All day Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond Art Free Coney Island USABrooklyn
8 am – 5 pm Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core Free GagosianPark Avenue
9 am – 4 pm Bronx Park East Farmers Market Ages: AllFamily Food & Drink Free 2045 Bronx Park EastBronx
9:45 – 11 am Children’s Event with the Peace Torch Ages: AllFamily Free History & Culture Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing
10 am Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half Ages: AllFamily Free Outdoors SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island
10 am – noon Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program Ages: AllFamily Free Outdoors Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens
10 am – noon JPlay! – Special Kickoff in the Sukkah Ages: AllFamily Free Holiday Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn
10:30 am – 4:30 pm Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi Art Free Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale
11 am – 4:30 pm South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills En Español Free WavertreeManhattan
Noon – 5 pm L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival En Español Free L’Alliance New YorkManhattan
Noon – 1 pm Peacocks to Poodles: Marble Collegiate Church’s Annual Blessing of the Animals Ages: AllAnimals Community Family Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD
Noon – 6 pm New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade Ages: AllFamily Festivals Free New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan
Noon – 4 pm The Month of the ’Mallow Mash Ages: AllFamily Free Halloween Five Below – 5th Ave NYCManhattan
1 – 6 pm Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists Art Free BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn
1 – 3 pm Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program Ages: AllFamily Free Outdoors Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens
1 – 6 pm Culture and The Urban Experience Take Center Stage in BWAC Fall Exhibitions Art Community Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn
1 – 3 pm 4th Annual Sensory Friendly Pumpkin Picking Ages: AllFamily Free Halloween PS 42Staten Island
2 – 8 pm NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up Free The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan
3 – 7 pm Forest Ave BOO-ZAR by Faire and Flourish Ages: AllFamily Free Halloween Parking Lot of Kings Arms DinerStaten Island
AMNY Coastal storm warning: NYC under state of emergency with heavy rain, wind and shore flooding expected
Gay City News At The Center, ‘In My Mind’ Conference spotlights mental health and LGBTQIA+ veterans of color