These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best events happening today for tweens (9–12)

From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Friday Oct. 31, 2025

2 – 5 pm

Staten Island Boo Bash

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Halloween at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Halloween

Brooklyn Basketball Training CenterBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Spooky Halloween Celebration

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Halloween

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 7 pm

Boo Bash

Dave & Buster’s Staten IslandStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

Spooky-Palooza: A Weeklong Celebration of Creative Spooky Fun!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

The ChurchSag Harbor

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Celebrate Día de los Muertos: Create Sugar Skull Magnets

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

South Jamaica LibraryJamaica

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6:30 pm

Abbott and Costello’s Scaredy Cat Halloween Double Feature

Ages: 5 and up
Comedy
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

6:30 – 8 pm

Halloween Kids Party

Ages: All
Halloween
Holiday

GelaterraStaten Island

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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7 – 9 pm

Haunted Tree House

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Attractions

Long Island AquariumRiverhead

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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