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Monday Oct. 20, 2025

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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

Tuesday Oct. 21

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Wednesday Oct. 22

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 – 5 pm

Enviro Games

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Games

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

4 – 4:45 pm

The Haunting of the West New Brighton Library

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Halloween

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Thursday Oct. 23

10 – 11 am

Rockness Music Parent and Me Music Class

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Music

Under Minerva Art GalleryBrooklyn

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2 – 5 pm

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Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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4 – 6:30 pm

STEM Family Sundays at iFLY

Ages: 3 and up
Family

iFlyLong Island City

Friday Oct. 24

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Saturday Oct. 25

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run Walk

9 am – noon

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Halloween

Floral Park Knights of Columbus CouncilFloral Park

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10 am – 5 pm

Trick-Or-Treating At The Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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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

FHL – Halloween

11 am – 2 pm

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Halloween

The High LineChelsea

Spooktacular BKCO 10:25

11 – 11:45 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Family
Halloween

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity ChurchBrooklyn

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

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Noon – 6 pm

Fall Festival at The Mount

Ages: All
Family

Mount LorettoStaten Island

Noon – 4 pm

FREE Brooklyn RISE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn RISE Charter SchoolBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

Noon – 3 pm

Kids Fall Spooktacular

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

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Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

2 – 5 pm

Trunk-or-Treat at Culture Lab LIC

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Family
Fundraisers

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 12
Comedy
Family
Theater

The RATBrooklyn

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2 pm

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Ages: All
Family
Film
Theater

On Your Mark PlayhouseStaten Island

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3 – 4:30 pm

Improv 4 Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

The Ghosts of Greenwich Village

3 – 5 pm

The Ghosts of Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Washington Square ParkBrooklyn

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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7 pm – midnight

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Ages: All
Family
Film
Theater

On Your Mark PlayhouseStaten Island

Sunday Oct. 26

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10 am – 6:30 pm

Celebrate Halloween

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Boograsss! OSH 10:26

10:30 – 11:15 am

Boograss!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Family
Halloween

Old Stone HouseBrooklyn

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