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.

Trick-or-Streets

  • Oct. 19 and 20 at various times
  • Various locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn
  • Free and open to the public

The city's Department of Transportation is hosting more than 100 car-free events across the five boroughs throughout October.

This weekend, different blocks in Manhattan and Brooklyn will each be transformed into open street Halloween-themed programming, including live music, circus acts, clown performances, jugglers and more.

Information on locations and times is available here.

Open House New York

  • Oct. 19 and 20
  • Over 140 locations across the city
  • Free and open to the public

The annual Open House New York Weekend festival returns to the city, with the nonprofit helping provide free access and behind-the-scenes tours to skyscrapers, artist studios and other historical landmarks across the five boroughs.

Check out what will be open here.

Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade

  • Oct. 19 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan
  • Free and open to the public

Now in its 34th year, attendees dress their dogs in Halloween costumes to participate in the parade.

Official contestants also vie for the title of “Best in Show.”

Participants are told to wait in line for a bracelet at Avenue B and 13th Street starting at noon.

Fall Festivals in Manhattan and Brooklyn

  • Both events on Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
  • Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
  • Dyckman Farmhouse, Manhattan
  • Free and open to the public

At Dyckman Farmhouse, live music will provide the background to a variety of activities like an arts and crafts table, including a paint and sip. The historic Hessian military hut will be open to visitors and feature exhibits from local artists. Snacks and freshly popped popcorn will also be available.

At Brooklyn Bridge Park, there will also be live musical performances, food vendors, activities for kids, arts and crafts, field games and even a pumpkin patch.

Boo at the Zoo

  • Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27
  • 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.

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.

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.

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 Four and Jenga, stein-holding contests, and staff dressed in traditional dirndls and lederhosen.

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

  • Open through March 2025
  • Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan
  • Ticket information here

Ice skating is open for the season at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. The center's website calls it one of the city's "quintessential winter activities."

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..."