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Campfire Stories & Songs

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Teardrop ParkManhattan

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

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Brooklyn

Korean War Veterans PlazaBrooklyn

Undergraduate Open House – The College of Staten Island

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free

College of Staten IslandStaten Island

Halloween: Wags to Witches

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Family
Free

The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx

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Release of the Fishes

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Hudson River Park’s River Project Wetlab, Pier 40 at Hudson River ParkManhattan

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Brooklyn Brooklyn Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo

Brooklyn Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community CenterBrooklyn

Inwood Pumpkin Pageant

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

isham parkInwood

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Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

NYC Walk cover (1)

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Manhattan

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellManhattan

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Family Day November 2025: Art-Making for All Ages

1040 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10456Bronx

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WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Jam

Sugar MouseEast Village

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Family Day: Winter Wonderland 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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