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Thursday Oct. 31, 2024

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All day

Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Greenwood Park Beer GardenBrooklyn

Manhattan Pier 57’s Pumpkin Patch

All day

Pier 57’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Pier 57Manhattan

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 11 pm

Free Halloween Candy Giveaway | Realmuto Alta Pasticceria Italiana

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

RealmutoManhattan

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Activity Hunt at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction at Brookfield Place

Ages: All
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 6 pm

Safe Trick or Treat at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Noon – 5 pm

Halloween at The Heckscher

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community

The Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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2 – 5 pm

34th Annual Halloween Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Halloween

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

2 – 6 pm

Halloween Meet n’ Treat by The Fade Room Family Hair

Ages: All
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Community

The Fade Room BarbershopFlushing

2 – 6:30 pm

BVAC’s Bloody Halloween

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

BVAC Rescue Response Training CenterBayside

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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3 – 7 pm

10th Annual Halloween in East Midtown

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Free

919 3rd Avenue at 56th StreetEast Midtown

3 – 7 pm

Halloween at Cricket’s Candy Creations!

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Halloween

Cricket’s Candy CreationsTribeca

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3 – 8:30 pm

Wave Hill-O-Ween

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Wave HillThe Bronx

Playgarden Halloween Party

3 – 4:30 pm

Playgarden’s Halloween Costume Party

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Playgarden Upper East SideUpper East Side

3 – 7 pm

Bean-O-Ween

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Bean Morris GardenBronx

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

6 pm

Halloween Shows & Costume Contest

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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4 – 7 pm

Dumboween

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

Chess picture

4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: All
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

4 – 10 pm

Scarefest

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The City College of New York, North Academic CenterHarlem

4 – 5 pm

Halloween STEM Activities

Ages: 9 – 12
Free
Halloween

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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6 – 10 pm

Big Halloween Get Down

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 3 PlazaBrooklyn

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6 pm

Harken Sweets Halloween Block Party

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Harken Sweets Halloween Block PartyWest Village

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