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Saturday Oct. 4, 2025

Woodlands

All day

City of Forest Day

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8 – 9 am

Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – noon

Foraging Tour with “Wildman” Steve Brill

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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11 am – noon

Tour the Historic Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Recorrido gratis del High Line: De rieles de tren a flores | Free High Line Tour: From Rails to Flowers

The High LineChelsea

11 am – 4 pm

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Immanuel Union ChurchStaten Island

Noon – 3 pm

Shoelace Park Forest Fest

Shoelace ParkBronx

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Noon – 4 pm

Free Canoe Rides on Newtown Creek

MASE ParkBrooklyn

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

Turtle-first rehearsal

3 – 5 pm

Turtle Island

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

Sunday Oct. 5

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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9 am – 2 pm

Irving Square Park Farmers Markets!

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am – noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

10 am – noon

Lattes & Littles: A Central Park Walk for Moms with Live Music by Little Maestros

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Central ParkUpper East Side

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

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1 – 1:30 pm

Garden Highlights Walk

1 – 3 pm

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

Turtle-first rehearsal

2 – 6 pm

Turtle Island

Hudson River Park Pier 57, Gansevoort Plaza, and The Podium at One World Trade CenterManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Fiesta on The Hudson

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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