These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

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Sunday Oct. 19, 2025

10 am

Diwali Puja

The Broome Street Ganesha TempleManhattan

Sloomoooween

10 am – 6 pm

Sloomoooween

Sloomoo InstituteManhattan

Home We Build Together

10 am – noon

The Home We Build Together Discussion Group

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Family
Holiday

14th Street YEast Village

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Royal Tea Party with Snow White & The Evil Queen

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Central Park East Meadow at 5th AvenueManhattan

Rock Center Halloween

11 am – 3 pm

Halloween at Rockefeller Center

Top of the Rock Observation DeckManhattan

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4 – 6 pm

Trick-or-Treat Night at Color Factory!

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

Monday Oct. 20

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Diwali: A Festival of Lights at CMOM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

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3 – 6 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Diwali Celebration at the Seaport Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Holiday

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

5 – 9 pm

8th Annual Diwali Fest

Bhakti CenterManhattan

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8:45 – 9:45 pm

BURIED ALIVE! a matchbox theatre

Under St MarksManhattan

Tuesday Oct. 21

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Diwali: A Festival of Lights at CMOM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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7 – 8:30 pm

The Jewish Dating Game!

CaveatLower East Side

Wednesday Oct. 22

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Diwali: A Festival of Lights at CMOM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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7 – 9 pm

The Hidden World of Jewish, Irish, and French Psychics on the Lower East Side

14th Street YEast Village

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8 – 9:30 pm

Sally Spectre the Musical

30th Street TheaterChelsea

Thursday Oct. 23

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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8 – 9:30 pm

Sally Spectre the Musical

30th Street TheaterChelsea

Friday Oct. 24

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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Noon – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

2:30 – 6:30 pm

Asphalt Screams

Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side CampusUpper East Side

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8 – 9:30 pm

Sally Spectre the Musical

30th Street TheaterChelsea

TP Masquerade Party

9 pm

Treadwell Park’s Masquerade Ball

Treadwell Park Upper East SideManhattan

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10 – 11:30 pm

Spirits at Carmine’s

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

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