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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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Watch a 19th Century Base Ball Game

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Fort Totten Soccer FieldsFort Totten

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Six Foot Platform: SOLE TALK YOUTH

Art
Free

Intersection of Washington and Water StreetsBrooklyn

30th Annual Panamanian Parade

Panamanian ParadeBrooklyn

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RED HOOK OPEN STUDIOS 2025

Red HookBrooklyn

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Dancing with Julia

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

JPlay! – Special Kickoff in the Sukkah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

Eastchester Columbus Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Eastchester Columbis Day ParadeEastchester

Rev. Dr. Michael Bos blesses a poodle

Peacocks to Poodles: Marble Collegiate Church’s Annual Blessing of the Animals

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

Columbus Day Parade

Columbus Day ParadeManhattan

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Italian American Heritage Month Celebration

Italian American Heritage Month CelebrationBronx

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An Evening with Roy Nachum

Art
Free

The National Arts ClubGramercy

TIC Annual Non-Profit Networking Exchange

The Interchurch CenterManhattan

Movie Day: "Ferdinand" – Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Film
Free

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

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WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Slam

Sugar MouseEast Village

Financing Your College Education

Ages: All
Family
Free

College of Staten IslandStaten Island

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2025 Flushing YMCA Annual Chuseok Celebration

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

Flushing YMCAQUEENS

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Girls’ Night Out with LEGALLY BLONDE

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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Walk for Epilepsy

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Fall Festival/El Festival de Otono

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumManhattan

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6Brooklyn

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

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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

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Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

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

Dance
Free

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkGreenwich Village

The College Point Street Fair

College Point Boulevard Street FairCollege Point

Just for Kids: Corn Husk Doll Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Marine ParkBrooklyn

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Visit BHS Castle During Open House New York 2025

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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

Dance
Free

Washington Square ParkGreenwich Village

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