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Sunday Oct. 5, 2025

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

10 am – noon

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Montauk SchoolMontauk

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Boo at the Zoo

10 am – 5:30 pm

Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Latinx Heritage Week at CMOM

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Papery Partners

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

10 – 11:15 am

Halloween Dance Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Halloween
Holiday

Simply Gather SIStaten Island

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10:30 am – noon

Community Class with Master Teacher: Nicole Duffy at The Joyce Theater

Ages: All
Classes
Dance

New York Center for Creativity and DanceEast Village

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 am – 12:15 pm

The Feast of St. Francis Day & Blessing of the Animals

Ages: All
Animals
Free

Cathedral of St. John the DivineManhattanville

11 am – 12:15 pm

Bug Buddies!

Ages: All
Environment

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Pumpkin-Patch

11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

11 am – noon

Wild Remedies: Cultivating Your Cold & Flu Season Apothecary

Ages: All
Health & Fitness

:iidrr GalleryLower East Side

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 4 pm

The Amazing Maize Maze

Ages: All
Attractions

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

11 am – 6 pm

Annual Woodhaven Street Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Annual Woodhaven Street FairWoodhaven

11 am – noon

Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

11 am – 8 pm

Egyptian Festival 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox ChurchStaten Island

Countryfair

Noon – 5 pm

MP MS Historical Society

Historic Hawkins House Groundsmiller place

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Noon – 4 pm

Oktoberfest – Celebrate at Snug Harbor

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Games

celebrate at snug harborStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth AvenueBrooklyn

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1 pm

Ice Cream Sundae Decorating

Ages: All
Caribbean
Classes

Tipsy Scoop QueensAstoria

1 – 3 pm

Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Program

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Alley Pond Adventure CourseOakland Gardens

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