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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

10 am – 3 pm

Fall Festival/El Festival de Otono

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumManhattan

10 am – 2 pm

Annual Fire Prevention Day and Open House at Stony Brook Fire Department

Ages: All
Community
Free

Stony Brook Fire DepartmentStony Brook

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10:30 am – 1:30 pm

“Find Your Gremlin” Youth Workshop with Artist Umico Niwa at SculptureCenter, Long Island City

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes

SculptureCenterLong Island City

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 5 pm

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

Brooklyn Harvest Festival 2024

11 am – 3 pm

Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6Brooklyn

11 am – 3 pm

Waldorf School of Garden City Annual Fall Fair

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Festivals

Waldorf School of Garden CityGarden City

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11:30 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

Mineola Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

Noon – 3 pm

Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

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1 – 3 pm

Family Time October 2025 Art-Making for All Ages

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

1 – 2 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

Let’s Talk About the College Admissions Process

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Let’s Talk About the College Admissions Process

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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3 – 6 pm

Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

Sunday Oct. 19

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Queens

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

11 am – 5:30 pm

The College Point Street Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

College Point Boulevard Street FairCollege Point

11 am – 5 pm

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Noon – 1 pm

Just for Kids: Corn Husk Doll Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Marine ParkBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

Mineola Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

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Noon – 3:30 pm

Fall Back Into Camp

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Festivals

Mid Island Day CampWheatley Heights

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Art in the Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Patchen Community SquareBrooklyn

12:30 – 10:30 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

Monday Oct. 20

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

2 pm

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dakota’sBronx

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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