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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Family Time October 2025 Art-Making for All Ages

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

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Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

The College Point Street Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

College Point Boulevard Street FairCollege Point

Just for Kids: Corn Husk Doll Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Marine ParkBrooklyn

Sew Simple! Pot Holders (Gr. 4-6)

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

ACE Open House 27

Arts. Creativity. Education (ACE) an OPEN HOUSE for Educators

Ages: All
Art
Classes

The ChurchSag Harbor

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Classic Cinema Night with Top Gun

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Haunted Village 2025

Haunted Village

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: All
Community
Free

The High Line 14th Street PassageManhattan

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High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Halloween

The High LineChelsea

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40th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Southern Blvd and Westchester AveBronx

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Halloween Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

FREE Brooklyn RISE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn RISE Charter SchoolBrooklyn

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Campfire Stories & Songs

Ages: All
Community
Free

Teardrop ParkManhattan

Kimera Festival

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Kimera FestivalMorningside Heights

Undergraduate Open House – The College of Staten Island

Ages: 13 and up
Free

College of Staten IslandStaten Island

Halloween: Wags to Witches

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Free

The Van Cortlandt House MuseumBronx

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Release of the Fishes

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Hudson River Park’s River Project Wetlab, Pier 40 at Hudson River ParkManhattan

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Brooklyn Brooklyn Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo

Brooklyn Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo

Ages: All
Expo
Free

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community CenterBrooklyn

Inwood Pumpkin Pageant

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

isham parkInwood

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Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Nov 15 Student Art Fest

Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg100

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Guild HallEast Hampton

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Family Day: Winter Wonderland 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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