# The best things to do in New York City this weekend

The best things to do in New York City this weekend, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: 32 events, among them 9 in film, 8 in exhibitions and museums, 4 in theatre, 4 in concerts, 3 in festivals and street parties, 1 in dance and 3 others.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/best/?format=markdown): 16
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 22
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 32
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/best/?format=markdown): 38
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-30/best/?format=markdown): 22
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-31/best/?format=markdown): 20
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-01/best/?format=markdown): 21

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 53
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 34
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 32
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 5

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/?format=markdown): 1,479
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 32
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/concerts/?format=markdown): 136
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 64
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/party-club/?format=markdown): 128
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/comedy/?format=markdown): 67
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/?format=markdown): 97
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 279
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 49
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 62
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/dance/?format=markdown): 10
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/food-drink/?format=markdown): 33
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/markets/?format=markdown): 10
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/tours/?format=markdown): 39
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 28
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/kids-family/?format=markdown): 114
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 202
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/sport/?format=markdown): 19
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/demos/?format=markdown): 7
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/worship/?format=markdown): 120
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/art/?format=markdown): 324
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/?format=markdown): 221
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/?format=markdown): 87
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/?format=markdown): 281
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/art/painting/?format=markdown): 78
- [Horror films](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/horror/?format=markdown): 41
- [Halloween](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/halloween/?format=markdown): 232
- [Dramas](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/drama/?format=markdown): 17
- [Jazz](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/jazz/?format=markdown): 35
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/history/?format=markdown): 44
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/art/photography/?format=markdown): 31
- [Documentary photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/art/photography/documentary-photography/?format=markdown): 4
- [Jazz fusion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/jazz/fusion/?format=markdown): 3
- [Documentaries](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/documentary/?format=markdown): 9
- [Sculpture exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/art/sculpture/?format=markdown): 25
- [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/nature/?format=markdown): 45
- [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 8
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/literature/?format=markdown): 40
- [Installations](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/art/installation/?format=markdown): 17
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/society/?format=markdown): 70

## Friday 30 October

- 10:00 CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI: THE ARTIST AND HIS STUDIO AT MoMA — Romanian Cultural Center — CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI: THE ARTIST AND HIS STUDIO AT MoMA is a landmark exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Constantin Brancusi, a revolutionary … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/constantin-brancusi-the-artist-and-his-studio-at-moma-55443/
- 10:55 Naza — IFC Center — Naza is a documentary screening at a Manhattan movie theater. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/naza-53163/
- 14:10 An Autumn Afternoon — The Metrograph — An Autumn Afternoon is a film screening of Yasujirô Ozu's final feature. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/an-autumn-afternoon-56658/
- 15:30 In the Heights — New York City Center — from $2556 — The musical 'In the Heights' is performed on the mainstage of New York City Center. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/in-the-heights-54195/
- 18:30 Cría Cuervos — The Metrograph — An allegorical drama from 1976 by director Carlos Saura, its title taken from the Spanish proverb "Raise ravens and they will pick your eyes out." Set in the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/cria-cuervos-56663/
- 19:00 Stranger Things: The First Shadow — Marquis Theatre — $69 — A Broadway play that takes audiences on a pulse-racing adventure, hailed by critics as a jaw-dropping, must-see theatrical marvel. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-66825/
- 20:00 Harry Styles: Together, Together. Harryween. — Madison Square Garden — A pop concert by Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden, part of the Harryween shows on his Together, Together world tour. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/harry-styles-together-together-harryween-53699/
- 20:00 Nosferatu — Museum of the Moving Image — $17.50 — A screening of the 1922 film Nosferatu with live music by OLSEN at Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/nosferatu-52555/
- 20:45 News From Home — The Metrograph — News From Home is a screening of Chantal Akerman's 1976 nonfiction diary/essay/poem, filmed in New York City subway stations and on street corners with … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/news-from-home-56665/
- 23:55 Halloween — Nitehawk Cinema — $9–15 — Halloween (1978) is the film where the indestructible Michael Myers makes his big screen debut and the American slasher is solidified, along with the careers … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/halloween-54390/
- until 8 Nov Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 — Gladstone Gallery — Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 is an exhibition on the role photography played in shaping a distinctly Black artistic and cultural … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/photography-and-the-black-arts-movement-19551985-66542/
- until 8 Jan Pre-Existing Condition — Greenwich House Theater — from $62 — Pre-Existing Condition is a powerful new play about a woman rebuilding her life after escaping an abusive relationship. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/pre-existing-condition-54201/
- until 22 Nov Siphon — Tuomas A. Laitinen — Pioneer Works — Siphon is a multimedia exhibition built around an immersive multichannel video of octopuses, whose shifting camouflage patterns, skin textures, and colors … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/siphon-tuomas-a-laitinen-54876/
- until 3 Feb The Heart of the Matter — Gladstone Gallery — The Heart of the Matter is an extensive retrospective of the work of artist Carrie Mae Weems, presented by C/O Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-heart-of-the-matter-66532/
- until 17 Jan Cezanne and Us — Matthew Marks Gallery — $19 — "Cezanne and Us" is an exhibition about the painter Paul Cezanne (1839–1906) and his artistic legacy. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/cezanne-and-us-66847/
- until 31 Jan Histories of Landscapes. From Monet to Hockney (1890 - 2025) — Gladstone Gallery — 14 euros — An exhibition of landscape painting from 1890 to the present day, running from the nineteenth century's triumph to contemporary reinventions of the genre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/histories-of-landscapes-from-monet-to-hockney-1890-2025-66527/
- until 10 May Roy Lichtenstein: Like New — Whitney Museum of American Art — Free — Roy Lichtenstein: Like New is an art exhibition on Floor 5 of a museum, open from October 11, 2026 through May 10, 2027. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/roy-lichtenstein-like-new-53892/
- until 1 Nov TROMA-GEDDON — Anthology Film Archives — $14 — TROMA-GEDDON is a film series celebrating Troma Entertainment, the proudly low-budget and defiantly tasteless New York studio behind hundreds of over-the-top … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/troma-geddon-51044/
- until 1 Nov London City Ballet — The Joyce Theater — London City Ballet, an award-winning company and former resident company of Sadler's Wells, returns after its successful 2024 revival tour. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/london-city-ballet-56638/
- until 18 Jan Henri Matisse – Alex Katz: The Silence of Painting — Gladstone Gallery — An exhibition presenting works by Alex Katz alongside those of Henri Matisse, whose paintings deeply influenced the American artist as a young man. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/henri-matisse-alex-katz-the-silence-of-painting-66513/
- Stones in the Water — BAM Strong — from $28 — Stones in the Water is a night of poetry with Sarah Kay, Anis Mojgani, Clint Smith, and Hanif Abdurraqib. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/stones-in-the-water-51200/
- Robert Glasper feat. Meshell Ndegeocello, Isaiah Sharkey, & Chris Dave — Blue Note Jazz Club — $20 — A concert at Blue Note Jazz Club in New York featuring pianist, producer, and composer Robert Glasper, a five-time Grammy winner known for blending jazz, R&B, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/robert-glasper-feat-meshell-ndegeocello-isaiah-sharkey-chris-51367/

## Saturday 31 October

- 18:00 Spotify Presents Harryween — Free — Spotify Presents Harryween is a one-night-only Halloween party in New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/spotify-presents-harryween-67322/
- 19:00 NYC Village Halloween Parade 2026 — Canal St & 6th Ave, New York, NY 10013, USA — Free — New York's 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade, an annual holiday parade on the night of Halloween in Greenwich Village and a wildly creative public … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/nyc-village-halloween-parade-2026-67313/
- 20:00 Robert Glasper X Halloween with Meshell Ndegeocello & Chris Dave — Blue Note Jazz Club — from $20 — A Halloween-night jazz concert at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/robert-glasper-x-halloween-with-meshell-ndegeocello-chris-da-51368/

## Sunday 1 November

- 11:00 ¡CalabazaFest! 2026 — RiseBoro Community Partnership — Free — ¡CalabazaFest! is a free, family-friendly outdoor mini-festival in Bushwick celebrating community, culture, and the traditions of Día de los Muertos and … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/calabazafest-2026-55368/
- 11:00 Brooklyn FAM’s 6th Annual Flagship Festival — Boathouse — Free — Brooklyn FAM's 6th Annual Flagship Festival is a free, family-friendly arts and music festival held rain or shine at the Prospect Park Boathouse. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/brooklyn-fams-6th-annual-flagship-festival-66206/
- 12:00 The Shining — Museum of the Moving Image — $17.50 — Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Loyd, shows his visionary approach to the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-shining-54065/
- 13:30 All That Heaven Allows — The Metrograph — All That Heaven Allows is a film screening at The Metrograph. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/all-that-heaven-allows-56676/
- 15:00 Puccini's Tosca — Metropolitan Opera — from $33 — The Metropolitan Opera stages Puccini's Tosca, one of opera's most dramatic thrillers. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/puccinis-tosca-53939/
- 20:00 Robert Glasper X Finale with Meshell Ndegeocello & Chris Dave — Blue Note Jazz Club — $20 Minimum P… — A late-night jazz concert at New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, presented as the finale of Robert Glasper's 'Robtober' residency. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/robert-glasper-x-finale-with-meshell-ndegeocello-chris-dave-51369/
- NYC Marathon — Quality Services for the Autism Community — The NYC Marathon is the TCS New York City Marathon, whose 2026 edition marks the 50th running of the five-borough course. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/nyc-marathon-55101/