Laura Ratliff

A planear as suas viagens para o novo ano? Deve, sem dúvida, contar com aqueles clássicos da bucket list, mas se procura inspiração fresca, 2026 promete um mundo de experiências totalmente novas. Desde dormir num museu ao ar livre até percorrer paisagens ancestrais em e-bikes, fazer zipline sobre magníficas reservas naturais e festejar durante um eclipse solar – sim, a sério – há dezenas de experiências fora do circuito habitual e fora da caixa a acontecer nos próximos 12 meses. Pelos quatro cantos do mundo, a Time Out escolheu as 26 coisas mais incríveis, surpreendentes e emocionantes para fazer em 2026. Recomendado: Podes vir, 2026. Temos as melhores agendas para planear o novo ano

Planning your travels for the new year? You should absolutely factor in those long-standing bucket list entries, but if you’re looking for some fresh inspiration, 2026 promises a world of brand-new travel experiences.  From sleeping over in an open-air museum to journeying through ancient landscapes on e-bikes, ziplining over glorious wildlife reserves and partying through a solar eclipse – yes, really – there’s a shedload of off-the-beaten-track, out-of-the-box stuff happening over the next 12 months. Scroll on for our handpicked selection of the 26 coolest, weirdest and most exciting things to do in 2026.  RECOMMENDED:🎶 The biggest and best music festivals in 2026🛍️ The coolest streets in the world🏘️ The coolest neighbourhoods in the world🌃 The best cities in the world right now Stay in the loop: sign up to our free Time Out Travel newsletter for all the latest travel news and best stuff happening across the world.

South Florida doesn’t do winter. At least, not the frosty, scarf-necessary, hot-cocoa-as-survival-fuel kind. Which is why the return of real-ice skating to downtown West Palm Beach feels like a minor miracle powered by equal parts holiday spirit and serious refrigeration tech. Winter Wonderland is back at The Ben Hotel starting November 1, transforming the waterfront lawn into a glittering holiday playground with twinkling trees, Aspen-style chalets and, of course, a 50-by-66-foot rink made of the real stuff. Yes, ice. In Palm Beach. Again. Last year’s debut drew more than 30,000 skaters, proving locals are more than ready to trade sand for snowflakes, at least in theory. Around the rink, expect plenty of festive distractions: chalet vendors slinging gifts and sweets; a holiday bar for hot chocolate, s’mores, grown-up toddies and the debut of a Holiday Tree Forest created in partnership with local nonprofits, including Habitat for Humanity and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. There will also be themed events like Live Music Saturdays and Santa Sundays, ornament-making workshops and an opening-day curling exhibition (yes, Palm Beach now has curling athletes and, no, the tropics do not care about your winter stereotypes). When is Winter Wonderland at The Ben Hotel? Skating runs daily from November 1 through January 4 from 10am to 9pm. How much are tickets? Entry is free unless you’re lacing up, in which case tickets start at $25 for adults and $10 for kids 11 and

Election Day is officially here and, while the campaign ads and yard signs may feel all-consuming, most daily routines continue as normal. Before you head to the polls, here’s a clear look at what is and isn’t operating today across the country. Are banks open on Election Day?  First, the basics: Election Day is not a federal holiday. That means most Americans are voting and carrying on with business as usual. So yes, banks across the U.S. remain open and operating on regular hours, as only federal holidays affect their schedules. ATMs and online services function normally. Markets on Wall Street are open as well, with Thanksgiving serving as the next market holiday. Is the post office open on Election Day?  Yes, the postal service is running. The same goes for shipping providers: USPS, UPS and FedEx are open and delivering, so packages and mail will continue moving through the system. Are government offices open on Election Day? Federal government offices will remain open on Election Day 2026. However, 19 states and Puerto Rico do treat Election Day as a civic holiday. That list stretches from Hawaii and Montana to Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. In those states, many government offices, including courts and DMVs, are closed, except for election-related operations. If you need to handle paperwork today, check before heading out! Photograph: ShutterstockWoman holding an "I Voted" sticker Are schools open on Election Day?  School schedules vary widely. Many district

There’s one less place to turn a shopping trip to Bloomingdale’s into dinner and a movie. Cinema 123 by Angelika, the Upper East Side movie theater that entertained New Yorkers for more than six decades, has permanently closed. The three-screen cinema at 1001 Third Avenue, between East 59th and East 60th Streets, held its final screenings on Thursday, October 29. A farewell notice from the theater confirmed that the closure took effect on October 30. “As our final credits roll, we thank you for being part of our story,” the announcement reads. RECOMMENDED: Four NYC movie theaters were just ranked among the world’s best cinemas For neighborhood moviegoers, that’s a particularly unwelcome plot twist. The uptown theater opened in 1962 as Cinema I & II and later added a third screen in the 1980s. Over the years, its programming spanned independent, foreign and mainstream films.  The closure follows plans to sell the property. In September, owner Reading International agreed to sell Cinemas 123 for $41 million to a buyer identified as 1001 Third Avenue LLC, according to MarketWatch. The company said at the time that it expected the transaction to close on or around October 30. That agreement followed an April listing with an asking price of roughly $50 million. Reading had said selling the property would help reduce interest expenses and provide additional liquidity. What happens to the site next remains unclear. Per Crain’s, marketing materials promoted its location directly ac

New York has spent the week making a persuasive case for taking the long way home. Sunshine, comfortable afternoons and very little reason to dig out the serious winter coat: October has been behaving itself—but now comes the real test: will the weather cooperate with a city full of people in Halloween costumes? The answer is mostly yes. Halloween looks dry and sunny, though Saturday will bring a noticeable cooldown after Friday’s near-70-degree warmth. Your costume’s structural integrity will hold up, but your bare legs may object. RECOMMENDED: The best spots to see fall foliage in NYC According to News 12’s forecast, we're in our driest stretch of the year, with rain staying away for the next several days. Today's combo of abundant sunshine and 70-degree temperatures is hard to complain about, although northwest winds could gust to 30 mph later in the day.  On October 31, Halloween, the warmth gives way to something more recognizably autumnal. Morning temperatures will hit the lower 50s, with many neighborhoods spending much of the afternoon in the upper 50s despite the sunshine. (The overnight low is 46—chilly, but certainly not frigid.) The encouraging part has held up: rain is still largely absent from the Halloween plans. Trick-or-treaters and parade watchers, however, should consider layers in advance.  Sunday offers another dry day, but an early start will feel decidedly colder. Expect morning lows near 40 degrees throughout the five boroughs, with temperatures stayin

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which means your elaborate costume finally has the social calendar it deserves. From Friday, October 30, through Sunday, November 1, NYC is serving up haunted corridors, Disney sing-alongs and dancing beneath a shower of fake blood. Plan your recovery accordingly. The 10 best ways to celebrate Halloween in NYC this weekend: Photograph: ShutterstockCostumed participants in the New York City Village Halloween Parade 1. Join the Village Halloween Parade Greenwich Village’s annual procession returns Saturday, October 31, with giant puppets and enough costume inspiration to make your emergency cat ears feel inadequate. March with the monsters or claim a viewing spot. 2. Brave BloodManor At 359 Broadway, this 10,000-square-foot haunted house deploys actors, special effects and sinister corridors against your nervous system. Admission starts at $50; the attraction is considered too scary for children under 14. Adults, good luck. 3. Dance at the Vampire Ball Industry City’s October 31 party spreads across indoor and outdoor spaces, with seven stages and a recreation of Blade’s blood rave. Yes, fake blood rains onto dancers. Choose your outfit with that information. 4. Sing your Disney-villain heart out Poor Unfortunate Souls brings the Little Mermen & the Princess Pals to SoHo Live at 94 Lafayette Street on Friday. The 21-plus costume party and concert runs from 7:30pm to 10pm; advance tickets are $18 before fees. 5. Take the kids to Bryant

New York weddings can involve a year of planning, a five-figure venue deposit and a seating chart that can end friendships. Or you could get married by a clown on Allen Street. Sure Thing, a Las Vegas wedding chapel business, has opened its first New York location at 122 Allen Street on the Lower East Side. The 400-square-foot storefront began hosting weddings in late August, bringing quick ceremonies to Lower Manhattan. RECOMMENDED: These NYC landmarks are two of the most popular proposal spots in the world Among the officiants is Tillie, a vintage-clad, genderless clown. Hellvis, a goth-edged comedic Elvis character, also officiates.  Filmmaker John Waters even presided over one lucky couple’s ceremony there this month, according to Curbed. (That particular guest appearance is a hard-to-top wedding anecdote.) Photograph: Courtesy Sure Thing ChapelSure Thing Chapel in NYC As for the surroundings, a flamingo-pink façade gives way to a pink-and-red floor, cloud wallpaper and red velvet curtains. Overhead, a mirrored mobile of amorous pigeons scatters light around the room. A neon-pink Wurlitzer organ sits beneath a backlit stained-glass panel featuring (you guessed it) more pigeons. Co-founders Victoria Hogan and Amy Lee opened their first Vegas chapel in 2019, followed by a second in 2024. Their New York outpost is the smallest of the three, with design references ranging from David Lynch to Studio 54. “I want everything to feel gaudy and over-the-top,” Hogan told Curbed. “

Usually, the scariest thing about your subway map is realizing how many transfers stand between you and your destination. This Halloween, the MTA has added some actual ghosts—and a reason to seek out a paper map even if your phone has been doing the navigating for years. The transit agency is handing out limited-edition “Boo York City Subway” maps as part of a Halloween celebration that also includes spooky station signs, collectible stickers and a separate “Haunted Rail” map for commuter railroad riders. RECOMMENDED: These are all the NYC Village Halloween Parade street closures to know about this weekend If you want the subway version, make your plans now: the remaining announced giveaway takes place today, Friday, October 30, from 3pm to 5pm at Court Square station in Queens, while supplies last. The orange-and-black maps feature ghosts, bats and station names that have undergone some seasonal wordplay. Among the agency’s Halloween creations: “Slime Sq-42 Street,” “Chambers St of Horrors” and “Frighton Beach.” Commuter rail passengers get “Ghoul Central Terminal” and “Valley Scream.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by MTA (@mta) The MTA is also temporarily displaying Halloween station names at selected locations, with two subway locations per borough and additional railroad stops included in the celebration. “We have created collectors’ maps, one for the subway and one for the railroad, as well as a whole host of stickers that we have repurp

If your Friday plans already involved listening to Harry Styles, congratulations: you’re participating in civic life. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal has proclaimed today, October 30, as Harry Styles Appreciation Day, giving the singer an official borough tribute ahead of Halloween. The honor arrives on the penultimate night of Styles’ 30-night Together, Together residency at Madison Square Garden. His final two performances fall tonight and tomorrow, making this a particularly emotional Halloween weekend for anyone whose recent calendar has revolved around Penn Station. RECOMMENDED: Uber and Delta are offering Harry Styles-themed disco shuttles from NYC airports to the singer’s MSG residency Hoylman-Sigal described Styles as “a once-in-a-generation musical talent” in the proclamation. He also praised the singer’s humility and positive attitude, tracing a career that began long before tens of thousands of fans were organizing their evenings around his stage entrances. I am officially declaring tomorrow, October 30th, as “Harry Styles Appreciation Day” in the Borough of Manhattan @hsdaily https://t.co/1X6CXsPt93 — Brad Hoylman-Sigal 🌈🥯 (@bradhoylman) October 29, 2026 Styles’ latest Garden run began August 26, with performances scheduled on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, adding to an already lengthy relationship with the arena. Styles played two Garden shows in 2018, five in 2021 and 15 in 2022 before returning for this year’s 30-night engagement. Fan

Running 26.2 miles takes stamina. Driving across New York on marathon Sunday requires a very generous arrival time. The TCS New York City Marathon returns Sunday, November 1, bringing street closures to all five boroughs. Restrictions begin Saturday, October 31, when the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K gives Midtown traffic its own warm-up. Whether you're cheering on a racer or lacing up your own running sneakers this weekend, here's everything you need to know before hitting the streets this Sunday.  NYC Marathon 2026 street closures you need to know about: According to the city’s advisory, Saturday’s closures include westbound 42nd Street between Seventh Avenue and FDR Drive from 8–10 am; Sixth Avenue between 42nd and 59th Streets from 8–10:15 am; and Central Park South between Fifth and Eighth Avenues from 8–10:30 am. Portions of East 47th Street and First Avenue are also affected. The biggest bridge headache starts Saturday at 11pm, when the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge’s upper level closes in both directions. The lower level follows Sunday at 7 am; both remain closed until 4pm. Staten Island streets around Fort Wadsworth and the ferry terminal also face early-morning restrictions, mostly through 2pm. In Brooklyn, Fourth Avenue closes between 94th Street and Flatbush Avenue from 6:30am–6:30pm on Sunday. Closures continue along sections of Flatbush, Lafayette, Bedford, Nassau, Manhattan and Greenpoint Avenues, plus McGuinness Boulevard, generally from 7am–6:30pm. Bay Ridge

The scariest thing you can do in the Village this Halloween might be getting behind the wheel. On Saturday, October 31, the Village Halloween Parade returns for its 53rd outing, bringing costumed New Yorkers and a substantial collection of traffic barricades to Lower Manhattan. The procession starts at 7pm and runs until around 11pm. Watching is free and anyone in costume can join the march. But whether you’re wearing elaborate prosthetics or just trying to get home, the street closures deserve a spot in your evening plans. Here's everything to know before you take to the streets this Halloweekend.  NYC Village Halloween Parade street closures to know about: According to NYC DOT’s preliminary weekend traffic advisory, the parade’s main route closure covers Sixth Avenue, also known as Avenue of the Americas, between Spring Street and West 18th Street. That’s a longer stretch than the spectator route organizers describe, so don’t assume traffic resumes immediately after the last good viewing spot. South of the procession, the formation area will close Sixth Avenue between Canal and Spring Streets; Dominick Street between Varick Street and Sixth Avenue; Sullivan Street between Broome and Spring Streets; and Broome and Spring Streets between Sullivan and Varick Streets. At the northern end, dispersal closures cover West 16th, West 17th and West 18th Streets between Fifth and Seventh Avenues. (Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue will also close between 14th and 19th Streets.) The NYPD

Usually, watching the New York City Marathon costs you a coffee and whatever dignity you sacrifice by yelling at a stranger dressed as a banana. This Sunday, one runner is offering spectators a considerably better financial arrangement. Molly Markhoff, 25, is hiring up to 20 people to cheer her on during Sunday's marathon. The going rate for being in her corner? A hundred and twenty bucks each, for a potential cheering budget of $2,400. Markhoff posted the request on Airtasker, an online marketplace where people hire help for jobs ranging from furniture assembly to moving. According to Airtasker,Markhoff wants her hired supporters to show up along the 26.2-mile route with positive energy and creative signs cheering her on. Her listing, titled “Cheer Me On at the NYC Marathon! 1,” shows a $120 budget and a Sunday, November 1 deadline. RECOMMENDED: Where to watch the New York Marathon 2026 If your chief athletic talent is making a pun on poster board, this could be a promising assignment. You get the race-day atmosphere and a reason to use your outdoor voice, while Markhoff gets people looking for her in a race where finding a familiar face can take immense coordination. Some practical details still need to be established: it's not specified how long each person must cheer, where supporters will stand or whether all 20 spots have been filled. Airtasker says the request fits a broader appetite for paid encouragement. The company reports a 280% increase in requests for gym and f

Before avocado toast became a punchline, Café Gitane was serving it to downtown New York. Now, the café that made lingering over lunch look like a legitimate profession has a new address—and something stronger than coffee. The French-Moroccan institution has reopened at 162 East Broadway, bringing its couscous and formidable people-watching pedigree to Chinatown. Brunch is set to join the proceedings this weekend. RECOMMENDED: The 23 best Lower East Side restaurants in NYC are among the city's most exciting Photograph: Alex StaniloffCafe Gitane Photograph: Alex StaniloffCafe Gitane Founder Luc Lévy, who opened the original on Mott Street in 1994, is joined by restaurateur Nima Garos and longtime customer Norman Reedus. (Yes, the Walking Dead star has graduated from regular to partner.) Over three decades, Gitane attracted David Bowie, Helena Christensen, Michelle Williams, and Spike Jonze, among others; Leonardo DiCaprio was also photographed having lunch there. Its appeal extended well beyond celebs, though. For neighborhood regulars, it offered the very appealing prospect of sitting around with friends and seeing who wandered in. The new space packs that history into 1,200 square feet, with 33 seats, including seven at the bar. The map of Morocco is back, Jimi Hendrix still overlooks the room and the servers’ signature little green dresses have survived the relocation. Returning kitchen staff include employees who have worked with Lévy for 15 years. Photograph: Alex St

The South Bronx just gave New Yorkers a 300-foot reason to look up from their phones. “Un MAR de Gente / From Every Shore,” a new mural stretching more than 300 feet up a 29-story NYCHA building at Morrisania Air Rights, has officially arrived. Organizers call it the tallest mural in the United States, giving the South Bronx a national superlative that has neighborhood roots. RECOMMENDED: First look: A stunning new Bianca Romero mural has taken over Time Out Market Union Square Created by Dominican artist Nestor Omar García, known as Angurria, the artwork celebrates Dominican heritage and the people who make the surrounding community tick. It depicts Bronx residents whose stories helped shape the enormous portrait of neighborhood life. Across three sections, the street art features a grandmother wearing hair rollers and holding a baby, people representing different cultures and two children playing near a fire hydrant. The rollers are especially personal: Angurria traces his signature imagery to childhood memories of women at his mother’s salon in the Dominican Republic. His recurring “Doña Patria” character takes her name from his mother, bringing a familiar expression of Dominican beauty culture into public view. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Time Out New York (@timeoutnewyork) For this commission, public art nonprofit ArtBridge worked with Angurria and Bronx artist Fernando Ortiz, founder of FOGA, to gather residents’ ideas through comm