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Saturday Nov. 1, 2025

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9 – 10 am

Leaf Litter Craft Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Art

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

11 am – 2:30 pm

Family Movies @ the Library: “Coco” and “The Book of Life”

Ages: 3 – 12
Film
Free

Kings Bay LibraryBrooklyn

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free November Family Activity Weekends: Sailors Scrimshaw

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

South Street Seaport MuseumSeaport

11 am – 11:30 pm

Spooky Staten Island History Hike

Ages: All
Free

Silver Lake ParkStaten Island

Noon – 3 pm

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

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

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7 – 10 pm

LEVELS PRESENTS THEIR 2025 HAUNTED HOUSE EXPERIENCE: “THE HAUNTED HIGH SCHOOL”

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Theater

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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