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Saturday Oct. 11, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 2 pm

Circle Line Hudson River Fall Foliage Cruise

Pier 83Manhattan

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

11 am – 4 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with NAIC-NY

Ages: All
Community
Free

Mitsubishi River WalkBronx

11-11 Fall In

Noon – 1 pm

“Fall In”: WWII Basic Training Experience

Ages: 13 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Noon

30th Annual Panamanian Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Panamanian ParadeBrooklyn

1 – 2 pm

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Dancing with Julia

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7:30 – 9 pm

Baby Boomers!

Ages: All
Art
Comedy

The Chain TheatreGarment District

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Sunday Oct. 12

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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9:45 – 11 am

Children’s Event with the Peace Torch

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend

Ages: All
Art
Classes

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan

2 – 3:30 pm

Movers and Makers: Family Tour and Workshop

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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4 – 5 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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