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Saturday Nov. 2, 2024

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – 3 pm

Experience Civil War Living History at Fort Totten

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – noon

Fall Fun Festival

Ages: All
Free

Guidepost Montessori at Museum MileUpper East Side

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Coding Together Mini-Hackathon

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Classes

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Let’s Make a City

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Tanu Family Day

11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Exhibition Tour and Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Art

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

11 am

6th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Parade

Bright Light Baptist ChurchBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New YorkManhattan

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11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Howl-oween Doggie Day Hike

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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Noon – 5 pm

Día de los Muertos Family Celebration

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Noon – 3 pm

Halloween Pet Parade at Malt Drive Park

Ages: All
Animals
Free

Malt Drive ParkLong Island City

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Día de Muertos

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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1 – 3 pm

4th Annual Astoria Park Pumpkin Smash

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Astoria ParkQueens

1 – 6 pm

Super Sábado: Día de los Muertos Celebration

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Community

El Museo del BarrioManhattan

1 – 3 pm

Family Time November 2024: Día de Muertos

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

The Bronx MuseumBronx

1 – 2 pm

Spooky Listening Party with Best-Selling Children’s Author Adam Gidwitz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Halloween

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

2 – 3:30 pm

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: Ratatouille

Ages: All
Film
Free

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

4 – 6 pm

Music at Museum Mile – FREE

Ages: All
Free
Music

Guidepost Montessori at Museum MileUpper East Side

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