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Saturday Nov. 15, 2025

Noon

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

Noon – 1 pm

Meet Knicks legend Larry Johnson

Ages: All
Community
Free

Optimum Gateway CenterBrooklyn

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1 – 4 pm

Family Day November 2025

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

1 – 2:30 pm

Autumn Gardening: Bulb Planting

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Inwood Hill ParkManhattan

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3 – 4 pm

EVC Intergenerational Choir

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Community

Union Theological SeminaryHarlem

4:30 – 5:30 pm

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

Sunday Nov. 16

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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9 am – 2 pm

BHS Vintage Car Show 2025 at Fort Totten

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

10 am – 5 pm

Josh Brown – Welcome to the Jungle Art Exhibition

Ages: All
Free

Broome St. New York, NY 10013SoHo

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10 am – 6 pm

New York Jewish Book Festival

Ages: 9 and up
Books & Readings
Community

Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the HolocaustBattery Park City

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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11 am – 4:30 pm

South Street Seaport Museum Free November Family Activity Weekends: Sailors Scrimshaw

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

South Street Seaport MuseumSeaport

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

November FD

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Noon

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

MSD Group III SICM 2017

3 – 4 pm

The Mighty String Demons Gratitude Concert

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

Unitarian Church of Staten IslandStaten Island

Monday Nov. 17

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

4 – 4:45 pm

Thanksgiving Story & Craft for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

Tuesday Nov. 18

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Free
Markets

SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

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