halloween is still a week away, but the spooky season is already in full swing! we’ve rounded up more than 40 halloween parties, shows, cover band concerts, screenings, pet parades, and more happening this weekend. check ’em out here.

cultural fests / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri 10am-5pm: sixth annual cider village at the union square greenmarket: union square park, manhattan. >>

► fri + sat (fri 1-7pm, sat 11am-6pm): threadbare vintage clothing + antique textiles show: 26 bridge street, brooklyn (dumbo). $15 admission. >>

► sat + sun (11am-6pm): fad (fashion art design) pop-up market: st. paul’s church (boerum hill/cobble hill). >>

► sat 11am-9pm: the 11th annual diwali times square: broadway from 46th st to 48th st. >>

► sat 12-6pm: the 12th diwali on hudson: exchange place in jersey city. >>

► sat 11am-4pm: the third annual offset art book fair: sheila c. johnson design center at parsons school of design (greenwich village). timed ticket required. >>

► sun 11am-4pm: maum market: asian makers market: industry city (brooklyn). >>

► sun 11am-6pm: five boro foto fest: photographs, prints, zines, books, and mixed media: culture lab lic. >>

film fests / series:

► fri + sat: 12th nordic international film festival: scandinavia house (ues), $13 general, 50% off for students with code ‘student’ >>

► fri thru 10/29: william greaves 100: once upon a time in harlem, symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take one, nationtime, lost boundaries, and more. film forum (south village), $18. >>

► fri thru 10/29: area coded: american regionalism in film: giant, grey gardens, move ya body: the birth of house, shakedown, the texas chain saw massacre, and more. >>

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Photo: Roy Cox

Get $10 General Admission tickets and bring the kids FREE to hear one of the “greatest quartets of the last 100 years” (BBC) – Dover Quartet – on Halloween night at the historic Washington Irving campus near Union Square! Doors open at 6:45 and the concert begins at 7:30 PM.

Peoples’ Symphony’s former Resident Ensemble returns to the series’ longtime home with a soulful program of quartets by Dvořák and Brahms and a special orchestration of Rattle Songs (Pura FE) by indigenous composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate.

Dover Quartet is a two-time Grammy-nominated string quartet based in Philadelphia at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Founded in 1900, Peoples’ Symphony Concerts is New York City’s oldest chamber music series, offering affordable top-quality concerts for as little as $10 each. Learn more about our 127th Season at PSCNY.ORG.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
Dover Quartet
Doors: 6:45 PM
Concert: 7:30 PM
40 Irving Place, between 16th & 17th Sts, Manhattan

GET TICKETS

friday

sponsored: fri thru 10/25 (+ 10/30-11/1): 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. >>

sponsored: fri thru 10/29: ditch the ordinary and discover some of nyc’s most unique experiences with new york adventure club!:
• watch medieval knights battle it out in a thrilling, full-contact armored combat experience >>
• go behind the scenes of temple emanu-el, one of the world’s largest synagogues >>
• unleash your inner artist at an after-hours pastel painting workshop inside the akc museum of the dog >>
• and more! >>

sponsored: fri + sat (various times): flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics and a cozy atmosphere—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 50% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg: friday 8pm, 9:30pm, and 11pm; and the east village location is back at 201 allen st store 2 friday + saturday at 8:00pm. new: monthly member’s pass ($20) to see as many shows as you want + happy hour drinks + secret drop in announcements! >>

fri 6-9pm: housing works fifth annual taylor swift karaoke competition: grab the mic and unleash your inner swiftie at the same housing works bookstore featured in the ‘all too well (taylor’s version)’ music video. singers can compete for gift cards, and all attendees will be entered in a raffle to win a $200 ‘stolen lullabies’ vinyl variant of folklore. housing works bookstore (soho), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 7pm: looking for laughs: love island meets whose line is it anyway? two blindfolded singles meet four comics for a real blind date. on stage. hosted by douglas widick and tess tregellas. caveat (les), $14.43 with promo code ‘skint15’ (reg. $22-23). >>

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 matt koff (the daily show), hoodo hersi (colbert), julia shiplett (netflix), oba olaniyi, olivia stadler, and andrea allen. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9:30pm: yesterday’s horoscope, live!: the stars are aligned for yesterday’s horoscope, a cosmic comedy show with an astrological bent, hosted by ‘the all seeing, all knowing, and occasionally withholding skies’ (kristina gustovich and jane mitchell). $15.67 with promo code ‘mamalovesskint’ (reg $24-25). >>

saturday

sat + sun (11am-6pm): lincoln center open house: get a taste of lincoln center’s performing arts programming with a day of family-friendly performances, workshops, storytelling, music, dance, puppets, costume-making, and more, including jazz from jazz at lincoln center, an opera workshop with the metropolitan opera, and dance workshops from the school of american ballet and new york city ballet. free admission. >>

sat 10am: brooklyn’s black trailblazers: cemetery trolley tour: visit the memorials of artist jean-michel basquiat, civil rights activists grace nail johnson and james weldon johnson, mathematician charles l. reason (the first black college professor in the united states), and other visionaries on this guided tour of green-wood cemetery examining the life and accomplishments of prominent black brooklynites. free admission (rsvp). >>

sat 4pm: we’re ready to (dis)believe you: (conspiracy) theories debunked: stand-up comedy, true stories, live music, and bs-detector games meet neuroscience in a live variety show exploring why our brains fall for conspiracy theories and misinformation, and how you can build a sharper bs detector of your own. hosted by gabriel berezin of the fuguespodcast. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘brokebuthappy’ (reg. $20.09). >>

sat 5pm: relationsh*t storytelling show: stories about all kinds of relationships meet on-stage advice from actual therapists. hosted by lynn bixenspan and morgan pielli. q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>

sat 9:30pm (monthly): drunk planet earth: mst3k meets animal planet meets drinking game at this participatory show that revolves around watching an animal documentary, drinking, and the audience trying to stump the hosts with animal trivia. hosted by brian morabito and stephen buckley. caveat (les), free admission. >>

sunday

sun 2pm (+ 2/7, 3/18, 5/2): the broadway bach ensemble: fall concert: the broadway bach ensemble, a community orchestra that presents four free concerts of music from the baroque era to the 21st century every year, kicks off its 42nd season with an afternoon program featuring works by grace williams, igor stravinsky, and robert schumann at the broadway presbyterian church (morningside heights). >>

sun 7:30pm: poetry overnight at bam: bam’s first-ever poetry overnight takes over the adam space (bamcafé) for an all-night poetry reading, with featured readers, special guests, and unique collaborations until sunrise. come and go as you please, or stay for the whole event. curated by bam curator at large and macarthur ‘genius’ hanif abdurraqib and hosted by jon goode. brooklyn academy of music (fort greene), free admission. >>

sun 8:30pm: improv with my friends from work: ceara jane o’sullivan (snl, petty crimes podcast) hosts a long-form improv show with cast and writers from saturday night live. ucb (east village), $20. >>

monday

mon 6pm: get lit! t kira madden and fenne lily: author t kira madden joins wnyc’s all of it host alison stewart for a discussion about her debut novel, whidbey. the conversation will be followed by a musical performance from folk singer-songwriter fenne lily. nypl’s stavros niarchos foundation library (midtown), free admission. >>

mon 7pm: the story collider podcast science storytelling show: ‘stepping up’ edition: science meets storytelling. five storytellers take the stage with true tales about how science impacted their lives in touching, funny, and interesting ways. tonight’s edition explores stories about stepping up, from coming of age to fulfilling expectations. hosted by diana li and paula croxson. caveat (les), $14.22 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly thru may): 24th annual music mondays concert series: the music mondays concert series returns with a new season of classical and contemporary chamber music at advent lutheran church (uws). tonight, claremont trio and clarinetist kinan azmeh perform works by azmeh, rebecca clarke, and maurice ravel. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission (note: if online reservations are sold out, there will be a standby line). >>

ongoing

our roundup of 40+ ongoing events: hitchcocktober, the amazing maize maze, 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

10/23-24 (8pm): the hidden jewel box presents: haunted: an immersive evening of burlesque, dance, and theater. the hidden jewel box theater (a tiny theater hidden inside port authority), $40 admission includes two refreshments. >>

10/23 7pm: tin can contingency and brainrot radio present: the third annual horror night: a live reading of the blob recorded live for the airwaves, followed by performances from bands trash rabbit and nej. purgatory (bushwick), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

10/23 7pm + 9:30pm: the drunk texts presents: a halloween drunk double feature: all hallow’s eve or, the tragedy of michael myers + thou wilt scream: shakespearean adaptations of halloween (7pm) and halloween (9:30pm) with drinking games, improvisation, and audience participation. the rat nyc (dumbo), $12. >>

10/23 10:30pm: hand to phone – the halloween party: ebm / house / dark dance with performances by the treasury, blood handsome, and heavy halo, plus an after-party with dj ivy oh. alphaville (bushwick), $15. >>

10/24-25 (10am-5pm): pumpkin point: governors island’s annual pumpkin patch and fall festival. free admission. >>

10/24 12-6pm: lavender scare: a halloween-themed lesbian market + halloween party: yume (flatbush), free admission. >>

10/24 2-7pm: beats for treats halloween block party: saint james joy (father-son duo dj chill and dj jo vill) hits the decks with a special halloween block party. costumes optional. saint james place between gates ave + greene ave (clinton hill). free admission. >>

10/24 3-6pm (market) + 6:30pm (movie): scream scene presents a halloween market and halloween movie screening: pine box rock shop (bushwick). free admission. >>

10/24 7pm-2am: halloween vinyl nights zombie skate night: with ‘thriller’ dancers and djs misbehaviour, rizzskates, and cindy kim. xanadu (bushwick), $26.78 + $8 skate rental (or byo). >>

10/24 8-10pm: switch n’ play presents: slash n’ spray: drag, burlesque, and queer performance. littlefield (gowanus), $20 adv, $25 day of. >>

10/24 10pm: final girl: a drag show homage to your fave horror films. 9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $25. >>

10/24 11pm: music for the masses: an ‘80s new wave halloween party: tv eye (ridgewood), $20. >>

10/24 11pm: the black parade [halloween edition] emo + pop punk nite: the brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $15. >>

10/25 12-6pm: saint vitus halloween market: saint vitus (ridgewood), free admission. >>

10/25 2:15pm: talkdeath’s sixth annual halloween cemetery scavenger hunt: green-wood cemetery, free admission. >>

10/25 7pm: raising hell: a halloween comedy fundraiser: a standup fundraiser in partnership with callen-lorde, nyc’s lgbtq+ community health center since 1969. halloween costumes optional. brooklyn comedy collective (williamsburg), $15 (25% of ticket sales will benefit the center). >>

10/25 9-11pm: a very buffy halloween: a dragstravaganza of your favorite characters from buffy the vampire slayer. bar freda (ridgewood), $15.24. >>

10/26 7pm (+ 11/24): green-wood cemetery moonlight tour: green-wood (brooklyn), $30. >>

10/26 8pm-mindnight: scuff queer country dancing presents: goth nite featuring y’allternative rodeo: the brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $20+. >>

tribute bands

10/23 7pm-late: the cure halloween party: a cure music video dj set followed by tributes to bauhaus, siouxsie + the banshees, and the cure. bowery palace (east village), $15 (free dance party at 11pm). >>

10/23 8:15pm doors: ridgewood ghoul-o-rama ‘25: tributes to the fall, the ‘early’ beatles, and the singles soundtrack. costumes encouraged. footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood), $15 suggested donation. >>

10/24 6pm: hllwn shw: tributes to fleetwood mac, nirvana, my chemical romance, green day, the beatles, and the scott pilgrim vs. the world soundtrack, plus djs spinning emo, punk, and ska. bar freda (ridgewood), $13.18. >>

10/24 7pm: werewolf bar mitzvah iv: spookier, scarier: tributes to bikini kill, yeah yeah yeahs, the cranberries, weezer, cibo matto, and rudimentary peni. hosted by dj tk. purgatory (bushwick), $15-18. >>

movie-related

10/23-11/8: terence fisher: hammer’s master smith: the brides of dracula, the curse of frankenstein, the gorgon, horror of dracula, the hound of the baskervilles. metrograph (les), $18. >>

10/23-11/4: screen slate presents: psycho-fiction, the surreal nightmares of special effects artist screaming mad george: freaked, a nightmare on elm street 4: the dream master, bride of re-animator, big trouble in little china, and more. roxy cinema (tribeca), $19. >>

10/23-11/1: troma-geddon: the toxic avenger, class of nuke ’em high, cannibal! the musical, and more. anthology film archives (east village), $14 general, $10 seniors/students. >>

10/23-11/1: halloween events at film noir cinema (greenpoint): smootaphilia: erotic horror sinema, the 14th annual secrets of the dead short horror film festival, nosferatu with live music by olsen, a halloween party + secret horror screening, the day after halloween, and more. various prices. >>

10/23-31: halloween, suspiria, the texas chainsaw massacre, nosferatu + live score, vampyr + live score: roxy cinema (tribeca), $19-25. >>

10/23 6pm: paddle-in movies with gowanus dredgers: creature from the black lagoon (1954). meets at the gowanus dredgers boathouse; the screening takes place on the gowanus canal. free-$25. >>

10/23 7:30pm: cemetery cinema presents: horror of dracula (1958): plus live music by in flesh and spirit. hosted by baron misuraca. bonus: free popcorn. coney island usa, $14. >>

10/24-31: magic, the exorcist, the wolf man, vampire’s kiss, nosferatu (with live piano accompaniment): museum of the moving image (astoria). $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

10/24-31: zero vision cinema + astoria horror club’s halloweek: a week of free spooky events in astoria + lic, including screenings, live music, scaryoke, comedy, a halloween party, and more. >>

10/24 5pm: bad movie night brooklyn presents: ernest scared stupid (1991): food and drinks will be available for purchase. freddy’s bar (south slope), free admission. >>

10/24 8pm (7pm pre-show): the rocky horror picture show shadowcast + tim curry tribute: brooklynone productions (industry city). free admission (donations welcome), $15 after-party. >>

10/25 2:30pm: the silent clowns film series presents: the cat and the canary (1927) with live musical accompaniment by makia matsumura: leonard nimoy thalia theater at symphony space (uws), $12 general, $9 seniors. >>

10/26-31: a dark castle entertainment horror film retrospective: gothika, orphan, house on haunted hill, thirteen ghosts, and more. low cinema (ridgewood), $15. >>

10/26 7pm: night of the living dead (1968) with a live score by morricone youth: nitehawk (prospect park). $24. >>

pets

10/24 12pm (rain date 10/25): 24th annual battery park city dog association halloween puppy parade: wagner park, free admission. >>

10/24 12pm: fort greene pups’ 28th annual great pupkin dog costume contest: fort greene park monument stairs. note: registration to compete is full. free to attend. >>

10/24 12-3pm (rain date 10/25): the annual riverside park pup halloween parade and costume contest: starts at dinosaur playground on 96th st and ends at ellington’s cafe at 105th st. free admission. >>

10/24 1-3pm: fifth annual irving square park howl-o-ween costume contest: irving square park (bushwick), $10 to register in the contest, free to attend. >>

10/25 1-3:30pm: the annual stuyvesant square park halloween dog parade and costume contest: stuyvesant square park – east park dog run. free admission (donations welcome). >>

10/25 1-4pm: the annual domino park woof-o-ween + costume contest: the fountain + seating steps (river st between s 3rd + s 2nd sts, williamsburg). free admission. >>

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Get $10 General Admission tickets and bring the kids FREE to hear one of the “greatest quartets of the last 100 years” (BBC) – Dover Quartet – on Halloween night at the historic Washington Irving campus near Union Square! Doors open at 6:45 and the concert begins at 7:30 PM.

Peoples’ Symphony’s former Resident Ensemble returns to the series’ longtime home with a soulful program of quartets by Dvořák and Brahms and a special orchestration of Rattle Songs (Pura FE) by indigenous composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. (Fun fact: in the 1890s, Dvořák himself taught at the National Conservatory of Music that was located at 17th Street and Irving Place, where the Washington Irving campus now stands.)

Dover Quartet is a two-time Grammy-nominated string quartet based in Philadelphia at the Curtis Institute of Music. “Few young ensembles are as exciting and accomplished as the Dover”, says the New Yorker. Learn more at doverquartet.com/about.

Founded in 1900, Peoples’ Symphony Concerts is New York City’s oldest chamber music series, offering affordable top-quality concerts for less than $10 each. Learn more about our 127th Season and get tickets to 16 more great concerts through May 2027 at PSCNY.ORG.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
Dover Quartet
Doors: 6:45 PM
Concert: 7:30 PM
40 Irving Place, between 16th & 17th Sts, Manhattan

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tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘the dark night’ edition: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn), free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): brooklyn books + booze: hear established and up-and-coming authors of different genres read from their current works every third tuesday of the month at barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city). tonight’s lineup includes david heska wanbli weiden, isaac fitzsimmons, mary g. thompson, and angel luis colón. free admission. >>

tues 7-11pm: sugar, we’re hoein down: halloween edition line dancing x emo night: two worlds collide at this line-dancing party set to emo, alt, and pop-punk bangers (zero country). total beginner? they’ll teach you the steps. 3 dollar bill (bushwick), $15. >>

tues 8pm: contemporaneous ensemble / recap percussion / mantra percussion present: ‘seeing in the dark’: join contemporaneous for their 2026-2027 season opener, ‘seeing in the dark,’ an evening of new music that offers different ways to light our path through the darkness. co-presented with mantra percussion and recap percussion. roulette intermedium (boerum hill), free admission. >>

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Join Jill Weiner on Thursday 10/22 as she records her debut comedy special!

TWO SHOWS! 7pm & 9:30pm at the Parkside Lounge (317 E Houston, Lower East Side)

Jill Weiner’s Debut Comedy Special (tentatively titled SOUP FREAK) is a darkly funny, silly, smart, and sharp hour of stand-up comedy. With topics ranging from Peloton to drug doing, dating a guy in a van to suicide by sea, Jill shares her deeply relatable perspective on the human condition while revealing her insecurities, memories, and, of course, her favorite soups, stews and stocks. From top to bottom (or, better yet, soup to nuts), Jill’s show maintains a high-energy level akin to a slumber party at 2am.

A fixture in the New York City comedy scene for over 11 years, Jill has performed at the city’s top clubs and independent shows. She also performs nationally, often featuring for Caitlin Peluffo and Michael Kosta.

Hosted by Connor Creagan (Comedy Central), featuring Courtney Maginnis (HBO, Fan Therapy), with special performances by Mark Benjamin (Taxi TV) and Jeffrey Emerson (HULU).

Jill Weiner Comedy Special Taping
Thursday 10/22 7pm & 9:30pm
The Parkside Lounge
317 E Houston, New York, NY 10002

SPECIAL OFFER: USE CODE “SPECIALWEINER” FOR 50% OFF TICKETS!
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wednesday

weds thru 11/1: kitchen sink theatre company presents the rocky horror picture show: a fully-staged 360 production + shadow cast, plus post-show dj sets + dance parties following the 10/23, 10/24, 10/30, and 10/31 shows. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $20.60+. >>

sponsored: weds 7pm: the best american short stories 2026: selected shorts with viet thanh nguyen: pulitzer prize–winning novelist and guest editor of the best american short stories 2026, viet thanh nguyen (the sympathizer), hosts selected shorts’ annual collaboration with one of the premier anthologies of contemporary american fiction. come along on this spectacular journey of literature in performance at symphony space (uws) and celebrate the achievements of established and emerging writers. with stories by nathan blum, sigrid nunez, and akhil sharma to be performed by sanjit de silva (war horse, inventing anna), jessica hecht (breaking bad, eureka day), and denis o’hare (american horror story, here we are). skint readers can get a $16 ticket on tier 2 seats using code: ‘viet’ >>

sponsored: weds 7pm: taylor swift, ‘love story,’ and the ancient roman art of writing about love – with nyu’s david levene: join renowned classicist david levene for a spirited trip from ancient rome to the eras tour — a lecture based on his wildly popular nyu course, ‘it’s a love story’: reading roman elegy through taylor swift. after the lecture, stay for a drink: your ticket includes access to a one-hour open bar. wristbands will be provided for those 21+. warburg lounge at 92ny (ues), use promo code ‘elegy13’ for a 13% discount. >>

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), $7+ sliding scale admission. >>

weds 7pm: econlol: an economics-themed comedy show: luke strathmann brings together comedians and sometimes real-life economists to make fun of anything economics/finance/business-related, with powerpoints. featuring gastor almonte, brittany carney, kevin mcnulty, annie rauwerda, and charu sinha. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

weds 7pm (filmmaker mixer at 6pm, screenings at 7pm): artists + beers: pair cinema with cervezas at ‘artists + beers,’ a semi-monthly screening series highlighting short films, docs, and music videos by local filmmakers. hosted by nancy pop, curran banach, chip parham, and junie. all night skate (bed-stuy), free admission. >>

weds 7pm: aesop’s sound fables presents: the phantom of the opera (1925) with an original guitar and church organ live score. stone circle theater (ridgewood), $20 adv, $25 day of. >>

weds 7:30pm: taste of science presents: ‘under pressure: decoding the weather machine’: science gets out of the lab and into the bar at this night about weather science, spanning today’s forecast to how ai is impacting future predictions. ryan’s daughter pub (ues), free admission (donations welcome). >>

weds 7:30pm: love, sex, + magic: comedy variety show: comedian jenny gorelick and magician mark clearview team up to host a variety show to make your worries disappear. club cumming (east village), use code ‘magicwand’ for 2-for-1 tickets (reg. $15 each). >>

weds 8pm: our wicked lady presents: ’90s cover band night: tributes to rage against the machine, alice in chains, smashing pumpkins, and more. brooklyn bowl (williamsburg), $20. >>

weds 9pm: what’s the worst that could happen? a comedy show: ouija board edition: will purpura and ilana rubin swap punchlines for the paranormal at this comedy show where audience members’ questions are answered by a ouija board in-between stand-up sets. halyards (gowanus), free admission. >>

weds 10:30pm: the monster high mash: a monster high drag party. cheetah quila hosts an all-monster high-themed drag party at c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). $13.39. >>

thursday

thurs 6:30pm: wnyc’s in conversation: the affordability series: join wnyc’s nyc now for a live podcast taping and community conversation with residents, business owners, and mta officials to discuss the long-promised expansion of the second avenue subway, along with the tension between new transit investment and displacement it has raised. light fare and trivia will follow. cccadi ilé oyin (east harlem), free admission. >>

thurs 6:30pm: the mingle games: meet new people through fast-paced games that send you from table to table, playing a quick round with a new group of strangers each time. a comedian host keeps the competition moving, while an app lets you tap to connect with anyone you hit it off with. station winners enter a prize drawing, and cocktails, beer, and dumplings from keep the games going. jaywalker at new york distilling co. (east williamsburg), early bird and 2-for-1 admission options are available for a limited time. >>

thurs 6:30pm doors: halloween cover show + art market: tributes to tom petty, the b-52s, and more. rubulad (bushwick), $15 adv, $20 door. >>

sponsored: thurs 7pm + 9:30pm: jill weiner debut comedy special taping!: jill weiner’s debut comedy special (tentatively titled soup freak) is a darkly funny, silly, smart, and sharp hour of stand-up comedy. with topics ranging from peloton to drug doing, dating a guy in a van to suicide by sea, jill shares her deeply relatable perspective on the human condition while revealing her insecurities, memories, and, of course, her favorite soups, stews and stocks. from top to bottom (or, better yet, soup to nuts), jill’s show maintains a high-energy level akin to a slumber party at 2am. hosted by connor creagan (comedy central), featuring courtney maginnis (hbo, fan therapy), with special performances by mark benjamin (taxi tv) and jeffrey emerson (hulu). parkside lounge (les). special offer: use code ‘specialweiner’ for 50% off tickets! >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): not in my backyard! a political comedy roundtable: a panel of opinionated nyc comedians, journalists, and politicians debate the local issues causing drama in your neighborhood’s facebook group. hosted by cody lindquist (colbert) and charlie todd (improv everywhere), with panelists dave colon (streetsblog, new york groove), risa harms (mcsweeney’s, ucb), and chloe radcliffe (fallon). tonight’s show will also include an audience pop quiz on nyc knowledge. ucb (east village), $12.94 with promo code ‘nimbyoct’ (reg. $17.94 adv, $20+ day of). >>

thurs 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (south slope), $10 (a limited number of 2-for-$15 tickets are also available). >>

thurs 7pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: sinners at mccarren park (williamsburg). >>

thurs 7-11pm: moma ps1 school nite: moma ps1’s new after-hours music series brings rising digital, internet-based, and underground acts to its former schoolhouse, with open gallery access (until 9pm). up first: isabella lovestory, b0yg1rl, and ali rq (dj). moma ps1 (lic), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

thurs 8pm: goth sk8 halloween: featuring gargoyle, llora, and nightwitch. xanadu (bushwick), $26.78 + $8 skate rental (or byo). >>

thurs 8:30pm: copacabana comedy: catherine lindsay and dorian debose host a night of comedy inspired by the glamorous golden age of variety shows. tonight’s lineup includes grace johnson, keegan tindall, sammy anzer, noah snyder, and more. telephone room (bushwick), $8-10. >>

thurs 8:30pm: 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 mary houlihan (adult swim), mac o’hara (hulu), trent mabry (sirius xm), bridget mcguire, bria hiebert, and sam kochman. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

thurs 9pm doors: guillermo del homo: pan’s labyrinth 20th anniversary drag tribute: c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $13.39. >>

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Access $25 Tickets to I BECAME WE Off-Broadway for Performances Now thru Nov. 1 only!

Atlantic Theater Company is thrilled to present the world premiere play I BECAME WE starting performances tonight for a limited run through November 15 only!

A first-person monologue performed by a sixteen-person choir about a woman in her mid-thirties wrestling with one of life’s most important decisions. With plainspoken, contemporary language sung in the stylings of classical choral music, comes a new formally-daring, auto-fictional play from the writer of I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan, Mona Pirnot.

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A sixteen-person choir of classically trained singers from across New York City has been assembled for this groundbreaking world premiere musical event. Drawing together some of the city’s finest voices from a wide range of backgrounds, the ensemble brings exceptional vocal range, prowess, and musicality to the performance.

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halloween dog parades and costume contests:

► sat 10am-12pm (the line to participate opens at 9:30am): the annual washington square park dog halloween costume contest: washington square park’s garibaldi plaza (greenwich village). >>

► sat 10-4pm (pet check-in starts at 9am): 36th annual tompkins square halloween dog parade: ‘dog parade festival block’ is on 6th st between avenues b and c; parade starts at 11am and runs along avenue b; note: registration to march is full, but no ticket is required to watch. >>

► sat 3-5pm: howl-o-ween dog parade: smith st + union st (carroll gardens). note: this event is part of the smith street neighbors + makers fair listed below. >>

► sun 1-3pm: carl schurz park conservancy’s annual halloween howl + healthy hound fair: basketball/hockey court + john finley walk (yorkville). >>

cultural fests / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri thru mon: manhattan vintage clothing show: fall edition: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). $25 general, $20 students. >>

► sat 10am-2pm (10am speakers, 12pm parade): fifth annual national indigenous peoples of the americas parade: madison ave + e 23rd st to broadway + 17th st (flatiron). >>

► sat 10am-2pm: hoboken’s second citywide gate sale: church square park and throughout hoboken, nj. >>

► sat 10am-2pm: brownstone boys stoop sale: 375 vanderbilt ave (clinton hill). >>

► sat 10am-5pm: the annual muddy paws rescue block party: w 54th street between 9th + 10th aves (hell’s kitchen). >>

► sat 10am-5pm (rescheduled from 9/26 due to weather): brooklyn pop-up x old stone house fall artisans bazaar + traditional makers fair: 4th street cul-de-sac at washington park (park slope). >>

► sat 10am-6pm: smith street neighbors + makers fair: smith street between bergen + union (carroll gardens). >>

► sat 10am-6:30pm: collected con: industry city, brooklyn. $15 adv, $20 door. >>

► sat 12pm until sold out: good neighbors bake sale – supporting one love community fridge: index space (greenpoint). >>

► sat 12-6pm: a haunting in industry city, a horror art market: barrow’s intense ny tasting room (industry city, brooklyn). >>

► sat + sun (11am-6pm): the annual smorgasburg diwali: festival of bites: marsha p. johnson state park in williamsburg (sat), breeze hill in prospect park (sun). >>

► sat + sun (sat 12-6pm, sun 10:30am-5pm): the annual brooklyn synth + pedal expo: 100 sutton event space (greenpoint). $10-25 admission. >>

► sun 11am-3pm: the annual disability pride parade and block party: parade (11am): madison square park to union square park. block party (12-3pm): union square park. >>

► sun 11am-7pm: objects of times past pop-up market: 432 e 9th st (east village). >>

► sun 1-3pm: brooklyn mac and takedown: royal palms shuffleboard (gowanus), $30. >>

► sun 1-7pm: nyc plant market: culture lab lic. >>

► sun 3-7:30pm brooklyn hearts club’s sinister sinner’s market: crystal lake brooklyn (williamsburg). >>

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NYC comedian Kendall Farrell tapes his first stand up special at Littlefield in Brooklyn on Sunday, October 18, executive produced by Ashley Gavin and Rachel Feinstein.

Farrell was named a “Comic to Watch” at the New York Comedy Festival and a “Breakout Artist” by Carolines on Broadway. He has opened for national headliners like Michelle Wolf, Beth Stelling, Drew Lynch and Matteo Lane. His work has been seen/heard on SiriusXM, Cracked and Adult Swim.

In this hour, Farrell discusses using Manosphere logic to explain that gender is a spectrum, the difference between gay and straight men’s nudes, and being a liberal black sheep in a conservative family — with some thoughts on whether you can actually bl*w your way to the top.

If you have never been to a comedy special taping before, this is your chance to be a part of a uniquely cool, fun and rare NYC experience!

Two shows: 7pm & 9:30pm
Littlefield, 635 Sackett St, Brooklyn

Use code FIVE for $5 tickets

Tickets available at kendallfarrell.com/special

friday

fri thru 11/1: frigid new york’s annual days of the dead festival: inspired by día de muertos, frigid new york presents two weeks of independent theatre and performances exploring themes of death, the afterlife, and halloween. under st. marks theatre (east village), $7-25 and sliding-scale admission. >>

fri thru sun: the 24th annual open house new york weekend festival: more than 300 locations across the five boroughs, including new buildings, historic landmarks, industrial spaces, private collections, and more will open their doors for behind-the-scenes tours and special activities. half are free and don’t require a reservation (just show up!), while limited-access sites that require tickets sold out earlier in the month. >>

sponsored: fri + sat (various times): flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics and a cozy atmosphere—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 50% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg: friday 8pm, 9:30pm, and 11pm; and the east village location is back at 201 allen st store 2 friday + saturday at 8:00pm. new: monthly member’s pass ($20) to see as many shows as you want + happy hour drinks + secret drop in announcements! >>

fri 6pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: wicked at hudson yards public square and gardens. >>

fri 6-9pm: trek or treat – a star trek costume party: beam up to mayday space (bushwick) for a halloween-themed star trek meetup and costume party featuring spooky space screenings, behind the scenes footage, and a latinum prize for best-dressed fan. free admission. >>

fri 6:30pm: funny pages: an evening of humorous readings: comedy writers, authors, essayists, cartoonists, and comics share new things to make you laugh. hosted by zach zimmerman (is it hot in here?) and blythe roberson (america the beautiful?), with readings by emmy blotnick, stephen lurie, and sarah thankam mathews. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $10. >>

fri 7pm: tale storytelling show: harmon leon (this american life, the new yorker) hosts an evening of performances by some of the city’s best storytellers. tonight: annie tan, michael tedder, sean o’brien, and michele carlo, with music by pete mancini. the red room at kgb bar (east village), save $10 on tickets with promo code ‘discountskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door. two-drink minimum. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by jonah nigh, micaela fagan, justin covington, david perez, and sheri ciprane. hosted by bobby hankinson. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit immigration equality). >>

fri 7pm: three-day champion: a comedic storytelling podcast wrapped inside a game show where comedian contestants are asked, ‘if you were a three-day champion on a game show, what three stories about yourself would you choose to tell?’ guests compete to tell their favorite, funniest, most revealing anecdotes for bragging rights and prizes. hosted by christine walters with brian stack, moujan zolfaghari, ally ann hall, and emily flake. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘3dchamp’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 7:30pm: (un)silent film: the general: the new school’s college of performing arts presents a screening of buster keaton’s 1926 silent classic the general, with an original score by carl davis performed live by students from the mannes school of music and the school of jazz and contemporary music. the new school’s tishman auditorium (greenwich village/union square), free admission. >>

fri 8pm: st. kilda: drama league award nominee jody christopherson’s one-woman ‘scottish horror excursion with supernatural foley looping,’ inspired by her nebraska roots, her scottish heritage, and the historic 1930 evacuation of scotland’s archipelago st. kilda, comes to cloud city (williamsburg). $25. >>

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 laura laham, jess levin, jessie murphy, eric schmidt, vik pandya, and sean peecook. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9:30pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at caveat (les). $18.76 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg $24-30). >>

saturday

sat + sun (12-6pm): 30th annual gowanus open studios: more than 400 artists, businesses, and venues in gowanus, brooklyn, open their doors across 90+ locations, including former factories and warehouses. free admission. >>

sponsored: sat 12-5pm: brooklyn navy yard annual open house: discover the brooklyn navy yard’s 300-acre innovative campus during their annual open house, part of open house new york weekend. step inside the studios of businesses in fashion, design, and technology for exclusive behind-the-scenes access, along with spirits tastings, campus tours, food trucks, live art demos, and more. free! >>

sat 2-6pm: free show brain concert: show brain returns to maria hernandez park (bushwick) with a free, all-ages concert featuring big girl, desert sharks, pop music fever dream, talon, and firstsex. >>

sat 7:30pm: fun gutter: a party, show, and general check-in hosted by sasha von didkovsky, featuring standup from olivia carter, vannessa jackson, sean peecook, and michael abbe, plus live prank calls conducted by david dobbins. karaoke follows the show. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission ($10 suggested donation at the door). >>

sat 7:30pm: peoples’ symphony concerts classical music series: quatuor danel: peoples’ symphony concerts kicks off its 126th season with french/belgian quartet quatuor danel, performing works by beethoven, shostakovich, and weinberg. the high school of fashion industries (chelsea), $20 general, $10 students. >>

sat 8pm (+ 12/5, 2/20, 4/3, 5/15): new york repertory orchestra 2026-27 season: the all-volunteer, community-based orchestra is back with a new season of concerts, beginning tonight with a program that includes works by serge rachmaninoff, einojuhani rautavaara, and bohuslav martinů featuring soprano kendra berentsen. the church of st. mary the virgin (theater district), free admission ($20 suggested donation). >>

sat 8pm: nü girl order presents: house of flies – a nu-metal + metalcore halloween party: dress as your fav horror baddie and hit the dance floor at this women-focused dance party dedicated to heavy music and horror nostalgia. secret pour (bushwick / bed-stuy), free admission. >>

sunday

sun thru 10/24: moving body – moving image biennial: featuring experimental, documentary, and narrative films, the festival’s latest edition explores the role of the immigrant body, both on camera and behind the scenes, with a full-day program at lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium 10/18, followed by additional programming and an installation at barnard college’s movement lab 10/19-24. free admission. >>

sun 2-6pm (on view thru december): pigeons by the seashore art show: a flock of artists descends on coney island usa’s freak bar for a group art show celebrating nyc’s feathered icon. free admission. >>

sun 3pm doors: infinite good times movie club: ‘the house that carpenter built: part 3 of 3’ edition: infinite good times movie club returns with a screening of john carpenter’s in the mouth of madness at gowanus metal bar lucky 13 saloon. bonus: free popcorn and snacks. free admission with rsvp ($5 suggested donation) >>

sponsored: sun 7pm + 9:30pm: kendall farrell – live comedy special taping: nyc comedian kendall farrell tapes his first stand up special at littlefield (gowanus)! named a ‘comic to watch’ at the new york comedy festival and a ‘breakout artist’ by carolines on broadway, kendall has opened for national headliners like michelle wolf, beth stelling, drew lynch and matteo lane, and his work has been seen/heard on siriusxm, cracked and adult swim. in this hour, farrell discusses using manosphere logic to explain that gender is a spectrum, the difference between gay and straight men’s nudes, and being a liberal black sheep in a conservative family — with some thoughts on whether you can actually bl*w your way to the top. if you have never been to a comedy special taping before, this is your chance to be a part of a uniquely cool, fun and rare nyc experience! special offer: just $5 with promo code ‘five’ >>

sun 7pm: i blame television: a pop culture reading series: elizabeth teets (la times, reductress) hosts a night of pop confessionals, messy essays, horny think-pieces, and nostalgia breakdowns about trash tv and iconic moments. sisters (clinton hill), free admission. >>

sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest, most scandalous secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: alex english, grace lobo, charlie flynn, and devon walker. hosted by brittany carney and naomi karavani. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: punchlines and plush toys collide at this comedy show where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring esther chen, michael agunbiade, alysia hush, and wayne pezzella. hosted by rebecca kaplan. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations optional). >>

monday

mon 7pm (monthly): 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 kim director (she’s gotta have it), chris redd (snl), neal bledsoe (othello, broadway), connor ratliff (dead eyes, nina bloomgarden (maximum pleasure guaranteed), and more. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skintspecial’ (reg. $24-25). >>

mon 7pm doors: hoff’s horrorfest presents: dementia 13: comedian hoff matthews hosts a screening of francis ford coppola’s dementia 13 (1963), interspersed with comedy segments, special ‘guests,’ and more. bonus: free pizza from two boots (including a vegan option). the brick theater (williamsburg), $15 admission. >>

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Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist and guest editor of The Best American Short Stories 2026, Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer), hosts our annual collaboration with one of the premier anthologies of contemporary American fiction. Come along on this spectacular journey of literature in performance and celebrate the achievements of established and emerging writers. With stories by Nathan Blum, Sigrid Nunez, and Akhil Sharma to be performed by Sanjit De Silva (War Horse, Inventing Anna), Jessica Hecht (Breaking Bad, Eureka Day), and Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story, Here We Are).

Take great stories by well-known and emerging writers, add captivating actors of stage and screen, and you have Selected Shorts—unforgettable nights of literature in performance.

Skint readers can get a $16 ticket on Tier 2 seats using code: Viet

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tues 6pm (monthly thru 12/1): miller theater’s pop-up concert series: sit onstage with virtuoso musicians during columbia university school of the arts’s hour-long early-evening concerts, with a free drink in hand and the opportunity to mingle with the performers afterward. the 15th season continues tonight with pianist conrad tao, performing the premiere of david fulmer’s i have loved a stream and a shadow, a solo piano work inspired by the poetry of ezra pound. miller theatre at columbia university (morningside heights), free admission. >>

tues 6pm doors (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: jennifer’s body at gansevoort plaza (meatpacking district). >>

tues 7pm doors: scientific controversies: octopus umwelt: for the latest installment of pioneer works’ scientific controversies series, comparative psychologist and marine biologist dr. alex schnell (national geographic: secrets of the octopus) and dr. caroline albertin investigate what the octopus can reveal about the nature of consciousness, perception, the origins of the mind, and what it means to be intelligent. hosted by barnard physics and astronomy professor and pioneer works director of sciences janna levin. food will be available for purchase, and stargazing with the amateur astronomers association will precede and follow the event. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy live: exploring cosmic building blocks: join astrophysicist emily calamari at the american museum of natural history for a journey from the chemical building blocks found in meteorites to the swirling disks of gas and dust surrounding young stars, exploring how planets take shape and discovering what new observations are revealing about the origins of worlds throughout the universe. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>

tues 7pm: creative showcase vol. 7: a curated lineup of designers, artists, technologists, and researchers get just 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to present what they’re working on at this pecha kucha-style forum. hosted by katie ehrlich. index chinatown, $10. >>

tues 7:30pm: sixth annual queer spooky shorts: the other side of silence, nyc’s oldest and longest-producing lgbtq+ theater company, presents an evening of short halloween-themed one-act plays. a.r.t./new york theatres (midtown), $5 admission. >>

tues 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme: ‘teenage nightmares.’ $22.05. >>

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NYC comedian Kendall Farrell tapes his first stand up special at Littlefield in Brooklyn on Sunday, October 18, executive produced by Ashley Gavin and Rachel Feinstein.

Farrell was named a “Comic to Watch” at the New York Comedy Festival and a “Breakout Artist” by Carolines on Broadway. He has opened for national headliners like Michelle Wolf, Beth Stelling, Drew Lynch and Matteo Lane. His work has been seen/heard on SiriusXM, Cracked and Adult Swim.

In this hour, Farrell discusses using Manosphere logic to explain that gender is a spectrum, the difference between gay and straight men’s nudes, and being a liberal black sheep in a conservative family — with some thoughts on whether you can actually bl*w your way to the top.

If you have never been to a comedy special taping before, this is your chance to be a part of a uniquely cool, fun and rare NYC experience!

Two shows: 7pm & 9:30pm
Littlefield, 635 Sackett St, Brooklyn

Use code FIVE for $5 tickets

Tickets available at kendallfarrell.com/special

wednesday

film fests/series (various prices):
► weds-sun: 14th chelsea film festival: regal battery park and online. >>
► weds-sun: 30th urbanworld film festival: regal union square. >>
► thurs thru 10/22: 11th annual brooklyn horror film festival: nitehawk cinema (williamsburg + prospect park). >>
► thurs thru 10/25: 38th annual new york lgbtq+ film festival (newfest): various locations in manhattan and brooklyn, as well as online. >>

weds 6:30pm: jonathan ames: a past without pictures: author and bored to death creator jonathan ames discusses his latest book, a past without pictures, with yaddo’s elaina richardson at brooklyn public library for arts + culture (fort greene). free admission. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction at kgb: this monthly speculative-fiction reading series, hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel, welcomes writers john langan (lost in the dark and other excursions and carrie-edmund laben (smoke season) for a night of readings and discussion at kgb bar (east village). free admission. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): peer revue: ted talks with a twist. real experts give real talks on big ideas—like quarks or the fall of rome—then comedians wing it while trying to make sense of slides they’ve never seen before. hosted by ben lillie, with talks by lizbanks campagna, mick szal, lina zikas, and hampton humber, and comedy by brielle demirjian, kristina gustovich, kenny park-yi, and shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘revueskint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

weds 7pm (wednesdays): baby shoes comedy: clare donaher and alex murdoch’s baby shoes comedy show delivers grown-up laughs with a fresh lineup of comedians each week. tonight’s show features gabby jordan brown, shelby latterman, kieron harrell, allison o’conor, and annabeth mann. black cat les, free admission. >>

weds 7pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: practical magic at prospect park (brooklyn). >>

weds 7pm doors (+ 10/18): infinite good times movie club: ‘the house that carpenter built: part 2 of 3’ edition: infinite good times movie club returns with a double-feature screening of john carpenter’s the fog and body bags at gowanus metal bar lucky 13 saloon. bonus: free popcorn and candy. free admission with rsvp ($5 suggested donation) >>

weds 8pm (wednesdays thru 10/28): sunnyside horror society: sunnyside horror society’s spooky season screening series continues with the exorcist. sanger hall (sunnyside), free admission. >>

thursday

thurs thru 1/11/2027: new exhibitions at international center of photography (les): i’m so happy you are here: japanese women photographers from the 1950s to now, laia abril: on rape and institutional failure, and the gfx challenge grant: five years, five projects (thru 10/19). international center of photography (les), $18 general, $14 seniors, $12 students, $5 thursdays 5-8pm. >>

thurs thru sun: honk nyc! festival: 20th annual street band blowout: the annual honk nyc! festival brings four days of global brass and percussion music from local, national, and international street bands to indoor and outdoor venues and parks across manhattan, brooklyn, and queens. fmost events are free. >>

thurs 2-7pm: brooklyn botanic garden’s fall plant sale: shop a curated selection of indoor and outdoor plants for your apartment or garden. free tickets include admission to the grounds. >>

thurs 6pm (+ sat 7:30pm) new york classical players: the new york classical players opens its beethoven 200 chamber series with a pair of free concerts at bruno walter auditorium at new york public library for the performing arts (thurs) and church of st. luke + st. matthew in clinton hill (sat). >>

sponsored: thurs 6:30pm: leila sales presents encore performance: an 831 stories romance: p+t knitwear is pleased to welcome leila sales to celebrate and discuss the release of her book from 831 stories, encore performance; the story of emmy gold—the frontwoman of an indie-sleaze breakout band who’s since gone solo—going back on tour with her former collaborator and first love, bishop ward. she’s always trusted she can write a hit song, and now she’s finding out if she can rewrite her past. leila will be in conversation with melissa giannini, and will sign books after the talk! p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $10 admission, $17.83 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (i.e. play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by this month’s theme: spooky science. hosted by scientists, comedians, and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

thurs 7pm: kevin geeks out about creepy kids: comedian kevin maher and a lineup of pop-culture aficionados return to nitehawk cinema (prospect park) with a video variety show about the telekinetic tykes, zombie babies, killer kids, and ghost girls of tv and movies. $18. >>

thurs 7pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: scooby-doo at sunset park (brooklyn). >>

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 edition features jami attenberg (the amnesiac), bindu bansinath (men like ours), alexa brahme (good news), and ed park (three tenses). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s lineup: john trowbridge, henry suarez, chris james, and david lawson, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): it entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt/fail to recreate stephen king’s it on stage, without the aid of scripts, rehearsals, or sobriety. 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: footlight’s annual undead prom: dig your old prom outfit out of the grave for footlight’s 90s/00s undead prom, featuring live music from the don’t look nows, prom portraits (prints are $1.50), prizes, and a court coronation at 9:45pm. themed costumes very much encouraged. footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood), $15 suggested admission (notaflof). >>

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Taylor Swift, “Love Story,” and the Ancient Roman Art of Writing About Love
With NYU’s David Levene

Join renowned classicist David Levene for a spirited trip from ancient Rome to the Eras Tour — a lecture based on his wildly popular NYU course, “It’s a Love Story”: Reading Roman Elegy through Taylor Swift.

After the lecture, stay for a drink: your ticket includes access to a one-hour open bar. Wristbands will be provided for those 21+.

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Upcoming events
• Miles Davis Centennial Celebration featuring DJ Logic – Oct 17
• A New York Times Games Night to celebrate the release of Connections, the Book! with puzzle editors Wyna Liu, Joel Fagliano, Sam Ezersky, and Tracy Bennett – Oct 27
• Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Iris van Herpen – Oct 29
• Apple TV’s 12 12 12: Advance Screening with Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan in Conversation with Josh Horowitz – Nov 11
• Astrologer Clarisse Monahan in Conversation with Carole Radziwiłł: Rise & Align – Nov 17
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► fri + sat (fri 12-6pm, sat 10am-5pm): metropolitan postcard club show + sale: church of the village (greenwich village). $3 admission. >>

► fri thru sun (12-7pm): new york african restaurant week food + music festival: restoration plaza (bed-stuy). >>

► fri thru sun: pee-wee’s playhouse pop-up shop: 213 bowery @ rivington st (les). >>

► sat 11am-6pm (rescheduled from 9/27 due to weather): 51st annual flatbush frolic street fair: cortelyou road between ocean ave and coney island ave, brooklyn. >>

► sat 12-5pm (rescheduled from 9/26 due to weather): thrift2death jersey city thrift market: grove street path plaza (jersey city). >>

► sat 12-6pm (rain date 10/17): junk drawer market: hive mind books (bushwick). >>

► sat 12-7pm (season finale): bronx night market: grand concourse at 161st street. rsvp required. >>

► sat + sun 11am-7pm: electrix vintage pop-up fill-a-bag sale: the maker’s space (williamsburg), $10/bag. >>

► sun 10am-5pm: cozy and crafted bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (indoors + outdoors). free admission. >>

► sun 11am-4pm: the new york mycological society’s 4th fungus festival: the battery. >>

► sun 12-6pm: 62nd annual hispanic day parade: fifth ave from 44th st to 69th st. >>

► sun 2-9pm: please knock presents: fourth annual erotic art fair: tv eye (ridgewood), $5 admission ($20 1pm early entry). >>

► sun 4-9pm: trans art bazaar: brooklyn community pride center (crown heights), $5 suggested donation. >>

► sun + mon (sun 10am to mon 12pm): 11th annual indigenous peoples day: randall’s island. >>

► mon 11-3pm: 82nd annual columbus day parade: fifth ave from 44th st to 72nd st. >>

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film fests/series:

► fri thru 10/15: 15th new york shorts international film festival: cinema village (greenwich village), $19.99. >>

► sun thru 10/15 women in animation: anthology film archives (east village), $14 general, $10 seniors/students. >>

► mon thru 10/17 14th architecture + design film festival: village east by angelika, $17 general, $13 students. >>

friday

fri thru 2/28/2027 (weds-sun 11:30am-6pm): new exhibitions at the american folk art museum: locating girlhood: place and identity in early american ‘schoolgirl’ art and folk nation: crafting patriotism in the united states. american folk art museum (uws), free admission. >>

sponsored: fri + sat (various times): flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics and a cozy atmosphere—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 50% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg: friday 8pm, 9:30pm, and 11pm; and the east village location is back at 201 allen st store 2 friday + saturday at 8:00pm. new: monthly member’s pass ($20) to see as many shows as you want + happy hour drinks + secret drop in announcements! >>

fri 6pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: back to the future at hudson yards public square and gardens. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): vocabaret: ‘magic’ edition: wordplay takes center stage at vocabaret, a monthly variety show for language lovers where four of nyc’s wittiest wordsmiths serve up slideshows, games, and other entertainment inspired by a theme. hosted by ally spier with nikolai vanyo, jerry gwiazdowski, abe gatling, and tess garcia. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘vocabskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 7pm: the oldest profession at the hidden jewel box theater: sneak into a tiny theater hidden inside port authority for a mad dash through 10,000 years of history, told from a sex worker’s perspective. kaytlin bailey’s solo show blends stand-up, storytelling, lived experience, and researched history, followed by a chance to meet and learn from local sex worker rights advocates. proceeds benefit old pros, a nonprofit using storytelling to advocate for sex worker rights. $5 with promo code ‘oldpros’ >>

fri 8pm: scream drag tribute show: ghostface gets a drag makeover with rify royalty, mariyea, miss malice, showponii, k. james, and hanukah lewinski putting a campy spin on the horror classic. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $20.09. >>

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 grace johnson (vulture), jim search (sirius xm), rohan dias, elliot thompson, andrea more, and binderiya byambasuren. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9pm: venashitshow: night of 666 tim curries round 2: burlesque performer venatrix presents a burlesque and drag show dedicated to the many characters portrayed by tim curry, with all proceeds benefiting dolly parton’s imagination library. footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood), $15 suggested donation. >>

fri 10pm: charli xcx vs. slayyyter: a sleaze pop dance party: dj chase coppins spins all things bratty, maximalist and hard by artists like charli xcx, slayyyter, kim petras, addison rae, adéla, and more. the woods (williamsburg), free admission. >>

fri 10:30pm: step on! britpop band/dance party: step into the ’90s with christian dryden’s all star band performing oasis, blur, pulp, the stone roses, james, and more, plus dj ivy oh spinning madchester, britpop, and indie sleaze between sets. alphaville (bushwick), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

saturday

sat thru 3/27/2027: the rink at rockefeller center: skate at one of the world’s most famous rinks, tucked beneath the towering skyscrapers of rockefeller center. $22+ (skate rental extra, or byo). >>

sat thru 3/21/2027: seeing the cinema: photographic visions of movie theaters: take a nostalgic trip to the movies with museum of the moving image’s latest photo exhibition, highlighting exteriors, auditoriums, drive-ins, and projectionists. the exhibition will be accompanied by a monthly screening series that casts cinemas as key locations, starting 10/30 with tsai ming-liang’s goodbye, dragon inn. museum of the moving image (astoria), $20 general, $12 seniors, $12 students, free thursdays 2-6pm. >>

sat + sun: open studios: see all the art at the harlem open artist studio tour (12-6pm), flatbush artists open studios (12-6pm), and red hook open studios (1-6pm). free admission.

sat 6am-8pm (rescheduled from 9/26 due to weather): daybreaker – alive festival: dance, move, and connect at daybreaker’s first sunrise-to-sunset sober festival in the u.s., bringing 3,000+ people together to brooklyn bridge park’s pier 3 for a full day of music, movement, wellness, laughter, and community. all ages welcome. free admission. >>

sat 1:30pm: get work: comedians interview for real jobs: watch comedians sit down with actual hiring professionals and attempt to land real jobs. the catch? they’re given terrible fake résumés they won’t see until they take the stage. hosted by dan vetrano and nick felton. caveat (les), $8.46 with promo code ‘skinterviews1010′ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

sat 3-10pm: seaport music festival: the seaport music fest takes over fulton + water streets with an all-day concert featuring native sun, snowmen, tall juan, dead tooth, abby jeanne + the shadowband, pippy, cs cleaners, and short porch. bonus: rsvp here for a free heineken. free admission. >>

sat 7pm: carnegie hill concerts new-music chamber music series: the carnegie hill series presents an evening with saxophonist jaleel shaw, performing new music from his latest album, painter of the invisible, with joe block on piano, eric wheeler on bass, and e.j. strickland on drums. church of the advent hope (carnegie hill). choose-what-you-pay admission. >>

sat 7-11pm: uprising/downfall: repression and resistance in the making of democracy: in observance of the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence, brooklyn public library hosts a late-night teach-in about political resilience and hope, featuring conversations, readings, debates, music, and performances looking back on the u.s.’s major democratic movements and americans’ struggles for equity. the evening kicks off with a set from dj kofta, followed by a keynote address by physicist karmela padavic-callaghan and living colour guitarist/producer vernon reid. brooklyn public library-central library (grand army plaza), free admission. >>

sat 8:30pm: improvised slasher movie: with the help of audience suggestions, improv group help me i’m drowning performs an hour-long slasher movie on the fly. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

sunday

sun thru 5/10/2027: roy lichtenstein: like new: the whitney presents the first new york retrospective of roy lichtenstein since 1993, bringing together 130 works, from early pop art to paintings, sculptures, prints, film, and four recreated murals. roy lichtenstein: 1997, on view on the third floor, looks at works from the artist’s final year. 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. >>

sun 12-6pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: pioneer works’ free monthly open house celebrates creativity across art, music, science, and community, with open studios, performances, and programming spread across three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sponsored: sun 3pm: men of iron and the golden spike: the china now music festival, chasing dreams, closes its ninth season with zhou long’s men of iron and the golden spike at frederick p. rose hall, jazz at lincoln center. featuring a full symphony orchestra, a 120-voice chorus, and 4 soloists, the powerful symphonic oratorio honors the thousands of chinese laborers who came to america in the 1860s to build the transcontinental railroad. the afternoon also brings the u.s. premiere of li shaosheng’s chasing the sky, a symphonic suite about humanity’s dreams and journey of space exploration. save 30% on tickets with code ‘rift30’ >>

sun 8pm (monthly): disasterpiece movie night: cade the tortured crossing: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece movie night unearths bad flicks for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, free pizza, and more. tonight: neil breen’s cade the tortured crossing (2023). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

sun 8pm: glamdammit presents: velvet underground + lou reed tribute: michael t hosts a velvet underground + lou reed tribute concert performed by the richard dev greene players, with glam rock, punk, and new wave sets by sex fixx, the saint marks saints, and push!, plus dj sets by twig the wonderkid, and burlesque by venus in pleather. berlin (east village), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

sun 8:30pm: solving your problems with chloe troast: comedian and actress chloe troast (snl) and her comedy pals team up to tackle the audience’s problems through improv. proceeds will be donated to local mental health charities. ucb (east village), $15. >>

monday

mon 7pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted secrets serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $22.56). >>

mon 8pm: franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s fall season continues with an evening of fiction readings from jim shepard (the queen of bad influences), emma copley eisenberg (fat swim), teddy wayne (the au pair), dimitry elias leger (death of the soccer god), grace byron (herculine), and malavika kannan (unprecedented times). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>

mon 8pm: joke book comedy: gabbie watts and geneva rust-orta assemble ‘brooklyn’s most literate’ comedians for a night of jokes and books at book club bar (bushwick). featuring ginny hogan (the atlantic), kenice mobley (fallon), glorelys mora (netflix is a joke), and kendall farrell (ny comedy festival ‘comic to watch’). free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 50+ ongoing events: 2-for-1 off-broadway tickets, gaia, oktoberfest events, the amazing maize maze, and more. >>

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