The Weekend: Oct 30–Nov 1
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The Weekend
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · New York · New Jersey · Connecticut · Edition No. 1
At a Glance
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Friday, Oct 30 |
Saturday, Oct 31 Eternal Night at the Peabody, 21+ |
Sunday, Nov 1 |
Welcome to the first edition of The Weekend. Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, the marathon runs Sunday and the clocks fall back that same morning, so the region gets one long, full weekend and an extra hour to enjoy it. We lead, as we always will, with New Haven County, then make our way across New York, New Jersey and the rest of Connecticut.
The Feature
Two nights of Halloween in New Haven, done the grown-up way
New Haven has always been good at the grown-up version of Halloween. Not the costume-store rush, but a night out with a little theater to it. This weekend the city offers two of them, one on each night, and both are walkable from Chapel Street.
Begin Friday at Morse Recital Hall, where the singers of Yale Opera take on scenes from Lucia di Lammermoor and Eugene Onegin at 7:30. These are the voices that will fill the world's opera houses in a few years, heard up close in a room built for listening, at a fraction of Lincoln Center prices. When the last scene ends, walk over to Crown Street for the 10:00 set at Firehouse 12, where Myra Melford's trio plays the kind of jazz that rewards attention. The late set is the cheaper one, and the better hang.
Saturday belongs to the Peabody. Eternal Night opens the museum after hours from 7:00 to 10:00, with three floors of the collection turned gothic, an open bar of beer and wine, food, a DJ and live animal demonstrations. It is strictly 21 and over, and it is exactly what Halloween should be at this stage of life: dressed up, unhurried and in good company. Costumes are welcome but not required; a dark coat and a good knit will do the job just as well.
Sunday is for recovery and one more hour of sleep. Use it at the Yale Center for British Art, which is always free, where the new Constable show fills the galleries with cloud studies and oil sketches painted outdoors two centuries ago. It is the most restful hour you will spend all week, and then the weekend is done properly.
What to wear: the New York's New Yorker Halloween Crewneck under a dark overcoat.
New Haven County
Arthur Miller's The Price, First Preview
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · Long Wharf Theatre at the Legacy Theatre, Branford, CT · From $55 · Recommended 12+
Long Wharf opens its Miller revival on the shoreline, directed by Ralph B. Peña with Mark Nelson as Gregory Solomon; the run continues through Nov 22.
Yale Opera: Fall Opera Scenes
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM and Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM · Morse Recital Hall, New Haven, CT · $15–$28
Rising voices from the Yale School of Music in scenes from Lucia di Lammermoor, Eugene Onegin and more, with a different program each day.
Myra Melford Splash Trio
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:30 PM and 10:00 PM sets · Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT · $20 early set · $15 late set
Pianist Myra Melford with Michael Formanek and Ches Smith in one of the best small rooms for jazz in New England.
Quinnipiac vs. Yale, Women's Ice Hockey
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM · M&T Bank Arena, Hamden, CT · Tickets via Quinnipiac Athletics
The county's best rivalry on ice, against the defending ECAC champion Bobcats.
New Haven Chargers vs. Duquesne
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM · Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium, West Haven, CT · Tickets via New Haven Athletics
A noon kickoff billed as the City of West Haven Game: an easy, honest Saturday of college football before the evening plans.
Eternal Night: Halloween at the Peabody
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00–10:00 PM · Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, CT · $115 plus fees · 21+
A gothic after-hours evening across three floors of the collections, with open beer and wine bar, bites, a DJ and costumes encouraged.
John Constable: The Landscape Reimagined
Fri–Sun, Oct 30–Nov 1 · Gallery hours · Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT · Free
Constable's cloud studies, open-air sketches and two of his monumental "six-footers," including works never before shown publicly in the U.S.
Black knit, leather and a red heel: the Deli Coffee crew neck, dressed for curtain time.
Sports
TCS New York City Marathon
Sun, Nov 1 · Waves from 9:10 AM · Five boroughs, Staten Island to Central Park, New York, NY · Free to watch
Tens of thousands of runners, five boroughs and the city at its most generous. Pick a corner on First Avenue or in Harlem and stay a while. Clocks fall back that morning.
Jets vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ · Tickets via team
A Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands with an old AFC rival in town.
Rutgers vs. Michigan
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:30 PM · SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ · Tickets via team
Big Ten football on Halloween, with Michigan in town.
Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM · UBS Arena, Elmont, NY · Tickets via team
McDavid on Long Island. Note the start time moved up to 2:00 PM.
Rangers vs. Edmonton Oilers
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM · Madison Square Garden, New York, NY · Tickets via team
The Oilers finish their New York swing at the Garden, a strong Sunday-night close to the weekend.
Game-day uniform: the Native New Yorker heavyweight long sleeve in black.
Car Shows & Meets
Bellmore Friday Night Car Show, Season Finale
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00–10:00 PM · Bellmore LIRR lot, Broadway, Bellmore, NY · Free for spectators · $5 per show car
The last night of Long Island's long-running Friday ritual, and the final good look at the season's cars before winter storage.
Fossil Car Club Cruise Night
Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00–8:00 PM · Jackson Premium Outlets, Jackson, NJ · See official page
The closing cruise night of the Jersey Shore club's season, held on its Halloween edition.
Comedy
Tim Dillon Halloween Spectacular
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM · Gotham Comedy Club, New York, NY · $30 plus fees · 2-drink minimum
A one-night Halloween set from one of the sharpest and most fearless voices in stand-up.
Desi Banks: Your Favorite Cousin Tour
Fri–Sat, Oct 30–31 · 7:00 & 9:30 PM · Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM · Stress Factory, Bridgeport, CT · See official page · 16+ · 2-item minimum
Five shows across the weekend, Halloween night included, in a room close enough to see every look.
Whose Live Anyway?
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM · Patchogue Theatre, Patchogue, NY · $61–$71 incl. fees
Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray improvise a full evening on Long Island.
Amos Gill
Fri–Sat, Oct 30–31 · 7:00 & 9:30 PM · Stress Factory, New Brunswick, NJ · See official page · 16+ · 2-item minimum
The Australian comic who has opened for Jim Jefferies, in a proper club setting.
Theater & Plays
Other Desert Cities
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM · Hudson Theatre, New York, NY · See official page · Recommended 12+
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney and Ed Harris in Jon Robin Baitz's family drama, a limited run through Jan 17.
In the Heights at City Center
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM · Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 & 7:30 PM · Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 & 7:00 PM · New York City Center, New York, NY · See official page · $28 Heights Rush
Washington Heights on a Midtown stage: City Center's gala staging runs only through Nov 15.
Dracula, Final Weekend
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM · Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 & 7:30 PM · Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM · Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT · See official page
Ninety taut minutes of gothic theater that closes on Sunday. Halloween night in Hartford is the ticket.
Monza Red, for a late set and a later dinner. The Fly Era NYC Crown crewneck.
Performing Arts
Medea at the Metropolitan Opera
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York, NY · See official page · $25 rush
Opening night of Cherubini's tragedy, with Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Spyres. Dress for it.
Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 PM set · Birdland Jazz Club, New York, NY · $45.76–$61.21 plus $20 food and drink minimum
A living legend of the bass, the most recorded jazz bassist in history, in Midtown's classic room. The 8:30 set is phone-only.
London City Ballet with Alina Cojocaru
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM · Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 & 7:30 PM · Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM · The Joyce Theater, New York, NY · See official page
Neumeier's Ghost Light with Cojocaru and Robbins' Quiet City on Saturday night; Tetley's Firebird at the other performances.
Rush: Fifty Something
Fri, Oct 30 and Sun, Nov 1 · 7:30 PM · Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT · See official page
The reunion tour comes to Connecticut for two nights. Make it a weekend: book the room and stay for Sunday.
Sinister Soirée
Sat, Oct 31 · 9:30 PM · Rainmaker Expo, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT · See official page · 21+ with valid ID
Foxwoods' grown-up Halloween costume party with a live band, a DJ and $20,000 in cash and prizes. Ticket includes one cocktail.
Museums & Exhibitions
Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM–8:30 PM · Sat–Sun · 10:30 AM–5:30 PM · MoMA, New York, NY · Adults $30
Just opened: the entire sixth floor given to Brancusi, with works and material from his Paris studio.
Roy Lichtenstein: Like New and Free Friday Night
Fri, Oct 30 · Free 5:00–10:00 PM, DJ sets 6:00–10:00 PM · Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY · Free Friday night · Adults $30 otherwise
About 130 works, Drowning Girl among them, with Halloween DJ sets by TYLERFROMWHERE and Lord Fascinator.
Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
Fri–Sat · 10:00 AM–9:00 PM · Sun · 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · The Met Fifth Avenue, New York, NY · Adults $30
Two painters, one marriage, a lifetime of argument on canvas. Late hours Friday and Saturday make it a fine prelude to dinner.
Celebrity Appearances
The Blair Witch Project: Screening and Live Q&A
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · bergenPAC, Englewood, NJ · $39–$79
Original stars Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams take the stage after the film that changed horror.
Members' Deals
The Metropolitan Opera. $25 rush tickets on metopera.org; for Friday's Medea, sales open at noon that day. 18+; one ticket or one pair per person. Details →
New York City Center. $28 Heights Rush for In the Heights, part of 10,000 tickets at $28 or less. Details →
Other Desert Cities. $49 digital lottery and $49 day-of rush; two tickets maximum, seats may be partial view. Details →
Whitney Museum of American Art. Free admission Friday from 5:00 to 10:00 PM, with Halloween DJ sets. Details →
The Met Fifth Avenue. Pay what you wish for New York State residents and for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut students. Details →
Long Wharf Theatre. $15 tickets for college students for The Price. Details →
Firehouse 12. The 10:00 PM late set is $15, versus $20 for the early set. Details →
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