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Saturday Oct. 18, 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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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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

Noon

National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Madison Square ParkManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Diwali Lights Up Asia Society 2025

Ages: All
History & Culture

Asia SocietyManhattan

1 – 2 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

2 – 5 pm

Sparkles and Steps- A Diwali Event

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

3 – 4 pm

Celebrate Diwali: The Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Ozone Park LibraryOzone Park

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3 – 6 pm

Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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4 – 5 pm

Festival of Lights: Diwali

Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine ParkBrooklyn

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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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Sunday Oct. 19

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am

Diwali Puja

The Broome Street Ganesha TempleManhattan

11 am – 5 pm

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

Noon – 1 pm

Just for Kids: Corn Husk Doll Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Marine ParkBrooklyn

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Monday Oct. 20

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Diwali: A Festival of Lights at CMOM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Tuesday Oct. 21

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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