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Thursday Oct. 30, 2025

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USABrooklyn

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 7 pm

Vintage & Makers Market at Grand Central Terminal – Fall Fashion and Costumery

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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8 am – 7 pm

Vintage and Artisan Costumes at Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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8 am – 7 pm

Vintage & Artisan Costumery at Grand Central Terminal – Fall Fashion Too!

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Free

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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

MaM Day of the Dead

10 am – 9 pm

Mano a Mano’s Día de Muertos Celebration at Lincoln Center

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln CenterUpper West Side

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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

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC PIT Pop-Up

Art
Classes

The Oculus World Trade CenterManhattan

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3 – 7:30 pm

CANCELED Wave Hill-O-Ween

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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

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4 – 6 pm

Tricks and Treats

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Bryant ParkManhattan

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4 – 5:30 pm

Fandango at the Wall: The HBO Film, Followed by a Panel & Conversation

Film
Free

The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York CityNew York City

HWCC Halloween Flyer

4:20 – 7:10 pm

Boos and Bud Cannaween with HWCC

Housing Works Cannabis CoManhattan

5 – 7 pm

FREE Spooks & Sweets at the Carter Center

YMCA Cornerstone Gerard Carter CenterStaten Island

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6 – 8 pm

Spooky Lantern Tour

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Remus Gatsby

6 – 7 pm

Remus Gatsby Reserve 100 Years, 100 Books Happy Hours

Chateau 49Manhattan

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6 – 8 pm

Reception for James Mullen’s “Thresholds”

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

Anders Scrmn Meisner – Blue Flamenco Shoes And Portrait

6 – 8 pm

Anders Scrmn Meisner: Orange Blossom Water (Like Wild Horses)

Isabel Sullivan GalleryTribeca

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6 – 8 pm

Fall Tenants Resource Fest

St. Philip Neri ChurchBronx

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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