These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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Friday Oct. 17, 2025

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

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2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

4 – 5 pm

Ramleela Diwali Puppet Show with The Culture Tree

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
History & Culture

53rd Street LibraryManhattan

4 – 7 pm

The Bronx Fun O Ween Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Festivals

49th Police PrecinctBronx

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

7 pm

Harvest Glow

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

8 pm

Harvest Glow

Pumpkin Nights with Visitors

8:30 pm

Harvest Glow

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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10 – 11:30 pm

Spirits at Carmine’s

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

Saturday Oct. 18

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Various

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Spooktober

Prospect Park ZooBrooklyn

Sloomoooween

10 am – 6 pm

Sloomoooween

Sloomoo InstituteManhattan

Spooktacular St. Paul and St. Andrew 10:18

10:30 – 11:15 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Family
Halloween

St. Paul and St. Andrew ChurchUpper West Side

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

11 am – 4 pm

New York Aquarium Ascarium

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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11 am – 4 pm

Annual Pumpkin Carve-Off

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Rock Center Halloween

11 am – 3 pm

Halloween at Rockefeller Center

Top of the Rock Observation DeckManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Join Dare2Draw at Arts Gowanus Open Studios – Oct. 18 & 19! (12-6PM)

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Dare2Draw Studios @540 President St, GowanusNew York City, Brooklyn

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

2 – 5 pm

Sparkles and Steps- A Diwali Event

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

2:30 – 7:30 pm

Spooktacular 2025

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

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3 pm

Cirque-tacular and DCA Productions presents “Spooktacular”

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts CenterTribeca

3 – 4 pm

Celebrate Diwali: The Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Ozone Park LibraryOzone Park

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3 – 6 pm

Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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4 – 5 pm

Festival of Lights: Diwali

Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine ParkBrooklyn

5:30 – 7:30 pm

South Shore YMCA Trunk or Treat

South Shore YMCAStaten Island

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