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Friday Oct. 24, 2025

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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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

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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5 – 6 pm

THEATERLAB’S ROUND THE BLOCK!™ FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING FOR THE GARMENT DISTRICT

520 8th AvenueGarment District

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Classic Cinema Night with Top Gun

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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7:30 – 10 pm

“She Ate” The Ultimate Drag Dinner Show at Branded Saloon

Art
Comedy

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

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8 – 10 pm

Sunset Jazz at Culture Lab LIC – Every Friday, August-October, 2025

Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

Saturday Oct. 25

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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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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

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

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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

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

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