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317 events

Friday · Oct 30, 2026

81 events shown on this page
  1. · Starts in 5h 3m

    New York State Conference on the Environment (recycling, climate)

    Cornell Tech, Manhattan
  2. · Starts in 6h 3m

    Nike: Form Follows Motion Gallery Talk

    Ticketed
    Museum of Arts and Design, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 6h 3m

    BioE Seminar: Dr. Millicent Sullivan

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 6h 3m

    Forest Fridays

    Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
  5. · Starts in 6h 3m

    New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery

    Free
    Central Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. · Starts in 6h 3m

    Morning Birding at Prospect Park with Gabriel Willow

    Free
    Prospect Park, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  7. · Starts in 6h 3m

    Kissena Park Forest Restoration

    Free
    Kissena Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. · Starts in 6h 33m

    Ambassador & Volunteer

    Free
    Battery Maritime Building
    FreeHidden gem
  9. · Starts in 6h 33m

    Repetition, Contingency, Dialectic

    With Bara Kolenc, Gregor Moder and 1 more
    Friedl 115
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 7h 3m

    Capturing previously un-seen extreme events in complex systems

    With Themis Sapsis
    Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. · Starts in 7h 3m

    Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Rain Garden Stewardship, Sponge Park and Bond Gardens

  12. · Starts in 7h 3m

    Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour

    Free
    Smithsonian Gardens
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. · Starts in 7h 3m

    Daffodil Bulb Giveaway & Volunteer Gardening Registration

    Idlewild Environmental Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. · Starts in 7h 3m

    Central Park Woodland Walk: The Ramble

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. · Starts in 7h 33m

    Story Time and Meet the Author: A Quilt Of Stars: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream

    With Karen Nyberg and Ann McCallum StaatsFree
    Air and Space Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. · Starts in 7h 33m

    Visiting NYC's Iconic Monster Movie Sites

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  17. · Starts in 8h 3m

    Taking Street Photography from Camera to Print

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. · Starts in 8h 3m

    Fall Splendor Tour

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Magnolia Plaza
  19. · Starts in 8h 3m

    Sculpting the (Un)Spoken: A Participatory Performance with Iris van Herpen

    With Iris van Herpen
    Rotunda
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. · Starts in 8h 3m

    Multiscale Analysis of Wave Propagation in Random Media

    With Josselin Garnier
    Warren Weaver Hall 1302
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. · Starts in 8h 3m

    Minimal hypersurfaces with variable asymptotic directions and the Bernstein problem

    With Jinxin Xue
    Warren Weaver Hall 512
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. · Starts in 8h 3m

    Cempazúchitl: Mexico's Marigold Workshop

    Watson Education Building, The Bronx
  23. · Starts in 9h 3m

    Lunchtime workshop

    FA 218
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. · Starts in 9h 3m

    Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong

    ThinkChinatown
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 9h 3m

    Proximity Exhibition

    Free
    Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. · Starts in 9h 3m

    Exhibition Tour: Roy Lichtenstein: Like New

  27. · Starts in 9h 3m

    Building of the Day: Vagelos Innovation Laboratories

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Vagelos Innovation Laboratories, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  28. · Starts in 9h 3m

    Halloween Hang with the LUAG Museum Educators

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. · Starts in 9h 3m

    Creative Aging: Canvas of Memories with Natalie Del Villar

    With Natalie Del Villar
    Flatbush, Caribbean Literary & Cultural Center
  30. · Starts in 9h 18m

    Dyker's Book Discussion: Too Old for This by Samantha Downing

    Dyker Library
  31. · Starts in 9h 31m

    Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  32. · Starts in 10h 3m

    Exhibition Tour: “Untitled” (America)

  33. · Starts in 10h 3m

    Short Story Discussion Group

    Central Library, Art Studio
  34. · Starts in 10h 3m

    Architectural Tours

    Plaza33
  35. · Starts in 10h 3m

    BCEats Farm Build

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
  36. · Starts in 10h 3m

    Seasonal Highlights Tour

    By Brooklyn Botanic GardenFree
    FreeHidden gem
  37. · Starts in 10h 33m

    Crafting Community: Work on Personal Projects & Make New Friends

    Free
    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan
    Free
  38. · Starts in 11h 3m

    The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans

  39. · Starts in 11h 3m

    Resilient Jamaica Bay

    Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
  40. · Starts in 11h 3m

    The Sky Tonight

    Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  41. · Starts in 11h 3m

    Iconic Views of Central Park Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  42. · Starts in 11h 3m

    Open Day – CUNY Graduate Center Classics Department

    CUNY Graduate Center, Manhattan
  43. · Starts in 11h 3m

    NY | Hands On: Lotería

    Free
    American Indian Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  44. · Starts in 11h 33m

    Collage Party

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
  45. · Starts in 12h 3m

    Dominic Frank, PhD - Mount Sinai Neuroscience Seminars

    Hess Building
    Hidden gem
  46. · Starts in 12h 3m

    The Tumultuous Lives of Luminous Stars: Mass Loss, Mass Transfer, and White Dwarf Kicks

    With Jim Fuller
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  47. · Starts in 12h 3m

    Exhibition Tour: Roy Lichtenstein: Like New

  48. · Starts in 12h 3m

    Discovery Tank Guided Gallery

    Hudson River Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  49. · Starts in 12h 23m

    A 2-Dimensional Theory of Argument Strength with Applications

    With Branden Fitelson
    West Duke 202
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  50. · Starts in 12h 33m

    SVA Conversations: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Screening and Q&A with Cinematographer Frankie DeMarco, ASC

    BFA Film
  51. · Starts in 12h 33m

    Decoding Cellular Circuits in Intestinal Regeneration and Tumorigenesis

    With Eduardo Villablanca, Ph.D.
    CASPARY AUDITORIUM
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  52. · Starts in 13h 3m

    Tricks and Treats: TV’s Scariest Episodes

    The Paley Museum
  53. · Starts in 13h 3m

    Whitney Halloween Teen Night

    Whitney Museum of American Art
  54. · Starts in 14h 3m

    Movie Night: Beetlejuice

    Free
    Public Square and Gardens, Hudson Yards
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  55. · Starts in 14h 3m

    Friday Evening at the Art/History Museum

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  56. · Starts in 14h 3m

    Visita Guiada en Español: Diseñados para ser Rojos

    Free
    Poster House
    Free
  57. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Fine Artist Discusses Art Book on the Rocky Films

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  58. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  59. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Red Hook Art Project: Adult Figure Drawing Night

    Red Hook Art Project Studio, Brooklyn
  60. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Longevity Stick Class

    WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
  61. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  62. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Halloween Movie Night: Honoring Tim Curry

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  63. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Visions of the American Landscape: Films by Allison Janae Hamilton, with Imani Perry in Conversation

    With Allison Janae Hamilton and Imani Perry
    Studio Museum in Harlem: The Stoop
  64. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Fine Art of Rocky

    Free
    Free
  65. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Weeksville Watch Night: Black Stories, Unbound

    By Weeksville Heritage Center
  66. · Starts in 15h 33m

    Highlights of the Exhibition “Untitled” (America)

  67. · Starts in 16h 3m

    Halloween Screening: Train to Busan

    With Yeon Sang-hoFree
    Asian Art Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedNotable speaker
    Unconfirmed
  68. · Starts in 16h 3m

    Public Stargazing

    Stull Observatory
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  69. · Starts in 17h 3m

    Public Viewing Sessions

    Free
    UNM Campus Observatory
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  70. · Starts in 17h 3m

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Cast Spooktacular Tour

    With Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and 1 more
    The Town Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  71. · Starts in 17h 3m

    Nosferatu with Live Piano Accompaniment

    Ticketed
    Museum of the Moving Image, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  72. · Starts in 17h 33m

    Zones Troubles

    Ticketed
    The 3 Luxembourg
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  73. · Starts in 17h 33m

    15-Minute Tour: The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans

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  1. · Starts in 7h 3m

    American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. · Starts in 7h 3m

    Mother Goose Magic

    By The New York Society LibraryFree
    Whitridge Room
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 9h 18m

    Neuroscience WIP series: Dr. Oriol Basquets Figueras

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Bronx- 1410 Pelham Parkway South
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 12h 3m

    Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. · Starts in 13h 3m

    Halloween in the Park: Magic Show, Science Show, Face Painting, Trick-or-Treating, & More

    With Chris Capehart and Crazy ScienceFree
    Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Free
  6. · Starts in 14h 3m

    Friday Night Function at Whitney Museum of American Art

    Free
    Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  7. · Starts in 15h 3m

    Movies Under the Stars: Hoppers | PG

    Free
    Kissena Corridor Park, Manhattan
    Free
  8. · Starts in 16h 3m

    J-KURU NEW YORK Evening Japanese Conversation

    The Hugh, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-10-30

Saturday · Oct 31, 2026

19 events shown on this page

  1. Reading in Italian & Musicalinasce in Costume for Halloween

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York

  2. Halloween Pottery: Ghost Candleholders

    136 Bowery, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Art in the Park: Upcycled Bike Jewelry

    Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn

  4. Knifesmithing 101: Forge a Survival Knife

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

  6. Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Anthony Ciambella

  7. Woodworking for Beginners: Make a Side Table

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Dia de los Muertos at the Queens Zoo

    Queens Zoo
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Procession of Puppets: La Catrina and Skeleton Puppets

    New York Botanical Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Intro to Leatherwork: Make a Leather Tote Bag

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop

    Dixon Place, Manhattan

  12. Japanese Maples Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Central Park Fall Bird Walk - Bluebirds

    Location to be announced to all who RSVP

  14. ILOA Galaxy Forum Jakarata, Indonesia

    Jakarta, Indonesia
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Halloween Bird "Tweets" in Green-wood Cemetery

    By Brooklyn Bird Club
    Green-wood Cemetery Main Gate
Show 4 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Be a Part of the Magic - New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

  2. Halloween Harvest Festival

    By allevents.in
    Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. East New York Farms Volunteer Days

    ENY Youth Farm, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Fall Foliage Tour

    At the Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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