BOO, IT’S OCTOBER! 👻 Summer is officially dead, the sweaters are coming back out, and somehow Halloween is already within reach. Even scarier: you still don’t have a plan.

Good thing we’ve got FREE ones for you. Enter to win tickets to see Grateful Shred on Thursday, 10/29, and kick off Halloweekend early with jammy, psychedelic takes on Dead classics.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Spandex, leg warmers, keytar, and enough hairspray to alarm the fire marshal. Grab last-minute tickets to Jessie’s Girl at Sony Hall tomorrow for an ’80s tribute with Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, and Rick Springfield, of course.*

• Lucy Dacus is letting the room help build the setlist. She’ll play an all-request benefit show for WhyHunger at Webster Hall this December with Infinity Song and Julio Torres. Tickets drop next Friday.

• The pop-princess resurgence continues, and we love to see it. Carly Rae Jepsen brings her Day and Night Tour to MSG this May. Get tickets next Thursday.

• Chelsea Cutler returns to the road for her first headlining tour in almost three years, hitting Brooklyn Paramount this February with Lamb. Tickets drop next Friday.

• Plus other just announced shows from LCD Soundsystem, La Roux, All Time Low, JEFF the Brotherhood, Brandi Carlile, Dropkick Murphys, and more!

FREE MUSEUM DAYS IN NYC

As date night turns from pickleball and West Side Highway walks to comedy shows and museum dates, keep this list handy. NYC has plenty of museums offering free admission, so you can make plans without making your wallet part of the exhibit.

• SculptureCenter: Free Always

• The Whitney: 10/11, Fridays, & Free for Visitors 25 and Under

• Poster House: 10/18 & Fridays

• Hispanic Society Museum & Library: Free Always

• Museum of the Moving Image: Thursdays

THIS WEEKEND

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• Gracie Abrams is going back to Irving Plaza this month for SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series. The one-night-only show will feature songs from Daughter from Hell plus fan favorites. Find out how you can win tickets.

• Dinner and drinks on us? You better believe it. We’re giving one person $150 to Lindens, the seasonal American spot in SoHo. Enter to win, then start debating who gets the last slice of spicy sausage pizza.

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