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Saturday Nov. 1, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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All day

Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

11 am – 4 pm

Queens Zoo Dia de los Muertos

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Queens ZooCorona

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Noon – 5 pm

Mano a Mano’s Day of the Dead at St. Mark’s Church

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. Mark’s Church in-the-BowerksEast Village

Noon – 6 pm

Super Sábado: Día De Los Muertos Celebration

El Museo del BarrioManhattan

Noon – 5 pm

Día de los Muertos Family Celebration in Heckscher Park

Ages: All
Art
Free

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

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Noon – 2 pm

Dia de Muertos Nichos

Ages: 3 – 12
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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1 – 3 pm

Family Time Día de Muertos 2025

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

The Colors of Frida

3 – 4 pm

The Colors of Frida

Ages: 5 – 12
History & Culture

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7:45 pm

Global Mashup: Celebrate Mexico! Linda EPO Meets Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino

Ages: All
History & Culture

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Sunday Nov. 2

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

11 am – 4 pm

Queens Zoo Dia de los Muertos

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Queens ZooCorona

11 am – noon

Historic New York: Lenape Folktales

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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Noon – 5 pm

Mano a Mano’s Day of the Dead at St. Mark’s Church

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. Mark’s Church in-the-BowerksEast Village

Queens Juntas Chicas Day of the Dead Celebration and Performance

2:30 pm

Juntas Chicas: Day of the Dead Celebration and Performance

Oak Ridge in Forest ParkWoodhaven

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Monday Nov. 3

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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