What's on in New York, this week and next

Midtown, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio, MoMA

The whole sixth floor is given to Brancusi's sculpture as seen through his Paris studio, with his hand-carved furniture and bases, films, photographs and tools, lent by the Centre Pompidou.

When

Oct 25, 2026 – Feb 27, 2027

Cost

Included with museum admission

Where

The Museum of Modern Art, 6th floor, 11 W 53rd St

Subway

E/M to 5 Av/53 St; B/D/F/M to 47–50 Sts–Rockefeller Ctr

✶ Go at opening time on a weekday; the floor fills by midday.

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Midtown, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

The Rink at Bryant Park

Free skating in the middle of the Winter Village. A ticket is required to get on the ice, even when it's free.

When

Oct 28, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027

Hours

Daily 8am–10pm; until midnight Nov 19 – Jan 3

Cost

Free with your own skates (free ticket required); rental packages $18.72–$64.48

Where

Bryant Park, Sixth Ave between W 40th & W 42nd Sts

Subway

B/D/F/M to 42 St–Bryant Park; 7 to 5 Av

✶ Free own-skate tickets are released daily, one week ahead — set a reminder.

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Midtown, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Winter Village at Bryant Park

The 25th season of the city's best-known holiday market: glass-kiosk shops ringing a free-admission ice rink, plus The Lodge, a rinkside food hall.

When

Oct 28, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027

Hours

Mon–Fri 11am–8pm; Sat–Sun 10am–8pm

Cost

Free to browse

Where

Bryant Park, W 42nd St between Fifth and Sixth Aves

Subway

B/D/F/M to 42 St–Bryant Park; 7 to 5 Av

✶ Go on a weekday afternoon, then stay for the rink lights after dark.

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Battery Park City, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Canstruction at Brookfield Place

Teams of architects and engineers build giant sculptures out of unopened cans of food, all donated to City Harvest when the show ends.

When

Oct 30 – Nov 9, 2026

Hours

10am–7pm daily; until 6pm on Nov 9

Cost

Free

Where

Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St

Subway

E to World Trade Center; 1 to WTC Cortlandt; A/C/2/3/4/5 to Fulton St

✶ Bring canned food for the City Harvest drop-off in the Winter Garden.

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Sunset Park, BrooklynConfirmed for 2026

Día de los Muertos Celebration, Brooklyn Army Terminal

A community Day of the Dead celebration under the terminal's arches, with a shared ofrenda, crafts, face painting and live music, organized with ArtBuilt and Casa Cultural.

When

Sat Oct 31, 2026

Hours

Times differ by source: the Brooklyn Army Terminal lists 11am–4pm, NYC Tourism lists 2–7pm. Check with the host before you go.

Cost

Free

Where

BAT Arches, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th St

Subway

R to 59 St, or the NYC Ferry to Brooklyn Army Terminal

✶ Confirm the time on the Brooklyn Army Terminal's events page (brooklynarmyterminal.com/events) on the day.

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Floral Park, QueensConfirmed for 2026

Halloween on the Farm, Queens County Farm Museum

Trick-or-treating at nine candy stations around a working farm, plus the corn maze, hayrides and a pumpkin patch. The best Halloween daytime for small children in the city.

When

Sat Oct 31, 2026

Hours

10am–5pm

Cost

$15–$25; buy tickets online

Where

73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Prospect Park, BrooklynConfirmed for 2026

LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park

Two rinks — one open-air, one covered — on the lake side of Prospect Park, with walk-up public skating. Opening Saturday has a free Try Hockey session with the NY Rangers in the morning.

When

From Sat Oct 31, 2026; closing date not yet posted (last season ended Mar 8)

Hours

Open-air rink daily 9am–6pm, plus Fri & Sat 7–10pm. Covered rink Mon–Thu noon–4:45pm; Fri noon–5:15pm and 6:30–8:50pm; Sat & Sun noon–4:45pm, plus Sat 8–9:50pm

Cost

$10 Tue–Fri daytime; $15 evenings from 6pm, weekends and holidays; $5 Mondays; seniors $8 weekdays; rental $10 (cash prices, card a few cents more)

Where

171 East Drive, inside Prospect Park

Subway

Q to Parkside Av; B/Q/S to Prospect Park

✶ Monday is $5 skating (except Dec 28 and Jan 18). Online registration opens Oct 26.

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All five boroughsConfirmed for 2026

Trick-or-treat streets (Trick-or-Streets)

The city is closing a record 160 streets and plazas to cars this October for trick-or-treating. West 69th Street's block party, a tradition since 1971, runs 6–8pm. Park Slope's Halloween Parade marches down Seventh Avenue from 3rd to 14th St, 6:30–9pm.

When

Sat Oct 31, 2026 (times vary by street)

Cost

Free

Where

Car-free blocks across the city, including W 69th St (Broadway to Central Park West), Montgomery Pl in Park Slope, Strivers' Row (W 139th St) in Harlem, W 11th St in the Village and Joralemon St in Brooklyn Heights

✶ The DOT's Trick-or-Streets page lists every block with its exact hours. Many start in the early afternoon, so small children can be home before dark.

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Greenwich Village, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Village Halloween Parade

The 53rd parade, theme "Body & Soul", with Joey Arias as Grand Marshal and a new giant puppet piece by Basil Twist. Anyone in costume can march: join the lineup at Canal St and Sixth Ave between 6:30 and 9pm, no registration. It is broadcast live on NY1.

When

Sat Oct 31, 2026, 7pm

Hours

Steps off at 7pm and runs until about 11pm; rain or shine

Cost

Free to watch or march; optional paid VIP viewing

Where

North up Sixth Avenue from the Canal/Spring Street end to about 15th Street

Subway

B/D/F/M to W 4 St, 14 St or 23 St; 1 to Christopher St or Houston St; A/C/E to W 4 St or Canal St

✶ Watch anywhere along Sixth Ave between King St and 15th St. It's most packed between Bleecker and 14th, so arrive early there or pick a stretch further south. In past years, downtown C and E trains skipped Spring St during the parade, and some stations near the route became exit-only.

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East Village / NoHo, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Candlelight Ghost Tours at the Merchant's House Museum

A candlelit tour of what is often called Manhattan's most haunted house, an 1832 rowhouse kept almost exactly as the Tredwell family left it. The 90-minute "Super Spooky" tours with a paranormal investigator start at 9:30pm.

When

Oct 16, 17, 23, 24, 29 and 30, 2026

Hours

50-minute tours every half hour, 6:30–9pm

Cost

$45 ($35 members); later "Super Spooky" tours $70

Where

29 E 4th St, between Lafayette St and the Bowery

Subway

6 to Bleecker St or Astor Pl; B/D/F/M to Broadway–Lafayette

✶ No tours on Halloween night itself. Book the final weekend, October 29–30, early.

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

BronxConfirmed for 2026

Boo at the Zoo, Bronx Zoo

Weekend Halloween activities and a costume parade for kids, on top of the zoo itself. Activities wrap up around 4pm.

When

Saturdays and Sundays, Sep 26 – Nov 1, 2026, plus Mon Oct 12

Cost

Included with zoo admission

Where

Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd

Subway

2/5 to West Farms Sq–E Tremont Av, then a short walk to the Asia Gate

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

BronxConfirmed for 2026

Día de los Muertos, New York Botanical Garden

Calaveras, alebrijes and a towering La Catrina among the season's pumpkins, ending with a parade on November 1. NYBG is not running its Halloween pumpkin show this year; this is its fall celebration instead.

When

Oct 3 – Nov 2, 2026; parade Sun Nov 1 at 2pm

Cost

Included with an All-Garden Pass

Where

Everett Children's Adventure Garden, NYBG

Subway

Metro-North Harlem Line to Botanical Garden; B/D/4 to Bedford Park Blvd

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyConfirmed for 2026

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Thousands of hand-carved, lit jack-o'-lanterns arranged into sculptures along a winding trail at an 18th-century manor, about an hour from Grand Central by train.

When

Sep 18 – Nov 8, 2026; open every night in October

Cost

Timed tickets from $24; children 2 and under free; advance tickets only, none sold on site

Where

Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S Riverside Ave, Croton-on-Hudson

Subway

Metro-North Hudson Line to Croton-Harmon, then a 15-minute walk or short cab ride

✶ Weeknight entries after 8pm are the cheapest. Weekends close to Halloween sell out first.

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Greenwood Heights, BrooklynConfirmed for 2026

Día de los Muertos at Green-Wood Cemetery

An altar by artist Laura Anderson Barbata in Green-Wood's Gothic chapel, and a free evening celebration on the Main Entrance Meadow on November 2. Come early to walk the hills of the 1838 cemetery in autumn light.

When

Altar Oct 9 – Nov 15, 2026; family celebration Mon Nov 2, 4–7pm

Hours

Altar in the Historic Chapel daily 10am–5pm

Cost

Free

Where

Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th St (main entrance at Fifth Ave)

Subway

R to 25 St

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Upper East Side, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous, The Met

More than 120 works from the Met and over 80 lenders follow Lee Krasner's and Jackson Pollock's careers side by side, in 12 chapters. The Met calls it its first major show devoted to either artist in more than 20 years; Pollock's Autumn Rhythm hangs in it.

When

Oct 4, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027

Cost

Included with Met admission

Where

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave

Subway

4/5/6 to 86 St; 6 to 77 St

✶ Friday and Saturday evenings are the quietest time for the big fall shows.

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Upper East Side, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany, The Met

Nearly 120 watercolor design drawings from Louis C. Tiffany's studios, all from the Met's own collection and newly conserved, shown beside the windows, mosaics and lamps they became. Many record works since lost or never built, and the show credits the designers, often women and émigrés, who drew them.

When

Oct 22, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027

Cost

Free with Met admission

Where

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Galleries 691–693, 1000 Fifth Ave

Subway

4/5/6 to 86 St; 6 to 77 St

✶ The American Wing's permanent Tiffany windows are a floor down in the Engelhard Court; see them the same visit.

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →

Central Park, ManhattanConfirmed for 2026

Wollman Rink, Central Park

Skating under the Midtown skyline at the southern end of Central Park. Timed-entry tickets online or at the box office.

When

Oct 24, 2026 – Mar 16, 2027

Hours

Mon–Tue 10am–2:30pm; Wed–Thu 10am–9pm; Fri–Sat 10am–10pm; Sun 10am–9pm

Cost

Adults $16 / $28 / $40 (off-peak, peak, prime); kids 4–12 and seniors $12; rental $12

Where

Central Park, enter at 59th St & Sixth Ave

Subway

N/R/W to 5 Av/59 St; F to 57 St

Source: Official site ↗ · On LovelyNYC →