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Children’s Event with the Peace Torch

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

New York Hispanic Heritage Day Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

New York Hispanic Heritage Day ParadeManhattan

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Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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KIDS FASHION WORKSHOP Port Washington October 13

Ages: 3 – 12
Beauty
Classes

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Columbus Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Columbus Day ParadeManhattan

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Italian American Heritage Month Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Italian American Heritage Month CelebrationBronx

After School Stories: Explore Words & Worlds with Ms. Geshu

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Leonard LibraryBrooklyn

Culture Bridge: Celebration of Diwali Hungama

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Queens Library – Flushing BranchFlushing

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KCDA Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Viva ToroBrooklyn

Diwali Storytime + Craft

Ages: 3 – 8
Free
History & Culture

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

Ramleela Diwali Puppet Show with The Culture Tree

Ages: 8 and under
Free
History & Culture

53rd Street LibraryManhattan

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2025 Flushing YMCA Annual Chuseok Celebration

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Flushing YMCAQUEENS

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

Farmhouse Family Day: Putting the Farm to Sleep

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Free

Wyckoff House MuseumBrooklyn

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Diwali Lights Up Asia Society 2025

Ages: All
History & Culture

Asia SocietyManhattan

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

Sparkles and Steps- A Diwali Event

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

Celebrate Diwali: The Festival of Lights

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Ozone Park LibraryOzone Park

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Festival of Lights: Diwali

Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine ParkBrooklyn

Diwali Puja

The Broome Street Ganesha TempleManhattan

Just for Kids: Corn Husk Doll Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Marine ParkBrooklyn

Diwali: A Festival of Lights at CMOM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Haunted Village 2025

Haunted Village

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Diwali Celebration

Jeanne Rimsky Theater At Landmark On Main StreetPort Washington

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Family Pickle Party

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Christmas

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Rennie Harris Puremovement

Ages: All
Art
Dance

The Joyce TheaterChelsea

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