Graphic Fest

Books Are Magic: Montague St 122 Montague St., Brooklyn

Hang out with favorite illustrators and authors at Books Are Magic's second annual Graphic Fest. Meet creators like John Patrick Green (Hippopotamister, Kitten Construction Company, Colleen AF Venable (Kiss #8), Wendy Xu (Tidesong), Sid Sharp (The Wolf Suit) and many more.

Carl Schurz Park Harvest Festival

Carl Schurz Park East End & E 86th Street,

Visit the pumpkin patch on the Mayor's Lawn at East End Avenue and East 88th Street. Pick a pumpkin and decorate it (while supplies last). ​ ​ Take a stroll through the Spooky Trail, enjoy arts and crafts, get tattoos and rock out at a family concert in the playground with Patrick and the Rock-a-Silly…

World Premiere: Vicente Gomez’s Concierto Flamenco

Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Be there for the world premiere of Concierto Flamenco, composed by legendary Spanish guitarist Vicente Gomez in 1953 but never before fully orchestrated. Led by Music Director Dorothy Savitch, the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra performs the concerto with original orchestration by Patrick Russ and guitar by world-class musician Virginia Luque. The program also features Leonard Bernstein’s…

Suggested Ages: 8 to 14+, Adult Friendly
🎟 $35 (includes museum admission)

Fifth Ave Decor

Fifth Avenue Fifth Avenue 50th–59th Street,

Swanky stores on and around Fifth Avenue are especially eye-catching during the holidays. Go early in the day or weekdays if possible to avoid heavy crowds (or visit during pedestrian-only Sundays). Use our decor map  to look for: * 150 live trees atop 50 custom silver platforms line the sidewalks from 47th - 59th streets,…