghost stories. young ethel’s (park slope), free admission. >>
monday
mon 4:30pm, 7pm (monthly): movie musical mondays: a monthly series of iconic musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika, continuing the season with frank oz’s little shop of horrors (1989), starring rick moranis, ellen greene, and steve martin. $18. >>
mon 7pm: and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring colby minifie (the boys), zach cherry (severance), connor ratliff (the george lucas talk show), alex dickson (last week tonight), and others. hosted by mick szal (jokesr). $18.76 with promo code ‘brick’ (reg. $24-25). >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events and attractions: fall foliage report for new york state, oktoberfest celebrations, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
