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📍 New York · Monday, October 19

Things to do in NYC today

What's on today and this weekend, the happy hours pouring right now, and the places worth your time — hand-picked by Whosly, the Chicago-made app for making plans with friends.

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On today in NYC

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NewFest

Thu, Oct 15 – Sun, Oct 25 · Screenings at SVA Theatre, BAM, Museum of the Moving Image and more; some films streaming · SVA Theatre · Chelsea

New York's LGBTQ+ film festival, the 38th: 130-plus features and shorts in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens theaters. Tickets are sold per screening.

🎬 Film
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OCT

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

Thu, Oct 15 – Thu, Oct 22 · Weekend screenings morning to late night; weekdays start late afternoon · Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg · Williamsburg

Eight days of new horror features and shorts plus repertory screenings, all at a Williamsburg cinema that serves food and drinks at your seat.

🎬 Film
This weekend

NYC this weekend · Oct 23–25

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FRI

The New Yorker Festival

Fri, Oct 23 – Sun, Oct 25 · Talks, interviews and performances at venues around the city · Venues citywide · Citywide

The magazine's weekend of onstage conversations with writers, actors, musicians and comedians, this year including Conan O'Brien and Mahershala Ali. Tickets are per event.

🎨 Arts & culture
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24
SAT

Diwali at Times Square

Sat, Oct 24 · Daytime into evening on Broadway between 46th and 48th Streets · Times Square

A day-long Diwali festival on Broadway in the middle of Times Square, with dance and music on stage, Indian food and vendors.

🌎 Culture & heritageFree
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24
SAT

Diwali Motorcade

Sat, Oct 24 · From 1 p.m. at Smokey Oval in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park; route along Liberty Ave TBA · Liberty Avenue · Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill's Indo-Caribbean community parades decorated floats along Liberty Avenue with tassa drums, dance and music, starting from Smokey Oval Park.

🌎 Culture & heritageFree
OCT
24
SAT

Fall Harvest Festival

Sat, Oct 24 · 11 a.m.–5 p.m., last entry 4:30 · Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Crown Heights

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's fall party: a beer and cider garden, pumpkin carving, face painting and harvest music and dance from Haitian, Afro-Venezuelan and Native traditions.

🌿 Garden & nature

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What is there to do in New York today?
Today (Mon, Oct 19), our picks include NewFest at SVA Theatre and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg. For a drink after, the happy hour panel above shows which of our NYC favorites are pouring right now.
What's happening in New York this weekend?
This weekend (Oct 23–25), our picks include The New Yorker Festival, NewFest, Diwali at Times Square and Diwali Motorcade — 21 more are on Whosly's calendar. See the whole weekend at whosly.app/events/new-york.
What is Whosly?
Whosly (“Whosly: Plans, Places & RSVPs” on the App Store) is an iPhone app for group plans, saved places and RSVPs, made in Chicago. Start a plan, text one link, and friends RSVP from any phone — no app or account needed. Starting a plan and RSVPing are free; the full happy hour lists, the Pro City Packs and the Festivals & Events and Concerts calendars are included with Planner Pro, and each city's Essentials pack is free.