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Nature’s Engineers, June 2024, windmills, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-029

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Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Arts. Creativity. Education (ACE) an OPEN HOUSE for Educators

Ages: All
Art
Classes

The ChurchSag Harbor

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All day

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 10018Midtown

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The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

Staten Island Spook-tacular Craft and Vendor Market

Ages: All
Free

Empire OutletsSaint George

DeMatti’s Tot Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

Tabernacle Fair

Ages: All
Community
Expo

MahanaimHuntington

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Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

Asphalt Screams

Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side CampusUpper East Side

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Walker Park: Wicked Walker Haunted House & Family Fun Halloween Event

Ages: All
Community
Free

Walker ParkStaten Island

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Halloween Movie Party at the Great Neck Library – Parkville Branch

Ages: 9 and up
Film
Food & Drink

10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park, NY 11040New Hyde Park

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Classic Cinema Night with Top Gun

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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Open Mic Night at Hampton Coffee Company

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Hampton Coffee CompanyHampton Bays

SBH Health System Trunk or Treat

Ages: All
Community
Free

SBH Health System – Sycamore GroveBronx

Halloween Hunt

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

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Fall Fun Celebration with SOFO Museum

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Environment

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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FREE Kids Pickleball Clinics presented by Raising Cane’s

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Sports

CityPickle Atlantic TerminalBrooklyn

Haunted Village 2025

Haunted Village

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: All
Community
Free

The High Line 14th Street PassageManhattan

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High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Halloween

The High LineChelsea

Grand Central Halloween

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

Upcycling Halloween Crafts for Kids

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Fort Greene Park Visitor CenterBrooklyn

Trunk or Treat

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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40th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade 2025

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Southern Blvd and Westchester AveBronx

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Halloween Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

FREE Brooklyn RISE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn RISE Charter SchoolBrooklyn

Kids Fall Spooktacular

Ages: All
Community
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

Mall-O-Ween

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Rego CenterRego Park

Halloween at The Heckscher

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Halloween Boo Bash

Ages: All
Free
Halloween

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

The Mall at Bay Plaza Kids’ Halloween Event

Ages: All
Community
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Good+ Community Volunteer Celebration

Ages: All
Free
Volunteering

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