The X Guide Weekend Edition

Oct 3–5 , 2025

NYC · Vegas · CT — your weekend posse of things to try.

Quick Glance Calendar

Here’s your at-a-glance plan for the weekend:

• Friday, Oct 3 — NYC → Sake Tasting + Brooklyn Waterfront Festival | Vegas → “Michael Jackson: ONE” show + Reggae Rise Up starts | CT → (work in your CT events)

• Saturday, Oct 4 — NYC → We Belong Here Brooklyn | Vegas → Reggae Rise Up Day 2 + Cirque shows | CT → (CT fair / concert)

• Sunday, Oct 5 — NYC → Atlantic Antic + concerts | Vegas → Reggae Rise Up Day 3 + Vegas nightlife | CT → (CT fairs / chill outdoors)

Weekend Playlist

Set the vibe with this soundtrack while you’re getting ready, driving to events, or winding down:

• Weekend Mix — curated for NYC, Vegas, and CT: → → MY PICK!!!!!

New York City

Theme: Waterfront Beats & Cultural Pop

Friday Plans

• World Sake Day NYC (Brooklyn rooftop)
  Celebrate sake culture, try tastings, meet other lovers of Japanese craft.
  → eventbrite.com/e/world-sake-day-nyc-2025

Saturday Headliners

• We Belong Here: Brooklyn (Greenpoint Waterfront, all weekend)
  A 21+ waterfront festival with DJs, art, music, vibes. Feels like NYC’s answer to a coastal escape without leaving the city.
  → dice.fm/event/we-belong-here-brooklyn

Sunday Wind-Down

• Atlantic Antic — Brooklyn Street Fair
  A classic fall street fest: food, local artists, music, block party energy.
  → tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic/k15420544-o20-October_2025_NYC_Events

The X Pick: We Belong Here — because the waterfront + beats + NYC energy = my ideal weekend night.

Las Vegas

Theme: Reggae + Night Shows

Friday Plans

• “Michael Jackson: ONE” at Mandalay Bay
  A sure-fire Vegas show. Good mix of dance, nostalgia, spectacle.
  → mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/michael-jackson-one

• Reggae Rise Up Music Festival kicks off (Downtown Las Vegas Events Center)
  3 days of reggae, food, art, culture. Starts Oct 3.
  → dlvec.com/event/reggae-rise-up

Saturday Headliners

• Reggae Rise Up — Day 2
  More headliners, more stages. If I were in Vegas, I’d split time between stages and chill in the reggae village.

• Cirque & Vegas residencies
  Pick a show: Cirque “O”, etc. Romantic night-in-theater vibes.

Sunday Wind-Down

• Reggae Rise Up — Day 3 + nightlife
  A final day of the festival, then wrap the weekend with a lounge or late DJ set.
  → dlvec.com/event/reggae-rise-up

The X Pick: Reggae Rise Up — three full days of culture & sound under the desert sky.

Connecticut

Theme: Local Flavor + Laid-Back Days'

***I couldn’t pull many concrete CT events from quick search, but here’s how I’d fill it**

Friday Plans

• Local gallery opening / small concert (you pick from local CT calendars)

Saturday Headliners

• Fall fairs / harvest festivals

• Live music in Hartford / New Haven

Sunday Wind-Down

• Farmers market + scenic walk

• Brewery stop or jazz brunch

The X Pick: (Your shot) — pick an event you’d jump to — maybe a CT fair or a hidden live music spot.

The X Take

This weekend is giving waterfront beats in Brooklyn, reggae under Vegas lights, and whatever cozy magic CT brings. NYC’s giving culture + rooftop vibes, Vegas is in full festival mode, and CT... just waiting for you to pick your own adventure.

Which city are you in this weekend?