Things to do in NYC on Friday, October 16

Browse NYC events for Friday, October 16, 2026 with curated picks, deep cuts, reminders, and a live city feed from Scope NYC.

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  1. 175 street Greenmarket Thursday

    8:00 AM · WEST 175 STREET between BROADWAY and WADSWORTH AVENUE Manhattan

  2. Columbia Thursday Sunday Greenmarket

    8:00 AM · BROADWAY between WEST 113 STREET and WEST 116 STREET Manhattan

  3. KOOM Live 2026

    9:30 AM · Terminal 5

  4. Historical Performance Chamber Music at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    10:00 AM · The Juilliard School

  5. Lincoln Center Tours

    10:15 AM · Lincoln Center

  6. La Bola Negra

    10:55 AM · Paris Theater

  7. Man of Marble

    12:30 PM · Film Forum

  8. House & Studio Tour

    1:00 PM · The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation

  9. Once Upon a Time in Harlem

    1:00 PM · Film Society of Lincoln Center

  10. Plaza

    1:00 PM · Lincoln Center Presents

  11. The Devils

    1:00 PM · Film Society of Lincoln Center

  12. The Devils

    1:15 PM · BAM

  13. Smalls Afternoon Jam Session Hosted by Carol Morgan

    2:00 PM · Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY

  14. Afternoon Jam in the Cafe

    2:00 PM · Smalls Jazz Club

  15. Dieu Donné Community Studio Day: Tours, Demos, & Experience Pulp Painting

    2:00 PM · Dieu Donné

  16. La Bola Negra

    2:35 PM · Paris Theater

  17. Tranquility

    3:00 PM · Muse Paintbar - Tribeca

  18. A Place Of Absence

    3:00 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

  19. Man of Iron

    4:00 PM · Film Forum

  20. Laughing Buddha Open Mic Friday

    4:00 PM · St. Marks Comedy Club

  21. Concerto Competition Finals

    4:00 PM · The Juilliard School

  22. Socrates

    4:15 PM · Metrograph

  23. The Devils

    4:15 PM · BAM

  24. All the Children but One

    4:30 PM · Museum of Modern Art

  25. Midnight in Paris

    4:30 PM · Metrograph

  26. Rooftop AFTERWORK FRIDAYS and LATE NIGHT @230 Fifth Rooftop

    5:00 PM · 1150 Broadway

  27. A Place Of Absence

    5:00 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

  28. The Water is Always Warm

    5:00 PM · Roxy Cinema New York

  29. Friday Feel-GOOD IMPROV JAM

    5:00 PM · The PIT Loft

  30. Agnes Obel Live + Signing

    5:45 PM · Rough Trade NYC

  31. Fisher

    5:45 PM · Forest Hills Stadium

  32. David Bixler Quintet

    6:00 PM · Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY

  33. Calligraphy, Music & Mandarin Meetup

    6:00 PM · China Institute of America

  34. Lobby Sounds: Najah Moeser live

    6:00 PM · Moxy Chelsea

  35. 80s and 90s Dance Party @230 Fifth Rooftop | FREE ADMISSION valid until 8PM

    6:00 PM · 1150 Broadway

  36. Drunk Dracula | NYC

    6:00 PM · The Ruby Theatre