Free afternoon bands in LIC, Astoria’s club fair and Sunday market, plus exhibitions, walks and upcoming neighborhood outings; MCNY’s city model closes Monday.
Live Music
- Jam Afternoon: Minglewood + Strangely Enough — Today, Saturday October 10, 3:30pm, Culture Lab LIC at The Lot. Free local-band show with room to dance; grilled cheese and beer available.
Harlem & Uptown
- Lines of Survival — Through November 1, The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Avenue at 109th Street. Free climate-story photography exhibition; no registration. Check visiting hours.
- He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model — Final weekend: through Monday October 12, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. NYC residents pay what they wish. The museum closes at 5pm tomorrow, Sunday October 11.
Community Fair & Markets
- Astoria Club Fair + 31st Avenue Open Street weekend — Today, Saturday October 10, club fair 1–4pm, 31st Avenue Open Street: meet local clubs in person. Tomorrow, Sunday October 11, the farmers market runs 12:30–5pm and the plant swap 1–3pm. Admission price not stated; shopping costs extra. Check the organizer’s weather update before Sunday’s trip.
Art & Walks
- Art of Manga — Through January 31, 2027, Brooklyn Museum. Original manga drawings; paid timed ticket required.
- The Lady in Greenpoint audio walk — Walkable this October, starting at Pulaski Bridge. Free three-mile self-guided ghost story; $10 donation suggested. A related charcoal-art show remains up until November.
- WAC Group Art Show: 5 and Counting — Friday October 16, 7pm, 99 Kingsland Avenue, Brooklyn. Becky Gray’s acoustic set, member art and interactive sketching. $15 online / $20 at the door.
Film & City Explorations
- UWS Movie Club: The Social Reckoning — Tuesday October 13, 7pm, AMC Lincoln Square 13, then Gebhard’s on 72nd Street for discussion. Buy your own movie ticket and RSVP through the thread; Tuesday-discount neighborhood outing.
- Transit Museum 50th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt — Extended through year-end. Self-guided transit-history exploring around NYC using the museum app. Cost not stated.
All gathered items - what was cut and why (18)
- Medium Build + Ken Yates: Webster Hall dinner thread - EVENT_PAST: The concert was Friday October 9; the dinner thread does not establish a second show. (r/AskNYC)
- Jackson Dunkin Quartet at the Irish Rover - EVENT_PAST: “Tonight” referred to October 9, not October 10. (r/Astoria)
- Free comedy at Gaf Astoria - EVENT_PAST: “Tonight” referred to October 9, not October 10. (r/Astoria)
- 31st Avenue Open Streets pumpkin-carving suggestion - UNVERIFIABLE: An idea rather than a confirmed event. (r/Astoria)
- Harlem Halloween Dog Parade - UNVERIFIABLE: October 25 time supplied, but no location or usable event details in the collected text. (r/Harlem)
- Bryant Park’s Event Calendar - UNVERIFIABLE: General calendar rather than a direct current dated outing. (web)
- New York City Center Calendar - UNVERIFIABLE: General calendar rather than a direct current dated outing. (web)
- Upcoming Public Events — NYC.gov - UNVERIFIABLE: General events listing rather than a direct current dated outing. (web)
- Nonsense NYC — About - UNVERIFIABLE: Resource information, not a dated outing. (web)
- Nonsense NYC — Links - UNVERIFIABLE: Calendar directory, not a dated outing. (web)
- Nonsense NYC — Donations - UNVERIFIABLE: Donation page, not an event. (web)
- Your Annual Donation — Nonsense NYC - UNVERIFIABLE: Donation page, not an event. (web)
- The best NYC events in August 2026 — Time Out - STALE: August roundup is not current for October 10. (web)
- ICE shooting in Marble Hill - CRIME: Incident report, not an outing. (r/nyc)
- Bronx clinic founder homicide charge - CRIME: Incident report, not an outing. (r/nyc)
- Harlem train-threat report - CRIME: Incident report, not an outing. (r/Harlem)
- WAC Group Art Show — Greenpoint repost - DEDUP: Repeated event lead, not an additional outing. (r/Greenpoint)
- Queens Ballet — Works in Progess duplicate - DEDUP: Repeated event lead, not an additional outing. (r/LongIslandCity)