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Thursday Oct. 2, 2025

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Friday Oct. 3

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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

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Saturday Oct. 4

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Taylor Swift Celebration GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Taylor Swift Celebration Day and Craft Fair at The Shoppes

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Dance

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

11 am – 4 pm

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Free

Immanuel Union ChurchStaten Island

MadameMorbid2

4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Sunday Oct. 5

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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Noon – 6 pm

The Atlantic Antic™ 50th Anniversary Festival

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth AvenueBrooklyn

12:30 – 3:30 pm

Art in the Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Patchen Community SquareBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Monday Oct. 6

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Tuesday Oct. 7

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Wednesday Oct. 8

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten 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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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Thursday Oct. 9

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

MadameMorbid2

7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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7 – 8 pm

“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Friday Oct. 10

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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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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