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Thursday Oct. 30, 2025

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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

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

10 am – 8 pm

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

foam jungle gyme

10:30 – 11:30 am

Foam Jungle Gym

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Free

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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

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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

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3 – 7:30 pm

CANCELED Wave Hill-O-Ween

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 6 pm

Tricks and Treats Halloween Event at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Halloween

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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4 – 6 pm

Tricks and Treats

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Bryant ParkManhattan

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS AGES 5-8 HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE! (NYC In-Person W. 72 Street Art Studio)

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

5 – 7 pm

FREE Spooks & Sweets at the Carter Center

YMCA Cornerstone Gerard Carter CenterStaten Island

Lantern Hiking Photo (1)

6 – 8 pm

Spooky Lantern Tour

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

rocky horror picture show

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

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