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• Walking to the Sky is the sculpture at Rockefeller Center this year.  Created by Jonathan Borofsky, this is a wonderful piece that shows humanity rising up from the earth and heading into the unknown in a collective search for wisdom.
• Broadway Bronze Age, artist Tom Otterness has created 25 stylized bronze sculptures that range in height from less than 2 feet to more than 30 feet are on exhibit along Broadway’s median from Columbus Circle to 168^th Street until November 22^nd.
• 300 Apples each one about 4 feet tall and weighing about 50 pounds will be on display until October 31^st.  The works will be sold at Sotheby’s to raise money for NYC & CO, the Police Athletic League and City Harvest.
• Fall Crafts Park Avenue, 643 Park Avenue, October 1^st – 3^rd.   For its twentieth year Crafts Park Avenue will bring together 175 celebrated craft artists from across the country to display and sell their one-of-a-kind contemporary work. Stunning ceramics, unique works in wood, paper and metal, one-of-a-kind wearable art, luxurious leather, exquisite glass, spectacular jewelry and more.
• Dines, The state of New York has over 190 world class wineries. For the month of October, 50 top NYC restaurants including ‘21’ Club, Aureole, Payard, Café Boulud, Beppe, Gramercy Tavern, Petrossian and Town will pair NY wines with “New York Cuisine” menu specials made from NY state agriculture products.
• Downtown Oyster Fest, Ulysses Bar, 58 Stone Street. October 2^nd, 212-482-0400. Oyster Fest, features live bands starting at 12:00 Noon. 
• CultureFest, Battery Park, October 2^nd.  This family-friendly celebration of New York City's diverse cultural offerings includes performances and activities from nearly 100 of the city's best-known arts and cultural organizations. Two stages host live performances from the worlds of theater, dance, opera, jazz and classical and ethnic music. Free.
• Chile Pepper Fiesta, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, October 2^nd. Too hot for one day! BBG’s Chile Pepper Fiesta expands to a weekend extravaganza, October 2^nd and October 3rd from noon to 5:30pm. Musical performances include rockabilly legend, Sleepy LaBeef, Haitian konpa kings–Tabou Combo Superstars, and C.A.S.Y.M. steel orchestra. Enjoy dance lessons, cooking demos, hot food, cold beer & more. Free with garden admission.
• All-Star Charity Fashion, Entertainment & Awards Gala 2004, October 2^nd, 250 W. 65^th Street. All-star fashion, entertainment & awards Gala 2004, will be held at 250 west 65 St. (between Amsterdam & West End Avenues), 1 block west of the famous Lincoln Center. Al Granpa Lewis from the classic comedy series "Munster" will be the guest of honor alongside many more entertainment personalities.
• Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park, October 3^rd.  Experience the medieval period in the most authentic setting this side of the Atlantic. The area around the Cloisters Museum is transformed into a medieval market village where knights in armor, jugglers, jesters, magicians, musicians, storytellers and puppeteers will perform. The afternoon culminates with a jousting event between knights.
• Oktoberfest, Lexington Avenue from 42^nd Street to 57^th Street, October 3^rd.  At this, the 12th annual festival, over 500 authentic ethnic foods, art, craft and antiques, jewelry and merchandise exhibitors create a midway along Lexington Avenue. Over 100 cultural, non-profit and corporate displays will be on view. Entertainment will be characteristic of this important family oriented event.
• Crain’s New York Business Breakfast Forum Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Grand Hyatt, 42^nd Street and Grand Central Terminal.  October 4^th.  Meet Senator Clinton! The cost of the event is $45 prepaid by September 24 (Amex, Visa, and MC only) and $50 thereafter. You must be pre-registered to attend this event. Pre-register online at www.newyorkbusiness.com, or fax your business card and credit card information to “Clinton Breakfast” at 212-210-0499.
• Third Annual Iron Skillet Celebrity Cook Off, 915 Broadway at 21^st Street, October 4^th.  Elvis Durran and Goumba co-host one of New York's biggest fundraising events. The Third Annual Iron Skillet Cook Off features NYC firefighters from each borough competing against top restaurant chefs. In addition to tasting all the contestants’ recipes, the event includes a silent auction, raffle, VIP hour and celebrity judges.
• TECHXNY, Jacob K. Javits, Convention Center, October 5^th – 7^th.  Whether your firm's primary focus is in finance, retail, marketing, media, healthcare, etc. TECHXNY provides the business solutions you're looking for. View PCs and PDAs, security, Internet & wireless solutions, database management, infrastructure mainframes, storage, networking, ERP, ASPs, latest in Linux & more.
• Global Food & Wine Experience, Chelsea Markets, 75 Ninth Avenue, October 7^th.  Global Food & Wine Experience and The BCA (founded as the Black Culinarian Alliance) are teaming up with The Chelsea Market for a gala fundraising event entitled, "The Global Food & Wine Experience: Bridging Cultures, Wines & Cuisine" from 6:30-9:30pm. Call 646-548-2949 for tickets.
• Luxury Travel Expo New York, Jacob Javits Center, October 7^th – 10^th.  Kitt is moderating a panel for Niche Marketing on Friday, October 8^th at 11:00 AM. Luxury Travel Expo New York will provide a world-class educational program for travel agents and a trade show open for four days, creating the potential for destination marketing organizations, hotels, cruise lines, tour operators and other luxury suppliers to reach consumers directly. 
• Union Square Autumn Fair, Park Avenue South from 17^th Street to 23^rd Street. At this, the 8th annual festival, over 200 American & international merchants, restaurants, food, art, craft, antique and merchandise exhibitors will create a midway along Park Avenue. Over 30 cultural and corporate displays will be on view. The entertainment will be the highlight of the day.
• Paint the City, Graphic Artists Guild. Various locations, October 9^th – 10^th.  Watch artists recreate their favorite impression of NYC at Central Park, South Street Seaport, Washington Square Park, or the Brooklyn Bridge. Meet the artists, watch them work, and ask questions about their art. The fruits of their labor will be auctioned at a Gala Benefit and Silent and Live Auction on October 25 at the Society of Illustrators.
• Openhousenewyorkweekend2004, citywide.  October 9^th – 10^th. Openhousenewyork is excited to announce the second annual openhousenewyork weekend, the largest celebration of architecture and design in New York. OHNY 2004 will include an even more diverse array of sites of architecture and design interest in neighborhoods throughout the city.
• Columbus Day Festival, Broadway from Bowling Green at Battery Place to Fulton Street, October 11^th.  At this, the 13th annual festival, over 500 international food, art, craft, antique, and merchandise exhibitors will create a midway along lower Broadway. Over 100 cultural and corporate displays will be on view. Entertainment will be multi-ethnic and characteristic of this important national event.
• Beer on the Pier, Hudson River Park, October 16^th.  More than 100 breweries from around the world will gather for a full day (1:00 PM -9:00 PM) of beer tasting includes live music, food from New York's best restaurants, and cool giveaways and prizes. Tickets are $35 and include a souvenir taster’s cup and unlimited tasting of all beer.
• Eighth Avenue Autumn Festival, 8^th Avenue from 42^nd Street to 57^th Street, October 16^th.  At the 3rd annual community celebration, over 250 ethnic foods, arts, crafts, antique, jewelry and general merchandise exhibitors will create a pedestrian mall along 8th Avenue. Over 50 cultural, non-profit, government and corporate displays will be on view. Entertainment will be the highlight of this unique celebration.
• Bluegrass Festival, Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Avenue, October 17^th.  Enjoy rural setting for a Bluegrass Music Festival within the NYC reunion of The Osborne Brothers and Ronnie Reno, along with Darren Beachley and the Maryland Line, Mike Burns and North Country, and Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers. Call for Advance sale tickets: $12/Adult, $6/Child. At the Gate-$15/Adult, $7.50/Child. Under 5 free.
• Pumpkinfest, Snug Harbor/Staten Island Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, October 17^th.  This annual event encompasses all Snug Harbor constituents. This year's event, held on the lawn of the front 5, has a pirate theme. Bring the family for fun with the Staten Island Botanical Garden and the rest of Snug Harbor.
• Avenue of the Americas Family Expo, Sixth Avenue from 42^nd Street to 57^th Street, October 17^th.  At the 11th annual festival, over 500 international foods, art, craft, antique and general merchandise exhibitors will create a midway along 6th Avenue. Over 100 cultural displays will be on view. A wide variety characteristic entertainment by local performers will be present throughout the festival, all free to the public.
• 20^th Annual MS Bike Tour, Multiple Sclerosis Society, NYC Chapter, Start: South Street Seaport, 7:30 AM on October 17^th.  Circle the city and go through the Lincoln Tunnel, on bike -- traffic and toll free! The tour offers cyclists a choice of three routes – 30, 60 or 100 miles. Starts at 7:30am. See website or call hotline for registration. Proceeds raised will benefit the New York City Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
• Wall Street Community Day Festival Series, On Wall Street from South Street to Water Street, October 22^nd.  At this, the 8th annual monthly festival series, over 100 local and authentic, ethnic foods, art, craft, antique; jewelry and merchandise exhibitors will create a shopping mall along Wall Street. Over 50 resident shops, local restaurants & corporate displays will be on view.
• International Vintage Poster Fair, Park Central New York, Grand Ballroom, Park Central Hotel, 870 Seventh Avenue, October 22^nd. There will be 30 exhibitors from the U.S. and Western Europe with thousands of posters for sale dated from the 1890’s to 1980’s. Some master artists who will be represented include Leonetto Cappiello, Otto Baumberger, Toulouse-Lautrec, and James Montgomery Flagg.
• Gourmet Institute, Gourmet Magazine, 4 Times Square, October 22^nd – 24^th.  Join 300 passionate epicures for the second annual Gourmet Institute--an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look in to the world of Gourmet at our headquarters in New York City. www.GourmetInstitute.com.
• Washington Square Festival, Waverly Place from Broadway to Fifth Avenue, October 23^rd.  A variety of street performers and entertainment, over 25 cultural and corporate displays, and exhibits – over 200 international foods, crafts, artisans, art dealers, jewelry merchants, antique exhibitors & general merchandise vendors will be featured in this trendy, day-long extravaganza!
• Annual Piano Marathon, Faust Harrison Pianos, 205 West 58^th Street, October 24^th.  Faust Harrison Pianos will host a ten hour Piano Marathon (12 noon - 10pm) of classical, jazz and contemporary music performed on rare vintage and contemporary pianos. This event is free and open to the general public who may stop by at any time to hear these extraordinary instruments and be entertained by the region's leading pianists.
• Kosherfest, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, October 26^th – 27^th.  This trade-only event features kosher foods & beverages including grocery, bakery, deli, gourmet, diet, dairy, confectionery, frozen, refrigerated & fish; specialty kosher ingredients & equipment & supplies. Attendees represent a cross-section of food industry-retailers, distributors, wholesalers, restaurateurs, caterers, hospitals and institutions.
• Park Avenue South Autumn Fair, Park Avenue South from 17^th Street to 23^rd Street, October 30^th.  At this the 5th annual festival, over 400 American & international merchants, restaurants, food, art, craft, antique and merchandise exhibitors will create a midway along Park Avenue. Over 100 cultural and corporate displays will be on view. The entertainment will be the highlight of the day.
• Times Square Halloween Carnival, Seventh Avenue from 47^th Street to 59^th Street, October 31^st.  At this, the 6th annual carnival, over 400 international food, restaurants, art, craft, antique, and merchandise exhibitors will create a midway along 7th Avenue. Over 50 cultural and corporate displays will be on view.
• 31^st Annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, October 31^st.  Line up on Sixth Avenue south of Spring Street at 6:30 PM if marching. Parade begins at 7:00 PM.  This attracts literally thousands of onlookers!