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Thursday Oct. 30, 2025

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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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

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Friday Oct. 31

Pickleball Pandemonium

8 – 10:30 am

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation CenterBronx

10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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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

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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7:30 – 10 pm

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

Art
Comedy

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

Saturday Nov. 1

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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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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

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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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

Brooklyn Brooklyn Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo

Noon – 3 pm

Brooklyn Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community CenterBrooklyn

5 – 8 pm

Inwood Pumpkin Pageant

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

isham parkInwood

6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Variety Show

Free

Industry BarHells Kitchen

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10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

Sunday Nov. 2

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

Postcard front

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

11 am – 7 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Tutomoves_a9ec5f

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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