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Saturday Oct. 26, 2024

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: NCAA Football

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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All day

Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Greenwood Park Beer GardenBrooklyn

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All day

Bodies in Motion: An Exhibition Exploring the Power of the Human Body at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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Midnight – 8 pm

Yes, Chef

Free

WSAFinancial District

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8 am – 3 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Maria Hernandez Park

Maria HernandezBrooklyn

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community
Family

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

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9 am – 3 pm

Uptown Good Food Farmers Markst

St Nicholas Ave & W137th St, NYHarlem

9 am – noon

Star Wars Reads Family Festival

City-As-SchoolManhattan

9 am – 9 pm

Better World Fragrance House x Ulta Beauty Herald Square

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Outside Ulta Beauty Herald SquareMidtown

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9 am – 6 pm

The Office of Angela Scott Brooklyn Sample Sale

Ages: All
Family
Free

5th House StudioWilliamsburg

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Manhattan Storytime with the New York Public Library

10 am – noon

Storytime with the New York Public Library

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson YardsManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Web Weavers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Wave HillThe Bronx

10 am – 2 pm

Ocean Breeze Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Free

Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic ComplexStaten Island

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

10 am – 3 pm

Harlem Grown’s 2024 Halloween Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Family
Festivals

116 W 134 St.Harlem

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10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Activity Hunt at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 8 pm

Song of Skin’s Vanity Pop-Up Shop

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Free

188 Lafayette Street188 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013

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10 am – noon

Archtober Family Day

Ages: All
Family
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

TFP Fitness Grand Opening – Updated Black Version

10 am – 2 pm

TFP Fitness @ Tanenbaum Family Pool Grand Opening

Tanenbaum Family PoolLittle Neck

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10 am – 6 pm

Harlem School of the Arts Spooktacular

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

The Herb Alpert CenterHarlem

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

FAD Market at The Invisible Dog

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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11 – 11:30 am

Halloween Storytime w/ Tiffany D. Jackson: Trick-or-Treating in the City

Books Are Magic MontagueBrooklyn

11 am – 2 pm

Trunk Or Treat Halloween Event

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

11 am – noon

Noon – 1 pm

The Witch’s Cat at El Barrio’s Art Space

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Halloween

El Barrio’s Artspace PS109East Harlem

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