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Sunday Oct. 13, 2024

12:30 pm

2:30 pm

The Prince and the Magic Flute

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

12:30 – 6:30 pm

Bounce the City

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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1 – 2:30 pm

Call Me Roberto! Children’s Story Time and Art Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

1 – 2 pm

Brooklyn Rocks x Primark Fall Fashion Show

Ages: All
Free

Abolitionist PlaceBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

1 – 2 pm

Story Time with NYPL in the Gallery

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

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10 – 11 am

Noon – 1 pm

1 – 2 pm

The Witch’s Cat at bkOne

Ages: 5 – 8
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bkOneIndustry City

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1:30 – 2:30 pm

4 – 5 pm

Xavier Riddle meets Alvin Ailey: Screening and Drawing Session with Christopher Eliopoulos

Ages: All
Art

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

2 – 3 pm

Musical Fiesta of Latin & Hispanic Countries

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Patchogue Medford LibraryPatchogue

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10:30 – 11:30 am

2 – 3 pm

Dancing in the Street: With Ailey Extension

Ages: All
Dance

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

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2 – 3 pm

Little Red Riding Hood

Ages: All
Theater

Galli Theater NYTribeca

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Noon

3 pm

6 pm

FL!P Circus

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Photo – Harbor Haunts

4:30 – 5:30 pm

6 – 7 pm

Harbor Haunts Walking Tour

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Halloween

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Lights Out at the Museum

4:30 – 7 pm

Lights Out @ the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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5 – 11 pm

Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares

Ages: 13 and up
Attractions
Halloween

Rockefeller Center Rink LevelManhattan

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5 – 7 pm

OFVS & LTV Present Drag Bingo

Ages: All
Community

LTV StudiosWainscott

Scary dino

6 – 9:30 pm

SpookyFest

Ages: All
Festivals
Halloween

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

9.) Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

6 – 10 pm

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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7 pm

Pumpkin Nights at the Bronx Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Monday Oct. 14

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Various

Blaze: Long Island

Ages: All
Festivals
Halloween

Old Bethpage Restoration VillageOld Bethpage

Queens Cityside Pumpkin Patch Media Night PHOTO TOUCHEDUP

Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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Various

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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All day

Vote for Your Favorite Scarecrow!

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Halloween

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

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All day

Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Greenwood Park Beer GardenBrooklyn

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All day

Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

Manhattan Pier 57’s Pumpkin Patch

All day

Pier 57’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Attractions

Pier 57

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10 am – 5 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 6 pm

Fall-O-Ween

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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