Things To Do in NYC in October 2023 include the:
- Panamanian Parade
- Hispanic Day Parade
- Italian Day Parade
- Indigenous Parade
- Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
- Jackson Heights Halloween Parade
- Village Halloween Parade
October is one of our favorite months because New York is in full swing, the weather is mild, and fall colors appear.
October weather is peak fall. It is cool with average temperatures range from 50° to 64°F.
The October holiday is Indigenous Peoples Day / Italian Heritage Day (Columbus Day) on Monday, October 9, 2023.
Hispanic Heritage Month ends mid-month.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
Dance salsa, bachata, merengue, and more at Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇵🇦🇵🇪🇻🇪
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, October 6, 2023
Saturday, October 7, 2023
[LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME]
New York Red Bulls vs Toronto is Major League Soccer at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey; on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $34. 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 | 🇯🇲 | 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇻🇪 | 🇮🇹 | 🇨🇲 🇺🇬
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village on Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $36+ $20 per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Monday, October 9, 2023 (INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY / ITALIAN HERITAGE DAY)
Dance salsa, bachata, merengue, and more at Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇵🇦🇵🇪🇻🇪
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, October 13, 2023
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village on Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $36+ $20 per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Monday, October 16, 2023
Dance salsa, bachata, merengue, and more at Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇵🇦🇵🇪🇻🇪
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, October 20, 2023
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Celebrate National Mezcal Day, the Indigenous cactus spirit, on October 21. 🇲🇽
Remember Celia Cruz! The “Queen of Salsa,” who did more than anyone else to popularize Latin music around the world, was born in Havana, Cuba on October 21, 1925. 🇨🇺
Remember Dizzy Gillespie! The co-founder of bebop modern jazz, who reunited jazz with its Caribbean rhythms, was born in Cheraw, South Carolina on October 21, 1917. 🇺🇸
[Editor: Isn’t it cool that Celia Cruz and Dizzy Gillespie share the same birth date? She used to live in Fort Lee, New Jersey, just across the GWB. He used to live in the next town, Englewood.]
[To be confirmed]
The 33rd Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Festival is in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 1pm (Registration 12pm). FREE.
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village on Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $36+ $20 per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Monday, October 23, 2023
Dance salsa, bachata, merengue, and more at Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇵🇦🇵🇪🇻🇪
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea, NYC. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, October 27, 2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023
TRAVEL
The 2023 Mexico City Day of the Dead Parade is Saturday, October 28, 2023. Events start the week before.
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Happy 93rd Birthday Omara Portuondo! The legendary Cuban Son singer and dancer was born in Havana, Cuba on October 29, 1930. 🇨🇺
Happy birthday Espinoza Paz! The Regional Mexican star was born in Angostura, Mexico on October 29, 1981. 🇲🇽
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village on Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $36+ $20 per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Monday, October 30, 2023
Dance salsa, bachata, merengue, and more at Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays at 7pm (5pm doors). From $15. 🇨🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇵🇦🇵🇪🇻🇪
