The Best Local Community Events in NYC

Community events in NYC

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Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023

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All day

Xinan Ran’s “Tree Chuang” Merges Art and Community

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes

Sunset ParkBrooklyn

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3 pm

7 – 8:30 pm

AMT Theater Presents Bettinger’s Luggage

Ages: All
Community
Theater

AMT TheatreManhattan

Thursday Oct. 5

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All day

Xinan Ran’s “Tree Chuang” Merges Art and Community

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes

Sunset ParkBrooklyn

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2 – 5 pm

Anti-Racist Family Day

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

AMT Theater Bettinger’s Luggage Poster

7 – 8:30 pm

AMT Theater Presents Bettinger’s Luggage

Ages: All
Community
Theater

AMT TheatreManhattan

Friday Oct. 6

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All day

Xinan Ran’s “Tree Chuang” Merges Art and Community

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes

Sunset ParkBrooklyn

11 am – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Tanger OutletsDeer Park

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6:30 – 9:30 pm

Spooky Fest

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

CSTLRockville Centre

Saturday Oct. 7

9 am – 4 pm

NEW DATE: Wheatley Farms Harvest Festival, “Fall for All”

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

AHRC NassauBrookville

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9 am – noon

Amber Waves Fall on the Farm

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Food & Drink

Amber WavesAmagansett

Arts in the Plaza

10 am – 3 pm

Arts In The Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Community

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

10 am – 5 pm

63rd Nigerian Independence Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Cultural

Dag Hammarksjold PlazaNew York City

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10 am – 5 pm

Election Day at BCM

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Tanger OutletsDeer Park

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11 am – 2 pm

Watch a 19th Century Base Ball Game at Fort Totten Park

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11 am – 2 pm

Post-Its, Pumpkins and Scary Stories

Ages: All
Community
Free

City Point BKLYNDowntown Brooklyn

Noon – 4:30 pm

It’s Kool 2 B Smart, Inc. 9th Annual College, Career & Resource Fair

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

M.S. 180 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams SchoolBronx

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1 – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Fordham PlazaBronx

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6:30 – 9:30 pm

Spooky Fest

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

CSTLRockville Centre

Sunday Oct. 8

Urban Farm Volunteers

10 am – 1 pm

Urban Farm Volunteers

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Farm Volunteer Days

Ages: All
Community
Free

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

11 am – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Tanger OutletsDeer Park

Marble Blessing of the Animals Rev. Susannah Wade w: Pepper

12:15 – 1:30 pm

Blessing of the Animals at Marble Church

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Attractions

Marble Collegiate ChurchNoMad

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6:30 – 9:30 pm

Spooky Fest

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY

CSTLRockville Centre

Monday Oct. 9

Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-031

10 am – 5 pm

Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

11 am – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Tanger OutletsDeer Park

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7:30 – 10:30 pm

Chief Ayanda Clarke and THE FADARA GROUP present: True To Our Native Land – “Drum Talk: The Dialogue of Music & Spirit”

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

National SawdustBrooklyn

Tuesday Oct. 10

AMT Theater Bettinger’s Luggage Poster

7 – 8:30 pm

AMT Theater Presents Bettinger’s Luggage

Ages: All
Community
Theater

AMT TheatreManhattan

Wednesday Oct. 11

AMT Theater Bettinger’s Luggage Poster

3 pm

7 – 8:30 pm

AMT Theater Presents Bettinger’s Luggage

Ages: All
Community
Theater

AMT TheatreManhattan

Thursday Oct. 12

AMT Theater Bettinger’s Luggage Poster

7 – 8:30 pm

AMT Theater Presents Bettinger’s Luggage

Ages: All
Community
Theater

AMT TheatreManhattan

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