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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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9 am – 5 pm

WikiGameJam

Hex HouseBrooklyn

9 am – 2 pm

Baby Gear Trend Show at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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10 am – 3 pm

Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware PumpkinfestBrooklyn

10 am – 2:30 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month Tennis Celebration

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Tour the Historic Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

11 am – 8 pm

Egyptian Festival 2025

Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox ChurchStaten Island

Sailors’ Skills

11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills

WavertreeManhattan

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11 am – 2 pm

Free Books from Brooklyn Book Bodega!

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

11 am – 4 pm

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Games

Immanuel Union ChurchStaten Island

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11:30 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Six Foot Platform: ASHLEY PALMER | SAFE SPACE

Art
Free

Intersection of Washington and Water StreetsBrooklyn

Brown Rice Family

Noon – 1 pm

Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Noon – 3 pm

Shoelace Park Forest Fest

Shoelace ParkBronx

Psalm Fest wide screen

Noon – 2 pm

Psalm Fest 2025

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Kingsboro Temple of SDABrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Culture and The Urban Experience Take Center Stage in BWAC Fall Exhibitions

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 5 pm

S.E.T. Squad Culture Market

Nicholas BrooklynBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: City of Forests Day

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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