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9th Annual Cannabis is Medicine Activation Flyer

How To Improve Your Relationship With The Plant

282 Scholes Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11206Brooklyn

Coming Out Day Flyer

National Coming Out Day Rally + Celebration with Gays for Zohran

Free
LGBTQ+

NYC AIDS MemorialNew YOrk

Color Lab by Crayola

Celebrate the Launch of Color Lab by Crayola

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareHerald Square

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

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EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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“Out of the Dark” Art Exhibition Opening

Art
Free

yant art spaceForest Hills

Autumn Starfest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Central Park 99th Street and 5th Avenue EntranceManhattan

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Free classical music concert Saturday Oct 11, 8pm – New York Repertory Orchestra

Free
Music

Church of St. Mary the VirginTheatre District

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Children’s Event with the Peace Torch

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

JPlay!

JPlay! – Special Kickoff in the Sukkah

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four Immersive Pop Up

Hudson MercantileHudson Yards

Rev. Dr. Michael Bos blesses a poodle

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

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan

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The Month of the ’Mallow Mash

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Five Below – 5th Ave NYCManhattan

4th Annual Sensory Friendly Pumpkin Picking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

PS 42Staten Island

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Karma Inferno Challenge

The Onion Tree Pizza Co. BarEast Village

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Forest Ave BOO-ZAR by Faire and Flourish

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Parking Lot of Kings Arms DinerStaten Island

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Open Mic @ The Medley

Free
Music

Starr BarBrooklyn

Creatures of the Night: Bats

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Forest Park Visitor CenterWoodhaven

Columbus Day Parade

Columbus Day ParadeManhattan

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Italian American Heritage Month Celebration

Italian American Heritage Month CelebrationBronx

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Outspoken Voices: LGBTQ+ Storytelling Circle

Free
LGBTQ+

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

After School Stories: Explore Words & Worlds with Ms. Geshu

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Leonard LibraryBrooklyn

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Sunrise of Staten Island: Alzheimer’s/Dementia Simulation

sunrise of Staten IslandStaten Island

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An Evening with Roy Nachum

Art
Free

The National Arts ClubGramercy

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Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night Halloween Edition

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

TIC Annual Non-Profit Networking Exchange

The Interchurch CenterManhattan

Movie Day: "Ferdinand" – Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Film
Free

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

Culture Bridge: Celebration of Diwali Hungama

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Queens Library – Flushing BranchFlushing

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Live Q+A: Entrepreneur & Self-Employed Homeownership

Free

Online OnlyBrooklyn

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KCDA Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Viva ToroBrooklyn

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