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Monday Oct. 13, 2025

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

Feast 400×400

Noon – 6 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

Tuesday Oct. 14

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Wednesday Oct. 15

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Thursday Oct. 16

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

Friday Oct. 17

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Saturday Oct. 18

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All
Family

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Spooktacular St. Paul and St. Andrew 10:18

10:30 – 11:15 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Family
Music

St. Paul and St. Andrew ChurchUpper West Side

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Family
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Fleetwood Mac + More

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

2:30 – 7:30 pm

Spooktacular 2025

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

Sunday Oct. 19

JPlay!

10 am – noon

JPlay!

Ages: 4 and under
Community
Family

The Senesh SchoolBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Grandest Princess Ball Ever at Carmine’s

Ages: 8 and under
Family

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareNew York City

2:30 – 7:30 pm

Spooktacular 2025

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

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