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Tuesday Nov. 5, 2024

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All day

UMBAU. Nonstop Transformation

Art
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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All day

Nina Childress Exhibit: Glowing Heads

Art
Expo

L’Alliance New York’sUpper East Side

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant ParkNew York City

9 am – 5 pm

Lighted Earth

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryFlatiron

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
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Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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11 am – 6 pm

CCCADI Summer Gallery Hours

Art
Free

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora InstituteHarlem

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Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Diwali Storytime Celebration

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

Juneteenth in BPC-3 (1)

2:30 – 4 pm

Election Day Art and Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Family
Free

Nelson A. Rockefeller ParkBattery Park City

2:30 – 4:30 pm

McDonald’s Playground Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

3 – 4 pm

Doughnut Day Bingo for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Games

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Pete and Chris Amusements: DJ Dance Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Music

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

SPINBLEDON Tournament

4 – 10 pm

Free Ping Pong on Election Day — “United by Ping Pong”

Free

SPIN New York MidtownManhattan

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6 – 10 pm

DOWNSTAIRS: Trivia Night w/ Ladybyrd! and Jo

Free
Games

PurgatoryBrooklyn

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6 – 11:30 pm

SKELETON CRAWL – Fine Art Exhibition – art by candlelight in Brooklyn

The Skeleton Crawl Art Ball NYCBrooklyn

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6 – 7:30 pm

Virtual Verbal Description Tour: The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition

Art
Free

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

7 – 8 pm

Lyons Recreation Center Hula Hooping

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free

Lyons Pool Recreation CenterStaten Island

8 – 11:30 pm

DRAG BINGO IN PARK SLOPE

Rullo’sBrooklyn

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