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Fall Festival/El Festival de Otono

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumManhattan

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The BronxWorks 2025 5K Monster Mash Hunger Dash

Orchard Beach PromenadeBronx

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Muddy Paws Block Party

Animals
Free

W54th St b/t 9th and 10th AvesManhattan

Paddle and Pick Up at Starlight Park

Starlight ParkBronx

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“Find Your Gremlin” Youth Workshop with Artist Umico Niwa at SculptureCenter, Long Island City

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

SculptureCenterLong Island City

Brooklyn Harvest Festival 2024

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6Brooklyn

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Family
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 Liberty LawnBrooklyn

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JOURNEY OF THE MIND

Art
Free

Queens MuseumFlushing

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Queens Tape Music Festival / world of tomorrow

Free
Music

Our HouseQueens

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

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Six Foot Platform: MIKE DURKIN | MENDING QUILT

Art
Free

Intersection of Washington and Water StreetsBrooklyn

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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StreetSquash Grand Reopening & Fall Festival

Free

SL Green StreetSquash CenterHarlem

National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade

Madison Square ParkManhattan

Fall Family Fun Day

Brookville ParkRosedale

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Pink Chinese-American Planning Council Family Day

133-14 41st AvenueFlushing

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Van Alen Fall Fest 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Van Alen InstituteBrooklyn

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Join Dare2Draw at Arts Gowanus Open Studios – Oct. 18 & 19! (12-6PM)

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Dare2Draw Studios @540 President St, GowanusNew York City, Brooklyn

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Family Time October 2025 Art-Making for All Ages

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Bronx MuseumBronx

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Family
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

Hands-on History: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

EVERY BODY IN THE HOUSE

EVERY BODY IN THE HOUSE

Art
Free

TheaterlabGarment District

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Basket Weaving Workshop with Saung Budaya

Colonels Row on Governors IslandManhattan

Brought to you by Lailani Gibson & The NYC Art Meetup

Art Meetup at the Met

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

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Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

Celebrate Diwali: The Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Ozone Park LibraryOzone Park

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Festival of Lights: Diwali

Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine ParkBrooklyn

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DEEPER

Queens Museum – Flushing Meadows Corona ParkQueens

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HOME/LAND: a blend of theater, dance, projection, and demonstration

Dance
Free

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkGreenwich Village

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