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Thursday Oct. 31, 2024

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

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6 – 10 pm

Big Halloween Get Down

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 3 PlazaBrooklyn

Friday Nov. 1

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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

Día de Muertos Celebration at Flatiron North Plaza

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron District

4 – 7 pm

Day of the Dead Family Celebration

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

Saturday Nov. 2

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

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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 – 4:30 pm

Heritage Fall Festival 2024

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

hackathon

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Coding Together Mini-Hackathon

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Classes

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Tanu Family Day

11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Exhibition Tour and Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Art

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

11 am

6th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Parade

Bright Light Baptist ChurchBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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Noon – 5 pm

Día de los Muertos Family Celebration

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Día de Muertos

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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1 – 3 pm

4th Annual Astoria Park Pumpkin Smash

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Astoria ParkQueens

1 – 6 pm

Super Sábado: Día de los Muertos Celebration

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Community

El Museo del BarrioManhattan

2 – 3:30 pm

Family Movie Matinee and Coloring: Ratatouille

Ages: All
Film
Free

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

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