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Sunday Oct. 13, 2024

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All day

Vote for Your Favorite Scarecrow!

Ages: 3 and up
Free
Halloween

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

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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

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8 am – 1 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Market at Irving Square Park

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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9:30 – 11 am

Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services)

Ages: All
Community
Free

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10 am – noon

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: 3 – 12
Free
Sports

Staten Island University Hospital Community ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 1 pm

Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Wave HillThe Bronx

10 am – noon

AKC FIT Dog Club: Fall Group Walk

Ages: All
Animals
Free

AKC Museum of the DogMurray Hill

10 am – 3 pm

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Caribbean
Community

Tompkinsville ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries Fall Festival

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10:30 am – 6 pm

Free Second Sundays

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – noon

1 – 2 pm

Story Time with NYPL in the Gallery

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

11 am – 4 pm

All Ages Artmaking: Art in Motion

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

George Psomas 1019

11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Saturday Storytime: MANOLI THE GREEK MOUSE read by author George Psomas

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Noon – 2:30 pm

Double-Dutch for all with Miriam

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Kwame Ture Recreation CenterBronx

1 – 2 pm

Brooklyn Rocks x Primark Fall Fashion Show

Ages: All
Free

Abolitionist PlaceBrooklyn

2 – 3 pm

Musical Fiesta of Latin & Hispanic Countries

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Patchogue Medford LibraryPatchogue

Photo – Lights Out at the Museum

4:30 – 7 pm

Lights Out @ the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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