Things to do in New York, by date

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Rows of small amber lantern discs, each with a carved face, hung close together against a dark ground

Halloween Sep 18

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze 2026

Van Cortlandt Manor · Croton-on-Hudson

An arch of overlapping paper leaves in amber, ochre and cream above a pale band carrying three animal paw prints

Halloween Sep 26

Boo at the Zoo 2026

Bronx Zoo · New York

A row of brownstone houses with pumpkins on their stoops behind a striped barrier closing the street to cars, under an orange sky

Halloween Oct 1

Trick-or-Streets 2026: Halloween open streets

Open Streets and plazas in all five boroughs · New York City

A stone arched bridge over dark water in front of a large amber disc, with a bare twisted tree at the left and a small red lantern hanging from its trunk

Halloween Oct 2

Halloween in Sleepy Hollow 2026

Philipsburg Manor · Sleepy Hollow

A paper skeleton in a long orange skirt and a flower-trimmed hat walking a curving path between marigolds, with orange bunting strung through dark trees

Day of the Dead Oct 3

Día de los Muertos at NYBG 2026

New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx · New York

Two identical orange theater seats side by side on a dark red ground

Theatre Oct 5

Off-Broadway Week: 2-for-1

New York

A row of flat cut-paper wine glasses in many tones standing side by side against a plain ground

Festival Oct 15

NYC Wine & Food Festival 2026

Invesco QQQ Festival Campus, Pier 17, the Seaport · New York City

A paper cutaway of stacked building floors with a rooftop water tower

Architecture Oct 16

Open House New York Weekend 2026

All five boroughs · New York City

Five small dogs in costumes, the first in a witch's hat, walking in a line past a row of autumn trees with a pumpkin among them, on a dark brown ground

Halloween Oct 17

Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade 2026

Avenue B and Tompkins Square Park, East Village · New York City

Skaters on an outdoor rink with two dome kiosks, string lights and a city skyline at dusk

Christmas Oct 28

Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bryant Park · New York

A long avenue between rows of brownstones lined with glowing pumpkins and paper lanterns, a large jack-o'-lantern face in a starry night sky

Halloween Oct 31

Park Slope Halloween Parade 2026

Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn · New York City

Paper lanterns strung along a curve under a crescent moon

Halloween Oct 31

Village Halloween Parade 2026

Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village · New York City

A round drum-shaped arena at night wrapped in glowing orange bands of light, a dark street leading up to it, a crescent moon and a few bats in the sky

Concert Oct 31

Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden: the final night

Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza · New York City

A small stage under a sweeping orange canopy strung with round lights, an acoustic guitar and a pair of conga drums standing in a pool of light

Concert Oct 31

Rawayana at Barclays Center 2026

Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue · Brooklyn

A torn amber paper edge curving in waves across the frame, over a dark brown ground

Race Nov 1

TCS New York City Marathon 2026

Staten Island to Manhattan, through all five boroughs · New York City

A line of cream cut-paper figures with one leg raised beneath a scalloped orange arch, standing on an orange stage band, on a deep charcoal brown ground

Theatre Nov 4

Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes 2026

Radio City Music Hall · New York

A giant blue hippopotamus balloon held on ropes above a street between tall buildings

Parade Nov 26

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: the 100th

New York

A tall lit Christmas tree with a star on top, standing above a fenced oval ice rink at night

Christmas Dec 2

Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting

Rockefeller Plaza · New York

Three square sheets of paper hung in a row on a dark brown ground, one amber, one russet, one yellow

Exhibitions Dec 4

Art Basel Miami Beach 2026

Miami Beach · Miami Beach

A long single band of small paper petals in red, orange, cream and pink laid edge to edge across a dark brown ground, empty above and below

Parade Jan 1

Rose Parade 2027

Colorado Boulevard · Pasadena

A dense grid of small textured paper squares filling the frame, with one larger bright amber square alone in a clear space at the centre

Convention Jan 6

CES 2027

Las Vegas Convention Center and venues across the city · Las Vegas

A long row of narrow paper bars in amber, ochre and cream, standing together on one level line, on a dark brown ground

Convention Mar 15

SXSW 2027

Austin Convention Center and venues across the city · Austin

A long flat teal paper band running the width of a dark brown ground, with two narrow magenta paper spires standing on it near the left

Festival Mar 26

Ultra Miami 2027

Bayfront Park · Miami

Two matching pale yellow paper palm trees standing on small orange sand mounds, one on each side of a wide brown frame

Festival Apr 9

Coachella 2027

Empire Polo Club · Indio

A wheel of straight yellow and red paper spokes radiating from a small red disc, on a rust-orange ground

Festival Apr 23

Stagecoach 2027

The country festival that follows Coachella into the same desert, a week later: April 23 to 25, 2027.

Two tall paper crescents facing each other across a brown ground, one yellow and one orange

Racing May 1

Kentucky Derby 2027

Churchill Downs · Louisville

A flat orange paper ring with a red disc inside it, centred on a near-black ground

Festival May 14

EDC Las Vegas 2027

Las Vegas Motor Speedway · Las Vegas

A row of six paper corn cobs in yellow with pale green husk leaves, lying overlapping across a rust-brown ground

Festival Aug 12

Iowa State Fair 2027

Des Moines

Past New York events

A cut-paper starburst in amber bursting out of a dark ground

Convention Oct 8 Past

New York Comic Con 2026

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 429 11th Avenue · New York City

Amber cut-paper hot-air balloons at several heights above two pale sand dunes, on a deep charcoal brown ground

Festival Oct 3 Past

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2026

Balloon Fiesta Park · Albuquerque

Six flat green paper trees on short orange trunks standing in a row across a dark brown ground, one of them much smaller than the rest

Festival Oct 2 Past

Austin City Limits 2026

Zilker Park · Austin

A paper film strip crossing the frame, five frames in brighter tones, a projector beam at the edge

Festival Sep 25 Past

New York Film Festival 2026

Lincoln Center and venues in all five boroughs · New York City

A close row of book blocks in orange, red, cream and grey on charcoal brown, their tops uneven

Books Sep 20 Past

Brooklyn Book Festival 2026

Brooklyn Borough Hall and surrounding venues · Brooklyn

A row of tall dark towers of falling height across a pale amber ground, one orange circle low behind them

Summit Sep 20 Past

Climate Week NYC 2026

New York

A string of small amber lamps hung in a line across a dark brown ground

Festival Sep 17 Past

Feast of San Gennaro 2026

Mulberry Street, Little Italy · New York

A paper proscenium arch with curtains and a single shaft of light

Theatre Sep 8 Past

Harry Potter at Broadway Week

Lyric Theatre, 213 West 42nd Street, Manhattan · New York City

A paper staircase descending into darkness

Theatre Sep 8 Past

Hadestown at Broadway Week

Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 West 48th Street, Manhattan · New York City

Bare paper trees mirrored above and below a horizon

Theatre Sep 8 Past

Stranger Things at Broadway Week

Marquis Theatre, 210 West 46th Street, Manhattan · New York City

Six paper microphones in a row with a small crown above the middle one

Theatre Sep 8 Past

Six at Broadway Week

Lena Horne Theatre, 256 West 47th Street, Manhattan · New York City

A tied-back paper drape and a single lit spot on an empty stage

Theatre Sep 8 Past

Oh Mary! at Broadway Week

Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th Street, Manhattan · New York City

A paper sun rising behind a lone tree over layered savannah bands

Theatre Sep 8 Past

The Lion King at Broadway Week

Minskoff Theatre, 1515 Broadway, Manhattan · New York City

A green paper hat curled on an amber disc

Theatre Sep 8 Past

Wicked at Broadway Week

Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, Manhattan · New York City

A bentwood chair silhouette against a paper sunburst

Theatre Sep 8 Past

Chicago at Broadway Week

Ambassador Theatre, 219 West 49th Street, Manhattan · New York City

A row of paper theatre marquee canopies

Theatre Sep 8 Past

NYC Broadway Week: two-for-one at 25 shows

New York City

A cream paper dog-house silhouette on a deep brown ground with amber fabric swatches pinned in a row beside it

Exhibitions Sep 2 Past

Snoopy in Style NYC

25 Little West 12th Street · New York City

Two amber paper rings around a pale disc, with one small upright amber rectangle standing at the centre, on a dark brown ground

Festival Aug 30 Past

Burning Man 2026

Black Rock City, Black Rock Desert · Black Rock City

A cut-paper panel: orange skyscraper silhouettes along a deep navy sky, with a broad green lawn curving across the lower half

Festival Jul 30 Past

Lollapalooza 2026

Grant Park · Chicago

A thick orange paper arch standing behind layered green paper hills against a near-black sky

Festival Jun 11 Past

Bonnaroo 2026

Manchester