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Thursday Oct. 30, 2025

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4 – 5:30 pm

Fandango at the Wall: The HBO Film, Followed by a Panel & Conversation

Film
Free

The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York CityNew York City

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS AGES 5-8 HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE! (NYC In-Person W. 72 Street Art Studio)

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

HWCC Halloween Flyer

4:20 – 7:10 pm

Boos and Bud Cannaween with HWCC

Housing Works Cannabis CoManhattan

Remus Gatsby

6 – 7 pm

Remus Gatsby Reserve 100 Years, 100 Books Happy Hours

Chateau 49Manhattan

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6 – 8 pm

Reception for James Mullen’s “Thresholds”

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

Anders Scrmn Meisner – Blue Flamenco Shoes And Portrait

6 – 8 pm

Anders Scrmn Meisner: Orange Blossom Water (Like Wild Horses)

Isabel Sullivan GalleryTribeca

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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8:30 – 10 pm

RUNHER X PUMA “COMPETITION. CULTURE. COMMUNITY.

Free
Sports

PUMA NEW YORK FLAGSHIPManhattan

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9 – 10 pm

Relationship Q and A for Women | Why He Does Not Want To Commit

New YorkUpstate NY

Friday Oct. 31

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 7 pm

Vintage & Makers Market at Grand Central Terminal – Fall Fashion and Costumery

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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8 am – 7 pm

Vintage and Artisan Costumes at Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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8 am – 7 pm

Vintage & Artisan Costumery at Grand Central Terminal – Fall Fashion Too!

Beauty
Free

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 9 pm

Mano Mano’s Día de Muertos at Flatiron NoMad

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron District

MaM Day of the Dead

10 am – 9 pm

Mano a Mano’s Día de Muertos Celebration at Lincoln Center

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction New York at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC PIT Pop-Up

Art
Classes

The Oculus World Trade CenterManhattan

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Apolloween Trick-or-Treat

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

The Apollo Stages at The VictoriaHarlem

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3 – 7 pm

Halloween in East Midtown 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

919 3rd AvenueEast Midtown

3 – 6 pm

35th Annual Children’s Halloween Parade

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Arch, Washington Square ParkGreenwich Village

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

HWCC Halloween Flyer

4:20 – 7:10 pm

Boos and Bud Cannaween with HWCC

Housing Works Cannabis CoManhattan

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4:30 pm

The Old Seaport Annual Halloween Haunt

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Fishbridge GardenSeaport

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

5 – 7 pm

Pokéween

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Nintendo NYManhattan

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