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Saturday Oct. 11, 2025

All day

Vita Coco x Montauk General

Sommwhere – RivingtonManhattan

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USABrooklyn

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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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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8 – 9 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

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9 am – 5 pm

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Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

9 – 11 am

Walk & Chat (with a Health Coach!)

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

Marble Second Chances Tag Sale A

9:30 am – 2 pm

Discover Treasures at Marble Church’s Second Chance Tag Sale

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

Queens Walk cover

10 am – 1 pm

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Queens

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

Brooklyn Walk cover (1)

10 am – noon

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Brooklyn

Korean War Veterans PlazaBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Kings County Fiber Festival

Old Stone House & Washington ParkBrooklyn

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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 – noon

Street Tree Care with Church-Flatbush Community Alliance

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

738 Flatbush AveBrooklyn

Fordham fair

10 am – 6 pm

20th Annual Fordham Road Fair

Fordham Road between Grand Concourse and Elm PlaceBronx

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11 am – 2 pm

Watch a 19th Century Base Ball Game

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Fort Totten Soccer FieldsFort Totten

Sailors’ Skills

11 am – 4:30 pm

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

WavertreeManhattan

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 3 pm

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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11 am – 1 pm

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Riverside Park 95th Street Compost CompoundManhattan

11 am – 6 pm

Hillburn Fall Festival

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hillburn Recreation FieldHillburn

11 am – 4 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with NAIC-NY

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Mitsubishi River WalkBronx

11 am – 6 pm

Diwali: Festival Of Bites

SmorgasburgBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Cameras and Coffee: Community Meet-Up Hosted By Nice Film Club

Art
Free

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

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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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