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IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

TIC – Cancer Awareness Event Flyers

United By Unique | Every Ribbon, Every Story (Cancer Awareness Event)

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Caribbean Heritage Theatre Comes to Queens: Conch Shell Productions Presents The Buzzer by CHANDRA THOMAS

Queens Public Library at Forest HillsForest Hills

Remus Repeal Event

Remus Repeal Reserve Rendezvous

The Unlisted RooftopManhattan

DEP October Eventbrite

Divination Exchange Party!

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

FLUSHING TOWN HALL 2025

FREE: ILYA DYNOV QUINTET @Flushing Town Hall

Free
Music

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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Wiseguys! A Trivia Game Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

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Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

Pickleball Pandemonium

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation CenterBronx

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WikiGameJam

Hex HouseBrooklyn

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Comedy Night with GROWN UPS

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Mission

Suicide Noted National Tour: NYC

Metro Baptist ChurchHells Kitchen

1910 Gallery Fall Art Show Opening and Reception

All Saints Episcopal Church BaysideBayside

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Kro-Matic Opening Reception

Art
Free

Jamaica Center for Arts and LearningJamaica

Vinyl Night

Old Fashioned Vinyl Night at Great Jones Distilling Co.

Free

Great Jones Distilling Co.Manhattan

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Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware PumpkinfestBrooklyn

Hispanic Heritage Month Tennis Celebration

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

MoMA Oct Fam Day

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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Tour the Historic Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Sailors’ Skills

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills

WavertreeManhattan

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Free Books from Brooklyn Book Bodega!

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Games

Immanuel Union ChurchStaten Island

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Six Foot Platform: ASHLEY PALMER | SAFE SPACE

Art
Free

Intersection of Washington and Water StreetsBrooklyn

Brown Rice Family

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Shoelace Park Forest Fest

Shoelace ParkBronx

Psalm Fest wide screen

Psalm Fest 2025

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Kingsboro Temple of SDABrooklyn

Michelle Mixer Pic

S.E.T. Squad Culture Market

Nicholas BrooklynBrooklyn

Hands-on History: City of Forests Day

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

Joyce Tour for Website

Artist-Led Exhibition Tour of ‘Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald’ at The Bronx Museum

Art
Free

The Bronx MuseumBronx

Turtle-first rehearsal

Turtle Island

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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