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Sunday Oct. 12, 2025

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

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Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

Fantastic Four

10 am – 2 pm

Fantastic Four Immersive Pop Up

Hudson MercantileHudson Yards

Sailors’ Skills

11 am – 4:30 pm

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

WavertreeManhattan

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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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

Rev. Dr. Michael Bos blesses a poodle

Noon – 1 pm

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

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

Noon – 6 pm

New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan

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Noon – 4 pm

The Month of the ’Mallow Mash

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Five Below – 5th Ave NYCManhattan

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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 – 4 pm

Karma Inferno Challenge

The Onion Tree Pizza Co. BarEast Village

Monday Oct. 13

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad_2025

All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

11:30 am – 3:30 pm

Columbus Day Parade

Columbus Day ParadeManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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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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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

Tuesday Oct. 14

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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8 am – 7 pm

Makers Market at Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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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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