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Wednesday Oct. 1, 2025

8 – 9 am

Power Hour at the Backyard at Hudson Yards: Extra Mile Run Club with Rhone

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Health & Fitness

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

101 Dalmatians Movie & Craft

10:30 am – noon

101 Dalmatians Movie & Craft

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

3 pm

Double Dutch Dreamz: Wednesday Wonders

Ages: All
Free
Games

Abolitionist PlaceBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

4 – 6 pm

Tunes at The Triangle

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

6th Avenue TriangleBrooklyn

Thursday Oct. 2

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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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

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

Friday Oct. 3

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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 – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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4 – 6 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5Brooklyn

4 – 6 pm

Flag Football

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Williamsbridge Oval Recreation CenterBronx

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Comedy Night with GROWN UPS

Ages: All
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

6:30 – 9:30 pm

Movies Under the Stars: Wicked

Ages: All
Film
Free

Morningside ParkManhattan

Saturday Oct. 4

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9 am – 2 pm

Baby Gear Trend Show at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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10 am – 3 pm

Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware PumpkinfestBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 – 11:30 am

Preview Harrow New York, Open House

Ages: All
Free
Open Houses

Harrow International School New YorkOakdale

MoMA Oct Fam Day

10:30 am – 5 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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