Monday, October 5th, and the city is already warming up for another packed week. If you’re the type who needs a plan before the coffee kicks in, this one’s for you — seven days of dance classes, screenings, festivals, and rooftop mornings, laid out day by day.

Monday & Tuesday: Move First

Start the week on your feet. Monday brings Zumba at Brooklyn Bridge Park — open-air, waterfront views, and a crowd that’s in it for the energy. Then Tuesday hands the floor to House Dance at Lincoln Center, which is about as New York as a Tuesday night gets.

Wednesday & Thursday: Laughs and a Classic

Wednesday splits the difference between comedy and jazz across Brooklyn and Manhattan — pick your borough, pick your poison. Thursday closes the workweek out strong with an outdoor screening of Stop Making Sense followed by a dance party. Talking Heads under the stars, then dancing. Not a bad Thursday.

Friday: The Weekend Ignites

Friday does double duty. The African Restaurant Week Festival kicks off and runs Friday through Sunday — three days of food worth planning around. And Friday night itself, Rosa Perreo takes over House of Yes in Brooklyn, which should tell you everything you need to know about how the night ends.

Saturday & Sunday: Sunrises and Tango

Saturday morning starts early and loud with DAYBREAKER ALIVE back at Brooklyn Bridge Park — sunrise, music, and a dance floor that doesn’t care what time it is. Sunday gets its own lineup: the NYMS Fungus Festival at The Battery, plus free tango and milonga at Essex Market to close the week out properly.

And threaded through all of it, the usual October extras: street fairs, open streets, live music and more all weekend. Wander without an agenda and you’ll still land somewhere good.

The Plan

Want the week in one sentence? Monday Zumba, Thursday’s Stop Making Sense screening-and-dance-party, Friday at the African Restaurant Week Festival, Saturday’s sunrise Daybreaker, and Sunday tango at Essex Market. That’s a week worth having.

If you’re still hungry for plans, our guide to today in NYC covers street festivals and rooftop dancing, and last weekend’s food festivals and live music roundup is worth a look too. Fall fans should check the best apple picking near NYC, and spooky season’s official 20 haunted houses lineup is already live.