NYC Faces Packed Weekend: Halloween Parade, Marathon, Early Voting, and Clock Change

The weekend of October 31 through November 1, 2026 is shaping up as one of the busiest in New York City's annual calendar. On Saturday, October 31, the 53rd Village Halloween Parade marches up Sixth Avenue — stepping off at 7 p.m. from Canal Street and heading north to 15th Street — drawing tens of thousands of costumed participants and spectators. Anyone in costume can march for free, while tickets to skip the line cost $125 and VIP seating runs $250 or $450. Riders should expect subway disruptions, with A and C trains rerouted onto the F line in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Sunday morning, November 1, the TCS New York City Marathon marks the 50th anniversary of its five-borough course, sending more than 50,000 runners from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge through Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx before finishing in Central Park; road closures will affect large stretches of the route, with professional races starting at 8 a.m. and the first mass waves at 9:10 a.m. Also on Sunday, clocks fall back one hour at 2 a.m. as Daylight Saving Time ends, granting an extra hour of sleep. Meanwhile, early-voting poll sites — open since October 24 — remain available through Sunday, November 1, the last chance to vote early before Election Day on November 3.