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Monday Oct. 13, 2025

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Noon – 6 pm

Mt. Loretto Italian Festival

Ages: All
Festivals

Mount LorettoStaten Island

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12:30 – 3:30 pm

Italian American Heritage Month Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Italian American Heritage Month CelebrationBronx

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

BubbleMania! 1

3:30 – 4:15 pm

BubbleMania: Science, Art & Comedy! with Casey Carle

Ages: 5 – 12
Comedy

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

7 – 11 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Tuesday Oct. 14

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

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Various

Halloween Harvest

Luna ParkBrooklyn

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Various

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

The Summer ClubLong Island City

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Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 5 pm

Community Superheroes Week with FDNY

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Wicked Broadway Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

3 pm

Teen Unwind: Make Music

Ages: 13 and up
Music

City Island LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Anime Club: Japanese Arts and Culture

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Stories: Explore Words & Worlds with Ms. Geshu

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Leonard LibraryBrooklyn

4 pm

Teen Anime Club: The Devil's Apprentice

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

4 pm

Movie Day: The Obama Years: The Power of Words

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Mott Haven Library

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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