Good Saturday: nine NYC picks, with live music, outdoor pottery, a free movie, uptown art, and three Sunday street events.
Today: Music, Art & Film
- Cashbar live at Culture Lab LIC — Today, 5–7pm in the Culture Lab LIC lot at 5-25 46th Avenue. The band will play indie and rock originals and covers. Admission is not stated, so check the thread or venue calendar before going.
- Pottery in McGolrick Park — Today at 3:15pm in McGolrick Park, Greenpoint. This outdoor hand-building workshop focuses on figurines and fridge magnets. Registration and price are not included in the collected text, so check the thread before heading over.
- Free outdoor screening of Clue — Tonight at The Tiny Cupboard patio, 10 Cooper Street. Doors open at 8pm and the film starts at 8:30pm. Free, 21+, and no RSVP required; check the thread if the weather changes.
Uptown Art & City Adventure
- Rooftop Treasure Hunt — The 24-hour, citywide film-location team puzzle hunt continues today after its Friday 6pm start. It is ticketed; check the organizer page for remaining checkpoints and entry status.
- Lines of Survival: Living, Adapting, Imagining Tomorrow — Through November 1 at The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Avenue at 109th Street. Open daily, 8am–4pm; free with no registration.
- He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model — Through Monday, October 12 at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. NYC residents can pay what they wish.
Sunday: Art, Markets & Street Festivals
- Artmageddon 2026 — Tomorrow, Sunday, October 4, noon–6pm across Brooklyn. The free, storm-rescheduled network includes artist stoops, businesses, performances, and neighborhood Art Villages.
- 4th Annual Mystic Mega Market — Tomorrow, Sunday, October 4, 1–6pm on the 31st Avenue Open Street between 33rd and 35th Streets in Astoria. Admission is free, with art, food, readers, a supply swap, and four free workshops.
- 51st Atlantic Antic — Tomorrow, Sunday, October 4, noon–6pm on Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the waterfront. The free, rain-or-shine street festival includes live music, food, crafts, and children’s programming.
All gathered items - what was cut and why (11)
- The Strokes / Beach House / TV on the Radio / Fcukers show - EVENT_PAST: The Friday-night concert has ended (r/Williamsburg)
- Teddy Swims at Barclays - EVENT_PAST: The Friday-night concert has ended (r/Brooklyn)
- DJ at the Jefferson L stop right now - STALE: A transient busking report had no performer identity or usable end time (r/Bushwick)
- Autumn’s Dawn Film Festival — Greenpoint cross-post - UNVERIFIABLE: The post omits the venue, schedule, and price, and its ticket page is unusable (r/Greenpoint)
- Autumn’s Dawn Film Festival — Williamsburg cross-post - UNVERIFIABLE: The duplicate post omits the venue, schedule, and price, and its ticket page is unusable (r/Williamsburg)
- Autumn’s Dawn Film Festival — Bushwick cross-post - UNVERIFIABLE: The duplicate post omits the venue, schedule, and price, and its ticket page is unusable (r/Bushwick)
- Word Up art-weekend Bluesky lead - UNVERIFIABLE: The collector truncated the target URL and the linked event could not be resolved (Bluesky @prisonculture.bsky.social)
- Astoria Club Fair 10/10 on Open Street - STALE: A genuine future event, but too far out for today’s slate (r/Astoria)
- Halloweek Returns to Astoria and LIC - STALE: The October 24–31 series is too far out for today’s slate (r/Astoria)
- 5 Boro Foto Fest - STALE: The October 25 festival is too far out for today’s slate (r/LongIslandCity)
- Locktoberfest NYC - OFFTOPIC: NSFW sexual-event promotion is outside the digest’s scope (Bluesky @iangreene.bsky.social)