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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Movies Under the Stars: Wicked

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Morningside ParkManhattan

Vinyl Night

Old Fashioned Vinyl Night at Great Jones Distilling Co.

Free

Great Jones Distilling Co.Manhattan

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All-Latin, High-Energy Drag Show at Hell’s Kitchen’s #1 Gay Entertainment Bar

Comedy
Dance

HushHell’s Kitchen

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Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

Baby Gear Trend Show at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware PumpkinfestBrooklyn

Hispanic Heritage Month Tennis Celebration

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

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Foraging Tour with “Wildman” Steve Brill

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

MoMA Oct Fam Day

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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Tour the Historic Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Sailors’ Skills

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free October Family Activity Weekends: Sailors’ Skills

WavertreeManhattan

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Free Books from Brooklyn Book Bodega!

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Immanuel Union ChurchStaten Island

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

The High LineChelsea

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City of Forest Day

615 GreenBrooklyn

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Six Foot Platform: ASHLEY PALMER | SAFE SPACE

Art
Free

Intersection of Washington and Water StreetsBrooklyn

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Family Concert: Brown Rice Family

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Shoelace Park Forest Fest

Shoelace ParkBronx

Psalm Fest 2025

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Kingsboro Temple of SDABrooklyn

Historic Neir’s Tavern 196th Anniversary Block Party

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

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Free Canoe Rides on Newtown Creek

MASE ParkBrooklyn

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

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S.E.T. Squad Culture Market

Nicholas BrooklynBrooklyn

Hands-on History: City of Forests Day

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

Joyce Tour for Website

Artist-Led Exhibition Tour of ‘Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald’ at The Bronx Museum

Art
Free

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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Art in the Garden at Access Oasis

Free

Access Oasis GardenAstoria

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Back to the Banks – A Day of Skate, Music & NYC Culture (10/4)

Free
Music

Brooklyn BanksManhattan

Turtle-first rehearsal

Turtle Island

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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Rhapsody at Hudson River Park’s Pier 84 with Keigwin + Company

Dance
Free

Pier 84 Hudson River ParkManhattan

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Bites by Kay Adshead: A Tasting Workshop

Art
Free

TheaterlabGarment District

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