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Adjacent NYC events the same week as AWNY 2026. Some are worth ditching a panel for. Some are the panel, just off-menu.
DateEventWhereWhy
Oct 4–10New York Film FestivalLincoln CenterActual art. Actual popcorn.
Oct 6NYC Media Salons (private)VariousThe dinner nobody tweets about.
Oct 7–9AdMonsters Publisher ForumNashville (but the delegates are here)Adjacency dividend.
Oct 8Brooklyn Book Festival warmupBrooklyn HeightsEscape Midtown for a subway ride.
Oct 5–8Every rooftop that hosts a 'CTV summit'Meatpacking, Chelsea, FiDiYou know exactly what these are.