The best things to do in NYC this weekend

Browse imaginative maker-designed goods from more than 200 creators; indulge in bites from purveyors like Cryo Cream, Eat Chic Chocolates and Ocka Treats; groove to live DJ sets; and attend workshops with crafty friends at this fabulous market. You’ll walk out with enough DIY crafts, knickknacks and artisanal treats to get you through the winter and beyond.

Knock out your holiday shopping at this free pop-up market in Industry City featuring a wide range of artisanal and handmade wares, plus booze for tasting. Register online beforehand to skip the line and have your name entered into a drawing to win a $500 shopping spree.

Learn about pet health, adoption, new advancements in tech—like meds blended specifically for your little furball—and more at this two-day conference. That's all well and good, but let's be honest, the real draw is meeting Instagram celebs like Ella and Coconut Bean, Mervin the Chihuahua, Bertie Bert the Pom and Kimchi Kardoggian.

Who runs the world? Bask in the collective fierceness of scores of leading women from top companies like Black Girl Magik, Equinox, Refinery29, Rent the Runway, Zola, CNN, Bumble and more at this two-day event featuring panel discussions, workshops, a bazaar crammed with goods from women-owned businesses and more networking opportunities than you can shake an organic tampon at. Get ready to be inspired. 

The garden lights up with its collection of trains that chug along a nearly half-mile track by 150 miniature NYC landmarks like the Empire State Building and Radio City Music Hall, all made of natural materials such as leaves, twigs, bark and berries.  

Don your dopest turkey garb, bring your bike and lock and hit the streets for this scavenger hunt with a cause. Ride to grocery stores all over town to purchase food (it'll run you about $20 when all is said and done), then donate it to the Bowery Mission. You’ll help feed NYC’s hungry and get an excellent workout in the process. After the ride, join an endorphin-high after party at HI New York Hostel.

See Terrence Malick's spectacularly trippy 2016 documentary on the lifespan of the known universe at this special BAM engagement. While cells, stars and solar systems come alive and collide onscreen, take in a live score courtesy of the Wordless Music Orchestra and narration from Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again's Lily James. Leave the rest of your night open for some sweet stoner discourse on the cosmos. 

A lavish feast served on nude models is only the beginning at this consent-affirming bacchanal in Bushwick. Erotic art installations, a hot wax play area, an interactive Shibari experience, a cuddle puddle lounge and an honest-to-god fire saxophone await those ready to cast aside their inhibitions and indulge in pleasures of the flesh. Thankfully, it all goes down well before you've engorged yourself on stuffing and gravy.

This annual celebration of manga, anime, gaming and Japanese art blasts into Javits Center with three packed days of panels, cosplay and culture. Don’t miss panels on That Time I Got Reincarnated as Slime, LGBTQ+ representation in anime, developing multiplayer games for Nintendo Switch and more, along with screenings and parties.

Head east on November 18 for this 14th annual turkey trot, which includes a one-mile children’s race and a 10K for adults. All finishers will get trophies, but the top winner will be awarded a turkey. Priorities.