New York City’s 10 Best Events & Attractions Monday, October 11th to Thursday, October 14th
Monday, October 11
11:00 am t0 6:00 pm: Columbus Day Festival. On Broadway from Liberty St. to Battery Place & on Whitehall St. from Stone to Water Street. NYC street fair. Free event.
11:30 am to 3:00 pm: The Annual Columbus Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, New York City. Fifth Avenue from 47th to 72nd Streets. 35,000 marchers and 100 bands participate for 1 million people at this NYC parade celebrating the spirit of exploration with Christopher Columbus’ expedition. Free event.
7:30 pm: Mary J. Blige with Jazmine Sullivan, Miguel & El DeBarge. Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Avenue, Midtown. October 11 and October 12. R&B diva, Mary J. performs songs live on love and heartbreak. Tickets $65.75 to $165.75.
Spa Week. October 11th to the 17th. Enjoy the best treatments from top NYC spas for just $50. Reservations required. Go to www.spaweek.com for reservations, details, and participating spas. Spa treatments $50.
Tuesday, October 12
11:30 am to 3:00 pm: Free Samples at the Malaysia Kitchen Food Truck. October 11th location: Union Square West between 15th & 16th Streets. From October 11 to November 6 in Manhattan and November 8th to November 19th in Queens. Free samples of Malaysian cuisine from nine NYC restaurants. Sample dishes include chicken satay, dry beef curry, and more. Food samples available while supplies last. Free food tasting.
7:00 pm: NYC Halloween Haunted House. 115 West 27th Street, Ground Floor, between 6th and 7th Avenues. October 12th to October 31. This is not your typical cheesy haunted house, they take scaring you seriously. No one is allowed to enter under 18 years old. All visitors must brave this 20 minute tour alone. Experience tight spaces, pitch black rooms and halls, crawl spaces, and violent scenes. Yes, they do touch here to fully immerse you in the frightening experience. Tickets $15 to $30.
7:30 pm: Mary J. Blige with Jazmine Sullivan, Miguel & El DeBarge. Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Avenue, Midtown. October 11 and October 12. R&B diva, Mary J. performs songs live on love and heartbreak.
Spa Week. October 11th to the 17th. Enjoy the best treatments from top NYC spas for just $50. Reservations required. Go to www.spaweek.com for reservations, details, and participating spas. Spa treatments $50.
Wednesday, October 13
11:30 am to 3:00 pm: Free Samples at the Malaysia Kitchen Food Truck. October 12th location: Bryant Park at 40th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues. From October 11 to November 6 in Manhattan and November 8th to November 19th in Queens. Free samples of Malaysian cuisine from nine NYC restaurants. Sample dishes include chicken satay, dry beef curry, and more. Food samples available while supplies last. Free food tasting.
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm: New York Nights, Bloomingdale’s & Lusfilm’s 30th Anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Bloomingdale’s Midtown, 59th Street & Lexington Avenue. A celebration with a photo booth, wookie snacks, and space drinks. Free event.
7:00 pm: NYC Halloween Haunted House. 115 West 27th Street, Ground Floor, between 6th and 7th Avenues. October 12th to October 31. This is not your typical cheesy haunted house, they take scaring you seriously. No one is allowed to enter under 18 years old. All visitors must brave this 20 minute tour alone. Experience tight spaces, pitch black rooms and halls, crawl spaces, and violent scenes. Yes, they do touch here to fully immerse you in the frightening experience. Tickets $15 to $30.
Spa Week. October 11th to the 17th. Enjoy the best treatments from top NYC spas for just $50. Reservations required. Go to www.spaweek.com for reservations, details, and participating spas. Spa treatments $50.
Thursday, October 14
11:30 am to 3:00 pm: Free Samples at the Malaysia Kitchen Food Truck. October 13th location: Madison Square Park at 23rd Street. From October 11 to November 6 in Manhattan and November 8th to November 19th in Queens. Free samples of Malaysian cuisine from nine NYC restaurants. Sample dishes include chicken satay, dry beef curry, and more. Food samples available while supplies last. Free food tasting.
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm: High Line Open Studios Preview Party, the kickoff party for High Line Open Studios Chelsea 2010. 508 West 26th Street, 5G, between 10th and 11th Avenues, West Chelsea Arts district. Featuring 55 artists participating in High Line Open Studios between October 14th and October 17th. Meet the artists and plan your High Line Open Studios tour. Free event.
6:00 pm & 8:30 pm (2 shows): Comedy Central Presents: New York City Live Comedy Taping. The Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 10th Avenue, between 58th & 59th Streets. 6:00 pm show with comedians Mike Vecchione & Matt Fulchiron. 8:30 pm show comedy headliners Kyle Kinane & Tom Segura. Be part of the studio audience for a live taping of one of Comedy Central’s Comedy Central Presents specials. For free tickets, visit NYC Comedy Central Presents tickets. All tickets are free.
7:00 pm: NYC Halloween Haunted House. 115 West 27th Street, Ground Floor, between 6th and 7th Avenues. October 12th to October 31. This is not your typical cheesy haunted house, they take scaring you seriously. No one is allowed to enter under 18 years old. All visitors must brave this 20 minute tour alone. Experience tight spaces, pitch black rooms and halls, crawl spaces, and violent scenes. Yes, they do touch here to fully immerse you in the frightening experience. Tickets $15 to $30.
8:30 pm: Metropolitan Klezmer, part of Target Free Thursdays. David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 61 West 62nd Street. Yidish music from dance, tangos, trance chants, and swing. Live band consists of and accordian, trumpet, singer, violin, bass, tuba, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, and drums. Free event.
Spa Week. October 11th to the 17th. Enjoy the best treatments from top NYC spas for just $50. Reservations required. Go to www.spaweek.com for reservations, details, and participating spas. Spa treatments $50.
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I live for spa week every year so I can get my back facial NYC at a great price. Thanks for posting about it! I luckily got my $50 treatment on the last day of the event =)