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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

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10:30 am – 1:30 pm

“Find Your Gremlin” Youth Workshop with Artist Umico Niwa at SculptureCenter, Long Island City

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes

SculptureCenterLong Island City

Spooktacular St. Paul and St. Andrew 10:18

10:30 – 11:15 am

Spooktacular!

Ages: 8 and under
Dance
Halloween

St. Paul and St. Andrew ChurchUpper West Side

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

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11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Candy Hunt

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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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

Brooklyn New York Aquarium Ascarium

11 am – 4 pm

New York Aquarium Ascarium

Ages: All
Animals
Halloween

New York AquariumBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Super Family Saturday: Enchanted Forest

Ages: All
Art

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

Shelter Island Fall 5K RunWalk

11 am – 1 pm

Shelter Island Fall 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Crescent BeachShelter Island

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

Brooklyn Harvest Festival 2024

11 am – 3 pm

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6Brooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Waldorf School of Garden City Annual Fall Fair

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Festivals

Waldorf School of Garden CityGarden City

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11 am – 4 pm

Annual Pumpkin Carve-Off

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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11:30 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Cinema at L’Alliance New York Presents Screening of The Illusionist

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Florence Gould TheaterUpper East Side

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Noon – 6 pm

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Ages: All
Art
Community

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Fleetwood Mac + More

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

Mineola Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

Noon – 3 pm

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

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

Noon – 4 pm

Diwali Festival

Flushing Town HallFlushing

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

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1 – 4 pm

Diwali Lights Up Asia Society 2025

Ages: All
History & Culture

Asia SocietyManhattan

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1 – 3 pm

Family Time October 2025 Art-Making for All Ages

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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1 – 2:30 pm

Super Family Saturday: Enchanted Forest

Ages: All
Art

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

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1 – 2 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

2 – 3:15 pm

Grow and Gather Family Gardening Program

Ages: All
Classes
Environment

Queens County Farm MuseumFloral Park

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Theater

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