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Saturday Oct. 5, 2024

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All day

Vote for Your Favorite Scarecrow!

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Halloween

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: NCAA Football

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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All day

Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Greenwood Park Beer GardenBrooklyn

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All day

Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 1 pm

Community Science Fishing

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Outdoors

Pier 5 – Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

10 am – noon

Nature Journaling

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Clay Pit Ponds State Park PreserveStaten Island

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

Joby NYC

10 am – 5 pm

Experience the Future of Transportation at Grand Central

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Expo

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central TerminalManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries Fall Festival

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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7 – 8:30 pm

Prophecy Odyssey – You Can Know the Future

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Free

Manhattan Center's Hammerstein BallroomNew York City

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