New York City is a multicultural hub with dozens of museums, hundreds of parks and millions of people. The number of potential things to see and do can feel overwhelming, but NY1 has you covered with some of the highlights taking place this weekend across the five boroughs.
The Rink at Rockefeller Center
- Oct. 12 through March 2025
- Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan
- Ticket information here
Ice skating opens for the season at The Rink at Rockefeller Center on Saturday. The center's website calls it one of the city's "quintessential winter activities."
The Rink officially opens this Saturday! Who are you taking skating this season? Pick up your tickets here: https://t.co/FmLpoZt5Am
— Rockefeller Center (@rockcenternyc) October 9, 2024
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Taste of Sunnyside
- Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Check-in at 40th Street and Queens Blvd or 46th Street and Queens Blvd
- Ticket information here
More than 60 local restaurants will gather along a 2.2-mile stretch in Sunnyside, Queens in what organizers say "highlights the diverse flavors of the neighborhood." In addition to food offerings, the event will also feature live entertainment, including a DJ and photo booth.
Stone Street Oktoberfest
- Oct. 12, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 from noon to 11 p.m.
- Stone Street Historic District, Manhattan
- Free and open to the public
German beer, served in traditional German glassware, is the main attraction at what organizers say is one of the largest Oktoberfest celebrations in the city. Food options include pretzels and wursts, of course, but also international offerings like Mexican, Cuban, and American food.
The event also includes live polkahaus music, giant versions of games like Connect 4 and Jenga, stein-holding contests and staff dressed in traditional dirndls and lederhosen.
The Subway Is...
- Opened on Sept. 27
- New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
- Ticket information here
The New York City subway opened on Oct. 27, 1904, and it moves millions of people each day.
A new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum uses vintage pictures, objects, models and even advertisements to tell the story of the subway and explore the different ways of completing the sentence, "The subway is..."
Boo at the Zoo
- Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27, plus Oct. 14
- Bronx Zoo, the Bronx
- Ticket information here
The Bronx Zoo's annual celebration of spooky season is back. The zoo encourages people to come dressed in their Halloween costumes for a variety of holiday-related activities, including pumpkin carving, face painting and Halloween crafts.
Have you heard the news? Boo at the Zoo kicks off today! 👻
— Bronx Zoo (@BronxZoo) September 28, 2024
Plan a spooktacular fall at the Bronx Zoo! Secure your family’s spot today as weekend tickets sell out fast: https://t.co/JX6Xc0hN0D pic.twitter.com/HApVjS6P4P
Queens County Farm 'Amazing Maize Maze'
- Corn maze open until Oct. 26
- Pumpkin patch open until Oct. 31
- Queens County Farm, Queens
- Ticket information here
Queens County Farm is set up for the fall season. New Yorkers can find their perfect pumpkin in the patch and check out the farm's "Amazing Maize Maze." Those up to the task will have to find clues as they attempt to navigate themselves out of a three-acre labyrinth.
Get lost! 🌽 Fridays thru Sundays this fall, the Amazing Maize Maze sponsored by @ConEdison will pull you north, south, east & west through 3 acres of corn fields. This year's design was inspired by our designation as a Certified Monarch Waystation. Tix: https://t.co/CkxhqcIrPd pic.twitter.com/B6oZJA2Fst
— Queens Farm (@queensfarm) September 20, 2024
Halloween Harvest at Luna Park
- Sept. 20 to Oct. 27
- Luna Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn
- Ticket information here
Coney Island's Luna Park is set up for the Halloween season. Activities at the theme park include trick-or-treating, tractor racing, pumpkin decorating and a pumpkin patch.
There are also seasonal treats, including pumpkin-spiced funnel cakes.