10 am – 7 pm New York Comic Con Returns to the Javits Center October 9-12, 2025 Dance Festivals Javits CenterManhattan
10 am – 1 pm Triumph of the Human Spirit Day – 25th Anniversary Event Art Attractions Foley SquareManhattan
5 – 8 pm Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Art Caribbean Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem
7 – 8 pm BOO! The Players Theatre Short Play Festival Festivals Theater The Players TheatreNew York City
All day PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS FOURTH ANNUAL WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 10 Attractions Festivals Spring StudiosManhattan
10 am – 5 pm New York Comic Con Returns to the Javits Center October 9-12, 2025 Dance Festivals Javits CenterManhattan
10 am – 10 pm Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Art Caribbean Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem
1 – 10 pm Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Art Caribbean Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem
5 – 10 pm KIN: A Festival of Memory and Imagination by Kinfolk Tech Opening Celebration Art Attractions WSAManhattan
7 – 8 pm BOO! The Players Theatre Short Play Festival Festivals Theater The Players TheatreNew York City
10 am – 5 pm New York Comic Con Returns to the Javits Center October 9-12, 2025 Dance Festivals Javits CenterManhattan
10 am – 10 pm Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Art Caribbean Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem
11 am – 9 pm MSNBCLIVE ‘25: THIS IS WHO WE ARE Festivals History & Culture Manhattan Center's Hammerstein BallroomNew York City
11 am – 1 pm Compostapalooza Ages: AllEnvironment Family Festivals Riverside Park 95th Street Compost CompoundManhattan
1 – 10 pm Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Art Caribbean Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem
4:20 – 6 pm SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Shorts Program I: WOOSTER STREET SERIES | Screening of What’s Wrong, Emma Festivals Film REGAL UNION SQUARENew York, NY
7 – 8 pm BOO! The Players Theatre Short Play Festival Festivals Theater The Players TheatreNew York City
9 – 10:30 pm Secret Time Travel Meeting – NY Comic Con After Dark Art Comedy Enoch’s Art Gallery & CafeHell’s Kitchen
10 am – 5 pm New York Comic Con Returns to the Javits Center October 9-12, 2025 Dance Festivals Javits CenterManhattan
10 am – 10 pm Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Art Caribbean Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem
Noon – 6 pm New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade Ages: AllFamily Festivals Free New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan
1 – 10 pm Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Art Caribbean Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem
3 – 4 pm BOO! The Players Theatre Short Play Festival Festivals Theater The Players TheatreNew York City
7 – 11 pm The 23rd Annual New York Burlesque Festival’s Golden Pastie Awards Dance Festivals Le Poisson RougeNew York, NY
8:30 pm Hello Beautiful Film screening at Soho International Film Festival NYC during Breast Cancer Awareness Festivals Film REGAL UNION SQUARENew York, NY
11:30 am – 3:30 pm Columbus Day Parade Ages: AllCommunity Family Festivals Columbus Day ParadeManhattan
6:30 – 9 pm Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF): NY Festivals Film The Village East by AngelikaManhattan
Today, 10 am Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
Tomorrow, noon Peacocks to Poodles: Marble Collegiate Church’s Annual Blessing of the Animals Marble Collegiate Church
QNS Queens City Council candidate Jonathan Rinaldi accused of posting fabricated endorsements in District 29 race
AMNY Mayor Adams hails subway safety gains before attacking reporter over ‘sick’ coverage of ex-City Hall official’s tell-all book
Gay City News At The Center, ‘In My Mind’ Conference spotlights mental health and LGBTQIA+ veterans of color