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Wednesday Oct. 15, 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

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

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 pm

Movie Day: "Ferdinand" – Hispanic Heritage Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Film
Free

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 – 5 pm

Enviro Games

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

4 – 6 pm

Tunes at The Triangle

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

6th Avenue TriangleBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Culture Bridge: Celebration of Diwali Hungama

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Queens Library – Flushing BranchFlushing

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4 – 5:15 pm

Pet Parade & Costume Competition at Hicks Nurseries

Ages: All
Animals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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6 – 9 pm

KCDA Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Viva ToroBrooklyn

ParanoSigns from Beyond

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Signs from Beyond

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Oct. 16

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 – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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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

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Diwali Storytime + Craft

Ages: 3 – 8
Free
History & Culture

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 5:30 pm

Hocus Pocus Escape Room

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn DA Celebrates Diwali

Ages: All
Community
Free

One MetroTech CenterBrooklyn

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

6:30 pm

Financing Your College Education

Ages: All
Free

College of Staten IslandStaten Island

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6:30 – 8 pm

Youth Media Impact

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Free

Hampton Bays Community CenterHampton Bays

Friday Oct. 17

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9 am – 3 pm

Hoarder’s Flea Market FRIGHT FEST

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Hoarder’s Outdoor Flea MarketDeer Park

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

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