Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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November 7, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 6.33 am. Sunset 4.45 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 11 minutes of daylight or four hours and 55 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken at the Green Room in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. It's been open about a year and a half and it's a great neighborhood dining and gathering place.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. There's a 60% - 80% chance of a 1/4 inch of rain forecast for between 10 pm tonight and 7 am Saturday morning. On Sunday there's the threat of less than a 1/4 inch of rain all day [so how likely is that?]. Because of the extreme dryness in our climate in recent years, we've noticed water weather systems tend to be over-forecast, as by the time they get here, they have dried out. While this may make for nicer weekends, it's a huge warning sign that the planet is drying up, which is going to wreak havoc on human and other life. Ignorance is bliss. The temperature highs will be between 60 and 65, and the temperature lows will be 55 - 60 all weekend. The humidity has been tending to peak around 7 - 8 am and dip in the late afternoon. Friday and Saturday the highs will be 80% and 95% respectively, while the lows will be 35% and 50% respectively. On Sunday it's going to be about 90% humidity all day. The winds will range from 10 - 15 mph on Friday and Sunday and from 5 - 10 mph on Saturday. Some wind, possibly a bit of rain, with moderate temperatures - all in all not a bad November weekend.

Friday Afternoon Edition @ 5.15 pm. Mostly done, but with some work to do on related pages. Should be done later this evening.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Manhattan

Baltic Film Festival, Washington Heights Jazz Festival, Comedy Festival, Diwali in Times Square, Veterans Day Parade, the Rockettes Return & Big Apple Circus

Wednesday thru Sunday, November 5 - 9, 2025 at various times - The Baltic Film Festival. At Scandinavia House at 58 Park Avenue in Midtown just south of Grand Central Station. Tickets are $55 up to $675 which includes multiple film viewings and group rates. They also have a virtual option and special events option(s). For details see - https://www.scandinaviahouse.org | https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nybff-2025/2025-11-06/

The photo above or at right was taken down in the subway at Times Square, while the 2025 Marathon was being run.

Thursday - Sunday, November 6 - 9, 2025 - Washington Heights Jazz Festival. Four days of live jazz by 65 musicians from the neighborhood. At six locations, but the primary one appears to be Le Cheile at 839 West 181st Street. Also at Kismat at 603 Fort Washington Ave and 181 Cabrini at 854 West 181st St. Then on the last day, Sunday, November 9th, there's a free performance at the Bonnefont at One Margaret Corbin Drive in Fort Tyron Park, followed by a paid performance at St. Frances Cabrini Shrine at 701 Fort Washington Avenue, followed by another free performance at the Dutch Baby Bakery at 813 W 187th St in Washington Heights. Tickets are $20 / $15. For details see - https://jazzwahi.org

Friday, November 7 - 16, 2024 - NY Comedy Festival - at two dozen different venues primarily in Brooklyn & Manhattan. To view locations see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/venues/. For details and tickets [prices vary by show $25 and up] see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/

Sunday, November 9, 2025 from 1 to 9 pm - 10th Anniversary Diwali in Times Square - along Broadway between 46th and 48th Streets in Midtown. A celebration of the Hindu festival of lights in Times Square including dance, music and food. The festival was originally scheduled for October 12th, 2025, but the TV News threatened a Noreaster, so they decided to play it safe, even though the Noreaster didn't really happen. St festivals Midtown. NYC.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 from 10.55 am - 3.30 pm - 106th Veterans' Day Parade & Ceremonies which commence prior to the parade. Beginning at 10.55 am there will be ceremonies honoring the dead, ending with a wreath laying at the Eternal Light Monument in Madison Square Park at 5th Avenue at 24th Street. Then the parade steps off from 25th Street at 12.30 pm, marching up 5th Avenue to 45th Street, ending about 3.30 pm. Here's how Military.com describes the event, " ... parade is expected to feature nearly 300 marching and vehicle units and welcome 20,000 participants from across America, representing every service branch of the military and every era ...". Midtown Manhattan parades & street fairs Manhattan NYC. For details see - https://www.uwvc.org/newsandevents/event/6b111946-e378-43f8-8984-fb4fabebd526 or https://www.military.com/veterans-day/new-york-veterans-day-parade-live-stream.html √

Ongoing _ UWS _ Friday, November 7, 2025 to Sunday, January 6, 2026 at various times - Big Apple Circus - at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. For $26 tickets and details see - https://bigapplecircus.com

The Rockettes have resumed their holiday performance, for the 100th year, at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown.

Gramercy Theater concerts - info coming but in the meantime - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows

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November 2025 _ Purefinder is hosting a couple of tours each week in Manhattan thru late November - see MCAL link above for details and links.

 

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Queens

Queens World Film Festival & the Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair have Begun, Veterans Day Parade & Flip Circus

Wednesday - Sunday, November 5 - 16, 2025 at various times - Queens World Film Festival - at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria. There are 124 films, from 17 nations, some of which will be projected on the big screen each day for 17 days. For details, the schedule and $20 - $25 tickets see - https://queensworldfilmfestival.org/festival-schedule/

The photo above or at right was taken at LaGuardia Airport last Sunday, before the FAA announced the 10% flight cut backs at the top 40 airports in the nation because the air traffic controllers aren't being paid and are having to contend with financial stress as well as the stress of their jobs. In 2013 Donald Trump said it's the job of the president to bring the various representatives together to hammer out a deal. And yet neither he nor the Republican Senate Majority Leader nor the Republican House Speaker appear interested in trying to hammer out a deal with the Democrats.

The Republican leader I find most annoying is Mike Johnson, who has got to be the best straight faced liar I have ever seen. First he told us that the 'No Kings Day rallies' were 'Hate America rallies'. Now he's blaming the Democrats for the shutdown when the Republicans control the Presidency, the Senate and the House. Why don't the billionaire TV newspeople who cover him every day, ask him why he's talking to them, instead of talking to the Democrats and his fellow Republicans - all of whom he sent home over a month ago?

Thursday, November 6 to December 14, 2025 weekday evenings & weekend afternoons & evenings - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair - at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The fair hosts an opening reception from 6 to 9 pm on Thursday 11/6/25. The Gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Last year all art work priced was under $999 and I expect this year the same but I haven't confirmed that with anyone. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/LICArtists | the following are from 2024 - https://www.culturelablic.org OR https://www.licartists.org/off-the-wall-2

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 7, 8 & 9, 2025 at various times - Flip Circus in Queens - see the Parades & Festivals page.

Sunday, November 9, 2025 beginning at 11.30 am / Parade at 12 noon - Veterans' Day Parade - beginning at 80th Street and marching down Metropolitan Avenue to Christ the King Church at 69th Street in Middle Village. There will be a commemorative ceremony beginning at 11.30 am. This generally ends at 3 pm but the length of the event is unconfirmed 2025. For details see - FB https://www.facebook.com/queens.parade.7

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Brooklyn

The Other Art Fair, the Brooklyn Folk Music Festival & Some Pop Up Markets

Thursday - Sunday, November 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2025 - The Other Art Fair - at ZeroSpace in Brooklyn. Three Brooklyn creative hubs : Clay Space, Dirtbag ArtHaus & the Textile Arts Center are presented by Saatchi Art and for sale at prices ranging from $100 plus.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 7 - 9, 2025 at various times - Brooklyn Folk Music Festival - at St Ann and the Holy Trinity Church on 157 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Organized in tandem with the Jalopy Theater [of 315 Columbia Street in Carroll Gardens / Red Hook]. For details and tickets ranging from $25 [kids] to $48 [adult] up to $152 for a full festival pass see - https://www.brooklynfolkfest.com/ or https://www.jalopytheatre.org

Saturday & Sunday, November 8 & 9, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm - FAD Pop Up Market - at Empire Stores at 55 Water Street in Dumbo. For details see - https://fadmarket.co.

Sunday, November 9, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Williamsburg Brooklyn Fair - along Bedford Avenue from 7th Street to Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg Brooklyn NYC.

Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 10.30 am - 5.30 pm - Brooklyn Pop Up Market at the Brooklyn Museum - at 200 Eastern Parkway in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The market features about twenty local vendors selling artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and other goods. For details see - https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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November 11, 2025 from 6 to 8.30 pm - A Legacy of Love: 29 Years of Community and Connection - GRIOT Circle honors LGBTQ+ elders of color at the Loft in Downtown Brooklyn - see MCAL link above for details.

 

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in the Bronx

Veterans Day Parade in Throggs Neck

Sunday, November 9, 2025 - assembly begins at 11 am and the parade steps off at 12 noon - 41st Annual Bronx Veterans Day Parade - steps off from East Tremont and Lafayette Avenues, marching left at Randall Avenue and ending at Veterans Memorial Park in Throggs Neck. Veterans Day parades in the Bronx NYC. For details see - FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/168764600635/ OR https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/event/11-10-2024-bronx-veterans-day-parade/

The photo above or at right was taken in the Mott Haven / Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx, just south of the Hub shopping district. The south Bronx has been seeing a lot of gentrification activity over the past five to ten years.

Wednesdays, November 19, & December 17, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm there's a Vegan Bazaar - at the Andrew Freeman Home - for details see street fairs page.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Sheriff Anthony Mirdanda - at the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association (PPNA) monthly meeting - see MCAL link above for details.

 

Things To Do This Weekend / Week on Staten Island

St Andrew Holiday Fair, New Dorp Moravian Trash to Treasures & the Tottenville Cranberry Festival

Friday & Saturday, November 7 & 8, 2025 beginning 10.30 am Friday & 11 am Saturday & ending at 5 pm both days - Church of St. Andrew Holiday Fair - at 4 Arthur Kill Road on Staten Island. The fair includes take out lunches, handmade decorations, crafts, baskets, baked goods, money tree and attic treasures. This year there will be a raffle for $500 in gift cards as well as a Samsung Smart TV. For details see - https://www.standrewssi.org/upcomingevents or call - 718.351.0900.

Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 10 am to 2 pm - New Dorp Moravian Church Trash to Treasure Christmas Fair - at 2205 Richmond Road in New Dorp. Last year they mentioned vendors, refreshments, raffles and a visit by Santa between 1 pm - 3 pm. All of which is likely for this year, but as this information was not included in the post on their website it is UNCONFIRMED. For details see - https://www.newdorpmoravian.org/event/new-dorp-moravian-christmas-fair/

Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 8 am to 3 pm - Cranberry Festival Celebrating Over 200 Years - at Bethel United Methodist Church at 7033 Amboy Road in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island. Breakfast runs from 8 am to 11 am with cranberry pancakes, lunch is served at 12.30 pm, both including numerous delicious cranberry eats. There's also an indoor / outdoor flea market in between the two meals and a bake sale in the afternoon. For details see - https://www.instagram.com/p/DPtkEc6DmJh/# | http://www.bethelumcsi.com/cranberry-festival.html

The photo above or at right was taken from the SI Ferry, in the New York Harbor, looking south to the St. George neighborhood on Staten Island.

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November 14, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 6.40 am. Sunset 4.40 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 15 minutes of daylight or four hours and 51 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken recently in a Queens neighborhood. The leaves have turned color, many have fallen and the temperatures have been slowly heading down. Last week we even dipped into the high 30's, overnight. But we're expecting temperature highs in the low 60's next weekend, so while winter may be on its way, it does not appear imminent.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. The temperature highs will be in the low 50's Friday and Saturday, rising to the high 50's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the low 40's Friday and Saturday, rising to the high 40's on Sunday. On Saturday evening between 7 pm and 12 midnight, there's a 70% chance of an 1/8th inch of rain. Otherwise dry and partly cloudy the rest of the weekend. The humidity will range between 45% - 75% on Friday and Saturday, rising to 90% on Sunday, but fall back to 45% during the day. The winds will range from 5 - 15 mph Friday and Sunday, quieting down on Saturday to about 5 mph. Looks like another pretty comfortable Fall Weekend. Enjoy.

Friday Afternoon Edition @ 3.45 pm. Looking good. As you will see below there's more happening than there used to be, this late in the season. We still have to update associated pages, which should be done by the end of the day.

The Weekend News Updates will follow Saturday, so check back in, for some local news, that oftentimes gets passed over on billionaire TV Network News.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Manhattan

Japan Food Fes, a few Outdoor Street Fairs, NY Comedy Fest Continues thru Sunday, Holiday Markets, the Rockettes & Big Apple Circus Return

Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Japan Fes - at Astor Place and Lafayette in the East Village in Manhattan. A Japanese food festival, where you can taste a variety of Japanese foods by different vendors. For details see - https://www.japanfes.com

Saturday November 15, 2025 - NYC Tourist Day - along 50th Street from 6th to 7th Avenues.

Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm - Bryant Park Autumn Fair - Along 41st Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue in Midtown.

There's also Chelsea Flea market on 25th Street and the Grand Bazaar on West 77th Street. The details for both of which are included in the street fairs pag or use these urls - https://www.brooklynflea.com / https://grandbazaarnyc.org

Ongoing _ Friday, November 7 - 16, 2024 - NY Comedy Festival - at two dozen different venues primarily in Brooklyn & Manhattan. To view locations see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/venues/. For details and tickets [prices vary by show $25 and up] see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/

Ongoing _ UWS _ Friday, November 7, 2025 to Sunday, January 6, 2026 at various times - Big Apple Circus - at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. For $26 tickets and details see - https://bigapplecircus.com

The Rockettes have resumed their holiday performance, for the 100th year, at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown.

Gramercy Theater concerts - info coming but in the meantime - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows

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November 2025 _ Purefinder is hosting a couple of tours each week in Manhattan thru late November - see MCAL link above for details and links.

 

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Queens

Anti Casino Rally in Flushing, Makers Holiday Market @ Gottscheer Hall, Queens World Film Festival & the Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair Continue

Sunday, November 16, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - Anti Casino Rally - at the Flushing Library at 41-17 Main Street in Flushing. Steve Cohen, whose firm SAC Capital [which he founded], was involved in one of the largest hedge fund insider trading scandals in modern history. He is also the Mets owner and he has applied for a casino license in Flushing. How Cohen made it through the first round of casino license screening, with his history of not appearing to play by the rules [also with the Mets in baseball], is beyond me. Except to say that our democratic institutions appear to be disintegrating before our very eyes, because the electorate has allowed themselves to be distracted, by the sensationalist non-news headlines broadcast by the teleprompter readers on billionaire controlled TV News. Note date / time / location are included above.

Steve Cohen SAC Capital - One of the Largest Hedge Fund Insider Trading Scandals in Modern History

https://www.supersummary.com/black-edge/summary/

NY Mets Cheating?

https://www.bing.com/search?q=mets+caught+cheating&form=APMCS1&PC=APMC

And to learn more about the groups opposing the casino, the pols not listening to them, and the reasons why use the following web presences.

https://www.instagram.com/nocasinofmcp/

https://www.instagram.com/flushingworkers/

https://www.queensforall.com

https://www.facebook.com/flushingworkerscenter

 

Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Makers Holiday Market - at Gottscheer Hall at 657 Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood Queens. Fifty local makers / vendors selling Zines, Ceramics, Paintings, Textiles, Food, Art Prints, Stationary, Gifts, Jewelry, Candles, Books and more. For details see - https://tinyartssupply.com/pages/makers-market

Wednesday - Sunday, November 5 - 16, 2025 at various times - Queens World Film Festival - at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria. There are 124 films, from 17 nations, some of which will be projected on the big screen each day for 17 days. For details, the schedule and $20 - $25 tickets see - https://queensworldfilmfestival.org/festival-schedule/

Thursday, November 6 to December 14, 2025 weekday evenings & weekend afternoons & evenings - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair - at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The fair hosts an opening reception from 6 to 9 pm on Thursday 11/6/25. The Gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Last year all art work priced was under $999 and I expect this year the same but I haven't confirmed that with anyone. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/LICArtists | the following are from 2024 - https://www.culturelablic.org OR https://www.licartists.org/off-the-wall-2

The photo above or at right was taken at LaGuardia Airport on a Sunday in early November, before the FAA announced the 10% flight cut backs and air travel began to unravel. The government shutdown ended Wednesday night, after 43 days of uncompromising, egotistical, my-way-or-the-highway governance dysfunctionality. A democracy is a conversation by all of the people, about how they want to conduct themselves, including allocation of resources. This nation was built on compromise, because that's how democracies work. One person or group of people, don't get to tell everyone else how things are going to be, as is done in authoritarian nations.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Brooklyn

Comedy Fest, Artists & Fleas, Brooklyn Flea Dumbo, Brooklyn Museum Pop Up & International African Arts Fest Food Fundraiser

Ongoing _ Brooklyn & Manhattan _ Friday, November 7 - 16, 2024 - NY Comedy Festival - at two dozen different venues primarily in Brooklyn & Manhattan. To view locations see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/venues/. For details and tickets [prices vary by show $25 and up] see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/

RECURRING WEEKLY _ Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm - Artists & Fleas market - at 70 North 7th Street in Williamsburg. It's an outdoor market that stays open weekends until December 21, 2025. For details see - https://www.artistsandfleas.com/williamsburg/

RECURRING WEEKLY _ Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm - Brooklyn Flea market - under the arch of the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo. It's an outdoor market that stays open weekends until December 21, 2025. For details see - https://www.brooklynflea.com

Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 10.30 am - 5.30 pm - Brooklyn Pop Up Market at the Brooklyn Museum - see street fairs page for details.

Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 3 to 7 pm - Brothers Who Burn - in the basement at Restoration Plaza at 1368 Fulton Street. A food fund raiser for the International African Arts Festival. There will be DJs and entertainment and brothers serving it up. Admission $55 Adults and $25 for Children 12 and under. For details see - https://www.iaafestival.org

The photo above / at right was taken at the Textile Art Center in Gowanus a few weeks ago at an art event. The Textile Art Center is a great place to work off some of your creative energy and / or find some locally made artistic creations for your home, office or to give to your loved ones.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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November 11, 2025 from 6 to 8.30 pm - A Legacy of Love: 29 Years of Community and Connection - GRIOT Circle honors LGBTQ+ elders of color at the Loft in Downtown Brooklyn - see MCAL link above for details.

 

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in the Bronx

Danza Fiesta at Hostos & Next Week Vegan Bazaar at the Andrew Freeman Home & Tree Lighting at Bay Plaza Mall

The photo above or at right was taken in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, looking south along the Grand Concourse, toward Manhattan. The Grand Concourse is lined with many vintage Art Deco buildings which were erected after the IND, or independent subway system, was built, connecting Bronx to Manhattan.

Saturday, November 15, 2025 beginning at 3 pm - Danza Fiesta - in the Main Theater at Hostos College at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. It's the Finale of the 16th Annual South Bronx Folk Festival. Free, but rsvp at - https://hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events/Year2025/November/Danza-Fiesta/

Wednesdays, November 19, & December 17, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm there's a Vegan Bazaar - at the Andrew Freeman Home - for details see street fairs page.

Friday, November 21, 2025 beginning at 6.30 pm - 8th Annual Tree Lighting at Bay Plaza Mall - in the Mall Village Courtyard in the Baychester neighborhood. They describe the event as follows, " ...with a live performance from X-Factor Marching Band, stilt walking toy soldier and elf, live juggling, music...". Baychester free holiday events in the East Bronx. For details see - https://mallatbayplaza.com/event/

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Sheriff Anthony Mirdanda - at the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association (PPNA) monthly meeting - see MCAL link above for details.

 

Things To Do This Weekend / Week on Staten Island

Holiday Fair at Messiah Lutheran & Christmas Wonderland Food Truck Fest

Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm - Holiday Fair - at Messiah Lutheran Church - see street fairs page for details.

Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2025 beginning at 10 am and ending at 7 pm Saturday and at 5 pm Sunday - Christmas Wonderland & Food Truck Festival - see street fairs page for details.

The photo at right was taken at the bar & cafe located in the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. As you can see from the photo it has an excellent view of the Manhattan skyline.

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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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November 21, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

The photo at right, taken at a Thanksgiving Day Parade in a prior year, shows a very famous native New Yorker dressed in costume, floating above the crowd ... like he always does. The parade returns next Thursday.

Sunrise 6.50 / 40 am. Sunset 4.33 / 40 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 9 hours & 58 minutes of daylight or five hours and 8 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. From shortly after midnight Friday until about 12 noon on Saturday there's a 70% chance of an 1/8th inch of rain. Otherwise dry and partly cloudy the rest of the weekend. The temperature highs will be in the low to mid 50's, while the temperature lows will be in the low to mid 40's, both, all weekend. The humidity will range between 70% - 90% on Friday thru Saturday afternoon, then dropping into the 60 - 70% range for the rest of the weekend. The winds will range from 5 - 10 mph Friday, dropping to 3 - 5 mph the rest of the weekend. With the exception of Saturday morning, it looks to be another pretty nice Fall Weekend. Enjoy.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Manhattan

Winter Village & Outdoor Holiday Markets, Toy Train Show, the Rockettes, Big Apple Circus and Next Week Thanksgiving Holiday Fair & Thanksgiving Day Parade

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - February 2026 - The 21st Annual Holiday Toy Train Show at Grand Central Terminal. On the ground floor at 89 East 42nd Street in Midtown. The hours are 10 am to 7.30 pm weekdays and closing at 6 pm on weekends - but closed for major holidays. For details see Midtown events below or https://grandcentralterminal.com/event/new-york-transit-museums-holiday-train-show/

The photo at right was taken on the Upper West Side on Thanksgiving Eve in a prior year. The balloons that fly in the parade on Thanksgiving, are all inflated and staged along Central Park West by the American Museum of Natural History, the day / night preceding Thanksgiving. It's a free event to see the balloons the night before the parade and a great NYC tradition

Friday, October 24, 2025 to January 4, 2026 from 10 am to 8 pm weekends & opening at 11 am weekdays - Bryant Park Winter Village & Holiday Shops - Between 40th and 42nd Streets and between 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown. The market features about 200 different vendors. For details see - https://bryantpark.org/activities/holiday-shops

There's also Chelsea Flea market on 25th Street and the Grand Bazaar on West 77th Street. Also scroll down for our holiday markets and holiday events links and pages. The details for both of which are included in the street fairs pag or use these urls - https://www.brooklynflea.com / https://grandbazaarnyc.org

Ongoing _ UWS _ Friday, November 7, 2025 to Sunday, January 6, 2026 at various times - Big Apple Circus - at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. For $26 tickets and details see - https://bigapplecircus.com

The Rockettes have resumed their holiday performance, for the 100th year, at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown.

NEXT WEEK.

Monday, November 24, 2025 thru early January 2026 - the Origami tree will be lit at the American Museum of Natural History - at 200 Central Park West on the UWS.

Thursday, November 27, 2025 from 8.30 am to 12 noon - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year there will be seven performance groups, 29 clown crews, 17 performers, eleven marching bands, six balloonicles, and 25 huge floating balloons. They start at the American Museum of Natural History at 80th Street [officially from 77th Street], marching south at Central Park West, turning east onto 59th Street, before turning south on 6th Avenue. Finally they turn west on 34th Street, ending at Macy's in Herald Square. For details see - https://www.macys.com/s/parade/route/

Midtown _ Monday & Tuesday, November 24 & 25, 2025 from 8 am to 7 pm - Vintage / Makers Market at Grand Central Station - at the Biltmore Room at Track 42 in Grand Central Terminal at 89 East 42nd Street at Park Avenue [between 42nd and 44th Streets] in Midtown Manhattan NYC. Local vendors selling handmade items. For details see - https://www.grandcentralterminal.com/events | also see https://www.onairmarkets.com

Midtown _ Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Thanksgiving Market - in the Biltmore Room at Track 42 in at Grand Central Station at 89 East 42nd Street. For details see description see - https://grandcentralterminal.com/events/

Gramercy Theater concerts - info coming but in the meantime - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows

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November 2025 _ Purefinder is hosting a couple of tours each week in Manhattan thru late November - see MCAL link above for details and links.

 

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Queens

Holiday Tree Lighting, Flip & Vazquez Family Circuses, Affordable Art Fair

Friday, November 21, 2025 from 5 to 7 pm - Holiday Tree Lighting - under the Sunnyside Arch between Queens Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue at 46th Street in Sunnyside. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/sunnysideshines

Friday, November 7 - 25, 2025 at 7 pm and various matinees - Flip Circus in Queens. At the cricket fields in Forest Park. For details and tickets ranging from $23 to $79, see - https://www.flipcircus.com

Friday - Monday, November 21 - December 14, 2025 - Vazquez Family Circus - see the Parades & Festivals page for details - https://www.circusvazquez.com

Thursday, November 6 to December 14, 2025 weekday evenings & weekend afternoons & evenings - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair - at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The fair hosts an opening reception from 6 to 9 pm on Thursday 11/6/25. The Gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Last year all art work priced was under $999 and I expect this year the same but I haven't confirmed that with anyone. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/LICArtists | the following are from 2024 - https://www.culturelablic.org OR https://www.licartists.org/off-the-wall-2

 

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Brooklyn

Danish Seaman's Holiday Market, Lightscape Show, Artists & Fleas, Brooklyn Flea Dumbo & Next Week Dyker Heights Holiday Lights

Saturday & Sunday, November 22 & 23, 2025 from 10 am - 4 pm - Danish Seamen's Church holiday market - at Danish Seamen's Church at 102 Willow in Brooklyn. Holiday market many things Scandinavian, with Danish food and wine. North Brooklyn. For details see - FB https://www.facebook.com/100064668432644/photos/949352443897028/?_rdr or https://www.facebook.com/Dskny or if you read Danish - https://www.dskny.org

Friday November 21, 2025 through January 4, 2026 from 4.30 to 8.15 pm - 5th Annual Lightscape Show - at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden at 990 Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights. They describe it as "light-splashed landscapes and luminous installations" showcasing the garden. Holiday things to do in Brooklyn. For $15 - $44 tickets / person and details see - https://www.bbg.org

In the photo above or at right are the holiday lights of Dyker Heights in southern Brooklyn. The come on the week of Thanksgiving and turn off around the New Year. See our Brooklyn Blvd holiday events page for details.

Ongoing Weekly _ Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm - Artists & Fleas market - at 70 North 7th Street in Williamsburg. It's an outdoor market that stays open weekends until December 21, 2025. For details see - https://www.artistsandfleas.com/williamsburg/

Ongoing Weekly _ Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm - Brooklyn Flea market - under the arch of the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo. It's an outdoor market that stays open weekends until December 21, 2025. For details see - https://www.brooklynflea.com

Next Week.

Friday, November 28, 2025 - January 2, 2026 - Dyker Heights Neighborhood Christmas Lights - in Dyker Heights with the epicenter generally between 11th - 13th Avenues and 83rd - 86th Streets. Free holiday things to do in South & West Brooklyn NYC. There isn't any official website for this organic holiday lights competition among neighbors.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in the Bronx

The Holidays have Begun in the Bronx with Tree Lighting, Holiday Lights & Holiday Train Show all up and running

Friday, November 21, 2025 beginning at 6.30 pm - 8th Annual Tree Lighting at Bay Plaza Mall - in the Mall Village Courtyard in the Baychester neighborhood. They describe the event as follows, " ...with a live performance from X-Factor Marching Band, stilt walking toy soldier and elf, live juggling, music...". Baychester free holiday events in the East Bronx. For details see - https://mallatbayplaza.com/event/

Belmont / Pelham Parkway _ Friday, November 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026 from 10 am to 4.30 pm - Holiday Lights - at the Bronx Zoo at 2300 Southern Blvd. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years Day. Holiday events in the Belmont and Pelham Park neighborhoods of the Central Bronx. For $26 - $42 tickets [kids age 2 & under free] and details see - https://bronxzoo.com/holiday-lights

Saturday, November 15, 2025 thru January 11, 2026 from 10 am - 6 pm [closed holidays] - NYBG Holiday Train Show - at the New York Botanical Garden at 2900 Southern Blvd in the Belmont Neighborhood. Intricate handmade replicas of NYC landmarks and bridges, through which the train travels. Bronx holiday events & things to do nyc. Central Bronx. For $25 - $31 tickets and details see - https://www.nybg.org

The photo above or at right was taken in Bronx Little Italy along Arthur Avenue. Bronx Little Italy is a nice place to spend some of your holiday time, with good Italian food stores and restaurants.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm there's a Vegan Bazaar - at the Andrew Freeman Home - for details see street fairs page.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week on Staten Island

Holiday and Christmas Fairs and Markets

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10 am to 3 pm - St John's Holiday Fair - at St. John's Episcopal Church at 1333 Bay Street on Staten Island. Vendors, crafts, raffles and likely food and beverages. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/stjohnssiny/ or https://www.stjohnssi.org/

The photo above or at right was taken on the Staten Island Ferry, showing a couple of passengers enjoying a distant view of the Statue of Liberty, which is a distant reminder of who we were [are?] as a nation.

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10 am - 4 pm - Moore Catholic High School Christmas Fair - at 100 Merrill Avenue in the Bullshead neighborhood of Staten Island NYC. Food, beverages, Santa and 70 vendor tables. North & West SI. For details see - https://www.moorecatholichs.org

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 11 am to 3 pm - St. John's Lutheran Church Holiday Fair - at 216 Jewett in the Port Richmond neighborhood of SI. Ornaments, baked goods, trash & treasures and raffles. Holiday markets in Northern Staten Island. Free admission. For details see - https://school.stjohnslutheransi.org/events.html

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