These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Friday Oct. 24, 2025

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6:15 – 7:45 pm

Wednesday Addams Mystery Dance

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Games
Halloween

Our HouseQueens

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Spooktacular Family Fun at Cross Island YMCA

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Cross Island YMCABellerose

Saturday Oct. 25

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run Walk

9 am – noon

Floral Park Knights of Columbus Presents Rhatigan’s Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Halloween

Floral Park Knights of Columbus CouncilFloral Park

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10 am – 5 pm

Trick-Or-Treating At The Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

FHL – Halloween

11 am – 2 pm

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Halloween

The High LineChelsea

Spooktacular BKCO 10:25

11 – 11:45 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Family
Halloween

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity ChurchBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Kids Fall Spooktacular

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

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1:30 – 2:30 pm

Family Halloween Party

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Halloween
Holiday

My Gym Fresh MeadowsFresh Meadows

2 – 5 pm

Trunk-or-Treat at Culture Lab LIC

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Family
Fundraisers

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

The Ghosts of Greenwich Village

3 – 5 pm

The Ghosts of Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Washington Square ParkBrooklyn

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3 – 5 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Olympics

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Food & Drink
Free

Dakota’sBronx

Sunday Oct. 26

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10 am – 6:30 pm

Celebrate Halloween

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Boograsss! OSH 10:26

10:30 – 11:15 am

Boograss!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Family
Halloween

Old Stone HouseBrooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Halloween Kiddie Disco!

Ages: 8 and under
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Dance
Family

Friends of FirefightersBrooklyn

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11 am – 2 pm

Celebrate Halloween at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

Noon

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Presents Halloween Spectacular 2025

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

1 – 5 pm

Halloween: Wags to Witches

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Family
Free

The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx

1 – 3 pm

Trick-Or-Treating For All

Forest AvenueStaten Island

1 – 4 pm

A Very Grimm Story Spooktacular with Adam Gidwitz

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Halloween
Holiday

LittlefieldGowanus

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4 – 6 pm

Halloween Party at Laugh N Play

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Laugh N PlayBrooklyn

Thursday Oct. 30

4 – 6 pm

Tricks and Treats Halloween Event at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Halloween

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

Friday Oct. 31

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3 – 7 pm

Halloween in East Midtown 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

919 3rd AvenueEast Midtown

4 – 7 pm

Boo Bash

Dave & Buster’s Staten IslandStaten Island

5 – 7 pm

Kids Halloween Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Food & Drink
Halloween

City Tavern and TableHells Kitchen

Saturday Nov. 1

8:30 am – noon

Long Island Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkQueens

Sunday Nov. 2

All day

Oíche Shamhna / An Irish Halloween

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Halloween
Holiday

Irish Arts CenterHell’s Kitchen

Saturday Nov. 22

11 am – 5 pm

Brooklyn Holiday Market

Ages: 5 – 8
Christmas
Family
Food & Drink

Industry CityBrooklyn

Sunday Nov. 23

11 am – 5 pm

Brooklyn Holiday Market

Ages: 5 – 8
Christmas
Family
Food & Drink

Industry CityBrooklyn

Sunday Nov. 30

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2 – 3 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Thursday Dec. 4

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7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Friday Dec. 5

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7 – 8 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

Saturday Dec. 6

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Animal Tales of Christmas Magic

Ages: 3 and up
Christmas
Family
Film

Le Skyroom at L’Alliance NYManhattan

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