The New Yorker Festival

(Daily from now through October 18; Tickets from $20-50)
The New Yorker Festival is an exciting annually held event that hosts a number of activities for local New Yorkers and tourists alike. The festival is a chance to meet and mingle with New York’s finest musicians, artists, authors and actors. The weekend starts with Fiction Night on Friday, October 16th where visitors can enjoy readings from contributors like Jonathan Franzen and Mary Gaitskill. The “Tales Out of School” event will feature New Yorker writers talking about their respective works in The New Yorker along with interviews from the likes of Annie Proulx and Tyler Perry. Sunday’s events are filled with even more interviews and panels while also presenting Master Classes, where guests can learn photography, copy-editing and cartooning from the best in the business.