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The 53rd annual Village Halloween Parade steps off Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 7 p.m., marching north on Sixth Avenue from Canal Street to 15th Street under the theme “Body & Soul.” A new Firehorse puppet performance by Basil Twist leads the procession, Joey Arias serves as Grand Marshal, and watching is free. Key Takeaways The Village Halloween Parade begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, runs rain or shine, and is expected to wrap around 11 p.m. The route runs north on Sixth Avenue from Canal Street to 15th Street, and spectators can watch from either side of the avenue. Costumed marchers join the lineup at Canal Street and Sixth Avenue between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Performance artist Joey Arias is the 2026 Grand Marshal. Spectrum News NY1 carries the parade live beginning at 8 p.m. Organizers estimate the parade generates about $120 million in tourism spending for New York City each year. Body & Soul Theme Puts Skeletons And Dance At The Center The Village Halloween Parade’s 2026 theme grows out of the procession’s own tradition. Artistic and producing director Jeanne Fleming points to the skeletons that lead the parade each year, figures that move between

New York’s exploratory committee for a 2042 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and New York City held its first full meeting on October 19 in Manhattan, with nearly 90 members now named. The state also committed $2.5 million to a Miracle on Ice monument. The yearlong study is not a formal bid. Key Takeaways The Lake Placid–New York City Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee met for the first time at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. The committee works through five subcommittees: Games Operations, Finance, Legal, Community Engagement and Strategic Advisors. The study runs about one year, and its findings go to state leadership for review. Lake Placid hosted the Winter Games in 1932 and 1980, and more than $750 million in state investment has modernized its Olympic venues. The $5.2 million Monument to a Miracle at Herb Brooks Arena is scheduled for unveiling in February 2030, with $2.5 million coming from the state. No decision has been made to pursue hosting the 2042 Winter Olympics. 2042 Winter Olympics Committee Brings Nearly 90 Members To The Table The 2042 Winter Olympics committee was first announced in June with a leadership group and subcommittee co-chairs. Its full roster

Billy Crystal’s 860 opens Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. The 100-minute autobiographical solo show takes its title from the address of the Los Angeles home the Crystal family lost in the Palisades fire. Scott Ellis directs the 14-week limited engagement, which has been in previews since October 1. Key Takeaways 860 officially opens October 21, 2026, at the Imperial Theatre on West 45th Street, with a limited run ending in early January 2027. The title refers to the street address of the home where Billy Crystal and his family lived for 46 years before it burned in the Palisades fire. Crystal wrote the show and performs it alone, in 100 minutes with no intermission. Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, directs. The production was first announced as a 12-week run and later expanded to 14 weeks once the Imperial was confirmed as its home. 860 is Crystal’s third Broadway production, after 700 Sundays in 2004 and Mr. Saturday Night in 2022. 860 Takes Its Title From the Crystal Family Address Billy Crystal’s 860 grew out of the January 2025 Palisades fire, which destroyed the Los Angeles home he shared with his family for more

Winnie-the-Pooh turned 100 on October 14, 2026, marking a century since A.A. Milne’s book was first published. The New York Public Library is anchoring the celebration with free access to the original stuffed toys that inspired the stories and a centennial display running through November 30 at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Key Takeaways Winnie-the-Pooh was first published on October 14, 1926, with illustrations by E.H. Shepard. The original Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Tigger toys have belonged to the New York Public Library since 1987 and remain on free, permanent display. The centennial display “Silly Old Bear! Winnie-the-Pooh at 100” runs September 10 through November 30, 2026, in the McGraw Rotunda. Queen Camilla gifted the library a new Roo toy on April 29, 2026, replacing the original lost in an English apple orchard in the 1930s. Penguin Random House donated 3,000 free copies of the book for giveaways at branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. A Century-Old Bear Still Draws Crowds To Fifth Avenue The story behind the Winnie-the-Pooh 100th anniversary begins with a single purchase. In 1921, A.A. Milne bought a teddy bear from Harrods in London for his son Christopher Robin’s first birthday. The boy

New York Comic Con opens today, October 8, at the Javits Center and runs through October 11, marking its 20th anniversary with a Coney Island theme. Nicolas Cage is guest of honor, and with Friday, Saturday and Sunday tickets already sold out, Thursday is the only remaining way in for fans without badges. Key Takeaways New York Comic Con runs October 8 to 11, 2026, at the Javits Center at 429 11th Avenue on Manhattan’s far West Side. Friday, Saturday and Sunday tickets sold out before opening day. Thursday tickets start at $55 for entry after 3 p.m. and $104 for regular entry. Nicolas Cage leads the guest list as guest of honor, joined by Hayden Christensen, Frank Miller, Jamie Campbell Bower and Lena Headey. The 2025 edition drew a reported 250,000 visitors and 1,250 exhibitors. The show floor is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and closes at 5 p.m. Sunday, while panels run until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The 7 train’s 34 St-Hudson Yards station, one block from the venue, is the closest subway stop. New York Comic Con Brings a Brooklyn Boardwalk Theme to the West Side New York Comic Con picked a