Parades, Free Museums, Fall Festivals: NYC Columbus Day Weekend Events

NEW YORK, NY - Welcome to Patch’s weekly roundup of events happening in New York City this weekend. This is Nicole Rosenthal, Patch’s senior local editor covering New York City, and I’m always looking for the latest and greatest events to share with Patch readers.

Note: Due to inclement weather expected this weekend, some events may be postponed or canceled. Check official websites for the most up to date information.

Related: What's Open, Closed NYC Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023

Care to share your recommendation or weekend event? Find my information below to submit an event for consideration. Without further ado, here’s your weekend guide:

Friday (Oct. 6)

• [at] The Intersection at The Apollo - Manhattan
• Bronx Zoo Pumpkin Nights - Bronx
• Chinatown Arts Festival - Manhattan
• Empire State Music & Arts Festival - Brooklyn
• Free MoMA Night - Manhattan
• Free Movies at Hudson Yards - Manhattan
• Gansevoort Peninsula - Manhattan
• Habibi Festival - Manhattan
• Love Me (Bar) Tender Elvis Pop Up - Manhattan
• New York Botanical Garden Fall-O-Ween - Bronx
• New York Film Festival - Manhattan
• Noguchi Museum Free Night - Queens
• NYC Coffee Festival - Manhattan
• Paramore at Webster Hall - Manhattan
• Robert Lester Folsom at Bowery Ballroom - Manhattan
• Spike Lee: Creative Sources Opens - Brooklyn
• Whitney Museum Free Night - Manhattan

Saturday (Oct. 7)

• [at] The Intersection at The Apollo - Manhattan
• 50 Years Of Hip Hop Family Day - Manhattan
• Annual Indigenous Peoples Day New York City - Manhattan
• Bronx Zoo Pumpkin Nights - Bronx
• Brooklyn Whiskey Fest - Brooklyn
• Chinatown Arts Festival - Manhattan
• Climate Museum Pop Up Opening - Manhattan
• Court Street Pumpkin Fest - Brooklyn
• Eeeeeatscon New York 2023 - Queens
• Empire State Music & Arts Festival - Brooklyn
• Gansevoort Peninsula - Manhattan
• Habibi Festival - Manhattan
• Japanese Breakfast at Webster Hall - Manhattan
• Johnny Goth at Mercury Lounge - Manhattan
• Moxy Lower East Side Block Party - Manhattan
• New York Film Festival - Manhattan
• NYC Coffee Festival - Manhattan
• Olly Olly X Zingerman’s Deli Pop Up - Manhattan
• Queens County Farm’s Donut Shop & Cider Booth - Queens
• Saratoga Farms Children’s Harvest Festival - Brooklyn
• Sunnyside Gardens Park Oktoberfest - Queens

Sunday (Oct. 8)

• Annual Indigenous Peoples Day New York City - Manhattan
• [at] The Intersection at The Apollo - Manhattan
• Blessing of the Animals (Marble Church) - Manhattan
• Bronx Columbus Day Parade - Bronx
• Bronx Zoo Pumpkin Nights - Bronx
• Chinatown Arts Festival - Manhattan
• Cityside Pumpkin Patch - Queens
• Empire State Music & Arts Festival - Brooklyn
• Frankie Cosmos at Warsaw - Brooklyn
• Gansevoort Peninsula - Manhattan
• Grand Bazaar Vintage Pop Up - Manhattan
• New York Botanical Garden Fall-O-Ween - Bronx
• New York Film Festival - Manhattan
• NYC Coffee Festival - Manhattan
• Pumpkin Carving Face-Off at NYBG - Bronx
• Queens County Farm’s Donut Shop & Cider Booth - Queens
• Queen Theatre Classical Kids Fair - Bronx
• Queerchella - Brooklyn
• The Market at the Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn
• TV Girl, Pearl & The Oysters at Knockdown Center - Queens
• Vander Ende-Onderdonk House Harvest Festival - Queens

Monday (Oct. 9)

• Brooklyn Children’s Museum - Brooklyn
• Columbus Day Parade (Fifth Avenue) - Manhattan
• Indigenous Peoples Day at Children’s Museum Of Manhattan - Manhattan
• Kim Petras, Alex Chapman at Brooklyn Mirage - Brooklyn
• Prospect Park Indigenous People’s Day - Brooklyn

Freebies

• Burberry Goddess Pop Up - Manhattan
• Fleurs de Villes Voyage - Manhattan
• OUI The People Truck - Manhattan
• Welcome To The Continental - Manhattan

Know of other events coming up in the area? Email nicole.roesenthal@patch.com to submit an event for consideration.