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Saturday Oct. 25, 2025

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All day

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

Art
Free

Coney Island USABrooklyn

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad_2025

All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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All day

AkumuFest – An Interactive Japanese Horror Experience

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

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8 – 9 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 – 9:30 am

(BLACK) DYKE DECK (Workshop)

Auditorium 103 LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St, New York, NY 10011Manhattan

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8 – 9:30 am

Ethical Digitization Considerations: Preserving Lesbian Culture (Workshop)

Medium 110 LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St, New York, NY 10011Manhattan

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8 – 9:30 am

Let’s Process, a Lesbian Procession! (Workshop)

Medium 202 LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St, New York, NY 10011Manhattan

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 8 pm

FIL Ciudad de Nueva York (FILNYC)

Free

Gerald W. Lynch TheaterMidtown

FAD Market at The Invisible Dog

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

St. Paul ChurchBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The High Line 14th Street PassageManhattan

FHL – Halloween

11 am – 2 pm

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Halloween

The High LineChelsea

11 am – 2 pm

Grand Central Halloween

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

11 am – 12:30 pm

Upcycling Halloween Crafts for Kids

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Fort Greene Park Visitor CenterBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Trunk or Treat

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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11:30 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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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 – 5 pm

Halloween Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

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Noon – 5 pm

40th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade 2025

Southern Blvd and Westchester AveBronx

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

Noon – 2 pm

Mall-O-Ween

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Rego CenterRego Park

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Noon – 6 pm

Stay Frosty: Equal parts art fair, tailgate and trunk show

Art
Free

Empty Parking Lot at Convent Ave and 128thNew York City

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

SATURDAYS THIS OCTOBER (3)

1 – 4 pm

Art in the Garden at Access Oasis

Free

Access Oasis GardenAstoria

1 – 5 pm

The Mall at Bay Plaza Kids’ Halloween Event

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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