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Thursday Nov. 13, 2025

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

4 – 5:30 pm

Mustela’s 75th Birthday Party — Arts & Crafts Friendsgiving

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

The Craft Studio TribecaManhattan

7 – 8 pm

Reimagining the Journey: Real Talk for Parents of Children with Learning Differences

Ages: All
Free
Special Needs

The Gateway SchoolUpper West Side

Friday Nov. 14

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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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 – 9 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

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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4 – 6 pm

Open Studio for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

4 – 6 pm

Flag Football

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Williamsbridge Oval Recreation CenterBronx

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

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Saturday Nov. 15

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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

8 am – 8 pm

Voluspa’s Holiday Café

Ages: All
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Community

Fellini SohoSOHO

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9:30 am – noon

ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

10 – 11:30 am

Native American Heritage Month: Corn Husk Crafts

Juniper Valley ParkMiddle Village

10 am – 9 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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10 am

Awesome Brooklyn & Brooklyn Org Present: Holiday Kickoff Day

Ages: All
Community
Free

Awesome BrooklynBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Josh Brown – Welcome to the Jungle Art Exhibition

Ages: All
Free

Welcome to the Jungle Pop-UpSoHo

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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

Nov 15 Student Art Fest

Noon – 5 pm

Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg100

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Guild HallEast Hampton

Noon – 3 pm

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

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Faber ParkStaten Island

Noon – 1 pm

Free Self-Defense Class Benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association®

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Community

Nokado School of Self DefenseKings Park

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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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