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Thursday Oct. 30, 2025

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6 – 8 pm

Spooky Lantern Tour

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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6 – 8:30 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening

Ages: All
Community
Film

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

Friday Oct. 31

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron North Plaza

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 9 pm

Mano Mano’s Día de Muertos at Flatiron NoMad

Ages: All
Art
Community

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron District

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10 – 11:30 am

DeMatti Halloween Tot Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

DeMatti Park Fieldhouse in De Matti ParkStaten Island

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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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11 am – 6 pm

Safe Trick or Treat at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

BKLYN-Boo-2025

2 – 5 pm

BKLYN Boo!

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Abolitionist PlaceBrooklyn

2 – 5 pm

The 35th Annual Halloween Festival

Ages: All
Community
Free

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

2 – 5 pm

Staten Island Boo Bash

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Apolloween Trick-or-Treat

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The Apollo Stages at The VictoriaHarlem

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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3 – 7 pm

Halloween in East Midtown 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

919 3rd AvenueEast Midtown

3 – 6 pm

35th Annual Children’s Halloween Parade

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Arch, Washington Square ParkGreenwich Village

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3 – 6 pm

Lakeside Harvest Fest + Opening Ice Skating Weekend

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 pm

Halloween Spooktacular Party & Trick-or-Treating

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Halloween at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Halloween

Brooklyn Basketball Training CenterBrooklyn

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Basketball Skills and Drills

Ages: All
Free
Sports

St. James Recreation CenterBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Spooky Halloween Celebration

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Halloween

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 7 pm

BAMboo!

Ages: All
Film
Free

Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn

4 – 7 pm

Haunted Halloween Labyrinth

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

4 – 7 pm

Halloween Spooktacular: Hotel Skyview

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The Shops at SkyviewFlushing

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Brooklyn 7th Avenue and 14th Street

4 – 8 pm

Park Slope Civic Council 2025 Children’s Halloween Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

Park Slope Civic Council Children’s Halloween ParadeBrooklyn

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